[Request] Easier Guild chat slash commands and keybinds

Rm4g3dD0v

Can someone make slash commands for guild chat like /1 /2 /3 /4 /5 instead of /g1 /g2 /g3 /g4 /g5 ?
Also can you add a feature to add keybinds to the chatmodes ? I 'd love to be able to bind the guild, group, zone, say, yell chat modes to certain keyboard keys, just like you currently can bind the "reply to whisper" one.

SirAndy

Ok, i have to ask, is it really that more work to type /g1 instead of /1?

I've been playing this game for over a year now and i never had the feeling i was wasting my precious time typing /g1 to get to the chat for my main guild.

Rm4g3dD0v

When typing at the same time in 3 different guild chats, zone chat and party, /1 is hell lotta easier than /g1. That's cause G is inthe center of the keyboard and 2 rows below the numeric one. It invites a sh1tload of mistypes.
It's EASIER. Not FASTER.

zgrssd

Afaik Addons have not been able to change the chat channel since beta was over.
Even the processing of /g1 ... /g5 is handeled by the chat itself, not by the normal slash command list.

Rm4g3dD0v

it can be done. I have and use the "reloadui" addon which makes a few aliases for /reloadui like /rui , /rl , /reload

zgrssd

Rm4g3dD0v wrote: »

it can be done. I have and use the "reloadui" addon which makes a few aliases for /reloadui like /rui , /rl , /reload

/reloadui does nothing but call the ReloadUI() function. I used it in my addons when a reload is nessesary.
Adding those slash commands is trivial and propably 1 1-line-function + 3 Slash command assignments.

There is no function (anymore) to change wich chat channel you send too.
If addons can't do it, they can't add slash commands to do it either.

Rm4g3dD0v

how about keybindings then?

Garkin

I'd try something like:

local channelInfo = ZO_ChatSystem_GetChannelInfo()
for i = 1, 5 do
    local chatChannel = _G["CHAT_CHANNEL_GUILD_" .. i]
    channelInfo[chatChannel]["switches"] = channelInfo[chatChannel]["switches"] .. " /" .. i
end

zgrssd

Rm4g3dD0v wrote: »

how about keybindings then?

Wheter we use Slash Commands, Button or Keybindings is irrelevant.
They are all just marginally different way to do the same stuff (User action dependant execution of code).
If addon code cannot change wich Chat channel you send to, it can't do it on user action either.

Right now I don't think addons can change the Chat Channel you send to, the same way they cannot commit chat messages (obvious part of anti spam measures).

There are 1 or 2 indirecty ways we could check, But each of those is a longshoot at best, wishfull thinking at worst.

Edit: I just reliased why the change of channel is not a slash command:
The chat is doing the checks for channel Identifiers during input phase (a pattern search after each keypress I asume).
In turn Slash commands are only executed after the sentence has been comitted via enter.
However if I remmeber right it was possible to pre-write chat messages. If so, this could include the channel selection part at the beginning of the string.

Edit2: Found the function to pre-write messages, "CHAT_SYSTEM:StartTextEntry(text, channel, target)"
It is not suiteable for slash commands however - you would need to commit the message twice - once to execute the slash command and let it create the proper text, once to actually send the message the slash command has build.

zgrssd

Okay, it is possible to do this after all. But this is not really suiteable for slash commands:

local function guildRedirect1(message)
	CHAT_SYSTEM:StartTextEntry("/guild1 " .. message)
end

local function guildRedirect2(message)
	CHAT_SYSTEM:StartTextEntry("/guild2 " .. message)
end

local function guildRedirect3(message)
	CHAT_SYSTEM:StartTextEntry("/guild3 " .. message)
end

local function guildRedirect4(message)
	CHAT_SYSTEM:StartTextEntry("/guild4 " .. message)
end

local function guildRedirect5(message)
	CHAT_SYSTEM:StartTextEntry("/guild5 " .. message)
end

SLASH_COMMANDS["/1"] = guildRedirect1
SLASH_COMMANDS["/2"] = guildRedirect2
SLASH_COMMANDS["/3"] = guildRedirect3
SLASH_COMMANDS["/4"] = guildRedirect4
SLASH_COMMANDS["/5"] = guildRedirect5

The thing is that when you enter "/1 That was a nice post" you have to hit enter three times to actually get it send to guild 1:
Once to execute the command and build the text. The "/guild1 " is isntantly interpreted by the chat.
One to get the chat entry box back into focus (as slash commands remove the focus from the entry box)
One to send the message (as addons can only pre-write chat messages, not actually sending them.

Keybindigns might be a better thing, if StartTextEntry also normally gives focus to the chat.

Garkin

Different solution:

EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("GuildShortcuts", EVENT_ADD_ON_LOADED,
   function(event, name)
      if (name):find("^ZO_") then return end
      EVENT_MANAGER:UnregisterForEvent("GuildShortcuts", event) 
      
      for i = 1, 5 do
         CHAT_SYSTEM.switchLookup["/" .. i] = CHAT_SYSTEM.switchLookup["/g" .. i]
      end
   end)

Rm4g3dD0v

Garkin wrote: »

Different solution:

EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("GuildShortcuts", EVENT_ADD_ON_LOADED,
   function(event, name)
      if (name):find("^ZO_") then return end
      EVENT_MANAGER:UnregisterForEvent("GuildShortcuts", event) 
      
      for i = 1, 5 do
         CHAT_SYSTEM.switchLookup["/" .. i] = CHAT_SYSTEM.switchLookup["/g" .. i]
      end
   end)

How do I turn this into a plug n play addon? preferably managed from minion too?

Garkin

Rm4g3dD0v wrote: »

How do I turn this into a plug n play addon? preferably managed from minion too?

Here you are:

Rm4g3dD0v

hey, wow, thanks a lot!!
Honestly, I didn't think it would be THAT SIMPLE as to c/p the code into a txt and rename it to .lua
I guess sometimes I presume too many complications.