Xal's AutoMac - Changelog

1.2.0 - September 23, 2026

The look across all my addons keeps evolving as I figure out what actually feels clean, and AutoMac was overdue for a pass - I'm always chasing something visually appealing but still simple, not cluttered. While I was going through it I ran into a couple of real bugs, too: some of the macros this thing builds for you weren't showing an icon, and Blizzard's own "Change Name/Icon" window was popping up somewhere you couldn't actually see or click it. Both fixed, hopefully it's all working right now. Thanks for sticking with me on this one.

🆕 New

• Options now also shows up under Escape -> Options -> AddOns -> Xal's AutoMac, same as everywhere else you'd expect to find it.

🔧 Fixed

• Every generated macro (Interrupt, Healing, DPS Potion, Cleanse, Mass Dispel, Custom Macro, Suggested Macros) now gets a real icon instead of a few of them showing blank.
• Blizzard's own "Change Name/Icon" popup was opening behind our panel where it couldn't be seen or clicked - it now shows properly.
• Minimap button's left-click now opens the actual panel (it was only opening Options before).

🎨 Under the hood

• Brought the look current with the rest of the family - refreshed colors, fonts, a proper border back on every window, and a matching custom dropdown style throughout.

1.1.0 - September 11, 2026

Bigger update than I planned, but it all kept building on itself. Started with giving every class a curated list of the well-known macros you'd find in any good class guide, right in the panel. Then I figured a minimap button was overdue so you don't have to remember a slash command. That needed a real Options window, which got me thinking about the biggest gap in this addon: everything it does for you is great, but the moment you wanted something custom, you still had to know macro syntax. So the last piece is a real macro builder for people who don't know that syntax and don't want to learn it - pick a spell, pick plain-language options from dropdowns, even chain "if this, else that" conditions, and watch the real macro text build itself. Also gave the whole addon its indigo/orange look to match the rest of the family.

🆕 New

• Suggested Macros - a link in the panel shows a handful of well-known, class-specific macros (cooldown combos, mouseover heals/utility, defensive tricks) for your character's actual class. Click one and it's created and selected for you, just like Generate.
• Minimap button - a launcher icon on the minimap; left-click opens Options.
• Options window - show/hide the minimap button, and choose where the "you can use a stronger potion now" notice shows up (chat, the error banner, or the big Raid Warning banner).
• Macro Builder - build a macro without knowing the syntax. Type a spell, pick Target/State/Dead/Combat from dropdowns (each explained in plain language), and watch the real macro text build live. Chain multiple conditions together for "if the target's dead, do this - otherwise, do that" macros.

🎨 Under the hood

• Rebranded to the current family look - dark indigo background, deep orange accent, no border on the main panels.

1.0.1 - August 31, 2026

Right on the heels of 1.0.0, I caught that the release workflow was missing a manual-run safety net the rest of my addons already carry - if a tag lands in the exact same push that first adds the release workflow file, GitHub can miss it and the release just quietly never fires. Nothing changes for you in-game with this one; it's me closing that gap so this addon's releases are as solid as everything else in the family.

🔧 Fixed

• Added a manual run option to the release workflow so a release can be started by hand if a tag ever arrives before GitHub's registered the workflow, instead of silently never firing.

1.0.0 - August 31, 2026

I got tired of hand-writing the same handful of macros on every character - interrupt, healing potion, DPS potion, cleanse - and rebuilding them from scratch every time I switched specs or leveled up into a better potion. So this addon just does it for you: click a button, it writes the right macro for your class and spec, and hands it straight to Blizzard's own macro editor so you save/cancel/delete it exactly like you always have. Thanks for being part of the Xal family.

🆕 New

• Interrupt - generates a working interrupt macro for every class/spec that has one; greyed out with an explanation if your current spec doesn't.
• Healing Potion - automatically picks your best available healing potion for your level, plus your Healthstone and Recuperate.
• DPS Potion - automatically picks your best available combat potion for your level.
• Cleanse / Mass Dispel - generated for every class/spec that actually has one.
• Custom Macro - type or pick any spell you know and build your own mouseover, target, or cast-by-name macro.
• Opens Blizzard's real macro editor right alongside the addon's own panel, styled to match, so it feels like one window instead of a copy of Blizzard's UI.

⚙️ Under the hood

• First release - full release automation (CurseForge packaging, Discord announcements) set up alongside the addon itself.