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Changing fonts and sizes - Quelty - 16.12.2008
There's been a bit of interest in Fly_zo's Winter Gui thread about changing fonts and sizes, so here's a bit of a tutorial on how I did it.
![[Image: IL2Screen.jpg]](http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/smeefarkya/IL2Screen.jpg)
Firstly let me say this is not my idea, I found the information elsewhere - there is also a thread in this forum but the link in it is dead;
The font I used on this is SCRIPTBL.TTF - you can get it from http://www.fontonic.com/download.asp?id=5076
This is what I did;
1. Create folder called font under il2root/Files folder - structure looks like il2root/Files/font
2. Using the sfs extractor open files.sfs and extract these 5 files to a temporary folder - arial8.font, arialb8.font, arial10.font, arialb10.font, and arialb12.font
![[Image: extractor.jpg]](http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/smeefarkya/extractor.jpg)
3. Copy or move those 5 files from your temporary folder to your il2root/Files/font folder
4. Once you have downloaded the font file you want to use (in this case, SCRIPTBL.TTF) copy or move it to the font folder.
5. At least 3 font files now need to be edited (the 2 arial8.font files control the FMB menu and I didn't change them, you can if you wish) - Open arial10.font in Notepad/Wordpad and you will see something like this;
[quote][ClassInfo]
ClassName TTTextureFont
[TTFFile]
// Il-2-Arial.ttf
arial.ttf [color=yellow]
- Strafe - 16.12.2008
!!!!
It was my wish since I start to use MODs. Thank you very much.
- making153 - 16.12.2008
Been waiting for this mate - thanks for the PM !!
- Vpmedia - 16.12.2008
check FMB because I had problems when I tried similar thing...or maybe it was just me replacing wrong font
- fly_zo - 16.12.2008
nice ....
many thanks for tuto
Z
- Guest - 16.12.2008
Nice one, thanks, Quelty!
:lol:
- _-JARMOPOWER-_ - 16.12.2008
Hmm.. not working i did something wrong... cant request any better instructions...
- Quelty - 16.12.2008
vpmedia Wrote:check FMB because I had problems when I tried similar thing...or maybe it was just me replacing wrong font
I prefer the default arial for the FMB, using the same font as the main screen gives me screenshot below, which is a bit harder to read (imo)
;![[Image: fmb.jpg]](http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/smeefarkya/fmb.jpg)
@Jarmopower which bit of the instructions don't you understand, maybe I can explain better?
Cheers
Quelty
- icozv - 16.12.2008
Thanks, Quelty very thanks :wink:
- Guest - 16.12.2008
Hmmm....no. I installed to the letter as per instructions, and nothing changes.
I'm wondering if there's a possible conflict somewhere...
I'm using another mod from awhile back that changes the font size(smaller).
Anyone got any ideas? :?: :?:
- Quelty - 17.12.2008
bigbossmalone Wrote:Hmmm....no. I installed to the letter as per instructions, and nothing changes.
I'm wondering if there's a possible conflict somewhere...
I'm using another mod from awhile back that changes the font size(smaller).
Anyone got any ideas? :?: :?:
BBM, you could try disabling the reduction mod (edit folder name and put a - at the front) and see if that stops the conflict. I don't have it to test.
The most common errors that I have seen have been, - folder named fonts instead of font and changing the character size for the incorrect screen res.
Cheers
Quelty
- making153 - 21.12.2008
I love this mod !! Been waiting for this for ages well done mate !!
Have you discovered where the AIRCRAFT LABEL font/sizes are stored ??
Merry Xmas
- Quelty - 21.12.2008
making153 Wrote:I love this mod !! Been waiting for this for ages well done mate !!
Have you discovered where the AIRCRAFT LABEL font/sizes are stored ??
Merry Xmas
To be honest, the thought didn't even occur to me to look for them as I usually fly with no icons or very limited ones, I'll have a look at things over the xmas break and see what I can find - You could try experimenting with the other font files in files.sfs - extract them and change fonts to see what they do.
Cheers and Merry Xmas
Quelty
- making153 - 06.01.2009
Hi Quelty,
Found a few other font entries but nothing that appears to effect aircraft labels ? You had any luck ?
Happy 2009!
- Quelty - 06.01.2009
making153 Wrote:Hi Quelty,
Found a few other font entries but nothing that appears to effect aircraft labels ? You had any luck ?
Happy 2009!
Cheers making153, like you I played around with this a little over the break, but haven't been able to discover anything new so far
Cheers
Quelty