Hello all...
I have a rooted M9 with ViperOne installed, recently upgraded from v4.3.0 to v6.2.0. I'm seeing a few minor but annoying bugs. One of which is the inability to download fonts from HTC. Whenever I go into the edit theme section in the personalization settings, I get a network error message. There are only four fonts available. One under HTC fonts and three under "other fonts".
With ViperOne 4.3.0 installed, I was able to set a custom font that worked perfectly. It's been at least six years so I can't remember how I came by this method, but on 4.3.0, I was able to paste a "com.htc.theme" folder in /data/media/0/Android/data/com.htc.launcher/files/LocalTheme/. I only know this because I have a copy of this folder and a text file with instructions on what to do with it saved on my SD card. I tried doing that on this version of ViperOne and even after a reboot, nothing changes and the font is not a visible option in theme editing.
I've been searching for a solution for the last few days and nothing that I have found works. I've read in more than one post that there is a way to flash fonts from recovery but any links to files or instructions have been broken or they don't match my file structure.
I'd be grateful for any tips or suggestions. Thank you.
If you have root access, You can easy get into /root/system/fonts and can change any font with ROBOTO ones. Remember to change that font name to Roboto-Regular and all other Roboto font family. This should work.
Hope it helps!
ai.Sanaul said:
If you have root access, You can easy get into /root/system/fonts and can change any font with ROBOTO ones. Remember to change that font name to Roboto-Regular and all other Roboto font family. This should work.
Hope it helps!
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Greetings ai.Sanaul...
Yeah, that works but it's very cumbersome. There's at least eight variants of Roboto that I would need find equivalent .ttf versions of to duplicate. Finding a full font family like that without paying $100+ for it is very difficult. On ViperOne 4.3.0, the theme folder that I used only had one .ttf file and somehow, the system adapted it to the required style (ie: bold, italic, etc.) seamlessly across the board including third-party apps.
Thank you very much for your suggestion. I may end up doing that in the end but I was hoping for a method that's a little more plug-and-play.
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Unfortunately, this method does nothing. The fonts that show up in personalization must be must be kept in another directory because adding font files to system/fonts doesn't add them to the fonts menu.
There are 147 .ttf files in system/fonts, yet only three options are available in theme editing. See attached.
Ok... I figured it out... kinda.
I used root explorer to find the XinGothic font. It showed up in system/fonts but it was also found as an apk in system/app/Font_XinGothic. So, I created a new folder in the same format and placed the apk of my font there. I then rebooted and checked font settings and where XinGothic was before now says "HTC Theme Font". I selected that and my custom font was applied. So far, it seems to be evenly implemented across the entire device.
RuLEoF2 said:
Greetings ai.Sanaul...
Yeah, that works but it's very cumbersome. There's at least eight variants of Roboto that I would need find equivalent .ttf versions of to duplicate. Finding a full font family like that without paying $100+ for it is very difficult. On ViperOne 4.3.0, the theme folder that I used only had one .ttf file and somehow, the system adapted it to the required style (ie: bold, italic, etc.) seamlessly across the board including third-party apps.
Thank you very much for your suggestion. I may end up doing that in the end but I was hoping for a method that's a little more plug-and-play.
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Your Welcome
and for the Font Family problem.
Download this software to your PC (if this trial version didn't works then just tell me) and watch this tutorial video on How to create Font Family.
ai.Sanaul said:
Your Welcome
and for the Font Family problem.
Download this software to your PC (if this trial version didn't works then just tell me) and watch this tutorial video on How to create Font Family.
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That's a great program. I tried it many years ago and had a lot of fun with it, but not enough to justify the hefty price tag.
Small update...
After unpacking the apk from my theme, I was able to edit the XML so that instead of reading "HTC Theme Font" the display name matches the font name. Easy enough from a PC that I might just create my own collection.
RuLEoF2 said:
That's a great program. I tried it many years ago and had a lot of fun with it, but not enough to justify the hefty price tag.
Small update...
After unpacking the apk from my theme, I was able to edit the XML so that instead of reading "HTC Theme Font" the display name matches the font name. Easy enough from a PC that I might just create my own collection.
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that's good, Good Luck for that
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Is there any way to change the system fonts?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
Replace DroiSans.ttf (and DroidSanBold.ttf) in /system/fonts/ with your preferred font.
You'll need to be rooted of course.
heads up, some fonts are not changed, and some ttfs cause weird stuff, like in app manager the name of the app layered above, cutting of some the size on disk taken by that app.
i would recomend using a font not too big.
app font changer also works, but ofc, you'll need root.
regards
Japanese system font
Problem: The default Japanese font on Android phones sold outside of Japan is actually a similar, but slightly different, Chinese font. Therefore, I would like to install a genuine Japanese system-level font on a GSM Galaxy Nexus that I am hoping to have in my possession early next week. I assume I can copy a suitable Japanese font (MTLmr3m.ttf) into the /system/fonts/ directory. However, I do not know whether it will be recognized as is, or if I need to rename it and replace an existing font (perhaps DroidSansFallback.ttf). Thanks in advance.
Thought I should answer my own question on the chance that it might help someone else. Copying the Japanese font (MTLmr3m.ttf) into the /system/fonts/ directory on my Nexus One worked as is. I didn't have to rename it. However, copying the Japanese font (MTLmr3m.ttf) into the /system/fonts/ directory on my Galaxy Nexus didn't work. I had to rename it to DroidSansFallback.ttf and replace the original to get it working. I am a little surprised that Gingerbread and ICS are different in this respect, but all is well now.
I thought I'd give Rom Toolbox a mention. It does all the hard work for you.
gibosi said:
Thought I should answer my own question on the chance that it might help someone else. Copying the Japanese font (MTLmr3m.ttf) into the /system/fonts/ directory on my Nexus One worked as is. I didn't have to rename it. However, copying the Japanese font (MTLmr3m.ttf) into the /system/fonts/ directory on my Galaxy Nexus didn't work. I had to rename it to DroidSansFallback.ttf and replace the original to get it working. I am a little surprised that Gingerbread and ICS are different in this respect, but all is well now.
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I've found a post on a japanese blog explaining how to add a new font to the system (on a Galaxy Nexus).
The author adds the DroidSansJapanese.ttf font by copying it to the /system/fonts folder (and check permissions). Then he edits the file /system/etc/fallback_fonts.xml adding
Code:
<family>
<fileset>
<file>DroidSansJapanese.ttf</file>
</fileset>
</family>
After reboot the screen properly displays all japanese characters.
How to install a new font (Android-Dev-Icons) in order to get it visible while using Zooper Widget Pro ?
georgesimon said:
How to install a new font (Android-Dev-Icons) in order to get it visible while using Zooper Widget Pro ?
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Copy the font either to /sdcard/fonts or /sdcard/ZooperWidget/Fonts and it should show up in Zooper
Many thanks for your help, it works fine.
I don't want to open a new thread for this small question:
In what file format does the font have to be?
I got an .dfont file but it won't show up...
SwissStriker said:
I don't want to open a new thread for this small question:
In what file format does the font have to be?
I got an .dfont file but it won't show up...
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As fas as I know .ttf and .otf are supported. Here is a link to a tool that should be able to convert your .dfont to a usable .ttf: http://peter.upfold.org.uk/projects/dfontsplitter
Hope this helps you out
Problem with fonts
Hi I'm trying to load two new fonts on zooper widget pro and I've tried putting them in both the file paths above but they won't show up. I have previously loaded the same fonts on a different device but my new phone (oneplus one) won't load them.
Any help much appreciated.
pcolly2509 said:
Hi I'm trying to load two new fonts on zooper widget pro and I've tried putting them in both the file paths above but they won't show up. I have previously loaded the same fonts on a different device but my new phone (oneplus one) won't load them.
Any help much appreciated.
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This isn't the same as the issue I'm having but similar in nature.
I put a font file (ttf) in Zoopers font folder, even recycled the phone. The font shows in the list but does not show the characters. It's almost as if the character map is broken.
Hi,
My question is related to P7, but there is no P7 thread so far, so I'm trying to get answer here.
My P7 model (P7-L00) is for Chinese market but I use it in Europe. Generally I have no problem with the phone, the ROM is multilanguage, and I could install the important Google apps too.
Only one thing is annoying: the stock Email app shows the sender's name with bigger, bold letters, but the font used for that contains some Chinese caracters instead of the accented European ones. Like this:
Erika Kov醕s (instead of Erika Kovács). The rest of the email text is OK, comes only with Latin letters.
I guess I should change the font pack in order to eliminate the Chinese letters. I tried it in the Themes/Customize sub-menu, but every theme has only one font pack: the default.
What can I do?
Up!
Nobody has an idea?
Or at least can someone suggest me for download an Emotion UI theme that comes with font pack? Installing that font pack might resolve my problem (althought I'm not sure -- but it's worth a try...)
ctibor said:
Up!
Nobody has an idea?
Or at least can someone suggest me for download an Emotion UI theme that comes with font pack? Installing that font pack might resolve my problem (althought I'm not sure -- but it's worth a try...)
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You could try the following:
1. open the .hwt file using 7-zip
2. add folder called "fonts" and copy required fonts
3. copy the updated .hwt file in phone sd card under /HWThemes folder
4. try installing this theme.
Note: i have not tried it, you have to try this in your own risk
feedback if it works without any issue
finaly Solution
ctibor said:
Hi,
My question is related to P7, but there is no P7 thread so far, so I'm trying to get answer here.
My P7 model (P7-L00) is for Chinese market but I use it in Europe. Generally I have no problem with the phone, the ROM is multilanguage, and I could install the important Google apps too.
Only one thing is annoying: the stock Email app shows the sender's name with bigger, bold letters, but the font used for that contains some Chinese caracters instead of the accented European ones. Like this:
Erika Kov醕s (instead of Erika Kovács). The rest of the email text is OK, comes only with Latin letters.
I guess I should change the font pack in order to eliminate the Chinese letters. I tried it in the Themes/Customize sub-menu, but every theme has only one font pack: the default.
What can I do?
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i used this program without root
iFont(Expert of Fonts)
3shriq said:
i used this program without root
iFont(Expert of Fonts)
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thanx very much
it works very good
Hello! I am an avid OCD font freak and must have all my phones use Roboto Condensed throughout the system! Installing the font through the theme market does not replace ALL the fonts so what I usually do is pull the font folder from the ROM I am using and replace each font individually with the appropriate Roboto Condensed file (reg, italic, bold, etc.). Is there a way to replace a batch of font files (i.e. all the regulars) with a single file (i.e. Roboto Condensed-Regular) while retaining the original file names, and then go through and do the same with the bolds, italics, etc.? I have looked around with no luck, so if such a thing exists it would make my flashable font zip creation a much quicker task! I have access to Windows as well as Linux so anything will work. Thanks in advance for any information and I will forever be in your debt to whoever can point me in the right direction! Yarrrrrrrr!! :silly:
Hi all,
I know it is an old problem but still not yet fixed for several Galaxy S series and Note series phone especially since Lollipop version.
I need to use a custom flipfont.
I know I can use Aptoid to install some of the paid fonts, but those paid fonts are not the font I want to use.
This is how i tried.
1st way
I use APK tool to decompiled, compiled, signed the apk without modifying anything.
I can install the font, But when i set the font in Settings->Display->Font type
I got "the font is not supported error"
If i install the original apk, then it works without any problem.
2nd way
Use APK tool to decompile the apk
open the existing font and and replaced with the glyphs from my font after deleting and "paste with special" by Adding mappings option. By doing that I won't lose the font which was digitally signed by Samsung or so as they say.
recompiled and signed.
still the same problem.
Where did I do wrong?
What I can conclude is once i decompile the apk, samsung knew it somehow or something happened to the somewhere.
Can anyone enlighten me?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
if rooted, use ifont app