ClearFont ReadMe
See also info section. The below information now only applies to ClearFont v11000 and up. See the ClearFont v11000-1 ChangeLog.
Contents

a. Installation
Step One and Step Two in detail
How to uninstall
b. Modifying ClearFont
"Change the font sizes"
"Remove the bold / italic substyles"
"Use your own font"
c. Addon Overrides
"Currently implemented overrides"
"A simple and fast manual override - Step Two of install"
"Override addons that supply their own fonts"
d. Known Issues
"Text too large?"
"Exploding Computer?"
e. Other Info
"Worried about slowdown / download size?"
"People to thank!"
f. Contact Me!
How to report bugs, request features, etc ...

Installation
Step One: After unzipping, place in the World of Warcraft directory. Delete previous versions of ClearFont as necessary. Step Two: See below-right.

Step One
These files are included in the download:
Interface\Addons\ClearFont\...
ClearFont.lua
ClearFont.toc
ClearFont Changelog.txt
Mini Website.htm
"nopatch" (Cosmos users)
Interface\Addons\ClearFont\Fonts\...
ClearFont.ttf
ClearFontBold.ttf
ClearFontItalic.ttf
ClearFontBoldItalic.ttf
ClearFontNumber.ttf
Interface\Addons\ClearFont\WebsiteFiles\...
You're looking at them!

Step Two - Recommended for v11000!
This part overrides all the remaining WoW fonts - including the login screens!
a. Create the following folder:
World of Warcraft\Fonts\
b. Create four copies of ClearFont.ttf, place them in the above folder, and rename them to the following names:
FRIZQT__.ttf
ARIALN.ttf
skurri.ttf
MORPHEUS.ttf
See Addon Overrides for more info
Un-installation
To uninstall, just remove the ClearFont and Fonts folders.

Modifying ClearFont

Change the font sizes
The ClearFont.lua file can be edited easily in notepad.
Look for the relevant section (addon-specific overrides are listed first)
The line to be edited will look like the below example, where the final number is the font size:
FontName:SetFont(CLEAR_FONT, 12);
Remove the bold / italic / number substyles
You can easily remove the new styles by copying over some files.
Copy ClearFont.ttf to ClearFontBold.ttf
Removes bold styles (small fonts)
Copy ClearFont.ttf to ClearFontItalic.ttf
Removes italic styles (Quest Log/Mail)
Copy ClearFont.ttf to ClearFontBoldItalic.ttf
Removes bold-italic styles (Zone Change and Map notifications)
Copy ClearFont.ttf to ClearFontNumber.ttf
Removes number styles (Action Bar hotkeys, Money, Item stacks)
Use your own font
If you would prefer to use your own font, I suggest replacing the font files supplied, using the existing filenames.
However, I cannot guarantee that your choice will be readable as ClearFont had been designed around one font alone.
For specific cases, look for the relevant section in the ClearFont.lua file and change font name to your own choice.
The fonts *must* be within the WoW directories.

Addon Overrides

Currently implemented overrides
MonkeyQuest
TipBuddy
eCastingBar
SuperInspect
Discord
BMRecLevel
TitanHonorPlus
EngInventory (set size to 16)
Working, but no longer supported ...
sct 3.5.4 (set size to default)
These require you to follow Step Two of the install process ...
sct v4 (set size to 24)
A simple and fast manual override - 'Step Two' of install
Follow Step Two of the install process.
This will override addons that reference stock WoW typefaces and has the added benefit of overriding the login screen fonts!
Step Two forms part of my new override methodology - prevention before cure.
If you still have problems with certain addons, please report them to me!
If sct v4 is not overridden by this, make sure the options are set to defaults, or follow the below:
Override addons that supply their own fonts
Certain addons come with their own fonts which are easily overridden (if not already done so via my coded overrides)
In each case use a renamed copy of ClearFont.ttf in place the the supplied font.

Known Issues
Text too large? In many cases ClearFont makes the text size slightly larger. Therefore, in some rare cases text may slightly overlap the bottom of some frames. See Modifying ClearFont for how to change the text sizes, if necessary.
Other Info

Worried about slowdown / download size?
Although ClearFont may seem a large download (fonts + mini website), the actual in-game memory footprint is tiny.
It should have no effect on load times as it merely replaces fonts rather than adds extra 'functions' to WoW.
People to thank!
Devla for his Fontabulous mod which started it all off,
Iriel for helping me code for patch 1.10,
Cairenn at WoW Interface for being wonderful,
sancus & Dark Imakuni for their help testing CF,
and all the interface site communities for their support.

Contact Me

My main base of operations is WorldofWar.net.
If possible, can you post all comments on ClearFont @ WorldofWar.net.
You can also find me as Warburn (60 Warlock) or Myana (Paladin), Alliance, on EU Dragonblight. See you online!
Above all, thanks for your support, and I hope to continue improving your WoW experience :)
Kirkburn

Revised 28.03.06