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WoW:API FontInstance SetFont (source)

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+The function is used to set the font to use for displaying text.
-Sets the font to use, returns 1 if the path was valid, nil otherwise (no change occurs)
+ FontInstance:SetFont("font",size[,"flags"])
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-<br>example: GameFontNormal:SetFont("Interface\\AddOns\\DiscordFrameModifier\\myriad.ttf",12)
+== Arguments ==
+;font : String - path to the font file, relative to the WoW base directory.
+;size : Number - size in points.
+;flags : Optional String - any comma-delimited combination of "OUTLINE", "THICKOUTLINE" and "MONOCHROME".
+== Usage ==
+This method applies to multiple widgets that are derived from FontInstance; for instance, SimpleHTML, EditBox and FontString widgets all have similar methods.
+ FontString:SetFont("Fonts\\FRIZQT__.TTF", 11, "OUTLINE, MONOCHROME")
+== Notes: ==
+* Slouken posted on 2006-02-09: "...each font+font-size*fontstring-scale+flags combination generates a new instance of that font (along with associated textures and vertex data)."