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This command is added by EverQuest, MacroQuest
Syntax Key
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Description
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| Text without brackets or braces |
Required items
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| <Text inside angle brackets> |
Placeholder for which you must supply a value
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| [Text inside square brackets] |
Optional items
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| Vertical bar (|) |
Separator for mutually exclusive items; choose one
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| {Text | inside | braces} |
Set of required items; choose one
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| Ellipsis (…) |
Items that can be repeated
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| Syntax
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/hotbutton <name> [<color>] [<line>:][<cursor>:][<text>]
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| Description
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Create or edit a hotbutton named <name>, optionally change the color <0-19> and/or the body <text>. MacroQuest adds extended options to include line <1-5>: that <text> appears on, and whether it ends up on your cursor [0:] after creation or not.
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Options
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Option |
Description |
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| EverQuest |
<name> |
The name of the hotbutton |
| <color> |
Any number from 0 to 19.
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| MacroQuest |
<line:> |
Any number from 1 to 5. |
| <cursor:> |
"0:" to avoid putting the hotbutton on your cursor after creation. |
| EverQuest |
<text> |
The text to include in the hotbutton |
Examples
The same syntax written more precisely:
/hotbutton <name> [<0-19>] [<1-5>:][0:][<text>]
| Command
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Description
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/hotbutton haiku 14 Year after year
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Create a hotbutton named "haiku", bright green, that contains the text: Year after year
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/hotbutton haiku 2:0:/pause 30, On the monkey's face:
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Without putting the haiku hotbutton on your cursor, add to the second line: /pause 30, On the monkey's face:
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/hotbutton haiku 13 3:0:/emote whispers, "A monkey's face."
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Change the haiku hotbutton to bright red, don't put it on your cursor, and add to the third line: /emote whispers, "A monkey's face".
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See also
