MacroFrameText:SetFont(FontPath, FontSize, FontFlags)

[Banknorris]

Anyone can help me change the macro text (in the macro UI edit box) to Courier New (or any monospaced font)?
I tried this:
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/10950425153
but it didnt work
i tried both
[[Interface\AddOns\MacroFrameFontImprover\cour.ttf]]
and
[[Interface\\AddOns\\MacroFrameFontImprover\\cour.ttf]]
(font file with that name on that folder)

[semlar]

You don't escape backslashes inside of brackets, and you have to restart the client to get it to load the file you're referencing, but other than that if it isn't working then your path is probably wrong.

You should create your own font string in the middle of the screen and set it to your font to determine whether the game is loading your font, then if it is and the macro frame is displaying the incorrect font it means your SetFont is being overridden later.

[Banknorris]

Originally Posted by semlar You should create your own font string in the middle of the screen and set it to your font to determine whether the game is loading your font, then if it is and the macro frame is displaying the incorrect font it means your SetFont is being overridden later.

Hum, thanks but i have no idea what that means or how to do that, can you hold my hand please? I am not a real addon developer.

Is it possible game can't open ttf fonts?
How do I search for overwritting fonts? I searched on the Blizzard UI code and couldn't find the original SetFont code on either Blizzard_MacroUI.lua or Blizzard_MacroUI.xml

I double and triple checked paths, it is not it. It is not the wrong file name.

Also when i double click the font file it opens the usual interface showing several font sizes so apparently that is a valid font file (from windows viewpoint)

Anyway we all agree that any code should be displayed in monospace font so this is of universal interest right? :P

[SDPhantom]

Originally Posted by Banknorris I searched on the Blizzard UI code and couldn't find the original SetFont code on either Blizzard_MacroUI.lua or Blizzard_MacroUI.xml

Line 181 of Blizzard_MacroUI.xml defines the font used as GameFontHighlightSmall.

Following the trail through SharedXML reveals it using Fonts\FRIZQT__.TTF.

[Banknorris]

This solved for me, apparently you can't pass a LoadOnDemand addon as a LoadsWith parameter (at least that is my theory):

MacroFrameFontImprover.toc

## Interface: 60000
## Title: Macro Frame Font Improver
## Version: 1.00
## Author: Choonster
## Notes: Improves the font in the macro frame's editbox.

core.lua

core.lua

-- The font file to use, relative to the root WoW directory
local FontPath = [[Interface\AddOns\MacroFrameFontImprover\CourierNew.ttf]]

-- The font size to use
local FontSize = 12

-- The font flags to use. Any comma-delimited combination of "OUTLINE", "THICKOUTLINE" and "MONOCHROME". Leave empty for no flags.
local FontFlags = ""

-------------------
-- END OF CONFIG --
-------------------

local f = CreateFrame("Frame")
f:RegisterEvent("ADDON_LOADED")
f:SetScript("OnEvent",function(self,event,...)
	if event=="ADDON_LOADED" and ...=="Blizzard_MacroUI" then
		MacroFrameText:SetFont(FontPath,FontSize,FontFlags)
		f:UnregisterEvent("ADDON_LOADED")
	end
end)

[Choonstertwo]

Originally Posted by Banknorris This solved for me, apparently you can't pass a LoadOnDemand addon as a LoadsWith parameter (at least that is my theory):

I just replied on the official forums, but I thought I'd reply here as well. The issue is probably that I was using LoadsWith instead of LoadWith (the correct tag).

[Banknorris]

I recommend
Inconsolata-Bold.ttf (which is monospaced and open source and free)
size 13
no flags

http://www.fontsc.com/font/inconsolata