Event for activation of an ability or skill?

[kjems]

Does anyone know the event for activation of a skill?
The SPELLCAST_START works for spells, but I need one for combat abilities/skills like warrior Harmstring.

[sarf]

CHAT_MSG_SPELL_SELF_DAMAGE, or CHAT_MSG_SPELL_SELF_BUFF, or something like that, perhaps?

Basically, check in the chat messages using the chat menus, and then you can use the same event to get info in your script.

Sarf
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Dead puppies aren't much fun.

[kjems]

Cool CHAT_MSG_SPELL_SELF_DAMAGE does the trick. Thanks alot.
It doesent work on opening styles like charge and cheapshot. Ill try and work with some of the other CHAT_MSG_.

-Kjems.

[kjems]

The in-game GUI has a settings tap for each of the chat windows where the color schema can be changed. In that settings tap, I found out that “Your Damage Spells” is equal to the CHAT_MSG_SPELL_SELF_DAMAGE event.

What events correspond to the following in-game names?:
“Creatures' Periodic Damage”
“Hostile Players' Periodic Damage”

Do I have to do a try-and-error?

[sarf]

Check out the ChatFrame.lua, and see SPELL_PERIODIC_HOSTILEPLAYER_DAMAGE for starters.

Trial and error is good but not required.

Sarf
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You know, that's a pretty daring move for a weatherman.