Need help perfecting a macro

[Niwashi]

For instance, working out how NIN could fit the Spinning Edge, Gust Slash, Aeolian Edge, Dancing Edge, and Shadow Fang skills onto two slots (and using 3 spare hotbars), it'd be something like this:

Spinning Edge Macro:
/macroicon "Spinning Edge"
/ac "Spinning Edge" <t>
/chotbar copy NIN 7 NIN 1

Gust Slash Macro:
/macroicon "Gust Slash"
/ac "Gust Slash" <t>
/chotbar copy NIN 8 NIN 1

Aeolian Edge Macro:
/macroicon "Aeolian Edge"
/ac "Aeolian Edge" <t>
/chotbar copy NIN 6 NIN 1

Dancing Edge Macro:
/macroicon "Dancing Edge"
/ac "Dancing Edge" <t>
/chotbar copy NIN 6 NIN 1

Shadow Fang Macro:
/macroicon "Shadow Fang"
/ac "Shadow Fang" <t>
/chotbar copy NIN 6 NIN 1

On hotbars 1 & 6, set the Spinning Edge Macro to X slot, leave O slot empty
On hotbar 7, set the Gust Slash Macro to X slot, Shadow Fang Macro to O slot
On hotbar 8, set the Aeolian Edge Macro to X slot, Danging Edge Macro to O slot

Spinning Edge -> Gust Slash -> Aeolian Edge combo can be done with XXX
Spinning Edge -> Gust Slash -> Dancing Edge combo can be done with XXO
Spinning Edge -> Shadow Fang combo can be done with XO

(And if you're in a low level synched dungeon and want just Spinning Edge -> Gust Slash, you'd use XX for the skills, immediately followed by an extra X which will fail on the skill part, but still advance the hotbars back to the start for your next combo.)


p.s. Those spare hotbars (NIN 6, 7, & 8 in this example) don't actually have to be on the same job. It's just a bit easier to set them up in the first place if they are, since that's where you have the Actions & Traits window available with that job's skills. But if you don't have enough spare hotbars there, you could do something like set up the spare hotbars on Fisherman or something, where you're less likely to have all the bars used up with other things. If you're going to do that, then all the other direct (non-macro) skills on the bar would have to be set up using /chotbar set command rather than Actions & Traits -> Set to Hotbar. That's only during the initial setup, though, so it's a one-time hassle.