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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
