Stryk's Emote Wheel

Stryk's Emote Wheel

A World of Warcraft addon that gives you a draggable 12-slice radial emote menu, triggered by a small interactive button you can place anywhere on screen.

Features

• Radial wheel — 12 emote slices arranged in a clock-face layout, activated on hover
• Customisable slots — assign any of 145+ WoW emotes to any slot via the Settings panel
• 13 colour themes — 12 expansion palettes (Classic through Midnight) plus Class Color, which automatically applies your character's class color on login
• 13 hub icons — choose any icon, including Class Icon which uses your character's class icon automatically
• Adjustable wheel size — slider from 60 to 140 (default 95)
• Hold-to-drag — hold left-click on the trigger or open wheel for 0.3s to enter drag mode; position is saved across sessions
• Key binding — assign any key or modifier+key combo to open the wheel; holding opens it, releasing fires the highlighted emote
• Controller binding — assign any gamepad button (face buttons, LB, LT, LS, RS, RT, and modifier combos) to open the wheel; holding opens it, releasing fires
• Snap to Cursor — when enabled, the wheel snaps to your cursor position on open; mouse direction or analog stick angle selects a slice; releasing fires the emote and snaps back
• Blocked-state protection — the wheel cannot be opened while dead, in ghost form, or during a boss encounter; the trigger icon desaturates as a visual indicator
• Hide on fullscreen map — trigger, wheel, and Settings panel all hide when the world map opens
• Scrollable dropdowns — emote picker, theme list, and icon picker all cap at 5 visible rows with mousewheel scroll and a themed scrollbar
• Persistent settings — all choices saved to StryksEmoteWheelDB and restored on login

Usage

Action	Result
Left-click trigger	Open / close the emote wheel
Hover a slice	Highlight that emote
Left-click a slice	Perform the emote (closes wheel if opened by click)
Hold left-click on trigger or wheel	Enter drag mode — reposition
Right-click trigger	Open Settings
Hold assigned key or button	Open wheel; release to fire highlighted emote

Settings Panel

Open with a right-click on the trigger button. The panel has three tabs: Wheel, Controls, and Debug.

Wheel Tab

General

• Wheel Size — adjusts the radius of the wheel (60–140)
• Position and Size [Reset] — snaps the trigger to screen centre and resets wheel size

Emote Slots

• A 3×4 grid shows the emote currently assigned to each of the 12 slots
• Hovering a slot highlights the corresponding wheel slice as a live preview
• Click any slot to open a scrollable picker with all available emotes
• Mouse-wheel scrolls the picker list; it auto-scrolls to the current emote when opened
• Reset to Default — restores all 12 slots to the original loadout

Default Loadout

Slot	Emote		Slot	Emote		Slot	Emote
1	Wave		5	Bow		9	Cry
2	Dance		6	Flex		10	Sleep
3	Laugh		7	Salute		11	Point
4	Cheer		8	Roar		12	Kiss

Appearance

• Color Theme — choose from 13 palettes (12 expansion themes + Class Color)
• Icon — choose from 13 hub icons (12 options + Class Icon)

Controls Tab

• Keyboard — click Bind and press any key or modifier+key combo (Ctrl, Alt, Shift supported)
• Controller — click Bind and press any gamepad button or modifier+button combo (LB/LT as modifiers)
• Stick — choose which analog stick (Left or Right) drives slice selection while the wheel is open
• Snap to Cursor — when checked, the wheel snaps to the cursor on open and releases back on close; mouse or stick angle selects the emote

Debug Tab

Visible only when /sew debug is enabled. Houses diagnostic tools including Test All Emotes and Preview Class Colors.

Slash Commands

Command	Action
/sew show	Open or close the Settings panel
/sew reset	Restore all defaults (position, theme, icon, size, slots, binds)
/sew info	Print version, position, and frame info
/sew debug	Toggle verbose debug messages
/sew help	Show command list

Compatibility

Client	Interface
Retail (Midnight)	12.0.5
Classic Era	1.15.x
TBC Anniversary	2.5.x
Mists of Pandaria Classic	5.5.x

Author

stryker2k2