Using MSBT and SharedMedia, I'm trying to edit the default damage output, so basicly I don't want to use the scrolling damage done that MSBT implements but instead use the default damage done - only with a different font.

Any way to do this (not using SCTD, since this changes the way the numbers pop).

Any ideas?

I personally use this small addon to do it:
http://wow-en.curse-gaming.com/downloads/details/5344/

It's called Good Damage Font. All I did was replace the font included with the font I wanted. Badda bing badda boom, new font. Very small addon as well, uses almost no memory.

Thanks a lot, exactly what I was looking for!

Out of pure interest, what font do you use?

Sorry to drag up such an old post, but i've searched high and low (even asked a few times) and have come up with zero results.

Basically i want the default damage font back on my UI, but altering any of the files in my WoW/Fonts directory changes something else, which i don't want. So i tried this addon (and another called kokfont *giggle*), and it does exactly what i want by altering JUST the damage font - now all i need is to know WHAT the default WoW damage font is.

Anyone ?

Yeah, that looks right, thanks.

I get some weird scaling issues every time i use a modded font for the damage output, even if that font is exactly the same - the numbers look kind of jagged, and badly scaled up. Oh well!

Yeah, I hear that. You just need to find a font that looks good with the scaling. I haven't been able to find out how to make it smaller or scale it down, and I don't know anyone that knows how to.

Hello,

I use the "Clearfont 2" Addon, which allows you to change your ingame fonts, including the standard damage font. ClearFont - A World of Warcraft AddOn

But I am not sure if it is possible to *only* change the damage font.
Hope that helps.

I have a bit of a dilemma with the damage font.

I like the animations and positioning of the game default. Both SCTD and Parrot only seem like crude imitations of the way Blizzard stickies crits and floats numbers. On top of that, neither addon seems capable of floating my damage over the heads of my enemies if hostile nameplates are not switched on.

On the other hand, not just the font choices of SCT/Parrot appeal to me, but specifically the option to have a thick outline is essential. Being fairly color blind, I need the large contrast an outline adds to easily read text on my screen, the default shadow effect does not help at all. Another point in favor of the addons are rendering the fonts without the horribly pixelization of the default UI.

Thus, my question is: Is there an addon that will allow me to have at least a thick outline (as opposed to drop shadow) effect on my default damage font, and possibly render it less pixelated? Alternatively, is there an addon that can render my damage text in the same position and using the same animations as the default UI (but with the font options of SCT/Parrot)?

Perhaps you cant find a font that has outlines in the letters instead of a mod doing it?

I haven't tested this, but I think it should work as one option for you to try (as a slash command in-game):

Change the font path to the actual font path to set the font; change the 16 to the font size you prefer; and either remove "THICKOUTLINE" or replace it with "OUTLINE" to add the effect that looks best to you.

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If it doesn't stick (ie, resets after reloading the UI), and this would be acceptable, you can try installing Omnibus - an in-game text editor - and using its "run on login" feature that lets you set pages to be run as Lua commands when logging in.
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cheers,

- Fin