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Slash Commands

AHOS is fully controllable from the chat box. All commands use /ahos or the long-form alias /advancedhotkeyoverlaysystem.

Table of Contents

Primary Commands

Alias Notes
/ahos Short form — recommended
/advancedhotkeyoverlaysystem Full form — identical behavior

Both aliases accept the same sub-commands.

Command Reference

General

Command Description
/ahos Open the AHOS options panel (same as /ahos show)
/ahos show Open the AHOS options panel
/ahos help Print a summary of available commands to the chat frame

State Control

Command Description
/ahos toggle Enable or disable all AHOS overlays. Toggles the master on/off switch.
/ahos lock Lock settings to prevent accidental changes in the UI.
/ahos unlock Unlock settings.
/ahos reset Reset all settings to their factory defaults. This affects the current profile.

Overlay Management

Command Description
/ahos reload Force a full re-initialization: re-scans all buttons, re-creates overlay frames, and redraws all text. Use this after major UI changes.
/ahos refresh Smart refresh — updates overlay text for all currently tracked buttons without re-creating frames. Faster than reload; use this after binding changes.
/ahos cleanup Temporarily hides and clears all overlays without disabling AHOS. Useful for screenshots. Overlays reappear on the next refresh or /reload.

Placement, Profiles and Buttons

Command Description
/ahos edit Edit mode: drag the hotkey text into place on your bars (Shift-drag moves one bar). Run it again, or click Done, to finish.
/ahos profile List the profiles, with the current one marked. /ahos profiles does the same.
/ahos profile <name> Switch to profile <name>. A new name makes it from the current profile first.
/ahos presets List the presets.
/ahos preset <name> Apply a preset (blizzard, centered, corner, compact, tank, healer, dps).
/ahos snapshot [label] Save a copy of the current profile to go back to.
/ahos snapshot list List the snapshots, newest first.
/ahos rollback [n] Put back the newest snapshot, or the n-th. /ahos undo does the same.
/ahos ignore <ButtonName> Leave one button to its own hotkey text.
/ahos unignore <ButtonName> Draw on that button again.

UI Detection

Command Description
/ahos detectui Manually re-run the action bar addon detection logic. Use this if you switched action bar addons mid-session or if AHOS picked the wrong provider on login.

Debug & Diagnostics

Command Description
/ahos debug Toggle debug mode. When on, verbose internal messages print to the chat frame on every overlay update.
/ahos inspect <ButtonName> Print detailed diagnostic information for a specific button by its frame name. See Examples.
/ahos debugexport [tablepath] Export current settings (and optionally a specific data table) as a serialized string. Paste this in a bug report.
/ahoslog Open the AHOS debug log window — a scrollable in-game window showing all debug output.

Examples

Open the options panel

/ahos

Quickly disable and re-enable overlays

/ahos toggle
/ahos toggle

Re-detect your action bar addon after switching from Bartender4 to Dominos

/ahos detectui

Reload overlays after installing a new action bar addon

/ahos reload

Inspect why ActionButton1 isn't getting an overlay

/ahos inspect ActionButton1

Output example:

[AHOS] Inspect: ActionButton1
  Provider:    Blizzard
  HasAction:   true
  HotkeyText:  "C-S-A"
  OverlayFrame: AHOSBL_ActionButton1 (MEDIUM/10)
  Visible:     true
  Position:    TOPLEFT (+2, -2)

Inspect a Dominos button

/ahos inspect DominosActionButton3

Export your profile for sharing or backup

/ahos debugexport

Reset everything to defaults (confirm in the options panel)

/ahos reset

Quickly suppress overlays for a screenshot

/ahos cleanup

Then restore:

/ahos refresh

Minimap Icon Interactions

The AHOS minimap button provides quick access without opening chat.

Interaction Action
Left-click Open the AHOS options panel
Shift+Left-click Open the debug log window (equivalent to /ahoslog)
Right-click Toggle AHOS enabled/disabled (equivalent to /ahos toggle)

To hide the minimap icon without disabling AHOS, go to Options → Minimap → Hide Minimap Icon.

Debug Log Window

The debug log window (/ahoslog or Shift+Left-click the minimap icon) is a scrollable, in-game window that captures all AHOS debug output in real time.

Use this when:

  • Overlays appear on some buttons but not others
  • You want to trace exactly when and why an overlay is being updated
  • Preparing a detailed bug report
  • Checking performance metrics (enable Show Performance Metrics in Troubleshooting Tools first)

The window can be dragged and resized. Output is cleared when you close the window or reload the UI.

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