For Beginners

Okay, I've looked through all the help files I can stand, and quite a few posts, and I'm afraid I just don't get it. I have some programming experience with Java, but that isn't my problem. I simply have no idea how to put any of these things to work.

Specifically, I'm trying to make an easy way for me to heal whoever the tank (or buffer, the guy taking most of the damage for the group) is on the MUD. I've been using the macro keys and just typing in the name every time its a new tank, but I'd like to find an easier way to do this.

I prefer opening up the windows (where the "add" and "delete" buttons can be found) to typing all the commands in the little input window, so if anyone can help me, could they please speak slowly and do it that way? I would appreciate it. :)

What exactly are you trying to do? Automatically determine who the tank is, and heal them, or you specify the tank and then all subsequent commands act on the tank you specified?

You want something like an alias that does:

heal @target

Where "target" is a variable (check "expand variables").

Then just go to the variables configuration screen (the last one) and re-enter "target" whenever you need, or make an alias to do it for you. There are quite a few posts along those lines.