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Changing Android Font

Alright, I am using Droid Explorer, it connects fine to my phone I could use all the other stuff (screen cast, desktop sms, and screen shot thats mainly what I use) but I'm trying to change the font of the actual phone, I downloaded a font off of dafont and renamed it DroidSans (they both are .ttf, both the android font and the font I downloaded) so I figured I could delete the font out of /HT849GZ22284/system/fonts/ (DroidSans.ttf) and then copy over the downloaded font renamed DroidSans.ttf and it would be over.
I just thought of this idea, it might not work or maybe you guys perfected the idea of it and I'm just catching onto it.
But any ideas why the file wont delete?

Did you make the partition rw?
you need to make it writable to delete files
try typing adb remount before deleting

[Q] CM6 - Custom Lockscreen Clock font.

Simply put here is the question:
How can I change the font of the clock for the standard Lockscreen on CM6?
I have changed the standard font and assumed the process was the same for the lockscreen clock. (\system\fonts\clockopia.ttf) but swapping that out with an aptly renamed font of choice oddly enough didnt seem to have any effect. I used ADB to pull the file off, rename the font of choice "Geosanslight" to "Clockopia" pasted it in C:\android-sdk-windows\Tools folder and tried to adb push it into the rom dir and it didnt seem to help (I put it back in \system\fonts\)
Am I doing something wrong here or is there more to it than that?
Thanks a ton guys.

<---Total N00b
I figured it out. Simple fix. before when I pulled the fonts out of the DIR I didn't realize the fonts were case sensitive so i didnt acctually rename the font correctly. (not a linux user obviously)
clockopia.ttf is not Clockopia.ttf

( clock hide

[Q] Replacing fonts

Hi, I managed to change most of my fonts for my dream. But some of the fonts such as the clock still doesnt not change even though I have changed ALL of the fonts in the fonts folder to the font I want. Any help?

illuminarias said:
Hi, I managed to change most of my fonts for my dream. But some of the fonts such as the clock still doesnt not change even though I have changed ALL of the fonts in the fonts folder to the font I want. Any help?
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You've switched out Clockopia, right?

What do you mean switched out of clockopia? I did replace clockopia with the font I want, if thats what you're asking

illuminarias said:
What do you mean switched out of clockopia? I did replace clockopia with the font I want, if thats what you're asking
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Yeah, that's what I meant.
How did you overwrite the fonts?
The best way I've found is overwriting each font with ADB
Code:
adb push Helvetica.ttf system/font/Clockopia.ttf
adb push Helvetica.ttf system/font/DroidSans.ttf
adb push HelveticaBold.ttf system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
If that doesn't work, I don't know.

Use typefresh from the market! Works great!

zHk3R said:
Yeah, that's what I meant.
How did you overwrite the fonts?
The best way I've found is overwriting each font with ADB
Code:
adb push Helvetica.ttf system/font/Clockopia.ttf
adb push Helvetica.ttf system/font/DroidSans.ttf
adb push HelveticaBold.ttf system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
If that doesn't work, I don't know.
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Yeaah, Im using that method. I replaced EVERYTHING in the font folder. Still dont work. I've copied the fonts folder to my SD card using Linda just to comfirm, but after boot the font seems to go back to its original font. I think I'll try some apps.
Edit: I used the typefresh app and it's working fine now. Thankyou for your help

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