Comms Station

Comms Station 0.20.2 — Changes since 0.15.4

Communication modes and saved sets

• Added Raid and Whisper modes.
• Unified Dungeon, Raid, Say, Whisper and Yell around the same workbench layout.
• Each mode now has its own Global callouts and named sets containing callouts, targets and private notes.
• Create separate sets for different activities, encounters or roleplay situations.
• Alphabetized the mode selector.
• Raid callouts send to your raid group without using raid warnings.

Whisper support

• Whisper callouts default to your currently selected player.
• Added saved recipient names per profile for messaging a specific player instead.
• Displays the active recipient on the bar.
• Returns to Whisper Target after reload or profile changes.
• Prevents accidental sends when the selected target changes during a click.
• Supports Forever’s first- and last-name system.

Targets

• Added a compact target-entry window that works without opening the workbench.
• Added “Add selected” to save the currently selected player or NPC to the active set.
• Automatically fills target names and checks for duplicates.
• Made saved targets available in every communication mode.
• Preserved combat-safe updates for protected targeting buttons.

Callout icons

• Added Text or Icon display options for individual callouts.
• Supports mixed text and compact icon buttons on the same bar.
• Added browsing of the client’s macro-icon catalog in native order, with ten columns, mouse-wheel scrolling and a scrollbar.
• Uses a reusable icon grid instead of creating a button for every available icon.
• Fixed icon selection and window-layering issues.
• Existing callouts remain text unless changed.

Workbench and notes

• Added corner resizing to the workbench, with editing sections expanding together.
• Added resizable Notes with text wrapping.
• Remembers window sizes per profile and Notes reading positions.
• Added clear up/down arrows to reorder individual callouts, targets and Emotes without rewriting entries.
• Set and dungeon dropdowns now match their selector’s width.

HUD and appearance

• Added channel-colored callouts and mode selection: Party blue, Say white, Yell red, Raid orange and Whisper pink.
• Kept Global callouts yellow/gold.
• Replaced Extras labels with compact Notes, Targets, Emotes, Marks and settings icons.
• Made bar backgrounds and gaps draggable, with additional grab space.
• Improved Targets and Marks layering above the main HUD.
• Replaced the clear-mark X with a distinct minus button; the red X closes the Marks bar.

Emotes and tooltips

• Renamed Actions to Emotes.
• Improved Emotes ordering controls and remembered scroll positions.
• Added tooltip size and background-opacity options per profile.
• Tooltips now follow the cursor and stay within screen bounds.
• Retained the option to disable tooltips.

Performance and reliability

• Reduced repeated work during scrolling, resizing and mode changes.
• Avoided rebuilding hidden workbench lists until reopened.
• Reused filtering results and visible rows in the Emotes browser.
• Reduced target preparation to the displayed page.
• Removed redundant profile-data copies while retaining recovery backups.
• Expanded regression coverage for saved data, combat restrictions, stale clicks, layout and mouse selection.

Important upgrade notes

• Back up CommsStation.lua and its .bak file in your account’s SavedVariables folder while WoW is closed.
• Existing data is migrated; older flat chat callouts move into General sets. Do not delete saved data for a routine update.
• Rolling back requires both the previous addon files and the pre-upgrade saved-data backup.
• Previously captured incorrect hyphenated Forever names must be edited or removed and added again.