Newby at macros has question

[pergolesi]

I'm a Druid and I want a simple macro that changes me into Cat Form and then casts Prowl.

I came up with this:

/cast Cat Form, Prowl

and that didn't work so I tried:

/cast Cat Form
/cast Prowl

Didn't work either. There's something about these kind of macros that never works for me, though I've seen similar macros posted on macro pages (they didn't work either). Maybe it's that changing into a form takes time and when the Prowl comes along it isn't ready yet so It just stops the script. How can I make such a macro? Thanx

[Tunga]

As far as I'm aware you cannot put a shapeshift and a spell on the same macro. Try using a /castsequence and then pressing it twice.

[Thargos]

/castsequence Cat Form, Prowl

[ChaosSaber]

/castsequence Cat Form, Prowl
note you have to hit the macro twice to cast two spells in the castsequence.

[peeweesweden]

/cast [stance:3,nostealth,nocombat] Prowl;Cat Form

works as well. It will cast Prowl if you're in cat form and not already stealthing and not in combat. Otherwise it casts Cat form.

[pergolesi]

Thanx, that works. Hitting button twice isn't that hard. I'm wondering about this macro, which now works by hitting the button twice:

/cancelform [stance]
/castsequence [target=player] Rejuvenation, Bear Form

My question is that the shift from Bear Form to regular Druid form and rejuvenation are accomplished in one button push. That would seem to contradict the above advice that you can't put a shapeshift and a spell in the same macro. Of course you have to hit the button again to get back to Bear Form. Or is cancelform [stance] not considered a shapeshift?

[Lothaer]

http://www.wowwiki.com/Useful_macros/Druid

[efindel]

Thanx, that works. Hitting button twice isn't that hard. I'm wondering about this macro, which now works by hitting the button twice:

/cancelform [stance]
/castsequence [target=player] Rejuvenation, Bear Form

My question is that the shift from Bear Form to regular Druid form and rejuvenation are accomplished in one button push. That would seem to contradict the above advice that you can't put a shapeshift and a spell in the same macro. Of course you have to hit the button again to get back to Bear Form. Or is cancelform [stance] not considered a shapeshift?

Yep, cancelform isn't considered to be a shapeshift. It's simply cancelling a spell you have on you, not casting a spell.

[peeweesweden]

Since 2.3, you no longer need the /cancelform.

[Tunga]

My question is that the shift from Bear Form to regular Druid form and rejuvenation are accomplished in one button push. That would seem to contradict the above advice that you can't put a shapeshift and a spell in the same macro. Of course you have to hit the button again to get back to Bear Form. Or is cancelform [stance] not considered a shapeshift?I should have clarified this. As efindel stated above, moving from an animal form back to caster form doesn't count as a spell cast.