BindPad
by Tageshi
WHAT IS "BindPad"?
BindPad is an addon to make key bindings for spells, items, and macros. You no longer need actionbar slots just to make key bindings for your macros etc.
The BindPad addon provides many icon slots in its frame. You can drag and drop anything into one of these slots, and click the slot to set key bindings.
HOW TO USE "BindPad"?
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Type /bindpad or /bp to display the BindPad frame. (Also you can find a
Toggle BindPadkey binding command in the standard key bindings frame of the Blizzard UI.) -
Open your spellbook frame (
P), your bag (B), or the macro panel (/macro). (Also you can use three mini-icons on the BindPad frame to open these windows.) -
Drag an spell icon, item icon, or macro icon using
Left Mouse Buttonand drop it onto the BindPad window. (You may need to pressShift Key + Left Mouse Buttonto drag if your action bars are locked.) -
Now you see the icon placed on BindPad frame. Click it, and a dialog window that asks you to
Press a key to bindwill appear. -
Tap a key to bind to the spell and click the
Closebutton. -
When you want to remove icons from BindPad frame, simply drag away the icon and press right click to delete it.
Note that key bindings itself will not be unbinded when you delete the icon.
To unbind it, click the icon and click the Unbind button on the dialog window.
Also you can simply override key bindings with different ones.
HOW TO USE TABS
SLOT TABS
There are four tabs called slot tabs at the top of the BindPad frame:
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Generalslots are common icons used for every character and every spec. -
Character Specificslots are for icons specific to the current character and current spec. -
[2] and [3] (aka. 2nd and 3rd character specific slots) will act in the same way as
Character Specificslots.
Note that you can only use the Character Specific tab after clicking
the Character Specific Key Bindings checkbox.
PROFILE TABS
There are another three tabs on the side of BindPad frame.
Different Profiles can hold different contents in Character Specific slots.
You can click a profile tab to switch your current profile, and your choice of
profile is saved for each talent spec and automatically reverted to former
profile when you change talent specs. If you choose the same profile for both
talent specs this automatic change will not happen.
Note that General slots are not effected by a profile change, as all
contents of the General tab are common to all characters AND all specs.
If you change your profile while the General tab is shown,
BindPad will automatically show the Character Specific slots tab of
the specified profile.
CAN I SWITCH PROFILE IN COMBAT? ON STANCE CHANGE?
No, you cannot.
If you need different skills bound for different stances/forms, simply use the stance condition to decide on what skill to use.
Example: /cast [stance:1/2] Berserker Stance; [stance:3] Intercept
Where [stance:1/2] is conditioning the macro for you to be in Battle Stance
or Defensive Stance and [stance:3] is conditioning you to be in Berserker Stance.
This works for all classes with stances (Including Rogues for Stealth ([stance:1])
and Shadow Dance ([stance:2]) or none of the previous [stance:0]).
Druid example: /cast [stance:1] Bash; [nostance:1] Healing Touch
[nostance] = Caster, [stance:1] = Bear, [stance:2] = Aquatic, [stance:3] = Cat, [stance:4] = Travel, [stance:5] = Tree/Moonkin if available else Flight, [stance:6] = Flight if Tree/Moonkin is not available.
"You want to convert this icon into a BINDPAD MACRO?"... What?
"BindPad Macro" is a new feature from BindPad version 1.8.0 ; which allow you to make almost unlimited number of virtual macro icons.
Older versions of BindPad just let you save your limited action bar slots. This new BindPad will let you save your limited macro slots on the standard "Create Macro" panel.
Usage: - Click the small red "+" icon to create an empty BindPad Macro. - Right-click an existing spell/item/macro icon on BindPad to convert it into a BindPad Macro. - Right-click the "BindPad Macro" to edit macro-text. - ...and you can use left-click to set keybindings as usual.
Note that BindPad Macro will only exist within the BindPad frame; You can drag-and-drop them within BindPad, but you cannot drop them outside.
DETAILS AND MORE INFORMATION
BindPad addon utilizes basic functions from the WoW API.
You can use these functions (and many others) in any addons or macros.
lua
GetBindingKey("command")
SetBinding("KEY", "command")
SetBindingSpell("KEY", "Spell Name")
SetBindingItem("KEY", "itemname")
SetBindingMacro("KEY", "macroname"|macroid)
Just don't forget to save changes by calling
SaveBindings(GetCurrentBindingSet()).
There are some other similar addons by other authors. Try them and choose what you like.
Also you can visit Wowpedia for more information about keybindings and macros.
Thank you so much for updating this!!
Hey, great addon. I only have one problem with it. It will bind all the macros I make to the same button if I bind one of them using the BP interface. The macros made in the blizzard interface and the macros made in the BP interface seem to be separate groups. For example, if I make 3 /cast spell macros in the blizzard macro interface and then drag it into the BP interface, if I bind one of those buttons, they all bind to that same button. All of the macros created in the BP interface will behave the same way. If I make 2 macros and bind one, both of those macros will bind to the exact same key. Would appreciate if someone has a work around to this.
I think I might have found a workaround, it seems to be with the built in macros, sometimes it starts referring to that macro as "Macro:1" instead of "Macro:MyMacro" or whatever - you can see if it's bugged when you try to bind a key you'll see which it's using.
When wow's not running, you can just edit the BindPad.lua in C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft\WTF\Account\YOUR_ACCOUNT_NAME\SavedVariables and just find your macro, change the line that's something like:
and change it to:
basically, it should match the ["name"] value a couple lines above it.
In reply to Fendryll:
can no longer move bindings off the bindpad menu.
I can no longer move bindings off keybind. What gives?
Hi!
Bindpad is my de facto binding addon for a long long time, it is one of the few addons which i always install, it really covers all my needs about key bindings .... except two things. The most important is can you add an export/import function for settings. I have many different characters (including on live and private servers) and sometimes i need my bindings to use with another character on different server. Yes i know all have to do is to copy the configs in wtf folder from one to another character but it would be nice. Another is....well maybe it's a harsh question... bindpad bindings wont work on unit frames (except mouse wheel) so i have to use clique addon for this functionality ..but it means i always have to se up two nearly identical binding sets, one for binpad and one for cliqe which is very annoying and quite complicated since all my bindings are macros.
Anyway thanks for your work, your addon is great !
ps.: ah forgot to mention, bindpad keyboard bindings of course works on unit frames but nearly all my bindings is on the mouse (usually 38 hotkey), so that's why i asked for unit frame interaction.
Hello! Why it doesnt work with my mouse buttons? I click to keybind my mouse and it doesnt do anything.It works with my keyboard but not with mouse,Help please! :)
Any Update for 8.0.1?
https://imgur.com/a/02Yr8
I play a Druid. There is a spell that has a version for Guardian and for Feral, with both spells having the same name ("Swipe"). I have bound this spell to the same key on both specialisations.
When I'm in Guardian spec, Bear form and change spec to Feral without first going to Caster form, I change to Cat form on finishing the spec change. When I then try to cast Swipe, I get the error: "Must be in Bear form". Then I change to Bear form, try Swipe again and get the error: "Must be in Cat form". I change to Cat again and Swipe works.
On changing from Feral to Guardian, it's the same thing with Cat and Bear reversed.
None of this happens when I'm in Caster form while changing the spec.
What happens if you do that without BindPad;
using a Blizard macro "/cast Swipe" ?
I've tested using a BindPad macro - same effect. Then I just typed "/cast Swipe" in the chat - same effect. Pulling the spell on the action bar and clicking the button actually works.
On changing from Guardian to Feral spec, if I have skilled the Swipe replacement Brutal Slash and type "/cast Brutal Slash", that works. But even casting "Swipe" from the action bar, then typing "/cast Swipe" will still cause the error.
So it seems to be an issue with the Blizzard code. I've reported this bug already but I'm not holding my breath. It would be nice if you found some way around the bug, though.
I think it's difficult to workaround the issue by modifying BindPad.
But for now, you can avoid the issue if you create a BindPad macro for each profile;
"/cast [stance:1] Brutal Swipe; Swipe"
for example.
Thanks for the recent update on the sound api.
One major issue still remains; if you get disconnected suddenly, it might happen that all your keybinds are wiped once you login, but only for the current spec that you are playing. This is extremely frustrating if it happens during a raid, you log in and you are powerless. Someone needs to discover a fix for this. I have been using the addon for a looong time regardless, but when it happens its infuriating. Its the only weakness this addon has.
This is a majori issue indeed. I will try to look into this again.
"only for the current"? Well, this is something new for me. I never noticed someone saying that "only current spec". I was investigating only where it would completely wipe all specs before.
Any update on this problem?
I REALLY liked this addon idea but that's what stopping me from installing it
thanks