Android Custom Fonts
Posted on Wed, 2012-02-08 02:47
I have read through a few topics on the API and forums about custom fonts and android.
I have the following which works fine on Apple devices:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 | settings = { orientation = { default = "landscapeRight", supported = { "landscapeRight", }, }, iphone = { plist = { UIAppFonts = { "MyFont.ttf" }, UIStatusBarHidden=true, UIPrerenderedIcon = true }, } } |
It states that you don't need to specify for Android and I have check that the fontname (not the file) name is the same as it is in FontBook on my PC using native.getFontNames() and indeed the name is the same.
However, when using my font I get Warning: could not load font MYFONTNAME. Using default font.
Is in fact the documentation misleading and there is something else I need to be doing?
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Posted on Wed, 2012-02-08 03:03
#2
I was wrestling with this last night. I have discovered that on Android, you specify the filename, MINUS the file extension.
i.e. "amienne.ttf" becomes "amienne" for Android, while on iOS it would be "Amienne".
Also make sure the actual font file is in the root folder of your project.
Posted on Wed, 2012-02-08 03:12
#3
Thanks for the response
How does your build.settings file look if you dont mind sharing
Posted on Wed, 2012-02-08 03:27
#4
Sure...
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 | settings = { androidPermissions = { "android.permission.VIBRATE" }, orientation = { default = "landscapeRight", content = "landscapeRight", supported = { "landscapeRight" }, }, iphone = { plist = { MinimumOSVersion="4.3", UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend = false, UIAppFonts = { "amienne.ttf", "teen.ttf" }, CFBundleURLTypes = { { CFBundleURLSchemes = { "fb363179733694583", } } }, CFBundleIconFile = "Icon.png", CFBundleIconFiles = { "Icon.png" , "Icon@2x.png" , "Icon-72.png" , "Icon-Small-50.png" , "Icon-Small.png" , "Icon-Small@2x.png" }, }, } } |
Posted on Wed, 2012-02-08 04:38
#5
thanks for that
So when you say you are missing the TTF off you mean in code when specifying a newText object?
Posted on Wed, 2012-02-08 05:03
#6
Yes, I just set up a table called fontName and set the values depending on system.getInfo("platformName").
Posted on Wed, 2012-02-08 06:12
#7
Thanks again for your help thats clear
Ignore me. Font wasnt installed on PC :)