All questions related to typefaces and language coverage in Android.
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How to make an Android device to display complex rendering of Indic characters?
Please excuse the length of this question. I need to explain all this to help others and to avoid helpful contributors to provide answer without asking clarifications.
My requirement in one line: "to ...
9
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5answers
35k views
How can install a Hindi font in Android 2.1?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 and I want to install a Hindi font on it. How can I do this?
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1answer
1k views
Update to ICS makes Firefox fonts look awful (Eee Pad)
My Eee Pad TF101 auto-updated to ICS today. After the update, all fonts in Firefox changed to some dreadful-looking Times Roman-like font, in which the accented characters don't show right. Stock ...
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2answers
1k views
Microsoft “web safe” fonts on Android?
I was testing various Android web browsers (but I think the stock one is fine) and noticed that the MS "web safe" fonts (Trebuchet, Verdana, Tahoma and the like) were displayed with substitute fonts. ...
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4answers
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Is there a user accessible font size preference?
I would like to change the font size throughout the entire operating system, not just in one app or on one screen. Is there a way to do this?
Searching the internet brought up someone saying the ...
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2answers
752 views
Arabic text is detached
I have these two issues. The text is detached in tweetcaster. Along with being detached, in the browser, the reading order is wrong.
I hope upgrading the current pre installed browser or installing ...
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5answers
556 views
How can I open files that have Japanese filenames?
I organize my Japanese ebooks and manga using the respective Japanese titles as filenames. I then access this content from my Anrdoid device by mounting a cifs share with cifsmanager. However I ...
4
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1answer
2k views
How do I change the default sms font size? (ICS)
I know I can change (in settings) whether or not the volume rocker can change font size, but is there a way I can change the default to be different? (I'd rather not have the volume button change ...
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3answers
174 views
Current Android font
Several months ago, I changed my base font using Font Installer. Now I can't remember the name of the font I changed to. Is there a simple way to find out?
3
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1answer
506 views
How to replace system font of a Galaxy Tab 7.7?
How do I replace the default system font on a Galaxy Tab 7.7, by a .ttf font?
3
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1answer
190 views
Ubuntu font cannot display latin extended characters
I changed the system font (by Font Changer) to Ubuntu font (0.8). This font has Latin-Extended support and can display Vietnamese just fine (I tested this on http://font.ubuntu.com/).
However, after ...
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2answers
400 views
Words are not clear on my Samsung Galaxy Y phone?
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Y phone and I noticed that text is a little blurry in the phone. I compared it with my Samsung Galaxy Ace phone and the difference is quite clear. The displayed text ...
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2answers
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Toshiba Thrive, changing system font
I am currently running the Favum 1.1 ROM on my toshiba thrive, and I tried to use Font Installer to install a new system font. For some reason the font will install, but the actual font on my thrive ...
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0answers
291 views
Tamil Font problem in Android device
I'm developing a Tamil web app (using PhoneGap) where I use unicode to display the Tamil language. The problem is, it is working fine in Android Emulator and in web (Firefox), but the fonts are not ...
2
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1answer
398 views
What's the standard font called that comes on droid x running 2.3?
What font ships with the droid x on 2.3? Is the same font used across all android devices running 2.3?
2
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1answer
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Is there a way to format numbers' font in Nexus One/Nexus S?
I love to see numbers in Georgia font and would love to see them auto-formatted into that font! If you know such tips, please share!
Update
I want just numbers to be formatted while other texts ...
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1answer
1k views
How to change font on CyanogenMod?
I am on CyanogenMod 10.1, and I installed a font from FlipFont. But, I could not find the option to change it on the display settings.
If anyone has any idea about this, please let me know.
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1answer
355 views
Unable to download/ install font apk
I made a font, but I didn't build it, instead I used this website to do it. The apk install seemed fine. I wanted to try it out on SG2, so I sent it to my Gmail account in an email, I tried to ...
2
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1answer
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Hindi font not display in htc_salsa_C510e_android2.0.3?
In My app display Hindi font.
so i use the DroidHindi.ttf font to display the font.
and i run this app output in SonyXperia_MT27i like this!
[Sony_Xperia_MT27i_android_4.0.4 Image screen]
and same ...
2
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1answer
338 views
Can I replace the system font just for Japanese text? [closed]
I discovered today that the system font on my rooted Galaxy S2 phone has some errors in the way it renders some Japanese characters.
I want to change the font to something I'm sure is more reliable, ...
2
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1answer
542 views
How can I install custom fonts on Android?
I am trying to display a Powerpoint slide deck on an android tablet, but the slides contain fonts that don't exist in android.
Is there a way to install custom fonts on the tablet? If so, how?
2
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1answer
493 views
Android Honeycomb Stock Email Font
I'm using the stock email on Android 3.1 (ASUS Transformer) and I've configured my corporate email.
I need to know if it's possible to change the font used when creating or replying to emails. The ...
2
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2answers
115 views
How to help Android users with reduced ability to see
What can we do in Android phone to help users whose ability to see is reduced?
To be clear they are not blind persons, they are just 55+ years old and with age they have reduced ability to see.
When ...
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0answers
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Symbols become boxes after reset
I recently factory resetted my HTC Explorer, but all the special characters have become squares ([] for unrecognized symbols).
Even the HTC Sense Calculator widget's decimal button has changed and ...
2
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0answers
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Need fonts of a different language to show up on android or atleast Instapaper
My family is residing in USA and we are from India. Now my mom gets super bored at home! And loves to read the regional online newspaper and magazines from India on the Internet; problem is she ...
2
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0answers
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Does Android 4.0 (ICS) support Kannada Font?
I am developing one regional language kannada news app,in which my problem is that,in 2.2 and 2.3 the app does not suppport kannada fonts whereas 3.0 supports kannada font.
One month back I heard ...
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3answers
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How can I decrease the font size of incoming messages on the Samsung Galaxy Note permanently?
After the regular update of my Samsung Galaxy Note to Android 4.1.2, the font size in the messaging section is quite oversized.
By using the volume keys I can indeed reduce the font, but this setting ...
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1answer
2k views
How to change the font without root in HTC Explorer?
I would like to change font in HTC Explorer(2.3.5) without root.
I saw some tutorial on the internet but those are only Samsung galaxy series.
Is there anyway to do that?
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2answers
584 views
How to install full Unicode fonts
The page http://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurapi contains
several occurrences of the character Ḫ (1E2A;LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H WITH BREVE BELOW), http://codepoints.net/U+1E2A which does not display on ...
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0answers
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Font rendering problem in ICS 4.0.4 [duplicate]
I'm trying to get Kannada language support on my phone. I've rooted my Sony Xperia Neo L which is running ICS 4.0.4 and installed Kannada font in system/fonts. The problem is, all the other indic ...
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0answers
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Indic font(Kannada) is not rendering properly in Android ICS
I am trying to get the kannada font support for Android ICS. I rooted my Xperia Neo L phone which is running Android ICS 4.0.4 and installed Kannada font (Lohit-Kannada.ttf). I have also included the ...
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0answers
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How to install additional fonts? [duplicate]
Is it possible to install additional fonts on android for use when browsing websites?
My device is rooted ICS.
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0answers
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How to customize font size and color in Jelly Bean?
The combination of small font size, low contrast color schemes (gray on gray), and the erratic operation of the auto-intensity makes the screen difficult to read in many circumstances.
I like ...
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0answers
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Hebrew vowels not rendering correctly on web page.
Sample web page: http://hebrewresources.com/html5problems/buttonText.html
The letters are okay but the vowels (niqudot) under them are not aligned properly at all.
Happens in both Firefox and the ...
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0answers
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HTC One X SMS Font Size Keeps Changing
I use an HTC One X from Rogers (a Canadian telecom operator). I'd like to have my SMS displayed in small font, but my phone kept changing the font size back to medium, especially after I killed all ...
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0answers
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Paranoid on Sony Xperia Mini Pro [closed]
Using this instruction I installed Paranoid on my Sony Xperia Mini Pro SK17i/SK17a.
But even after setting its interface mode to phone, text are too small to read and setting menu is also divided to ...
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0answers
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How To Change browser font in Chrome For Android?
I am a seasoned Linux developer, tinkering with Android.
I want to modify Chrome so that it uses the font I want as default.
So far I've found
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1answer
111 views
Tamil Font not supporting in Facebook and tamil websites
I am suresh from riyadh, sAUDI ARABIA last week i bought Samsung-Galaxy-S-DUOS-GT-S7562 mobile .. i am facing a problem for Tamil font not supporting in facebook and tamil news.. Please help me..
