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== New Macro ==
 
== New Macro ==
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[[File:NewMacro.png|center|The New Macro window]]
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When you press the '''''New Macro''''' button the above window should appear, in this one you can create the desired macro by adding commands to it. Here you can also rename it, change its icon so its easy to spot in your list and assign a key binding.
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="0" style="text-align:center;"
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! [[File:NewMacro.png|center|A new macro]] !! [[File:CompleteMacro.png|center|A fully created macro]]
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When you press the '''''New Macro''''' button a window similar to the above right one should appear, here you can create the desired macro by adding commands to it. Here you can also rename it, change its icon so its easy to spot in your list and assign a key binding.
  
  
 
=== Icons ===
 
=== Icons ===
 
[[File:IconCreation.png|right|thumb|125px|The icon creation screen]]
 
[[File:IconCreation.png|right|thumb|125px|The icon creation screen]]
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When creating an icon you have a choice of 10 background colours, 10 foreground colours and 5 distinct patterns to choose from. Text can also be added which acts as caption for the icon. The caption has a limit of 17 characters, depending on the characters being used the first character will be "pushed off" of the icon; this mostly happens with spacious characters like ''A'' and ''D''  
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When creating an icon you have a choice of 10 background colours, 10 foreground colours and 5 distinct patterns to choose from. Text can also be added which acts as caption for the icon. The caption has a limit of 17 characters, depending on the characters being used the first character will be "pushed off" of the icon; this mostly happens with spacious characters like ''A'' and ''D''.
  
  
 
=== Commands ===
 
=== Commands ===
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Below is listed the actions you can add to your macro, sorted by category.
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Below is listed, by category, the actions you can add to your macro.
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==== Player ====
 
==== Player ====
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*'''Light On/Off'''
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{| {{STDT}}
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*'''Dodge/Parry'''
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! Action !! Description
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| Light On/Off || Toggles the player characters light, useful in darkness, other players can't see this light.
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| Dodge/Parry || Toggles between parry and dodge mode.
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==== Move ====
 
==== Move ====
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*'''Sit/Stand'''
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{| {{STDT}}
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*'''Run/Walk'''
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|-style="background:#DDD;"
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*'''Mount/Dismount'''
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! Action !! Description
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*'''Recenter the camera behind the player'''
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| Sit/Stand || Toggles between sitting and standing.
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| Run/Walk || Toggles between running and walking.
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| Mount/Dismount || Mount or dismount your mount.
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| Recenter the camera behind the player || Resets the camera
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|}
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==== Actions ====
 
==== Actions ====
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*'''No target'''
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{| {{STDT}}
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*'''Target an entity'''
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|-style="background:#DDD;"
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*'''Target a teammate #'''
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! Action !! Description
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*'''Target the entity's current target'''
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*'''Target the current target's target'''
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| No target || Unselects anything you might have selected
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*'''Target self'''
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*'''Toggle combat'''
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| Target an entity || Targets an entity fulfilling the criterion.
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*'''Front selection'''
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*'''Run shortcut'''
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| Target a teammate # || Targets a teammate with the corresponding number, only works while teamed.
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*'''Select shortcut bar'''
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*'''Cancel the current action'''
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| Target the entity's current target || Targets that target's target of an entity fulfilling the criterion.
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| Target the current target's target || Targets your current target's target.
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| Target self || Targets yourself.
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| Toggle combat || Attacks the selected target, if engaged, it disengages from combat.
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| Front selection || Targets a player or a mob, depending on your choice at macro creation.
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| Run shortcut || Runs the corresponding number in the shortcut bar.
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| Select shortcut bar || Switches the current shortcut bar the selected one.
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| Cancel the current action || Cancels any current action.
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|}
  
 
==== Chat ====
 
==== Chat ====
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*'''Talk/Leave'''
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{| {{STDT}}
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*'''Reply teller'''
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|-style="background:#DDD;"
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*'''Reply tell'''
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! Action !! Decription
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*'''Flip through last contacts'''
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*'''Enter tell mode with a player'''
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| Talk/Leave ||  Requires description
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*'''Send a tell message to a player'''
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*'''Enter talk mode'''
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| Reply teller || Iniates chat to the last person that sent you a tell.
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*'''Talk to anybody'''
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*'''Talk memorized'''
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| Reply tell || Replies the last tell received.
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| Flip through last contacts || The same as ''Reply teller'' except that it goes through a list of all the last players who sent you a tell.
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| Enter tell mode with a player || Requires description
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| Send a tell message to a player || Requires description
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| Enter talk mode || Goes into the chosen talk mode, ex. choosing to enter universe talk mode is equivalent to "/u".
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| Talk to anybody || Does the same as "Enter talk mode" but includes a message.
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| Talk memorized || Requires description
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|}
  
 
==== View ====
 
==== View ====
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*'''Toggle camera'''
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{| {{STDT}}
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*'''Show/Hide the interface'''
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|-style="background:#DDD;"
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*'''Move camera up'''
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! Action !! Decription
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*'''Move camera down'''
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| Toggle camera || Toggles between 1st and 3rd person view.
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| Show/Hide the interface || Toggles between visible and invisible interface.
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| Move camera up || Raises the camera.
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| Move camera down || Lowers the camera.
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==== Windows ====
 
==== Windows ====
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*'''Open'''
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{| {{STDT}}
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*'''Close'''
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|-style="background:#DDD;"
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*'''Open/Close'''
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! Action !! Decription
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*'''Show'''
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*'''Hide'''
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| Open || If the selected window is collapsed it is expanded.
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*'''Show/Hide'''
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*'''Dock/Undock chat'''
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| Close || If the selected window is expanded it becomes collapsed.
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*'''Set desktop'''
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*'''Copy current desktop to desktop'''
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| Open/Close || Toggles between expanded and collapsed view of the selected window.
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| Show || Opens the window if it is closed.
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| Hide || Closes the window if it is open.
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| Show/Hide || Opens/Closes the selected window.
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| Dock/Undock chat || Docks/Undocks the chosen tab.
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| Set desktop || Switches to the desired desktop layout.
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| Copy current desktop to desktop || Copies the current desktop layout to the specified number.
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==== System ====
 
==== System ====
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*'''Quit game to main menu without warning'''
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{| {{STDT}}
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*'''Quit the game without warning'''
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*'''Quit game'''
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! Action !! Decription
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*'''Free mouse'''
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*'''Close all help windows'''
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| Quit game to main menu without warning || Quits the game to the character screen, without asking a confirmation.
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*'''Screenshot'''
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*'''Screenshot JPG'''
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| Quit the game without warning || Quits the Game immediately without confirming.
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*'''Screenshot PNG'''
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| Quit game || Pops up the quit confirmation window.
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| Free mouse || Requires description
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| Close all help windows || Requires description
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| Screenshot || Takes a screenshot in .tga format.
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| Screenshot JPG || Takes  a screenshot in .jpg format.
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| Screenshot PNG || Takes a screenshot in .png format.
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== Useful Macros ==
  
 
[[Category:Interface]]
 
[[Category:Interface]]
 
[[Category:Starting Out]]
 
[[Category:Starting Out]]

Revision as of 18:13, 12 January 2010

Ryzom allows players to create macros. Macros can be used to bind multiple actions or a specific action to a single key. This is especially useful with repetitive actions.

You can open up the macros window by clicking System in the lower right corner menu and then clicking Macros in the popup menu. In this window all your previously created macros should be listed. You can execute your macros from this list or drag their icons to your shortcut bar for easy use. Key bindings can also be assigned to your macros so that they can be executed with the press of a button.

New Macro

A new macro
A fully created macro

When you press the New Macro button a window similar to the above right one should appear, here you can create the desired macro by adding commands to it. Here you can also rename it, change its icon so its easy to spot in your list and assign a key binding.


Icons

The icon creation screen

When creating an icon you have a choice of 10 background colours, 10 foreground colours and 5 distinct patterns to choose from. Text can also be added which acts as caption for the icon. The caption has a limit of 17 characters, depending on the characters being used the first character will be "pushed off" of the icon; this mostly happens with spacious characters like A and D.


Commands

Below is listed, by category, the actions you can add to your macro.


Player

Action Description
Light On/Off Toggles the player characters light, useful in darkness, other players can't see this light.
Dodge/Parry Toggles between parry and dodge mode.


Move

Action Description
Sit/Stand Toggles between sitting and standing.
Run/Walk Toggles between running and walking.
Mount/Dismount Mount or dismount your mount.
Recenter the camera behind the player Resets the camera


Actions

Action Description
No target Unselects anything you might have selected
Target an entity Targets an entity fulfilling the criterion.
Target a teammate # Targets a teammate with the corresponding number, only works while teamed.
Target the entity's current target Targets that target's target of an entity fulfilling the criterion.
Target the current target's target Targets your current target's target.
Target self Targets yourself.
Toggle combat Attacks the selected target, if engaged, it disengages from combat.
Front selection Targets a player or a mob, depending on your choice at macro creation.
Run shortcut Runs the corresponding number in the shortcut bar.
Select shortcut bar Switches the current shortcut bar the selected one.
Cancel the current action Cancels any current action.

Chat

Action Decription
Talk/Leave Requires description
Reply teller Iniates chat to the last person that sent you a tell.
Reply tell Replies the last tell received.
Flip through last contacts The same as Reply teller except that it goes through a list of all the last players who sent you a tell.
Enter tell mode with a player Requires description
Send a tell message to a player Requires description
Enter talk mode Goes into the chosen talk mode, ex. choosing to enter universe talk mode is equivalent to "/u".
Talk to anybody Does the same as "Enter talk mode" but includes a message.
Talk memorized Requires description

View

Action Decription
Toggle camera Toggles between 1st and 3rd person view.
Show/Hide the interface Toggles between visible and invisible interface.
Move camera up Raises the camera.
Move camera down Lowers the camera.

Windows

Action Decription
Open If the selected window is collapsed it is expanded.
Close If the selected window is expanded it becomes collapsed.
Open/Close Toggles between expanded and collapsed view of the selected window.
Show Opens the window if it is closed.
Hide Closes the window if it is open.
Show/Hide Opens/Closes the selected window.
Dock/Undock chat Docks/Undocks the chosen tab.
Set desktop Switches to the desired desktop layout.
Copy current desktop to desktop Copies the current desktop layout to the specified number.

System

Action Decription
Quit game to main menu without warning Quits the game to the character screen, without asking a confirmation.
Quit the game without warning Quits the Game immediately without confirming.
Quit game Pops up the quit confirmation window.
Free mouse Requires description
Close all help windows Requires description
Screenshot Takes a screenshot in .tga format.
Screenshot JPG Takes a screenshot in .jpg format.
Screenshot PNG Takes a screenshot in .png format.

Useful Macros