[Fonts] How to change default font in Maemo5 - maemo.org

luomuhappo | # 1 | 2010-07-01, 11:38 | Report

How can I change my default font in N900 ? I would like to do little experiments with other fonts.

SR90 | # 2 | 2010-07-02, 01:15 | Report

Hey

Check out this http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=692 and it shows how to change it too

Cheers mate

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luomuhappo | # 3 | 2010-07-07, 14:09 | Report

SR90, thanks!

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marcdxn | # 4 | 2010-07-07, 14:29 | Report

need a tutorial on how to drop these font files into the location on the link =/

slai | # 5 | 2010-07-11, 08:39 | Report

so I downloaded the font in the post you linked, renamed the four ttf files to *.ttf.old and moved the new ttf files into /usr/share/fonts/nokia/

then rebooted. nothing changed at first glance, except that my bookmarks displays small squares instead of letters as the header.

why would that be?

daddeddad | # 6 | 2010-07-11, 10:33 | Report

I would not recommend anyone to replace the standard fonts Instead install your fonts to /usr/share/fonts and thereafter mod your gtkrc file /opt/usr/share/themes/YOURTHEME/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
Replacing standard system fonts might mess up your system quite badly...

slai | # 7 | 2010-07-11, 11:04 | Report

what exactly do I change in the gtkrc file in order to change font to the ones downloaded in the earlier link?

theres no mention of .ttf at all in there.

edit: put the ttf files in /usr/share/fonts/ and rebooted, now theyre working. i assume its cause theyre named the same as the default nokia ones in /usr/share/fonts/nokia/ ?

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daddeddad | # 8 | 2010-07-11, 11:34 | Report

Originally Posted by slai View Post

what exactly do I change in the gtkrc file in order to change font to the ones downloaded in the earlier link?

theres no mention of .ttf at all in there.

edit: put the ttf files in /usr/share/fonts/ and rebooted, now theyre working. i assume its cause theyre named the same as the default nokia ones in /usr/share/fonts/nokia/ ?

You will find references to "Nokia Sans" in several places, change these to the name of your installed fonts, it could be "Droid Sans" or "Myfont" or something else. If you do not know the name of your font open settings in the notes application and check the name there. If you have installed the fonts correctly they will be in the font-list.

cjp | # 9 | 2010-07-11, 11:37 | Report

Anyone got some screenies to show off their custom fonts?

They may help with people finding a great serup for them.

daddeddad | # 10 | 2010-07-11, 12:32 | Report

oups, check next...

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