Game Mechanics: Auto attack while/after casting spells is incorrect

[Grux]

I apologize if this is a repost I am new and was unable to locate a similar thread with search.
Currently when I am casting a spell with auto-attack on I will immediately auto attack when the spell finishes casting. This is very nice but not classic. Auto attacks would continue and if you were casting a spell and swinging a big weapon you would "miss" your attack window and have to wait for the next cycle.

I didn't find much but here's a post from 2004. I don't think auto attack was any different before then. Maybe someone can help dig it up

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/foru...49880922696619

There are times when you might want to turn that off though. I do this when retargeting for heals for example. I sometimes will want to target myself and drop a quick heal. I could just hit the tab button drop the heal, then tab back to hit the target. However, if a swing happens to come along while I've got myself targetted, it'll use up that swing and I'll have to wait delay number of seconds before I can swing on the mob. If I turn off attack first, then tab to target myself, then cast my heal, then reverse the process to retarget the mob, then if the delay of the weapon passes, it'll simply ungrey the attack button, and I'll get a swing immediately upon hitting it rather then wasting it swinging at myself.

I guess i'm a glutton for pain...

Grux(en)