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So, how to change GT540's font?

I've been trying for several days to change system fonts to the ubuntu font, and every tutorial I've come across doesn't work with my rooted GT540.
Has anybody managed to do that?
I tried using both update.zip methods and by means of applications... no luck with both methods.

fjsferreira said:
I've been trying for several days to change system fonts to the ubuntu font, and every tutorial I've come across doesn't work with my rooted GT540.
Has anybody managed to do that?
I tried using both update.zip methods and by means of applications... no luck with both methods.
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I couldn't get it to work either. I think the fonts are overwritten when the device is booted. Would be nice to change the fonts.

Finally, I got it working. Lg GT540 doesn't use droid font, but some other font named SJSans.ttf, wich is also on /system/fonts (I've never noticed this font there lol)
Just replace that font using root explorer. Just in case, fix permissions of replaced files to be like the other ones in that folder (I don't know if this is necessary though). Reboot.
Here's Ubuntu font family, with filenames ready to copy paste in /system/fonts.

It didn't work for me, some texts were readable but some weren't the clock wasn't showing..

TopGunBG said:
It didn't work for me, some texts were readable but some weren't the clock wasn't showing..
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It depends on the font you use, of course, and your language. If you use something like tahoma, everything should work, because this is a very complete font with support for many many characters and languages.
The ubuntu font works perfectly with Portuguese language.

I had to reupgrade and make a hard reset, the clock WAS missing! And my phone is set to English. I tryied the ubuntu fonts cuz i really like them nothing but trouble..

Ubuntu font pack works like a charm with Polish language, thanks a lot!

howdy guys - don't know how I ended up here, but if you're familiar with the regular method of changing fonts on android, the optimus is a bit different;
normal Clockopia.ttf is your SJGothicFull.ttf (this is the lockscreen clock)
normal DroidSans.ttf is your SJSans.ttf
normal DroidSans-Bold.ttf is your SJSans-Bold.ttf
I haven't tested this, but this should work for you guys with any font (you can even change the ones in my thread if you know how) Best of luck
Edit - again, if you know how, the new version of the comfortaa font is complete, so that should work as well, if not better than ubuntu.

I had same issue with clock going missing.
if your using root explorer.
hold down the font file you just move to system/font folder
select permission.
User - tick first(read) and second(write) box
Group - tick first(read) one only
Other - tick first(read) one only
so it should now look like
SJSans.ttf
[date here] rw-r--r--
restart and I got my clock text back along with my new font

lahan52 said:
I had same issue with clock going missing.
if your using root explorer.
hold down the font file you just move to system/font folder
select permission.
User - tick first(read) and second(write) box
Group - tick first(read) one only
Other - tick first(read) one only
so it should now look like
SJSans.ttf
[date here] rw-r--r--
restart and I got my clock text back along with my new font
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It worked, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Any screens with that Ubunt font on board?? Cos it looks not so cool on my PC I would like to see this mounted at phone.

How to change my font?

I know that on my sansung captivate i was able to change my font style. I was wondering how can i change my font on my N1?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

On the nexus one, you generally have to be rooted and have adb working in order to change your font.
The adb command to do in the directory with the font is: adb push [font name] /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf and adb push [font name] /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
You may also want to change Clockopia.ttf since that's the lockscreen clock font.

Yes i am rooted and i have adb working.
But where do i get the fonts?

Almost any .ttf from your Windows fonts folder should work. I chose helvetica neue for mine since I already owned a copy and I think it's a beautiful font.

Thanks. I thought there was an app for fonts.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

There is its called fresh type in yhr market .. and you have to be rooted

[Q]Anyone tried to theme the new market?

I am trying to theme the new 2.2.7 market apk but I can't find the .png that corresponds to the green background on the top half of the screen. Anyone know where that is? I've looked all through the drawable-mpdi folder.

PMDColeslaw said:
I am trying to theme the new 2.2.7 market apk but I can't find the .png that corresponds to the green background on the top half of the screen. Anyone know where that is? I've looked all through the drawable-mpdi folder.
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It's all in the values /colors.xml when you de-compile it.
Use the attached image and run a Hue/Saturation on it until ypou get the color you want. Then use the dropper tool to get the colors and add those to the colors.xml file in the correct places (Which should be easy since I have the original color codes on it).

JAguirre1231 said:
It's all in the values /colors.xml when you de-compile it.
Use the attached image and run a Hue/Saturation on it until ypou get the color you want. Then use the dropper tool to get the colors and add those to the colors.xml file in the correct places (Which should be easy since I have the original color codes on it).
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Very cool, thank you!

JAguirre1231 said:
It's all in the values /colors.xml when you de-compile it.
Use the attached image and run a Hue/Saturation on it until ypou get the color you want. Then use the dropper tool to get the colors and add those to the colors.xml file in the correct places (Which should be easy since I have the original color codes on it).
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Im not seeing a colors.xml in the apk. Where is it locatated? I searched the whole res folder and had no results
I don't even see a Values folder in the apk.

PMDColeslaw said:
Im not seeing a colors.xml in the apk. Where is it locatated? I searched the whole res folder and had no results
I don't even see a Values folder in the apk.
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It's all in the values /colors.xml when you de-compile it.
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Use apktool.

JAguirre1231 said:
Use apktool.
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Yeah I just realized my ignorance an few ago

I saw this and have edited the colors via the xml files after de-compiling but no change. I edited all colors for the header background. Thanks in advance.

Edubyah said:
I saw this and have edited the colors via the xml files after de-compiling but no change. I edited all colors for the header background. Thanks in advance.
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I'm having the same results. I de-compile, edit the colors.xml file, compile, sign and flash. Still shows the green header

I used ninjamorph tried to Change the new market's stat_notify_market_update
& stat_sys_install_complete
Icons with the custom icons from my macnutR14 rom. It says successful but I reboot & nothing still green
vibrant rooted
macnutR14
super io kernel+OCLF
QS 1998
2.2 froyo

please share your works, if successful...

PMDColeslaw said:
I'm having the same results. I de-compile, edit the colors.xml file, compile, sign and flash. Still shows the green header
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Where are you flashing it to? Make sure that there's no com.android.vending-*.apk in /data/app/
Also, I was able to do it just fine right now. Made everything a blue color.

JAguirre1231 said:
Where are you flashing it to? Make sure that there's no com.android.vending-*.apk in /data/app/
Also, I was able to do it just fine right now. Made everything a blue color.
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Well there was a com.Android.vending-1.apk in there so I deleted it and reflashed mine. Now I get a bunch of fc's. You mind posting the one you made so I can take a look?
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

PMDColeslaw said:
Well there was a com.Android.vending-1.apk in there so I deleted it and reflashed mine. Now I get a bunch of fc's. You mind posting the one you made so I can take a look?
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
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adb shell pm uninstall com.android.vending
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/Vending.apk
adb push <name of attached> /system/app/

JAguirre1231 said:
adb shell pm uninstall com.android.vending
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/Vending.apk
adb push <name of attached> /system/app/
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I get failure on that first command "adb shell pm uninstall com.android.vending"
EDIT: I went ahead and comleted the other staeps after the failure and I was able to get yours to load. I'll decompile yours and see if I'm doing something wrong with the hex color codes or something.
Thanks for all your help!

Change display font

Hey how do I put a .ttf file on my phone and use it as the display font? Type Fresh lets me change the system fonts but the system fonts don't show up in the settings - display - font...
Thanks!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Skdi said:
Hey how do I put a .ttf file on my phone and use it as the display font? Type Fresh lets me change the system fonts but the system fonts don't show up in the settings - display - font...
Thanks!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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From my little understanding of fonts. The phone is technically only capable of one font and when you change it with and app or manually it overrides the default font with the new font by changing its name to the default fonts name and replacing it. The font apps make a backup of the original.
I think.

whiteguypl said:
From my little understanding of fonts. The phone is technically only capable of one font and when you change it with and app or manually it overrides the default font with the new font by changing its name to the default fonts name and replacing it. The font apps make a backup of the original.
I think.
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This is correct, as Android's general UI predominantly relies on DroidSans.ttf and DroidSans-Bold.ttf within the /system/fonts folder. If you are rooted, you can copy the fonts in there yourself. I particularly like Segoe UI and Helvetica Neue.
I do the following via ADB:
- adb remount
- adb push fontname.ttf /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf
- adb push fontname.ttf /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
- adb reboot
Alternatively, if you have Root Explorer, you can use that to copy the font to that folder from your /sdcard. Remember to boot after changing the font for it to take effect.
Good luck.

Change System Fonts | Root Not Required | Updated New APK

Okay, so I'm working on modding the fonts app on the 2x (Settings|Display|Display font) to get some custom fonts in there. I can't believe the ones they included.
Update: APK for Root Users
If you're rooted then you can still use this method but you may also want to have a look at this thread.​In the meantime here's how you can add *any* TrueType font you want as a system font to the 2x. It's quite easy and doesn't require root.
First of all, the fonts available via the above menu are stored in '/system/app/Fonts.apk' which is quite a tricky app and they're cached to '/data/data/jungle.app.fonts/tmp/'. To replace a font all you need to do is swap out a font file in the cache directory with an alternative TrueType font. This is a work-around until I can mod the app and as a result you can not yet change the name of the font.
** DO NOT REPLACE DroidSans or Jungle Gothics **
To replace a font follow these instructions:
1. Decide on a font you do not want:
Love = SJlover.ttf
Playful = SJplayful.ttf
MyHeart = SJmyheart.ttf
Ballerina = TDballerina.ttf
Display = TDdisplay.ttf
2. Decide on a font you want to include:
You can use any TrueType font (*.ttf) from any Windows or Mac or any font web site. I use LuxiSans for my ROM for the Nexus One (Kang-o-rama) and think it also works great on the 2x.
3. Rename your chosen font to the one you want to replace:
For example, you would rename the font linked above from 'LuxiSans.ttf' to 'SJmyheart.ttf'. Note that this is case sensitive.
Use the list above to determine the correct file name.
4. Copy the new font over the old font:
This is not permanent, this is reversible.
Settings|Display|Display font -> DroidSans
Reboot
Use any file manager, explorer or ADB to copy your replacement font
ADB commands (example only, use your chosen font name!):
Code:
adb push [COLOR="blue"]SJmyheart.ttf[/COLOR] /sdcard/
adb shell
cp /sdcard/[COLOR="blue"]SJmyheart.ttf[/COLOR] /data/data/com.jungle.app.fonts/tmp/
reboot
5. Select new font:
Settings|Display|Display font
Font will display correctly but will have old name (until I mod the app)
*. To Revert:
Delete '/data/data/jungle.app.fonts/*'
Reboot
*. Remember:
Don't 'say' thanks, 'click' thanks...

This is great!
Can I use this to get a smaller system font that will fit more lines into menues and notifications?
Will it shrink that pesky oversize (personal opinion) watch font in the right corner?
Also, I read that this change also applies to the browser when rendering web pages, is this the case and can this lead to pages having misalligning in pages made for a specific font size?

atkhobby said:
This is great!
Can I use this to get a smaller system font that will fit more lines into menues and notifications?
Will it shrink that pesky oversize (personal opinion) watch font in the right corner?
Also, I read that this change also applies to the browser when rendering web pages, is this the case and can this lead to pages having misalligning in pages made for a specific font size?
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Yes to all of the above.
I agree the clock is far too big. You can use a smaller font at this affects everything including the browser. Some fonts work better than others. You can always replace two or three of them with different fonts to try them out.
It doesn't however change the font pitch - so 20 is still 20, it doesn't change this down to say 18. This means that bigger text will still be bigger... but a little bit smaller if your font is smaller... understand?
The font I linked above is slightly smaller/finer than the stock ones and seem to work well.

New APK Available
I've published a new apk for root users for those that are interested.
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=994544

hi,where is this '/data/data/jungle.app.fonts/*' located?
i cant find it...im using the es file explorer..Not rooted..
this is my FIRST android phone
so pardon me..im trying to read much knowledge here..very huge forum..
coming from symbian..

dzel said:
hi,where is this '/data/data/jungle.app.fonts/*' located?
i cant find it...im using the es file explorer..Not rooted..
this is my FIRST android phone
so pardon me..im trying to read much knowledge here..very huge forum..
coming from symbian..
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No problem.
I don't think ES File Explorer can see the data partition without root access and ES root mode does not work on LG O2x.
You will need to use adb or try another file manager from the market...

I'm getting "permission denied" when entering "su"... I'm not rooted, what am I doing wrong? Thanks

.:george:. said:
...what am I doing wrong?
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...I'm not rooted...
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^^^ That...

Ok than... what the hell is this? Change System Fonts | Root Not Required

lol, omg
.:george:. said:
Ok than... what the hell is this? Change System Fonts | Root Not Required
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lol... that's quite amazing... you're 100% correct! Oh dear...
The instructions are wrong...
And you're the first person to even point it out...
Okay, you don't need that step, I'll edit the first post.
Sorry to you, I just read your post and didn't think about the thread it was in... duh, my fault there. I'm quite amazed that nobody else has reported this...
Thanks!

No harm done )
Anyway, still getting same error when trying to copy to /data/data/blahblah... ) Not really sure one can achieve this without root... ) Any ideas?

It can be done without root, /data is read/write... not sure what's going on sorry.