Custom Fonts

[Skoorb]

Hi, I have a pretty simple question.

I use SharedMedia, but I have a font that doesn't come with it that I would prefer to use.

I put the font in the SharedMedia folder, but it still doesn't appear as an option in game.

What do I do to make it work?

Edit: I also have ClearFonts2 if theres a way to do it with that addon.

[Seerah]

Follow the guide in "Instructions for MyMedia.txt" that is in your SharedMedia folder.

[Skoorb]

Originally Posted by Seerah Follow the guide in "Instructions for MyMedia.txt" that is in your SharedMedia folder.

Yea, I saw that but I'm unclear on exactly what to do. >_<

[Seerah]

Do exactly what it says. If the instructions are too confusing (I thought I wrote them out fairly clear, and then someone else simplified them even more) let me know what it is that's confusing and we'll edit that part.

[Skoorb]

Ok, the 2 fonts I want to use a Visitor1 and Visitor2.

I'm not sure what exactly to do in the MyMedia text document.

Is it supposed to look like this?

SharedMedia:Register("visitor1", "Visitor 1", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\visitor1.ttf]])
SharedMedia:Register("visitor2", "visitor 2", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\visitor2.ttf]])

And do I just make a copy of the "INSTRUCTIONS for MyMedia.txt" document and rename it "MyMedia.lua"?

I've never worked with .lua files before, so this is new territory for me.

If what I posted is not correct, could you maybe post in a [code] box what exactly the text in the new .lua file is supposed to be to make those 2 fonts work?

[erica647]

Instructions on how to use MyMedia:
-----------------------------------
1. Make a copy of this file called MyMedia.lua in the SharedMedia folder

2. Place your media files into the "MyMedia files" folder

3. Use the examples below to add information about your newly added media.
You should only need to change anything between the lines marked "START"
and "END".

4. Each item of media that you want to add should have its own line that
uses the relevant example as a template. To add details about more than
one item, just add another line to that section, changing the specific
details (eg, the font name and path).


Examples:
---------
background-
SharedMedia:Register("background", "my background's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\mybackground.tga]])
border-
SharedMedia:Register("border", "my border's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\myborder.tga]])
font-
SharedMedia:Register("font", "my font's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\myfont.ttf]])
SharedMedia:Register("anotherfont", "my friend's font", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\friendsfont.ttf]])
sound-
SharedMedia:Register("sound", "my sound's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\mysound.mp3]])
statusbar-
SharedMedia:Register("statusbar", "my statusbar texture's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\mytexture.tga]])

Guess where I found this? :P

[Skoorb]

Originally Posted by erica647 Guess where I found this? :P

'

I've already seen that, and tried to do what it said...

But apparently what I wrote was wrong.

Anyways, I just renamed one of my font files to mimic an existing files name, and got the font I wanted in game.

[erica647]

Originally Posted by Skoorb ' I've already seen that, and tried to do what it said... But apparently what I wrote was wrong. Anyways, I just renamed one of my font files to mimic an existing files name, and got the font I wanted in game.

If you want and for future reference, you can just add to my previous note what is confusing so Seerah can maybe make it clearer somehow. If you got it working that's great... but maybe this will help the next person with this problem. Thanks!

[Skoorb]

This is what my .lua file looks like, is this correct?

--[[
INSTRUCTIONS for MyMedia - using SharedMedia with your own stuff
================================================================
By doing this step, you may register your own textures, fonts, sounds, etc.
with LibSharedMedia-3.0 to choose from in-game, without fear of your edits being
overwritten when updating SharedMedia!

** Remember to always back up your Addons folder when updating with the WAU,
   especially if using the Delete Before Extracting option. **


Instructions on how to use MyMedia:
-----------------------------------
1. Make a copy of this file called MyMedia.lua in the SharedMedia folder

2. Place your media files into the "MyMedia files" folder

3. Use the examples below to add information about your newly added media.
   You should only need to change anything between the lines marked "START"
   and "END".

4. Each item of media that you want to add should have its own line that
   uses the relevant example as a template. To add details about more than
   one item, just add another line to that section, changing the specific
   details (eg, the font name and path).


Examples:
---------
	background-
		SharedMedia:Register("background", "my background's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\mybackground.tga]])
	border-
		SharedMedia:Register("border", "my border's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\myborder.tga]])
	font-
		SharedMedia:Register("font", "my font's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\myfont.ttf]])
		SharedMedia:Register("anotherfont", "my friend's font", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\friendsfont.ttf]])
	sound-
		SharedMedia:Register("sound", "my sound's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\mysound.mp3]])
	statusbar-
		SharedMedia:Register("statusbar", "my statusbar texture's name", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\mytexture.tga]])


Problems:
---------
If you have any issues, let us know on the wowace forums in the MyMedia
thread. --Seerah
]]



----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Copy this file to a file called MyMedia.lua, and enter your media's
-- information below, using the examples above.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------


-- START of the section that you should be updating
--
--    NB: any line beginning with "--" is ignored - so the lines
--    below are just comments!
--

--background:

--border:

--font:
SharedMedia:Register("font", "Visitor 1", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\visitor1.ttf]])
SharedMedia:Register("anotherfont", "visitor 2", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\visitor2.ttf]])

--sound:

--statusbar:

-- END of the section that you should be updating

[Seerah]

grrr

Someone edited the examples given when they updated SharedMedia to the new standards, and made it WRONG. I'm sorry, Skoorb. It should not say "anotherfont", it should just be "font". You're registering media into the font table. /sigh

This is what it should look like:

SharedMedia:Register("font", "Visitor 1", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\visitor1.ttf]])
SharedMedia:Register("font", "visitor 2", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\visitor2.ttf]])

Basically, that says Register into SharedMedia a font, named Visitor 1, located at ...

edit: make sure that it's saved as a lua file, not a txt file.

[Skoorb]

Ok, that'd fix the problem then, I'll give it a try.

[erica647]

Originally Posted by Seerah grrr Someone edited the examples given when they updated SharedMedia to the new standards, and made it WRONG. I'm sorry, Skoorb. It should not say "anotherfont", it should just be "font". You're registering media into the font table. /sigh This is what it should look like: SharedMedia:Register("font", "Visitor 1", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\visitor1.ttf]]) SharedMedia:Register("font", "visitor 2", [[Interface\Addons\SharedMedia\MyMedia files\visitor2.ttf]]) Basically, that says Register into SharedMedia a font, named Visitor 1, located at ... edit: make sure that it's saved as a lua file, not a txt file.

Wow I totally missed that too Seerah... good catch.