Bongos3 Bongos3 is a main action bar replacement developed by Tuller in 2005 . Bongos3 takes the main action bar , as well as some related components like the casting bar , and breaks them up into movable components . From there , Bongos3 then adds in some basic features , like the ability to create more action bars , make a bar transparent , or change the scale of each bar . Additionally , the action bars in Bongos3 are enhanced over the default interface . Right click selfcast , buff and debuff highlighting , customizable bar switching conditions , an enhanced out of range indicator , and a more intuitive binding method are also included . Using Bongos3 . The minimap button is your main hub for doing Bongos3 configuration . It ' ll be the one with the Bongos3 icon . Right click to open the options menu , shift left click to enter and exit binding mode , and left click to enter and exit configuration mode . The Options Menu . The options menu is where general settings are set in Bongos3 . The menu is split into two parts : General and Action Bars . The general panel contains all non action bar specific settings such as enabling or disabling sticky bars , bar visibility , and profile management . You can access interface options via doing any of the following : Profiles . A profile in Bongos3 stores all Bongos3 related settings . It does ' not ' currently save action button placement . By default , each character has a separate profile . Four profile operations are implemented : set , save , copy , and delete . Set will change the current active character to the selected profile . This allows the user to have multiple characters set to using the same settings . Save will create a copy of the user ' s current profile as a given name , then set the current user to that profile . Copy will copy all settings from the selected profile to the current profile . Delete will remove a profile . Configuration Mode . Configuration mode is where it is possible to move bars around , adjust a bar ' s settings , or create new action bars . To adjust a bar ' s settings , enter configuration mode , then right click the desired bar to bring up the bar ' s right click menu . Every Bongos3 bar has a right click menu for adjusting settings . It is encouraged that all users look through the right click menus for each bar to discover all configuration options . You can access configuration mode via doing any of the following To exit configuration mode , just use the same command you used to enter it . Bindings Mode . Bindings mode is where it is possible to set hotkeys for all action bars , the pet bar , the class bar , the macro menu , and the spell book . To bind a key , hover over the button and press desired key combination , such as Alt + 1 , W , or Mouse Wheel down . It is possible to bind keys to any mouse button recognized by the game , other than the left and right buttons . All bindings , except for the action bar , are saved in the same way as the standard binding system does , and respects the same per character option . Action bar bindings are treated as an overlay of the normal binding system , and are attached to a Bongos3 profile . You can access bindings mode by doing any of the following : To exit binding mode , use whichever command you used to enter it . Slash Commands . Bongos3 features a fairly rich set of slash commands . All bongos commands , with the exception of the binding mode toggle , can start with either / bongos , / bob , / bgs , or / bg3 . The parameter < barList > can be either a single bar id , ex ' menu ' ; a space separated list of bar ids , ex ' bags pet 1 ' ; a range of bars , ex ' 1 - 10 ' ; ' all ' ; or any combination , ex ' 1 - 10 menu bags pet all ' Using Bongos3 ActionBars . The 120 Button Limit . Bongos3 is a traditional action bar addon , and thus subject to the 120 action button limit . A bar consumes the amount of action buttons based on the following formula : < number of rows > * < number of columns > * < number of pages > . Delete or reduce the effective size of a bar to free up action buttons . The Possess Bar . The possess bar is a special state which causes your action bar to change when you lose control of your character and gain control of another . This is used , for example , during the Karazhan chess event , the Priest ' s Mind Control ability , or Hunter ' s Eyes of the Beast ability . You can set which action bar should act as the posses bar via checking the " Act as Possess Bar " option in the given bar ' s right click menu . If no bar is set to be the possess bar , then it will default to the pet bar . Creating and Deleting Action Bars . Bongos3 allows the user to divide the 120 available action slots into as many bars as desired . To create a new bar , enter configuration mode , and simply hold down alt and drag to create a bar . A green or red rectangle will be displayed showing the currently selected size , such as 1x12 for an action bar with 1 row and 12 columns . If the box is green , then there are enough action slots available to create a new bar of the desired size . If the box is red , there are not . To free up action slots , one must reduce the size of an action bar , or delete it entirely . Reducing the size of a bar can be done via lowering the rows , columns , and action sets values for a given bar in its right click menu . Deleting a bar is done via < Alt Right Click > in configuration mode . Changing an Action Bar Under a Given Condition ( Paging ) . A page , in Bongos3 , is a set of actions . Each action bar have multiple pages . For each state condition , you tell Bongos3 either which page of an action bar to display , or to ignore the state completely ( disable ) . All sliders for paging are contained in each action bar ' s right click menu , organized by category . Bindings are action bar specific , and thus will stay the same no matter what page an action bar is displaying . Here are the default states Bongos3 can page in , and in which order : So alt will be checked before page 2 , which will be checked before cat form , which will be checked before friendly / enemy targeting . Differences from Bongos2 . The bar switching systems in Bongos2 and Bongos3 are very different . In Bongos2 , you would say , " This bar should show the buttons on bar3 when in cat form , and bar2 when in bear form " Lets call this bar mirroring . Bongos2 could get away with bar mirroring , since every bar has the same effective size . Bongos3 , however , does not have that limitation . So telling Bongos3 that you would want bar 1 to show the buttons on bar 2 , when bar 2 is a single button , and bar 1 is 30 , would not make very much sense . So instead , you tell Bongos3 , " This bar should have three pages of buttons . When I ' m in cat form , use set two , when I ' m in bear form , use page three , otherwise use page one " The Druid Example . Say , you ' re a druid , and want to have a bar change dependent on if you ' re in bear , cat , or caster form . Here ' s what you ' d do : You may notice that there was no slider for caster form . This is because , on druids , caster form is the default state . The default state for an action bar will always use the first page of an action bar . Showing An Action Bar Only Under Certain Conditions . Suppose , for example , you wish to make an action bar show only when in combat . This is possible in Bongos3 . First , enter configuration mode , and right click the bar you wish to edit . Next , choose the show states option from the dropdown . You ' ll see an edit box and an okay button . In the text box , enter in [ combat ] , then press the okay button . If you ' re not in combat , then the bar should immediately hide . To remove the setting , simply clear the edit box , and press okay . The bar should then immediately reappear . All are valid conditions for show states . Plug - Ins . There are some addons that may enhance Bongos3 : Advanced Features . Using Bongos3 Bars in Lua . Bongos3 bars are all nameless . To retrieve a bar use : Where < id > is the name of the bar you see when in configuration mode , like 1 , bags , or menu . To perform an operation on a bar use : The parameter < barList > can be either a single bar id , ex ' menu ' ; a space separated list of bar ids , ex ' bags pet 1 ' ; a range of bars , ex ' 1 - 10 ' ; ' all ' ; or any combination , ex ' 1 - 10 menu bags pet all ' Custom Paging Conditions . Say , for example , you wish to make a bar switch when under a certain condition , like when mounted , but that condition is not found within the right click menu in Bongos . It is possible to still have your action bar change , provided that condition is a valid , but it will require a bit of Lua hacking . Please take a look at the example addon I ' ve created for this , located here