ClearFont
 

ClearFont v10900-1 is out!

You can get it here!

ClearFont v10900-2
 

ClearFont v10900-2 has been released with some small revisions and a couple of preparations for the next patch.

try www.imageshack.us for example :)
and keep up the good work ;)

Update!
 

ClearFont for patch 1.10! (Edited 19.03.06)

CF v11000-Beta5 can be found here
Remember, this will only work on patch 1.10 clients.

There appears to be some issues with ClearFont and SuperInspect in 1.10. If SuperInspect is loaded, none of ClearFont works. If SuperInspect is not loaded, everything works fine. Probably something SuperInspect is doing, but just a heads up.

SuperInspect: http://www.wowinterface.com/download...fo.php?id=4556

Shall look into it! I use SuperInspect myself :)

ClearFont v11000-Beta5 is out now.

Kirkburn, I looked into the issue with SuperInspect that Greyhoof reported and it turns out that the reason SuperInspect overrides the fonts is because it is LoadOnDemand. When SuperInspect is loaded, it loads "..\..\FrameXML\Fonts.xml".

This is not unique to SuperInspect, however. If you simply inspect someone without SuperInspect installed, you can watch the fonts go back to normal because Fonts.xml is loaded with "Blizzard_InspectUI" as well and it is also LoadOnDemand. To fix this, you'll have to make sure that ClearFont directly after Font.xml is loaded to catch all the late-coming LoadOnDemand addons.

FYI, I think some of the Discord mods are also LOD as well. Good luck and let me know if you need any help.

Thanks for the help!
I knew Discord was LOD, but I was kinda hoping these problems wouldn't materialise :(

I don't suppose you, er, know some code to help me do that?


And on happier note I annouce:

Kirkburn's KlearFont Kove!

I've uploaded a new Beta (Beta6) which may or may not be a fix for the problem.

Basically it tried to detect whether the fonts.xml has been reloaded and then loads CF again. Hopefully without any stalling.

And I thought it was going to get easier ...

Still not working with the latest beta and SuperInspect loaded. I'm thinking its not a "Load on Demand" issue. I'm wondering why SuperInpsect is manually reloading Fonts.xml in its .toc file. There should be no reason to reload the file. SuperInspect is the only mod causing this issue for me with clearfont, and its definitely not the only "load on demand" mod I have.

Does the new beta actually work however? :)

I'm intrigued that Chester said it still occurs without SuperInspect - have you found the same effect when inspecting someone minus SI? (Also, the Blizz AH is LoD if I recall correctly - same effect there?)


Edit: Just has a thought - does it occur if fonts.xml is not specified?

And lo!

Kirkburn did come down and uploaded a new beta which should sort everything :)
Iriel says it works when inspecting someone normally, so hopefully SuperInspect should not change that (I've also added it to the growing list of addon-specific overrides which may also help).

Enjoy beta 7!

Hark!

ClearFont v11000-1 is now out!

http://www.wowinterface.com/download...fo.php?id=4283

It should work without trouble ... however, please report if you find any problems :)
I have imminent exams so I may not be able to change much until the weekend.
REMEMBER TO COMPLETELY DELETE THE PREVIOUS VERSION (FrameXML and CF folders)!

In case of problems with some addons not overriding properly please try the following:
- Use Step Two
- Rename the folder zClearFont (so it loads last)

Above all, enjoy ClearFont!

ClearFont v11000-2
 

I have just released a new version with many many fixes for the problems I know many have been having :)

Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any problems!

Just a note with regards to SCT v4.1 for 1.10 patch...

SCT 4.1 has in the lua files the names to add for the fonts it can use. If anyone wants to add the Clearfonts to SCT, they dont need to overwrite all of the default game fonts, they just need to add line(s) to SCT to tell it the font is there, and copy the font to sct\fonts folder.

The option to set the fonts for SCT v4.x are in localization.lua - (for english)
--Fonts
SCT_FONTS = {
[1] = { name="Default", path="Fonts\\FRIZQT__.TTF"},
[2] = { name="TwCenMT", path="Interface\\Addons\\sct\\fonts\\Tw_Cen_MT_Bold.TTF"},
[3] = { name="Adventure", path="Interface\\Addons\\sct\\fonts\\Adventure.ttf"},
[4] = { name="Enigma", path="Interface\\Addons\\sct\\fonts\\Enigma__2.TTF"},
}


This would require them to update the SCT each time SCT is updated, but another alternative to overwriting all the game fonts, just to get SCT to look good :)

HTH someone.

It's a good point, but Step Two isn't just to override SCT v4 :)

If other addons come out with similar code to SCT (which is pretty likely given the frequent mentions of the new font functions) they will all have to be individually changed. Certainly it's not a bad idea, but for a one time solution, creating those 4 font files works wonders.

I'll add more info into the readme soon on that, thanks for reminding me! Btw, I was worried you were gonna be complaining about it not working - if you've seen the comments over at worldofwar, you'd understand :p [it does work!]

Oh I had no problems with it working, in fact it worked so well I went and got a font to replace the default, and now have WoW running a custom font (BabelSans) I downloaded.
With your mod, and the BabelSans font, WoW now looks bloody awesome, so much easier to read :D :D

I only added the note above for SCT specifically anyway for those not wanting to overwrite the defaults. BTW, BossPanel appears to use the fonts from your mod without having to overwrite the \wow\fonts folder for step 2. So that's a bonus straight away :D

Could you add a nice fixed-size font to ClearFont ?

I'm the author of http://www.wowinterface.com/download...fo.php?id=4575 - and it looks ugly when the remaining cooldown time string changes its width as the numbers change. It doesn't matter that much for strings that are more or less static, but this string changes on every OnUpdate()

In the second screenshot 'version 0.0.7.1' you'll see what I mean, especially on the second button from the buttom ;)

[edit] .. But first I'll try the 'NumberFontNormal' font :)

[ Shag, I've replied on you addon thread :) ]



ClearFont has a new website location: www.clearfont.co.uk!

To go with the new website location, the site also has a new design!

It should load faster and be a bit clearer. I'm not totally happy with it, but it's enough for now :) Most likely I will go over the content over the weekend and see if I can update any sections.

If you follow the old link to the site you will get automatically redirected to the new one (I can track referrals with my new host, so I know it has been used.)

If you have *any* comments on either the website, or any improvements/problems with CF please please make a comment on it. I'm working on the options menu, but since I'm a perfectionist and I'm busy with Uni for a while it'll need time. I will of course do all the normal updates in the meantime...

Enjoy ClearFont!

Kb


(if you are coming here because the addon has been 'updated' it is because I have been updating the details! Sorry for any confusion!)

(also posted on the beta page)

Hullo!

Finally a (beta) update - and I've think I've managed to kill two birds with one stone :)

The new font file versions are fixed width and the number characters are fixed height - it's been complained about ever since I released the first version!

It should work fine with both 1.10 and 1.11 - the only change is the addition of a new font style used in 1.11.

Also, the download includes Step Two as standard, which should help.

Enjoy!
Kb

See HERE for the download.

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Beta2 Update: Hopefully fixed an error with 1.10 ... teach me not to test :P