How do I target raid frames with click & NOT release?

Guides UI and Macro
1

Currently when in a raid group, I have to left click and release to target someone. How do I make it so it targets that person when I press down left click and not upon release?

I’m assuming this is some sort of setting, since when I play TBCC, this setting that I am asking for is default I believe.

2

I can’t comment on TBC or any cvar that adds this ability, but it’s relatively trivial for an addon to do it.

frame:RegisterForClicks("AnyDown")

For raid frames the tricky part will be applying that as they come into existence.

3

How would I apply this? I’m very noob when it comes to UI modification and don’t know how to apply code.

4

Do you want this to speed up healing or something? Because there’s better ways.

5

I just want this, as it’s my own preference. No disrespect but I don’t really care about alternatives, I just want to target people by pressing down left click.

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6

Untested, but try the following:

local function update()
  for i=1,40 do
    local button = _G["CompactRaidFrame"..i]
    if button then
      button:RegisterForClicks("AnyDown")
    end
  end
end
hooksecurefunc("CompactRaidFrameContainer_AddUnitFrame",update)
update()

Use https://addon.bool.no/ to turn it into an addon.

Things to test:

  • Does it give an error when people join/leave the raid in combat? (I can’t think why RegistForClicks would be protected, but it may be.)
  • Does it work on a /reload while in a raid?
  • Does it work on a /reload while in a raid in combat?
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7

As far as I can tell, this works. Thanks so much, I’ll let you know if I run into any issues. :slight_smile:

8

the only issue i found from this is that if you check “keep groups together,” it does not work. otherwise, it works well. thank you. i was trying to figure out what my issue was with targeting and this makes sense.

10

+1, I can confirm the same issue. I don’t have much to complain about since I play with the raid group sorting setting that does not cause issues.

11

This has been driving me crazy for 2 weeks. I couldnt figure out what was causing my targeting lag and blizzard support didnt really help much.
This worked !! Thank you so much

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