How to auto-complete names in commands?
I like to `/w <player> <msg>` but some player names are difficult to remember or type. Is there a way to auto-complete a player’s name when I type it for party/squad invite, whisper, etc?
If they are in your friends list (or in your guild) you can bring up that list (or guild panel) and right click their name and select the whisper or invite option. To whisper someone in your party, right click their portrait. To invite someone who is in your field of view, click them and right click on their target portrait. To whisper to various people in parallel private chats just right click their name in the chat box from when they’ve said something.
Tldr: Right click the name from a list, chat, or target. I think the only name I ever type out for whispering or inviting is that of one of my alts when I am whispering links to myself so I can then view them as I alt hop.
I do type out commander names to /squadjoin X, so long as they don’t have special characters in their names. If so, I have to target them near me and right click the portrait.
And, if you know an easy alt name of someone, you can /w that easy name and it will go to them no matter how convoluted their currently played name is.