This api creates a typeface instance that best matches the name+style
you specify.
e.g.
face = create("sans-serif", BOLD);
Then you can use that face in a Paint object to draw/measure text.
On Dec 15, 2008, at 12:21 PM, Eric wrote:
Yes, it would be good to have a font picker. Hard to use otherwise.
TypeFace has a create method with this signature: "create(String
familyName, int style)". It says "familyName" is the name of a font
family. That seems like a font picker to me, at least in source code.
Am I misunderstanding it?
On Dec 4, 3:50 pm, "Dianne Hackborn" <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> Sorry, at this point applications can't add new system fonts, they
> can only
> use custom fonts in their own app.
>
> We don't even have a font picker, which I think would be the thing
> to do
> before allowing new fonts to be added. :)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Eric <rellimc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Can new system fonts be added to Android? Can applications refer to
>> them?
>
>> Several threads have addressed this, but I can't find a complete
>> answer.
>
>> The only method I have found to change system fonts is with "adb
>> push". If I use adb to install a new font can an app use it? Or does
>> Android only allow the "Droid" fonts it is shipped with?
>
>> Is there a user friendly way to install a system font? (no adb, no
>> hacking disk images). Can an app install a system font?
>
>> I'm writing an app that needs foreign language support which is not
>> currently part of Android. I'm especially interested in Koine (New
>> Testament) Greek. Modern Greek is kind of supported, but Koine has a
>> lot more diacritical marks (for example: Εν ἀρχῆ ἦν ὁ
>> λόγος will not
>> display correctly in Android). I can include a font with my
>> application. However this limits it's use to only my app. Adding a
>> good unicode font can add several 100k to my app, which makes it many
>> times bigger than entire rest of the app. This is a waste, especially
>> if more than one app wants to use the font. (Is there a way to share
>> fonts across apps without using a system font?) In the case of trying
>> to use an Android phone in a foreign language a system-wide font is
>> an
>> absolute necessity.
>
> --
> Dianne Hackborn
> Android framework engineer
> hack...@android.com
>
> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have
> time to
> provide private support. All such questions should be posted on
> public
> forums, where I and others can see and answer them.
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