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EllesmereUI Chinese Name Fix

Fixes Chinese, Japanese and Korean player names showing as square boxes in EllesmereUI on English clients. Pick any CJK font for them.
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Description

EllesmereUI Chinese Name Fix

English below · 中文说明在下方


English

Square boxes instead of names?

Playing the English client on a Chinese realm (or anywhere with Chinese, Japanese or Korean player names) with EllesmereUI? EllesmereUI's fonts, like Expressway and the other sleek Latin fonts, contain no Chinese characters. So every name like 张伟 shows up as □□ on your unit frames, nameplates, raid frames, tooltips, mail and damage meters.

EllesmereUI has no setting that fixes this everywhere names appear. This addon does.

What it does

  • Any text that contains Chinese, Japanese or Korean characters is drawn in a CJK font of your choice.
  • When that text changes back to plain English, it returns to your EllesmereUI font, so everything else keeps the look you picked.
  • It works everywhere at once: unit frames, party and raid frames, nameplates, tooltips, mail, guild and friends lists, damage meters, and text from any other addon too.
  • There's nothing to set up per frame. Install it and the boxes are gone.

Settings

Type /cnfix, or open the EllesmereUI options panel and find Chinese Name Fix in the sidebar.

Option What it does
Enable Turns the fix on or off instantly. No reload needed.
Chinese Font The game's built-in Chinese fonts (Hei 黑体, Kai 楷体, Traditional 黑體 / 楷體 / 隸書) come first, then every font in your EllesmereUI font list, including any SharedMedia fonts you have installed.
Size Adjustment Chinese characters look smaller than Latin letters at the same size. Nudge them up or down (−2 to +4).
Live preview Shows a sample line in your unit frame font with Chinese names, so you can see the result right away.
Re-apply Re-checks all text on screen right now.

Commands

  • /cnfix: open the settings
  • /cnfix status: show the current font and how many strings are fixed
  • /cnfix sweep: re-apply to all text right now
  • /cnfix debug: diagnostics (include this output in bug reports)

Good to know

  • A line that contains Chinese is drawn entirely in the Chinese font, Latin letters included. WoW renders each line of text with one font, so a mixed "English font for letters, Chinese font for characters" line isn't possible. We tested it. Lines without Chinese stay in your EllesmereUI font.
  • Text the game hides from addons in combat (Midnight's "secret" values) can't be inspected, so it's left as it is. If a name only ever appears that way, it may still show boxes during combat.
  • Text already using Blizzard's default fonts shows Chinese fine on its own and isn't touched.
  • Lightweight. The addon only does work when a piece of text actually contains CJK characters.

Want a nicer Chinese font?

The built-in Hei 黑体 is a solid default. For a sharper, more modern look, install any SharedMedia font with Chinese characters, such as Noto Sans SC, and pick it from the Chinese Font list.

Requirements

  • World of Warcraft Retail 12.x (Midnight) or WoW Forever
  • EllesmereUI is recommended: the settings page lives inside its options panel. Without it, the fix still runs with default settings and the /cnfix commands still work.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial community plugin. It is not made by, affiliated with, or supported by Ellesmere or the EllesmereUI team. Please report problems with this addon here, not to EllesmereUI.


简体中文

名字显示成方块?

用 英文客户端玩国服(或在任何有中文、日文、韩文玩家名字的服务器上),并且使用 EllesmereUI 吗?EllesmereUI 的字体(Expressway 等漂亮的英文字体)不包含中文字符,所以像 张伟 这样的名字在头像框体、姓名板、团队框体、鼠标提示、邮件和伤害统计里都会变成 □□。

EllesmereUI 没有能一次性修复所有名字显示位置的设置。这个插件可以。

功能

  • 任何包含 中文、日文或韩文 字符的文字,都会用 你选择的中文字体 显示。
  • 当这段文字变回纯英文时,会 自动恢复为你的 EllesmereUI 字体,其他界面保持你原本的风格。
  • 全局生效:头像框体、小队和团队框体、姓名板、鼠标提示、邮件、公会和好友列表、伤害统计,以及其他插件的文字。
  • 无需逐个框体设置,装上即可告别方块。

设置

输入 /cnfix,或打开 EllesmereUI 设置面板,在侧边栏找到 Chinese Name Fix。

选项 说明
启用 (Enable) 立即开启或关闭,无需重载界面。
中文字体 (Chinese Font) 先列出游戏自带的中文字体(黑体、楷体,以及繁体的黑體 / 楷體 / 隸書),然后是 EllesmereUI 字体列表中的所有字体,包括你安装的 SharedMedia 字体。
字号调整 (Size Adjustment) 同样字号下,中文看起来比英文小,可以调大或调小(−2 到 +4)。
实时预览 (Preview) 用你的头像框体字体显示一行带中文名字的示例,立即看到效果。
重新应用 (Re-apply) 立即重新检查屏幕上的所有文字。

命令

  • /cnfix:打开设置
  • /cnfix status:显示当前字体和已修复的文字数量
  • /cnfix sweep:立即对所有文字重新应用
  • /cnfix debug:诊断信息(反馈问题时请附上)

注意事项

  • 包含中文的那一行会整行使用中文字体,包括其中的英文字母。WoW 每一行文字只能使用一种字体,所以无法做到同一行里"英文用英文字体、中文用中文字体",这一点我们已实际测试过。不含中文的文字仍然使用你的 EllesmereUI 字体。
  • 战斗中游戏对插件隐藏的文字(至暗之夜的"保密值")无法读取,会保持原样。如果某个名字只以这种方式出现,战斗中仍可能显示方块。
  • 本来就使用暴雪默认字体的文字 可以正常显示中文,插件不会改动。
  • 轻量:只有当文字确实包含中日韩字符时,插件才会处理。

想要更好看的中文字体?

自带的 黑体 已经够用。想要更清晰、更现代的效果,可以安装任何带中文字符的 SharedMedia 字体(例如 Noto Sans SC 思源黑体),然后在 中文字体 列表中选择它。

需求

  • 魔兽世界 正式服 12.x(至暗之夜)或 WoW Forever
  • 推荐安装 EllesmereUI:设置页面位于它的设置面板中。没有 EllesmereUI 时,修复功能仍会以默认设置运行,/cnfix 命令依然可用。

声明

这是一个 非官方 社区插件,并非由 Ellesmere 或 EllesmereUI 团队制作,与其无关联,也不由其提供支持。如有问题请在本页面反馈,不要向 EllesmereUI 反馈。

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