Customization interface: Fonts

Sometimes it is necessary to change the default application font on your own. How to do it, I'll show in this article.

All fonts are placed in the folder assets/fonts (previously created it). Note: It is better to use OTF fonts. If you have a different format fonts, you can use the free online convector: freefontconverter.com.

Create a layout with a set TextView, on which to experiment:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    android:layout_width="match_parent"

    android:layout_height="match_parent"

    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView

        android:id="@+id/txt_font_1"

        android:layout_width="match_parent"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content"

        android:layout_weight="1"

        android:gravity="center"

        android:text="@string/txt_font_1"

        android:textSize="20sp" />

    <TextView

        android:id="@+id/txt_font_2"

        android:layout_width="match_parent"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content"

        android:layout_weight="1"

        android:gravity="center"

        android:text="@string/txt_font_2"

        android:textSize="20sp" />

    <TextView

        android:id="@+id/txt_font_3"

        android:layout_width="match_parent"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content"

        android:layout_weight="1"

        android:gravity="center"

        android:text="@string/txt_font_3"

        android:textSize="20sp" />

</LinearLayout>

In the string resources necessary to add the following lines:

    <string name="txt_font_1">Font Example 1</string>

    <string name="txt_font_2">Font Example 2</string>

    <string name="txt_font_3">Font Example 3</string>

Create a new class FontSystem.

Add him to the static attributes, once for each of our fonts:

public static final int TYPE_FONT_1  = 1;
public static final int TYPE_FONT_2 = 2;
public static final int TYPE_FONT_3 = 3;

And add a method that will set the font to the desired View:

public static void setTypeface(View v, int type, Context context)
 {
  if (v == null)
   return;
  
  Typeface tf = null;
  try 
  {
   switch (type)
   { 
   case TYPE_FONT_1:
    tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(),"fonts/font1.otf");
    break;
   case TYPE_FONT_2:
    tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(),"fonts/font2.otf"); 
    break;
   case TYPE_FONT_3:
    tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(),"fonts/font3.otf");
    break; 
   } 
   
   if (v instanceof TextView)
    ((TextView)v).setTypeface(tf);
   
  }catch (Exception e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
  }
 }

In general Activity set fonts in our TextView:

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 setContentView(R.layout.main);
  
 FontSystem.setTypeface(findViewById(R.id.txt_font_1), FontSystem.TYPE_FONT_1, this);
 FontSystem.setTypeface(findViewById(R.id.txt_font_2), FontSystem.TYPE_FONT_2, this);
 FontSystem.setTypeface(findViewById(R.id.txt_font_3), FontSystem.TYPE_FONT_3, this);
}

Links

• The source codes of this project can be downloaded here: zip