Zikoz

Hiya,

Does it annoy anyone else that the difference between chatfontsize 4 and chatfontsize 5 is about twice the difference between any other chatfontsize levels? It's like you go from normal (4) to kindergarten jumbo crayon size (5). I wish there was a chatfontsize 4.5

That being said, I was wondering if some folks had some ideas or knowledge on how to change the size of the font used while you are typing in text. I only need it in the main chat window.

Now, we all know you can change chatfontsize, but, that doesn't change the size of the characters in the input field.

For playing at any resolution higher than 1152 I really *need* chatfontsize 5 (gimme 4.5 dammit), but even when I'm in size 5, I can barely read the text I'm inputting because it's still at like size 3, which is just too damn hard to read at high res.

Any ideas, thoughts, suggestions? I gave some feedback on the leap from chatfontsize 4-5, but who knows if it will be read (or acted on).

arantius

In EQUI_ChatWindow.xml :

First element : CW_ChatInput

Put a <Font>4</Font> tag. Or 5. And maybe adjust the height a little if the text doesn't fit to your liking (shows size 4 fine on my screen).

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Zikoz

/me looks around for the xml newbie section.

Your reply was great and I found the place you referred to.

Here's the section.

<Editbox item="CW_ChatInput">
<Font>2</Font>
<ScreenID>CWChatInput</ScreenID>
<DrawTemplate>WDT_Inner</DrawTemplate>
<RelativePosition>true</RelativePosition>
<AutoStretch>true</AutoStretch>
<LeftAnchorOffset>2</LeftAnchorOffset>
<TopAnchorOffset>21</TopAnchorOffset>
<RightAnchorOffset>2</RightAnchorOffset>
<BottomAnchorOffset>0</BottomAnchorOffset>
<TopAnchorToTop>false</TopAnchorToTop>
<RightAnchorToLeft>false</RightAnchorToLeft>
<BottomAnchorToTop>false</BottomAnchorToTop>
<Style_Transparent>true</Style_Transparent>

So, it would appear that I want that 2 in the second line to become a 4.

However, being the newb I am, I can't seem to edit the xml file. I tried directly deleting the 2 and adding a 4, but of course I couldn't make a change to the file. I then tried to copy it to notepad and edit it there, but I was unable to put the edited line back into the file.

Am I missing something simple? Do I need an editor? I realize for you folks who are really good at this, these simple questions may be a bit tiresome, but I'm not trying to be a pain. I just want to make this one change and go about my business.

Thanks again for the help.

Lady Silver

Instead of trying to copy it to notepad (i'm assuming you copied it from Exploror), when you go to open the file, right click on the file and choose "open with" then choose Notepad. If you copy directly from Explorer, you're going to mess the file up because it's going to add a bunch of plus and minus signs that Explorer uses for you to collapse and open sections of the xml.

Once you have it in Notepad, just find what you want changed, and change it.

Hope that helps.

~Lady Silver

Zikoz

That did the trick! Thanks ever so much.

=)