kdar/macrotip

MacroTip solves a frustrating problem for World of Warcraft players who use macros to cast multiple spells. Normally, when you create a macro that can cast different spells depending on the situation, WoW doesn't know which spell's icon or cooldown to display. You'd have to actually cast the spell first to see if it's ready, and the macro would often show a broken red question mark icon. This addon fixes that by letting you tell it which spell the macro should "look like" on your action bar. The way it works is simple: you add a special comment line to your macro that tells MacroTip which spell to display. For example, if you have a macro that casts one of three talent abilities depending on your situation, you just write a comment at the top saying which talent tier those spells come from (like "tier 6" for level 90 talents). Alternatively, you can list the exact spell names separated by commas, and MacroTip will pick the first one you can actually cast and use that for the icon and cooldown display. The addon then watches your macros and automatically updates them with the correct spell information. Players who create custom macros would use this, especially those who like to optimize their rotation or create situational abilities. For instance, a warrior might have a macro that casts Avatar, Bloodbath, or Bladestorm depending on what's available, but they want the macro to always show the right cooldown on their action bar. Instead of dealing with broken icons or having to hard-code spell choices into their macro file, they just add one comment line and MacroTip handles the rest automatically. The addon differs from similar tools by not rewriting your macro itself. Other addons replace your entire macro with predefined spells if you want to change it, but this one leaves your macro untouched and just updates the cosmetic display layer, the icon and cooldown tracking. This means you keep full control over what your macro actually does while getting the visual feedback you need.