Hey, I just now decided to finally start finding more original fonts to add into my UI but I don't really know how to do it. I have the fonts I want downloaded into a Fonts folder in my World of Warcraft folder, but where do I go from here? I'm really just looking to add them into SharedMedia files so that I can use them with Pitbull and other Ace mods.
1. Re: Incorporating Fonts 10/09/2007 12:54:08 AM PDT
This part overrides all the WoW fonts - including the login screens.
Change the Fonts In WoW A basic outline of how to change the fonts in WoW. Read up on the ClearFont2 links for more details.
1. Make a folder called Fonts 2. Put folder in the following directory structure: C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Fonts\
3. Find font(s) you want.
4. Change font name(s):
Find four different fonts, or create four copies of the font file of your choice, place them in the above folder, and rename them to the following names:
● FRIZQT__.ttf (the main UI font: NPCs names; buffs, etc)
● ARIALN.ttf (the normal number font)
● skurri.ttf (the 'huge' number font)
● MORPHEUS.ttf (Mail, Quest Log font)
5. Put those renamed fonts in the Fonts folder
6. Log in. Enjoy.
Note: .TTC fonts will not work with WoW. They need to be converted into .TTF fonts for them to be recognized and read by WoW.
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3. Re: Incorporating Fonts 04/25/2008 01:55:03 AM PDT
There are 2 ways to change fonts in WoW:
The first is what Troodi was saying about putting fonts in the "Fonts" folder and renaming them to the required filenames. This changes various things such as the login font, number fonts, damage font, etc.
The second is by using the addon ClearFont2 (http://files.wowace.com/ClearFont2/ClearFont2.zip)
This replaces ingame fonts, such as quest log, chatframe, and so on. The difference is that ClearFont can only change fonts after logging in, since it is an addon and addons aren't loaded until you login to a character.
You can use a combination of the two like I do, it works well. To insert fonts into SharedMedia, go to the SharedMedia folder and open the file called "INSTRUCTIONS for MyMedia.txt". The instructions are there, you shouldn't have many problems with them. Just one thing, though. If you update your addons often or automatically even, make sure you backup your custom fonts and the .lua file you create, because when you update the SharedMedia addon it may delete your custom files, in which case you would just need to copy them back.
Q u o t e: There are 2 ways to change fonts in WoW:
The first is what Troodi was saying about putting fonts in the "Fonts" folder and renaming them to the required filenames. This changes various things such as the login font, number fonts, damage font, etc.
The second is by using the addon ClearFont2 (http://files.wowace.com/ClearFont2/ClearFont2.zip)
This replaces ingame fonts, such as quest log, chatframe, and so on. The difference is that ClearFont can only change fonts after logging in, since it is an addon and addons aren't loaded until you login to a character.
You can use a combination of the two like I do, it works well. To insert fonts into SharedMedia, go to the SharedMedia folder and open the file called "INSTRUCTIONS for MyMedia.txt". The instructions are there, you shouldn't have many problems with them. Just one thing, though. If you update your addons often or automatically even, make sure you backup your custom fonts and the .lua file you create, because when you update the SharedMedia addon it may delete your custom files, in which case you would just need to copy them back.
Good Luck!
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I tried just making a font folder and it didn't work, I don't really wanna use ClearFont2, is there something I did wrong?
