Android Question using a special font in my app

[Zeev Goldstein]

it may be a lame question but i'll ask it

in my app there is a textbox i want to use with a special font not a part of the system (in windows it is "OCR A")
is there a way i can use it?
thanks

 

[MarcoRome]

[solved] cannot create b4xFont

Try for a while to draw text to a canvas. Issue is the font object. Erel writes in https://www.b4x.com/guides/B4xXUI/?page=20 xLabelFont = xui.CreateDefaultFont(16) But I have no XUI-class, although the XUI-Lib (and XUI Views)is loaded I declared it: Dim fnt As B4XFont fnt=xui... does not...

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[Zeev Goldstein]

thanks
i wanted to use an external font
but if it comes with some pain i think i'll drop the idea
i did see an app that uses that external font so i wondered how can i do it myself too
once again - thanks

 

[Andrew (Digitwell)]

Simple, I use non standard fonts all the time.

Add the font into your assets folder, like any other asset.



Then assuming your view is a b4xfont

' if your view is a standard view, like label

lbl.typeface = typeface.loadfromAsset("fontname")

'if your view is a b4xview
lbl.font = xui.createfont(typeface.loadfromAsset("fontname"),<size of font>)

edited for clarity.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Simple, I use non standard fonts all the time.

Add the font into your assets folder, like any other asset.



Then assuming your view is a b4xfont

' if your view is a standard view, like label

lbl.typeface = typeface.loadfromAsset("fontname")

'if your view is a b4xview
lbl.font = xui.createfont(typeface.loadfromAsset("fontname"),<size of font>)

edited for clarity.

sorry for the super lame - how do i add the file and where is that folder?
or folder name

thanks

 

[Andrew (Digitwell)]

The asset folder is the folder that is called File Manager in the IDE.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

i get error in the IDE editor

Main - 84: Unknown member: loadfromasset

any idea?

 

[Andrew (Digitwell)]

Show More of your code please

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Show More of your code please

lblLast4Digits.typeface = Typeface.loadfromAsset("OCRAEXT")

 

[Andrew (Digitwell)]

My mistake, the actual command has a "s" on the end "loadfromassets". I was typing from memory.

Also you need the full filename of the font file including any extension.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

works like charm
thank you

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

My mistake, the actual command has a "s" on the end "loadfromassets". I was typing from memory.

Also you need the full filename of the font file including any extension.

one more question regarding font - can i use the same way on spinner?
i also wish to change spinner's font...

thanks

 

[Andrew (Digitwell)]

What have you tried?
Does spinner have a font property?
Does the spinner expose a label or other view that has a font property?

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Spinner has no font property
It shows numeric values on my app

 

[Mahares]

Spinner has no font property

Here is an example where you can use csbuilder and your font file:

Dim MyList As List
    MyList.Initialize
    MyList.AddAll(Array  ("Monday","tuesday","Friday","test2", "Zeev"))
    Dim myFont As Typeface = Typeface.LoadFromAssets("mtcorsva.ttf")   'use your font file
    Dim cs As CSBuilder
    For i = 0 To MyList.Size -1
        Spinner1.Addall(Array(cs.Initialize.Size(30).color(Colors.Red).Typeface(myFont).Append(MyList.Get(i)).PopAll))
    Next

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Here is an example where you can use csbuilder and your font file:

Dim MyList As List
    MyList.Initialize
    MyList.AddAll(Array  ("Monday","tuesday","Friday","test2", "Zeev"))
    Dim myFont As Typeface = Typeface.LoadFromAssets("mtcorsva.ttf")   'use your font file
    Dim cs As CSBuilder
    For i = 0 To MyList.Size -1
        Spinner1.Addall(Array(cs.Initialize.Size(30).color(Colors.Red).Typeface(myFont).Append(MyList.Get(i)).PopAll))
    Next

Thanks, will try

 

[Mahares]

Thanks, will try

No need to answer until you try it. This way we know whether it helped you or not. This snapshot is based on the font file I used. Yours will of course look differently. Also, don't forget about B4XComboBox a xross platform spinner if you want to venture using it

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

No need to answer until you try it. This way we know whether it helped you or not. This snapshot is based on the font file I used. Yours will of course look differently. Also, don't forget about B4XComboBox a xross platform spinner if you want to venture using it
View attachment 126118

OK
now there is a need to answer
your sample works beautifully
thank you