So we all have too many buttons right?
Imagine a world where 1 action bar button could do 2 things.

Well it’s actually relatively simple!

/use [button:1] Cooking
/cast [button:2] Basic Campfire

The macro above is a simple macro addon (and when used with IronChef is awesome!) It tells the button when the left hand mouse button is clicked to Use (open) Cooking and when the right hand mouse button is clicked to cast Basic Campfire.

Pretty simple stuff eh?

Well let’s put it into perspective for rogues:

/use [btn:2][mod]Deadly Poison IX;Instant Poison IX
/use [btn:2][mod]17;16

This macro applies Deadly Poison on your offhand if you press the second mouse button and otherwise will place Instant Poison on the main hand.

Now let’s look at an even more complicated macro with more options:

/equipset [noequipped:Fishing Poles,nomod]Fishing
/cast [equipped:Fishing Poles,nomod]Fishing
/use [modifier:shift]Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat
/equipset [modifier:alt]PvE
/usetalents [modifier:alt][spec:2] 1

This macro will first check to see if you have a fishing pole equipped if not it will equip a gearset called “Fishing”.
Then if you click normally you will fish if you have a fishing pole equipped.
If you click with shift your Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat is used to provide a lure.
If you click with alt pressed you’ll equip your gearset called PvE and switch to your primary spec.

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