User:Enalung/Druid Interface

What is this about?
I (Enalung) will be using this page as a place to take notes while I built my own UI. This will include macros I'm working on, keybinds, things that I have found work and don't work. This will include macros which I have not yet posted on Useful_macros_for_druids as well as custumised versions of theses macros.

This will serve as a draft for a page detailing the basics of a good druid UI. I have 2 druids and cover all 3 specs. The final goal is to find a highly responsive setup which works for both pve and pvp. Part of my goal is also to avoid confusion between my own keybind by finding a design which is intuitive no matter the form / spec I'm in.

Bartender
I am using bartender for bars. Bartender is currently setup with 3 bars. In balance or resto, those bars do not page. On my dual feral druid, the bars only page for bear form. In cat form, or caster, they remain the same. I make use of several shapeshifting macros which first take me to cat form, stealth if not in combat and then use an ability.

Resto
Resto has very few actual keybinds. Most everything is done using a combinason of Grid and Clique. I make use of a few mouseover macros.

Cat
Those are abilities which are macroed to shift to cat and then cast a spell in a quick 2 press sequence of the button.

From Caster


 * Mangle / Ravage
 * Pounce / Shred

From Caster or Bear


 * Maim

Notes to self:


 * Add Night Elf Pounce to interface
 * There are too few ways to move from bear to cat. It almost seems like I'm locked into cat. Perhaps better positioning maim would remedy this?

Bear
Those are abilities which are macroed to shift to bear and then cast a spell in a quick 2 press sequence of the button.


 * Bash
 * Growl
 * Chalenging Roar

Note to self:


 * Add Bear charge. Currently, shifting to bear and then charging is not responsive enough.

Modifiers
This setup makes heavy use of modifiers in order to keep all abilities as close as can be to the movement keys. Some of the key combinasons proposed here will almost certainly seem awkward to reach. Both CTRL and ALT are rebound to the mouse in order to make those key combos easy to reach. For some users, this will not be possible. This setup is not meant to be an ultimate and final solution, it is meant to give ideas.


 * Nomod: Used for primary *spam* type damage abilities.
 * Shift: Used to quickly setup a new focus.
 * CTRL: Used for secondary *on cooldown* or *every 5-20 seconds* type abilities.
 * Alt: Used for interupts

Movement Keys
There are 2 main setups for movement keys. WASD and ESDF. This setup makes use of ESDF for the 2 additional keyvinds on the left.

WASD

 * Tab and Modifier keys (CTRL and Shift) are easily reached.

ESDF

 * Provides 2 more keysbinds for spells on the left (W and A)
 * Tab and Modifier keys (CTRL and Shift) may feel a bit hard to reach depending on your keyboad.

Balance
Notes to self
 * Add pvp and pve colums to the table
 * Create a table listing similar abilities
 * Add a macro colum to this new table
 * Find more info on keybinding setups.