Questions tagged [android-fonts]

There are different fonts available to use programmatically and also using the device setting, Generally programmers do use fonts in a way that keeping the font file in assets folder and then passing the font as resource to textviews.

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Android listview is not fluid when i use font from Assets

I use this code to set Roboto font to a Textview for each item if my list. It works fine but when i scrolml the list, it's not fluid whereas with default font, the list is verry fluid when i scroll. TextView premiereLettre = (TextView)…
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Take different typeface from a ttc Android

in my application I must use a custom type of font in a file .ttc . This file conteins different type of typeface (normal, bold, ...). With this code: textDetails.setTypeface(Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/font.ttc")); I can take one…
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How to set the custom font to dynamically created listView?

I am newbie to android. I need to set the custom font to listview? How to set the font? My code: public class MainActivity extends ListActivity { String[] presidents = { "Dwight D. Eisenhower", "John F. Kennedy", "Lyndon B. Johnson",…
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install font on android device by programming

I want to add some fonts on my android device. I know it must be rooted to install fonts. But some devices like galaxies (mine is Galaxy S II) support fonts without being root. I mean what's the way to add fonts on non-rooted devices (if…
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Android: Usage of Roboto Light on different screens

I use the Roboto Light font in a TextView with a TextSize of 14dip. This font is very thin so that why I wonder: Is Roboto Light save to use on all screens (ldpi, mdpi, hdpi, tvdpi, xhdpi etc. etc.) or is it not suitable for low-resolution devices?
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How to change the font color for custom buttons in an Android app?

I am using a custom button class to use a custom font for all the buttons in my app. I would like to change the color too but I don't know how. It is probably pretty easy but I couldn't figure it out. Here is the code I use: public class…
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Set font size on phone and tablet

How to set the font size for a textview in a phone and a tablet. The posts I've referred suggested to creating dimen.xml and placing them in different folders namely values-mdpi,values-hdpi,values-ldpi . The tablet (1024x600) resolution picks from…
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How to apply Font type for a whole application in Android?

I want to apply Font type without using XML. By code, I want to change Font type and it should be able to apply for a whole application, when I click Arial else Times New Roman etc.
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Multiple language and font support in android

I am aware of Creating a new values directory for the language with the suffix of the language code. For German: values-de or French: values-fr then copy our string.xml into that and translate each entry. And this works based on the Phone…
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How to type android robot logo

All, I wanted to know how can we type the android logo and display it. I went through this link http://osxdaily.com/2009/11/06/how-to-type-the-apple-logo/ But this goes for the apple one and only on a mac OS. Option + Shift + K. I also downloaded…
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Custom Font in Android App

I am working on an android project, the application is already built but just in order to improve the user interface. I am working on restyling the application. For that I am also trying to use a custom font, but that is not working. I have gone…
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How can i use clocktopia font which is already there in my Android Device?

I have a clocktopia font on my android device and it's only on some applications. How do I use that particular font programmatically? Thank you.
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How can i set android AlertDialog items in Bangla?

Here is my sample code : final String[] items = {"এক", "দুই", "তিন"}; builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(TestActivity.this); builder.setItems(items,TestActivity.this);
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How do I change a Button font after it's added to a ViewGroup?

Given a Button created at runtime: Button button = Button(context) The way to set a custom typeface is: button.setTypeface(myTypeface) However I find it only works before I add it to a ViewGroup and not after. I've also…
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Different font sizes on different phones

I'm new from android, my question is how can I force the font size like 12sp when showing in different android phone?