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Hello everyone. It seems that I can't see any other thread with this topic in my searches so I'm starting a new one.
FlipFonts are built-in to our Samsung Galaxy S's and they're quite nice. What are your thoughts on them, and do you have a favourite one?
My favourites are Dave Gibbons and Soho Gothic. I wish there were free fonts, or better yet, a way to use OpenType/TrueType fonts.
UPDATE /// Create Your Own Flipfonts!
ritalin said:
This method does NOT need root and works just like the fonts in the market.
I present you with two threads. The first is my How-To thread with everything you need to start making FlipFonts. First time will probably take you about 20 minutes, After you get use to the steps you can make one in 5 minutes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745345
The next thread is the Vibrants Master List of user created FlipFonts. All that I ask is that you post your flipfonts in this thread so that they are all located in one location. We have been trying to keep the fonts in the first few posts with links that allow for download in the XDA tapatalk app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748916
Enjoy guys.
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Thanks a bunch to Ritalin for this. Hopefully a lot of people will join in making more FlipFonts available.
Here's my first try in making a FlipFont: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7776274&postcount=201
The.Opethian said:
s, or better yet, a way to use OpenType/TrueType fonts.
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agree, i've been pondering about that as well, there should be a way to convert/import regular TrueType fonts into our phones
I've seen other fonts being and installed by users, but am I right in thinking that you need your phone rooted to be able to use them properly?
Check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735148 u have to be rooted, but its working with truetype fonts.
how can i use the flipfonts?
sorry for the Q
xfox said:
how can i use the flipfonts?
sorry for the Q
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the official route is to buy them from Market then
Settings => Display => Font Style
I do like the Helvetica Nueue and Frutiger but none of the flipfonts I've tried seem to include a bold weighting (important for me when seeing what email is unread, also the time in status panel should be bold etc).
Droid Sans (the default) is pretty cool though anyway.
Mikulec said:
Check here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735148 u have to be rooted, but its working with truetype fonts.
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It's a pity no one's figured out how to package them in an apk for installation by non-root users. All good stuff though.
My favorites are Helvetica Neue and Soho Gotic (my #1 favorite), though some applications look a bit ugly when using other fonts than Droid Sans.
miker71 said:
the official route is to buy them from Market then
Settings => Display => Font Style
I do like the Helvetica Nueue and Frutiger but none of the flipfonts I've tried seem to include a bold weighting (important for me when seeing what email is unread, also the time in status panel should be bold etc).
Droid Sans (the default) is pretty cool though anyway.
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and could you tell about unofficial route pls?
Are you guys serious... I created a method for making your own FlipFonts and posted it in every Galaxy S variant forum on XDA, Im a Vibrant user. Hell my howto was even posted on AdroidSpin last week.
This method does NOT need root and works just like the fonts in the market.
I present you with two threads. The first is my How-To thread with everything you need to start making FlipFonts. First time will probably take you about 20 minutes, After you get use to the steps you can make one in 5 minutes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745345
The next thread is the Vibrants Master List of user created FlipFonts. All that I ask is that you post your flipfonts in this thread so that they are all located in one location. We have been trying to keep the fonts in the first few posts with links that allow for download in the XDA tapatalk app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748916
Enjoy guys.
Dude, I'd give you 3 stars and a pint of your favourite drink for sharing this with us.
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Already created my first FlipFont! I'll be posting it in that thread. Off to create screenshots now. It didn't come out as good as I wanted, it looks a bit too small, but hey.
No problems... I'm glad so many people have found the how to useful.
If you want to check your font size before making the apk double click on any of the capital letter glyphs after you do the paste special. This will open up the edit window for that glyph. You should see the original guides for android fonts listed there. Use the cap height and other to see if the new characters are too small or too big.
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did something happen to the font thread?
yes, why are the fonts missing?
Wondering too.I created some flipfonts.now where to post?maybe I'm allowed to share them here again.
post to keep this thread up or shall I start a new one with a collection of all flipfonts/my flipfonts?
Thanks for the tutorial.
Soon, i'm converting the fonts on my PC to my SGS!
Due to the high level of success on this thread, some changes have been made. And please remember to keep posting your wallpapers! If you have full packs that you would like to share, please PM me with the link, and they will be added.
Changes:
*This thread / OP, will be updated once a week, as pictures are added.
*Added wallpapers to Picasa, for easier viewing.
*Wallpapers are now downloadable in wallpaper packs. (100 per pack)
*Wallpaper packs are respective to their Picasa album.
Please note, that while there is NO NUD1TY in these pictures, some may still be N.S.F.W.
Downloads:
Wallpaper Pack 1 - View Picasa Album - Download Wallpaper Pack 1
Wallpaper Pack 2 - View Picasa Album - Download Wallpaper Pack 2
Wallpaper Pack 3 - View Picasa Album - Not Yet at 100 Wallpapers.
Don't see what you want here? Add it to the thread, or message me and suggest it. Don't forget to click "thanks."
Please remember to follow the forum rules and guidelines as you post. Happy posting, POST AT YOUR OWN RISK! I take no responsibility for what you post here, just know this... A moderator may delete your post at ANY TIME!
Very nice plumppp. I have always been a fan of anime.
C'mon people, jump on this, let's see what you got! Over 100 views the first 2 days, and no one else posted? Share the wealth. hehe
No idea if this works from my mobile, but heres a try. I "borrowed" these off a Windows Phone.
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Yay, it works. Here's some i collected from around the forums.
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VERY NICE! I dig the last one you posted. :-D
I'll post some more when I get home from my collection.
Keep em coming, I may make a Picasa Album with all of these if we get enough posts.
some of mines
Some of mines:
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These Wallpapers I've taken from biffmod's wallpaper pack. If U like it, U should try his ROM. It's very fast
More Biffmod's wallpapers:
More Biffmod's wallpapers:
These are from BiffomodROM too...
These are from BiffomodROM too...
It's all for now...
I posted so many replies, because I couldn't attach so many Imgs in one post... I'm sorry for that... I don't trust image-hosting sites.
sickleman said:
It's all for now...
I posted so many replies, because I couldn't attach so many Imgs in one post... I'm sorry for that... I don't trust image-hosting sites.
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That is perfectly fine by me. If you like, Picasa will sync to your PC, and you can share certain pics there. It's great. I loves it.
I think maybe 3 or 4 more pages will warrant me uploading all of these to a shared Picasa album. It's a bit more organized that way, but everyone, please, keep posting.
I'll be sharing about 20 more myself after work today. :-D
Here are four more.
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more biffmod's wallpapers:
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i like black one
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The second one is not like the rest. I like it... Gothic like ballet-dancer.
2 more from somebody's Picasa
i really like a lot of theses if i wasnt struggling to find some wallpapers right now i would post but i hope everyone keeps it up i will probably use some of these
Wallpaper pulled from unofficial CyanogenMod 7.0 for dream.
Some of my wallpapers - collected from all over the place, and resized to 640x480.
I was going thru my sdcard this morning and realized just how many wallpapers i've actually downloaded and have stored on my phone. So i thought what the heck, I might as well share them with my beloved XDA Family!
I take no credit for these wallpapers! I didn't create any of them.
I got them mostly from extracting them from ROM's, other people here on XDA, Google, and different Apps, ect.
I just thought maybe someone would like to have them without having the hassle of looking for them themselves.
I appologize if any of these wallpapers belong to you! If so just let me know and I'll be sure to give you the credit you deserve.
There are some from the Sense 3.0, some from Froyo, some from Cyanogen, and various other ones.
Enough about that. If you're here you probably just want the wallpapers, so here they are. Total is 19.4MB. So it will be in 4 zip files due to 8MB Upload Limit!
Just Extract folder to root of sdcard, or create a Wallpapers folder in sdcard and extract there.
105 Total Wallpapers Total
Attachments Below!
some of these have really low res
Have you tried them on your phone yet? Or just your computer? They looked fine on my phone. Hmmm. Your the only one that has said that.
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Hey Guys,
in the "post your desktop" post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055084
there are a lot of gorgeous wallpapers used over there and its hard really to find where to get it.
It will be highly appreciated if you guys shared the nice wallpapers you have with us in this post.
You can try the link below, they have great wallpapers.
http://www.droidforums.net/gallery/
Ive just uploaded some wallpapers ive collected over the past 3 months
Roughly 150 wallpapers, file is only about 34mb. THey all work perfectly with sgs2.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GA3WTHMK
great collection intruda .... thanks for sharing
No problem
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intruda119 said:
You can try the link below, they have great wallpapers.
Ive just uploaded some wallpapers ive collected over the past 3 months
Roughly 150 wallpapers, file is only about 34mb. THey all work perfectly with sgs2.
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Awesome collection!!!
Thanks for giving us a good variety of walls. Much appreciated
Quick question though, where should you store the wallpapers so that they work with SGS2 "wallpaper picker" apps. I find if I just put them in gallery and pick them then they get warped and ugly.
Here is my collection of wallpapers that I found on the Internet, and wallpapers that I edited to fit our 9:16 screens (portrait).
Just felt like sharing
http://www.mediafire.com/?d7v27aidbwx2a8w
http://www.mediafire.com/?bdird4ombufmwe0
Pictures bellow are just an example, download
full collection from links above.
Enjoy!
If you like my work please don't hesitate to thank me.
Where are they?
donjunito said:
Where are they?
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Sorry, uploading ...
Update: Done! Enjoy the awesomeness!