Android Custom Font Example

Loading a Custom Font from Assets

TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myfontfile);
		Typeface face = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/CHOCD.otf");
		tv.setTypeface(face);

So What’s an Asset?

Android has its own very particular ideas about what kinds of files can go where, as well as makes use of naming conventions to deal with various system configuration settings. An asset could be any kind of file, which includes subfolders.

The most frequent method to make use of AssetManager requires you to call the actual open() method to returning an InputFileStream. As a matter of fact, a good number of Android classes have got techniques to load straight from an asset. For all those classes which don’t wish to perform straight along with InputStreams or even AssetManager, you are able to obtain a FileDescriptor.

FileDescriptor fd = getAssets().openFd("myfile.txt").getFileDescriptor();

Creating Layout for Custom Font

res/layout/main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:stretchColumns="1" >
    <TableRow>
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/myfontfile"
            android:text="@string/vimaltuts"
            android:textColor="@color/aqua"
            android:textSize="80sp" />
    </TableRow>
    <TableRow>
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/myfontfile2"
            android:text="@string/vimaltuts"
            android:textColor="@color/aqua"
            android:textSize="60sp" />
    </TableRow>
    <TableRow>
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/myfontfile3"
            android:text="@string/vimaltuts"
            android:textColor="@color/aqua"
            android:textSize="120sp" />
    </TableRow>
    <TableRow>
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/myfontfile4"
            android:text="@string/vimaltuts"
            android:textColor="@color/aqua"
            android:textSize="40sp" />
    </TableRow>
    <TableRow android:id="@+id/text_hide">
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/myfontfile5"
            android:text="@string/vimaltuts"
            android:textColor="@color/aqua"
            android:textSize="60sp" />
    </TableRow>
</TableLayout>

Java Code To Configure the Custom Font

src/CustomFontExampleActivity.java

package com.vimaltuts.android.customfont;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.io.File;
public class CustomFontExampleActivity extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
		super.onCreate(icicle);
		setContentView(R.layout.main);
		TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myfontfile);
		Typeface face = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/CHOCD.otf");
		tv.setTypeface(face);
		tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myfontfile2);
		face = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/ABADDON.TTF");
		tv.setTypeface(face);
		tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myfontfile3);
		face = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/ANGEL.otf");
		tv.setTypeface(face);
		tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myfontfile4);
		face = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/NorthernTerritories.ttf");
		tv.setTypeface(face);
		tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myfontfile5);
		face = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/WoodWud.ttf");
		tv.setTypeface(face);
	}
}

It is possible to load a font out of a local data file and use it. The advantage is that you simply can easily personalize your own fonts right after your application has been distributed. However, you need to in some way organise to obtain the font on to these devices. And you can aquire a Typeface through createFromAsset(), you may get a Typeface through createFromFile(). If it is located, we utilize it. In any other case, we hide out that row.

 <TableRow android:id="@+id/text_hide">
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/myfontfile5"
            android:gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:text="@string/vimaltuts"
            android:textColor="@color/aqua"
            android:textSize="60sp" />
    </TableRow>

Output Screen of the Android Custom Font Example

So far we have play with the Android Action Custom Font Example through this Android Tutorial for Beginners : Android Custom Font Example Tutorial. On the next tutorial we gonna see about the Android Notification Example

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