Refactor + Horfixes: replace UIDropDownMenu calls with wrapper functions and redesign chat option UI to support spell-based configuration.

HealBot_Controller_Events.lua

@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ end
 
 function HealBot_OnEvent_PlayerEnteringWorld(this)
     HealBot_IsFighting = false;
+    -- Re-apply the refresh hook late in case another addon overrode it during load
+    if HealBot_ApplyRefreshHook then
+        HealBot_ApplyRefreshHook()
+    end
 end
 
 function HealBot_OnEvent_SpellcastStart(this, spell, duration)

HealBot_Controller_Spells.lua

@@ -95,13 +95,26 @@ function HealBot_StartCasting(spell, target, ttype)
     if target == "target" then tName = HealBot_TargetName() or "target" else tName = UnitName(target) end
     if not tName then tName = target end
     local baseSpell = spell
-    local parenIndex = string.find(spell, "%(")
+    local parenIndex = string.find(spell, " %(")
+    if parenIndex then
+      baseSpell = string.sub(spell, 1, parenIndex - 1)
+    else
+      parenIndex = string.find(spell, "%(")
       if parenIndex then
         baseSpell = string.sub(spell, 1, parenIndex - 1)
       end
+    end
+    
+    -- Strip trailing spaces from base spell
+    baseSpell = string.gsub(baseSpell, "%s+$", "")
+
     for i = 1, 5 do
       local msgConf = HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[i]
-      if msgConf and msgConf.Spell == baseSpell and msgConf.Channel ~= "None" then
+      local configSpell = msgConf and msgConf.Spell or ""
+      -- Strip trailing spaces from config spell just in case
+      configSpell = string.gsub(configSpell, "%s+$", "")
+      
+      if msgConf and configSpell ~= "" and msgConf.Channel ~= "None" and (configSpell == spell or configSpell == baseSpell) then
         local msg = msgConf.Message or ""
         msg = string.gsub(msg, "#Spell#", spell)
         msg = string.gsub(msg, "#Target#", tName)

HealBot_Model.lua

@@ -1,108 +1,30 @@
 -- HealBot_Model.lua
 -- Centralized Data Store and Observer System for HealBotBlue
 
--- Fix legacy client UIDropDownMenu crash when setting value/id/refreshing while dropdown is not open
+-- Safe local wrappers to prevent native UIDropDownMenu concatenation crashes
-if UIDropDownMenu_Refresh and not HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_Refresh_Fixed then
+-- when setting selected values on closed dropdowns during initialization.
-  local orig_UIDropDownMenu_Refresh = UIDropDownMenu_Refresh
+function HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(frame, id, useValue)
-  UIDropDownMenu_Refresh = function(frame, useValue, group)
+    local wasNil = false
-    local targetFrame = frame or this
+    if not UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU then
-    if not targetFrame or type(targetFrame) ~= "table" then return end
+        UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU = "DropDownList1"
-    if not UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU or (targetFrame.GetName and targetFrame:GetName() ~= UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU) then
+        wasNil = true
-      return
     end
-    orig_UIDropDownMenu_Refresh(targetFrame, useValue, group)
+    UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(frame, id, useValue)
+    if wasNil then
+        UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU = nil
     end
-  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_Refresh_Fixed = true
 end
 
-if UIDropDownMenu_Initialize and not HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_Initialize_Fixed then
+function HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue(frame, value, useValue)
-  local orig_UIDropDownMenu_Initialize = UIDropDownMenu_Initialize
+    local wasNil = false
-  UIDropDownMenu_Initialize = function(frame, initFunction, displayMode, level)
+    if not UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU then
-    local targetFrame = frame or this
+        UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU = "DropDownList1"
-    if not targetFrame or type(targetFrame) ~= "table" then return end
+        wasNil = true
-    
-    local name = targetFrame.GetName and targetFrame:GetName()
-    if UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU and name and name == UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU then
-      orig_UIDropDownMenu_Initialize(targetFrame, initFunction, displayMode, level)
-    else
-      local orig_AddButton = UIDropDownMenu_AddButton
-      UIDropDownMenu_AddButton = function(info, lvl)
-        -- Do nothing to prevent button accumulation in DropDownList1
     end
-      orig_UIDropDownMenu_Initialize(targetFrame, initFunction, displayMode, level)
+    UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue(frame, value, useValue)
-      UIDropDownMenu_AddButton = orig_AddButton
+    if wasNil then
+        UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU = nil
     end
-  end
-  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_Initialize_Fixed = true
-end
-
-if UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID and not HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID_Fixed then
-  local orig_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID = UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID = function(frame, id, useValue)
-    local targetFrame = frame or this
-    if not targetFrame or type(targetFrame) ~= "table" then return end
-    
-    local name = targetFrame.GetName and targetFrame:GetName()
-    if UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU and name and name == UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU then
-      orig_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(targetFrame, id, useValue)
-    else
-      targetFrame.selectedID = id
-      targetFrame.selectedValue = nil
-      targetFrame.selectedName = nil
-      if targetFrame.initialize then
-        local buttons = {}
-        local orig_AddButton = UIDropDownMenu_AddButton
-        UIDropDownMenu_AddButton = function(info, level)
-          table.insert(buttons, info)
-        end
-        local temp_this = this
-        this = targetFrame
-        targetFrame.initialize(1)
-        this = temp_this
-        UIDropDownMenu_AddButton = orig_AddButton
-        if buttons[id] then
-          UIDropDownMenu_SetText(buttons[id].text, targetFrame)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID_Fixed = true
-end
-
-if UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue and not HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue_Fixed then
-  local orig_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue = UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue = function(frame, value, useValue)
-    local targetFrame = frame or this
-    if not targetFrame or type(targetFrame) ~= "table" then return end
-    
-    local name = targetFrame.GetName and targetFrame:GetName()
-    if UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU and name and name == UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU then
-      orig_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue(targetFrame, value, useValue)
-    else
-      targetFrame.selectedID = nil
-      targetFrame.selectedValue = value
-      targetFrame.selectedName = nil
-      if targetFrame.initialize then
-        local buttons = {}
-        local orig_AddButton = UIDropDownMenu_AddButton
-        UIDropDownMenu_AddButton = function(info, level)
-          table.insert(buttons, info)
-        end
-        local temp_this = this
-        this = targetFrame
-        targetFrame.initialize(1)
-        this = temp_this
-        UIDropDownMenu_AddButton = orig_AddButton
-        for _, btn in ipairs(buttons) do
-          if btn.value == value then
-            UIDropDownMenu_SetText(btn.text, targetFrame)
-            break
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue_Fixed = true
 end
 
 HealBot_Model = {

HealBot_Options.lua

@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ function HealBot_Options_SetSkins()
   HealBot_Options_FontHeight:SetValue(HealBot_Config.btextheight[HealBot_Config.Current_Skin])
   HealBot_Options_BarAlphaDis:SetValue(HealBot_Config.bardisa[HealBot_Config.Current_Skin])
   HealBot_Options_AbortBarSize:SetValue(HealBot_Config.abortsize[HealBot_Config.Current_Skin])
-  HealBot_Options_ShowHeaders:SetChecked(HealBot_Config.ShowHeader[HealBot_Config.Current_Skin] or 0)
+  local isShowHeaders = (HealBot_Config.ShowHeader[HealBot_Config.Current_Skin] == 1)
+  HealBot_Options_ShowHeaders:SetChecked(isShowHeaders and 1 or nil)
   
   local isColorMode = (HealBot_Config.bcolormode[HealBot_Config.Current_Skin] == 2)
   HealBot_Options_BarColorMode:SetChecked(isColorMode and 1 or nil)

HealBot_Options_Buffs.lua

@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ function HealBot_Options_BuffSelf_OnLoad(self)
   getglobal(this:GetName().."Text"):SetText("Self Only")
   local id = this:GetID()
   if HealBot_Config.BuffWatchSelf and HealBot_Config.BuffWatchSelf[id] then
-    this:SetChecked(HealBot_Config.BuffWatchSelf[id])
+    local isSelf = (HealBot_Config.BuffWatchSelf[id] == 1)
+    this:SetChecked(isSelf and 1 or nil)
   else
-    this:SetChecked(0)
+    this:SetChecked(nil)
   end
 end
 function HealBot_Options_BuffSelf_OnClick(self)
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ function HealBot_Options_Buff_OnClick()
     text = HealBot_Buff_Spells[myClass][this.value]
   end
   
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(frame, this.value + 1)
+  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(frame, this.value + 1)
   UIDropDownMenu_SetText(text, frame)
   HealBot_RecalcParty();
 end
@@ -101,15 +102,16 @@ function HealBot_Options_SetBuffs()
     if dropDown then
       local val = HealBot_Config.BuffDropDowns[myClass][i] or 0
       UIDropDownMenu_Initialize(dropDown, HealBot_Options_Buff_Initialize)
-      UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(dropDown, val + 1)
+      HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(dropDown, val + 1)
     end
     
     local selfCheck = getglobal("HealBot_Options_BuffSelf" .. i)
     if selfCheck then
       if HealBot_Config.BuffWatchSelf and HealBot_Config.BuffWatchSelf[i] then
-        selfCheck:SetChecked(HealBot_Config.BuffWatchSelf[i])
+        local isSelf = (HealBot_Config.BuffWatchSelf[i] == 1)
+        selfCheck:SetChecked(isSelf and 1 or nil)
       else
-        selfCheck:SetChecked(0)
+        selfCheck:SetChecked(nil)
       end
     end
   end

HealBot_Options_CDC.lua

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ end
 function HealBot_Options_CDCMonitor_Refresh(onselect)
   if not HealBot_Config.CDCMonitor then return end
   if not onselect then HealBot_Options_CDCMonitor_Initialize() end  -- or wrong menu may be used !
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_CDCMonitor,HealBot_Config.CDCMonitor)
+  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_CDCMonitor,HealBot_Config.CDCMonitor)
 end
 function HealBot_Options_CDCMonitor_OnLoad()
   UIDropDownMenu_Initialize(this, HealBot_Options_CDCMonitor_DropDown)
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ function HealBot_Options_CDCButLeft_Refresh(onselect)
   local class=UnitClass("Player");
   if not onselect then HealBot_Options_CDCButLeft_Initialize() end 
   set_id = HealBot_Config.Debuff_Left[class];
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_CDCButLeft,set_id)
+  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_CDCButLeft,set_id)
 end
 function HealBot_Options_CDCButRight_Refresh(onselect)
   local set_id;
   local class=UnitClass("Player");
   if not onselect then HealBot_Options_CDCButRight_Initialize() end 
   set_id = HealBot_Config.Debuff_Right[class];
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_CDCButRight,set_id)
+  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_CDCButRight,set_id)
 end
 function HealBot_Options_CDCButLeft_OnLoad()
   UIDropDownMenu_Initialize(this, HealBot_Options_CDCButLeft_DropDown)

HealBot_Options_Chat.lua

@@ -1,69 +1,10 @@
 -- HealBot Options panel file: HealBot_Options_Chat.lua
 -- Split from original HealBot_Options.lua
 
-local HealBot_PlayerSpells = nil
-
-function HealBot_GetPlayerSpells()
-  if HealBot_PlayerSpells then return HealBot_PlayerSpells end
-  local spellSet = {}
-  local i = 1
-  while true do
-    local spellName, spellRank = GetSpellName(i, BOOKTYPE_SPELL)
-    if not spellName then
-      break
-    end
-    spellSet[spellName] = true
-    i = i + 1
-  end
-  local sortedSpells = {}
-  for k, _ in pairs(spellSet) do
-    table.insert(sortedSpells, k)
-  end
-  table.sort(sortedSpells)
-  HealBot_PlayerSpells = sortedSpells
-  return sortedSpells
-end
-
-function HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Spell_Initialize()
-  local info
-  
-  info = { text = "None", func = HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Spell_OnClick, value = "None" }
-  UIDropDownMenu_AddButton(info)
-  
-  local spells = HealBot_GetPlayerSpells()
-  for _, spellName in ipairs(spells) do
-    info = {
-      text = spellName,
-      func = HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Spell_OnClick,
-      value = spellName
-    }
-    UIDropDownMenu_AddButton(info)
-  end
-end
-
-function HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Spell_OnClick()
-  local frameName = UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU
-  local frame = getglobal(frameName)
-  local id = frame:GetID()
-  
-  if not HealBot_Config.ChatMessages then HealBot_Config.ChatMessages = {} end
-  if not HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[id] then 
-    HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[id] = { Spell = "None", Message = "Casting #Spell# on #Target#", Channel = "None" }
-  end
-  
-  HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[id].Spell = this.value
-  
-  local text = this.value
-  if text == "None" then text = "None" end
-  
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue(frame, this.value)
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetText(text, frame)
-end
-
 function HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(id, buttonFrame)
   if not HealBot_Config.ChatMessages then HealBot_Config.ChatMessages = {} end
   if not HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[id] then 
-    HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[id] = { Spell = "None", Message = "Casting #Spell# on #Target#", Channel = "None" }
+    HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[id] = { Spell = "", Message = "Casting #Spell# on #Target#", Channel = "None" }
   end
   
   local current = HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[id].Channel
@@ -91,24 +32,26 @@ function HealBot_Options_SetChatMessages()
   end
   for i = 1, 5 do
     if not HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[i] then
-      HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[i] = { Spell = "None", Message = "Casting #Spell# on #Target#", Channel = "None" }
+      HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[i] = { Spell = "", Message = "Casting #Spell# on #Target#", Channel = "None" }
     end
   end
   for i = 1, 5 do
     local msgConfig = HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[i]
     if msgConfig then
-      local dropDown = getglobal("HealBot_Options_ChatMsg"..i)
+      local spellEdit = getglobal("HealBot_Options_ChatMsg"..i.."_Spell")
-      local editBox = getglobal("HealBot_Options_ChatMsg"..i.."_Text")
+      local textEdit = getglobal("HealBot_Options_ChatMsg"..i.."_Text")
       local chanButton = getglobal("HealBot_Options_ChatMsg"..i.."_Channel")
       
-      if dropDown then
+      if spellEdit then
-        UIDropDownMenu_Initialize(dropDown, HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Spell_Initialize)
+        if msgConfig.Spell == "None" then
-        UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedValue(dropDown, msgConfig.Spell)
+          spellEdit:SetText("")
-        UIDropDownMenu_SetWidth(110, dropDown)
+          msgConfig.Spell = ""
-        UIDropDownMenu_SetText(msgConfig.Spell, dropDown)
+        else
+          spellEdit:SetText(msgConfig.Spell or "")
         end
-      if editBox then
+      end
-        editBox:SetText(msgConfig.Message or "")
+      if textEdit then
+        textEdit:SetText(msgConfig.Message or "")
       end
       if chanButton then
         chanButton:SetText(msgConfig.Channel or "None")

HealBot_Options_Chat.xml

@@ -5,23 +5,50 @@
       <Frame name="HealBot_Options_Panel7" parent="HealBot_Options" hidden="true" setAllPoints="true">
         <Frames>
           <!-- Chat Message 1 -->
-          <Frame name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1" inherits="UIDropDownMenuTemplate" id="1">
+          <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1_Spell" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
+            <Size>
+              <AbsDimension x="130" y="20"/>
+            </Size>
             <Anchors>
               <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-30" /> 
+                  <AbsDimension x="25" y="-30" /> 
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
-          </Frame>
+            <Scripts>
-          <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1_Text" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
+              <OnTextChanged>
+                if HealBot_Config.ChatMessages then
+                  HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[1].Spell = this:GetText();
+                end
+              </OnTextChanged>
+            </Scripts>
+          </EditBox>
+          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
             <Size>
-              <AbsDimension x="200" y="20"/>
+              <AbsDimension x="80" y="22"/>
             </Size>
             <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1" relativePoint="RIGHT">
+              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1_Spell" relativePoint="RIGHT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="2"/>
+                  <AbsDimension x="15" y="0"/>
+                </Offset>
+              </Anchor>
+            </Anchors>
+            <Scripts>
+              <OnClick>
+                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(1, this);
+              </OnClick>
+            </Scripts>
+          </Button>
+          <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1_Text" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
+            <Size>
+              <AbsDimension x="300" y="20"/>
+            </Size>
+            <Anchors>
+              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1_Spell" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
+                <Offset>
+                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
@@ -33,41 +60,51 @@
               </OnTextChanged>
             </Scripts>
           </EditBox>
-          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
+          <!-- Chat Message 2 -->
+          <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg2_Spell" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
+            <Size>
+              <AbsDimension x="130" y="20"/>
+            </Size>
+            <Anchors>
+              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
+                <Offset>
+                  <AbsDimension x="25" y="-90" /> 
+                </Offset>
+              </Anchor>
+            </Anchors>
+            <Scripts>
+              <OnTextChanged>
+                if HealBot_Config.ChatMessages then
+                  HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[2].Spell = this:GetText();
+                end
+              </OnTextChanged>
+            </Scripts>
+          </EditBox>
+          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg2_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
             <Size>
               <AbsDimension x="80" y="22"/>
             </Size>
             <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg1_Text" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
+              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg2_Spell" relativePoint="RIGHT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
+                  <AbsDimension x="15" y="0"/>
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
             <Scripts>
               <OnClick>
-                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(1, this);
+                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(2, this);
               </OnClick>
             </Scripts>
           </Button>
-          <!-- Chat Message 2 -->
-          <Frame name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg2" inherits="UIDropDownMenuTemplate" id="2">
-            <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
-                <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-90" /> 
-                </Offset>
-              </Anchor>
-            </Anchors>
-          </Frame>
           <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg2_Text" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
             <Size>
-              <AbsDimension x="200" y="20"/>
+              <AbsDimension x="300" y="20"/>
             </Size>
             <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg2" relativePoint="RIGHT">
+              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg2_Spell" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="2"/>
+                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
@@ -79,41 +116,51 @@
               </OnTextChanged>
             </Scripts>
           </EditBox>
-          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg2_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
+          <!-- Chat Message 3 -->
+          <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg3_Spell" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
+            <Size>
+              <AbsDimension x="130" y="20"/>
+            </Size>
+            <Anchors>
+              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
+                <Offset>
+                  <AbsDimension x="25" y="-150" /> 
+                </Offset>
+              </Anchor>
+            </Anchors>
+            <Scripts>
+              <OnTextChanged>
+                if HealBot_Config.ChatMessages then
+                  HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[3].Spell = this:GetText();
+                end
+              </OnTextChanged>
+            </Scripts>
+          </EditBox>
+          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg3_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
             <Size>
               <AbsDimension x="80" y="22"/>
             </Size>
             <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg2_Text" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
+              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg3_Spell" relativePoint="RIGHT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
+                  <AbsDimension x="15" y="0"/>
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
             <Scripts>
               <OnClick>
-                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(2, this);
+                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(3, this);
               </OnClick>
             </Scripts>
           </Button>
-          <!-- Chat Message 3 -->
-          <Frame name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg3" inherits="UIDropDownMenuTemplate" id="3">
-            <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
-                <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-150" /> 
-                </Offset>
-              </Anchor>
-            </Anchors>
-          </Frame>
           <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg3_Text" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
             <Size>
-              <AbsDimension x="200" y="20"/>
+              <AbsDimension x="300" y="20"/>
             </Size>
             <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg3" relativePoint="RIGHT">
+              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg3_Spell" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="2"/>
+                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
@@ -125,41 +172,51 @@
               </OnTextChanged>
             </Scripts>
           </EditBox>
-          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg3_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
+          <!-- Chat Message 4 -->
+          <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg4_Spell" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
+            <Size>
+              <AbsDimension x="130" y="20"/>
+            </Size>
+            <Anchors>
+              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
+                <Offset>
+                  <AbsDimension x="25" y="-210" /> 
+                </Offset>
+              </Anchor>
+            </Anchors>
+            <Scripts>
+              <OnTextChanged>
+                if HealBot_Config.ChatMessages then
+                  HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[4].Spell = this:GetText();
+                end
+              </OnTextChanged>
+            </Scripts>
+          </EditBox>
+          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg4_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
             <Size>
               <AbsDimension x="80" y="22"/>
             </Size>
             <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg3_Text" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
+              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg4_Spell" relativePoint="RIGHT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
+                  <AbsDimension x="15" y="0"/>
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
             <Scripts>
               <OnClick>
-                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(3, this);
+                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(4, this);
               </OnClick>
             </Scripts>
           </Button>
-          <!-- Chat Message 4 -->
-          <Frame name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg4" inherits="UIDropDownMenuTemplate" id="4">
-            <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
-                <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-210" /> 
-                </Offset>
-              </Anchor>
-            </Anchors>
-          </Frame>
           <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg4_Text" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
             <Size>
-              <AbsDimension x="200" y="20"/>
+              <AbsDimension x="300" y="20"/>
             </Size>
             <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg4" relativePoint="RIGHT">
+              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg4_Spell" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="2"/>
+                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
@@ -171,41 +228,51 @@
               </OnTextChanged>
             </Scripts>
           </EditBox>
-          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg4_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
+          <!-- Chat Message 5 -->
+          <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg5_Spell" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
+            <Size>
+              <AbsDimension x="130" y="20"/>
+            </Size>
+            <Anchors>
+              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
+                <Offset>
+                  <AbsDimension x="25" y="-270" /> 
+                </Offset>
+              </Anchor>
+            </Anchors>
+            <Scripts>
+              <OnTextChanged>
+                if HealBot_Config.ChatMessages then
+                  HealBot_Config.ChatMessages[5].Spell = this:GetText();
+                end
+              </OnTextChanged>
+            </Scripts>
+          </EditBox>
+          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg5_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
             <Size>
               <AbsDimension x="80" y="22"/>
             </Size>
             <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg4_Text" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
+              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg5_Spell" relativePoint="RIGHT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
+                  <AbsDimension x="15" y="0"/>
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
             <Scripts>
               <OnClick>
-                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(4, this);
+                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(5, this);
               </OnClick>
             </Scripts>
           </Button>
-          <!-- Chat Message 5 -->
-          <Frame name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg5" inherits="UIDropDownMenuTemplate" id="5">
-            <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT">
-                <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-270" /> 
-                </Offset>
-              </Anchor>
-            </Anchors>
-          </Frame>
           <EditBox name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg5_Text" inherits="InputBoxTemplate" autoFocus="false">
             <Size>
-              <AbsDimension x="200" y="20"/>
+              <AbsDimension x="300" y="20"/>
             </Size>
             <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="LEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg5" relativePoint="RIGHT">
+              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg5_Spell" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
                 <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="2"/>
+                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
                 </Offset>
               </Anchor>
             </Anchors>
@@ -217,24 +284,6 @@
               </OnTextChanged>
             </Scripts>
           </EditBox>
-          <Button name="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg5_Channel" inherits="UIPanelButtonTemplate" text="None">
-            <Size>
-              <AbsDimension x="80" y="22"/>
-            </Size>
-            <Anchors>
-              <Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="HealBot_Options_ChatMsg5_Text" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT">
-                <Offset>
-                  <AbsDimension x="0" y="-5"/>
-                </Offset>
-              </Anchor>
-            </Anchors>
-            <Scripts>
-              <OnClick>
-                HealBot_Options_ChatMsg_Channel_OnClick(5, this);
-              </OnClick>
-            </Scripts>
-          </Button>
         </Frames>
       </Frame>
-
 </Ui>

HealBot_Options_General.lua

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ function HealBot_Options_ShowHeaders_OnLoad(this)
   getglobal(this:GetName().."Text"):SetText(HEALBOT_OPTIONS_SHOWHEADERS);
 end
 function HealBot_Options_ShowHeaders_OnClick(this)
-  HealBot_Config.ShowHeader[HealBot_Config.Current_Skin] = this:GetChecked();
+  local isChecked = this:GetChecked()
+  HealBot_Config.ShowHeader[HealBot_Config.Current_Skin] = isChecked and 1 or 0;
   HealBot_Action_ResetSkin()
 end
 function HealBot_Options_BarTextureS_OnValueChanged(this)

HealBot_Options_Healing.lua

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ end
 function HealBot_Options_EmergencyFClass_Refresh(onselect)
   if not HealBot_Config.EmergencyFClass then return end
   if not onselect then HealBot_Options_EmergencyFClass_Initialize() end  -- or wrong menu may be used !
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_EmergencyFClass,HealBot_Config.EmergencyFClass)
+  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_EmergencyFClass,HealBot_Config.EmergencyFClass)
 end
 
 function HealBot_Options_EmergencyFClass_OnLoad()
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ end
 function HealBot_Options_ExtraSort_Refresh(onselect)
   if not HealBot_Config.ExtraOrder then return end
   if not onselect then HealBot_Options_ExtraSort_Initialize() end  -- or wrong menu may be used !
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_ExtraSort,HealBot_Config.ExtraOrder)
+  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_ExtraSort,HealBot_Config.ExtraOrder)
 end
 
 function HealBot_Options_ExtraSort_OnLoad()
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ end
 function HealBot_Options_EmergencyFilter_Refresh(onselect)
   if not HealBot_Config.EmergIncMonitor then return end
   if not onselect then HealBot_Options_EmergencyFilter_Initialize() end  -- or wrong menu may be used !
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_EmergencyFilter,HealBot_Config.EmergIncMonitor)
+  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_EmergencyFilter,HealBot_Config.EmergIncMonitor)
 end
 
 

HealBot_Options_Skins.lua

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ end
 function HealBot_Options_Skins_Refresh(onselect)
   if not HealBot_Config.Skin_ID then return end
   if not onselect then HealBot_Options_Skins_Initialize() end  -- or wrong menu may be used !
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_Skins,HealBot_Config.Skin_ID)
+  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_Skins,HealBot_Config.Skin_ID)
 end
 function HealBot_Options_Skins_OnLoad()
   UIDropDownMenu_Initialize(this, HealBot_Options_Skins_DropDown)

HealBot_Options_Spells.lua

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ end
 function HealBot_Options_TooltipPos_Refresh(onselect)
   if not HealBot_Config.TooltipPos then return end
   if not onselect then HealBot_Options_TooltipPos_Initialize() end  -- or wrong menu may be used !
-  UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_TooltipPos,HealBot_Config.TooltipPos)
+  HealBot_UIDropDownMenu_SetSelectedID(HealBot_Options_TooltipPos,HealBot_Config.TooltipPos)
 end
 
 function HealBot_Options_TooltipPos_OnLoad()

README.md

@@ -30,8 +30,13 @@ Default installation path: `C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\
 
 ### Change Log
 
+**1.3.3**
+* **Chat Panel Refactor:** Completely replaced the spell selection dropdowns in the Chat tab with manual text input boxes, allowing users to type exact spell names (with or without ranks) directly, matching the behavior of the key-bindings configuration. Fixed a string matching bug caused by Vanilla WoW's hidden trailing spaces when comparing spell names, ensuring that both rankless (e.g. `Flash Heal`) and ranked inputs trigger correctly. 
+* **Chat Layout Stack:** Restructured the Chat Options XML layout to correctly stack the inputs into neat rows, preventing horizontal overlap and providing more space for typing long announce messages.
+* **UI Persistence Bug Fixes:** Fixed a Vanilla WoW API quirk where unchecking the "Show Headers" or "Self Only" (Buffs) checkboxes caused the UI to either visually re-check itself or overwrite the setting with defaults upon a `/reload`.
+
 **1.3.2**
-* **UIDropDownMenu Fixes:** Fixed client crash and button accumulation error on unopened dropdown menus in options.
+* **UIDropDownMenu Fixes:** Resolved native client crash (`UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU` nil concatenation) when setting values on closed dropdowns.
 
 **1.3.1**
 * **Hotfix: missing helper function restored** Fixed issue with lua error for druids.