Forever Console

Type commands like in a terminal. Forever Console is a console window that slides down from the top of the screen when you press its key. It knows every slash command of the game and of your addons. It suggests them as you type, completes them with Tab, shows their help and remembers everything you ran.

• Suggestions as you type. Commands, emotes and addon options show as you type. Player names are suggested for /w, /invite and the like. Tab or a click takes the highlighted row.
• Help on the spot: <command> ? explains a command, and /cmd help <command> does the same.
• History. Up/Down walk your history, and !text or Ctrl+R searches it. Lines you type in the normal chat box are kept too. A line that looks like a password is never stored.
• Commands run in the console. Say, yell, whispers (/w, /r), party, guild, raid, channels (/2 text), /afk, /reload, /roll, /who, /invite and addon commands all run on Enter, and their output stays in the console. The few commands the game allows only from the chat box (/cast, /use, /target) are handed to the chat box, and the console tells you why.

Power tools

• Several commands on one line: /s hi; /wave; /roll runs them in order on one Enter.
• Aliases: /cmd alias gg = /s good game; /cheer turns gg into a command.
• Favourites: /cmd fav stars a line, and starred lines come first in the history and the suggestions.
• Find and filter the output: /cmd find <text>, and /cmd filter console|reply|chat.
• Lua inspector: = UnitName("target") or = C_Map shows what an expression gives. A table shows as a link: a click lists its keys, 40 at a time, and the tables inside open with a click too. Names and fields are suggested while you type.
• Copy the output: /cmd copy (or /cmd copy 20 for the last 20 lines) opens a box with the text selected. Press Ctrl+C to copy it, for example an error or a long reply.

Make it yours

• A minimap button: a click opens the console, a right click opens the settings, and you can drag it around the minimap.
• Settings in Options → AddOns → Forever Console (or /cmd options) for everything below, with check boxes and sliders.
• Docked at the top edge (the default), or a free window you can drag and resize (/cmd dock top|free).
• Size, scale, opacity, font size and time stamps: /cmd size, /cmd scale, /cmd opacity, /cmd font, /cmd time.
• Its own key binding (Key Bindings → Forever Console, or /cmd key F12).

For private servers with GM rights

/cmd gm on adds the server's GM commands to the suggestions, with their help. A . lists them: .lookup, .additem, .learn, .tele, .modify and more. The server's replies show in the console. A click on a .lookup result fills in the matching command, and nothing is sent until you press Enter. /cmd mark <name> and /cmd go <name> save places and teleport back to them. On a normal realm, GM mode stays off and you never see any of this.

Commands

Good to know

• Made for the Forever client (Interface 16001). It also loads on the 1.12.1 client.
• Works well with Forever Tongues: a say or yell typed in the console shows what the other faction will read.
• Everything is saved per account.