Hotbar style question

[CryBloodwing]

So, I have seen streams of people whose hotbars are like split into different groups, and they may have some that are vertical instead of horitzontal. I kind of want to do something like this for my DRG and SCH, but if I change it, all classes get affected, right? I like my WHM hotbar the way it is and do not want that to change.

So..is there a way to make it so hotbar layout is different for each class?

[NocturniaUzuki]

Yes.

Character Options -> Hotbar -> Sharing -> Shared Hotbars.

But in terms of positioning on the screen, I'm not sure. That option just affects which hotbars share their skill sets.

[Rongway]

If you do /characterconfig, you can customize the number of rows and columns in each hotbar.
If you do /hudlayout, you have four save slots. Each slot saves its own hotbar settings from /characterconfig.

So if you'd like to use different hotbar formats for different jobs, you would set them up in separate HUD layout save slots, then use a macro like this:

(Type /macros in the chat box to open the macro window, then make a macro with the following lines)

/gs change GEARSETNUMBER
/hudlayout HUDSAVESLOTNUMBER
/micon GEARSETNUMBER gearset

ex, changing to gearset 12 with HUD layout 4:

/gs change 12
/hudlayout 4
/micon 12 gearset

[CryBloodwing]

If you do /characterconfig, you can customize the number of rows and columns in each hotbar.
If you do /hudlayout, you have four save slots. Each slot saves its own hotbar settings from /characterconfig.

So if you'd like to use different hotbar formats for different jobs, you would set them up in separate HUD layout save slots, then do something like this

/gs change GEARSETNUMBER
/hudlayout HUDSAVESLOTNUMBER
/micon GEARSETNUMBER gearset

ex, changing to gearset 12 with HUD layout 4:

/gs change 12
/hudlayout 4
/micon 12 gearset

Is this done inside the game? Like in the chatbox?

[Anova]

You can type it in the chatbox, but most players write a script and turn it into a button. This way, they don't have to type but can just click a hotkey they've attached the macro to.

FF14 supports this feature as part of its UI, although it is hidden in the main menu and isn't specifically mentioned in any tutorial. Below is how to get to the macro menu so you can start writing them, and a list of commands to get you started.

https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Macro

Open main menu
Take the User Macro Option
Select the macro number you wish to modify
Name the Macro
Select the Macro Icon
Add the script to the Macro

[CryBloodwing]

Could someone maybe give me the macro for "Raising, ____?" Like saying it in party and doing it?

[Rongway]

Could someone maybe give me the macro for "Raising, ____?" Like saying it in party and doing it?

This is a basic example of an ability with a party notification.

/ac (Raise) <t> <wait.1>
/p (Raise) >> <t> (Just used it.)
/micon (Raise)

Auto-translating isn't critical, but for multi-word abilities like Corps-a-corps where you might get capitalization and punctuation wrong, or foreign or archaic words like Zwerchhau and Apocatastasis that you might spell wrong, using auto-translate phrases is useful.

The <wait.1> at the end of the /ac line means, "After executing this line, wait 1 second before executing the next line." It's there so that if you spam the button to cast on someone, you'll only /p chat once, 1s after the last press.