Thanks Mark, I had created a very simple project to try this out. So, it would appear that I will have to look at a different method for drawing symbols.
Thanks again On Tuesday, 14 August 2012 12:09:18 UTC+2, Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Simon Giddings > <mr.s.g...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > I have seen that it is possible to use custom fonts within our Android > apps. > > I am starting to build an app for tablets and need to use a specific > symbol > > font. > > > > I place it in a "font" directory under "assets" and load it via the > > Typeface.createFromAsset method. > > I get back a Typeface object and assign it to my Paint object and then > paint > > it out onto the canvas. > > > > However, instead of getting the symbols, I get normal text. > > > > Is there a special step necessary to get symbol fonts to output > correctly ? > > Android does not honor all custom fonts, substituting the default font > silently. > > I'd start with a font that is known to work, such as the one in this > sample project: > > https://github.com/commonsguy/cw-omnibus/tree/master/Fonts/FontSampler > > If that fails, then there is something wrong with the application > logic (or that font has started failing on devices, where it has > worked for years). If that font succeeds and your symbol font fails... > you will need to find another symbol font, or perhaps try slightly > modifying that symbol font in some font editor in hopes that the > newly-saved font will work with Android. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 4.0 Available! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
