The %t in your macro is looking for an actual target, so that’s why it can’t announce properly. There’s %t for target, %f for focus, but no %m for mouseover as far as I know.

Try:
/script SendChatMessage(“Casting Pain Suppression on ” .. UnitName(“mouseover”), “RAID”)
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I have a question regarding mouseover macros and announcing targets. For my Power Infusion, I have a simple macro that goes like this:

/y Casting Power Infusion on %t, GET UR PHREAK ON!!!
/cast Power Infusion

It’s simple and effective, and my warlock friends love it. A few days ago, during a particularly nasty Marrogar encounter, I got to thinking how awesome it would be to make a mouseover macro for Pain Suppression, so I could slap it on one of the three tanks if needed as fast as possible. I am currently using a pretty standard Grid+ Clique setup. I have it set up to cast P.S. as a mouseover, no problem there; however, I need to find a way for it to yell as well when I cast on my mouseover target. I tried a mechanic similar to the above macro to with no success. Here’s what I’ve written:

/y Casting Power Infusion on %t!
/cast [@mouseover] Pain Suppression

Instead of the macro announcing the person I cast P.S. on, it simply announces “no target.” Less than ideal in a situation where multiple tanks and heals are popping cooldowns with some frequency. Is there a way for it to announce the name of my mouseover target like a normal target? Haven’t run across this issue in any of the mouseover macro guides I’ve read.

Thanks for your help,

Iaxis

I’m new to the mouseover business, and got a really sub par explanation from my guildies. Thanks for answering pretty much all of my questions.

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This might very well be the best mouse-over macro write-up I’ve seen, including my old write-up over at WI. You’re dead on about the mods one might use to do the same thing. However, I think you field an excellent argument for mouse-over macros.

Bravo! Love the site!

Sean

That’s why I can’t bind A and D. I’ve learned to Rejuv and turn with the mouse at the same time, but I have to leave the clickwheel alone. You have to judge very, very carefully what you’re going to do in each fight. Turning with the mouse is like having a super-speed enchant. In a fight like Sarth, if you’re positioned badly it’s better just to run and mouse turn and pick up healing when you get where you’re going. If you watch me, Amava, I position myself so I only have to move for void zones and 50% of firewalls until the drakes are dead. I also position myself so that the “safe” firewall comes in behind me and “danger” is ahead, in my line of sight. Also, if you’re slow, running at an angle can help you beat the firewall. Sarth is “slow-ish” as far as the movement speed goes but penalties are high for screwing up. I try not to keyboard turn in that fight, though it has happened.

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For a healer who needs to use the mouse for directing heals (whether via mouse-over macro or by just targeting), how do you manage the movement and targeting simultaneously?

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