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When using Ubuntu font many users see rectangles in different places, that don’t belong there. They come from the .notdef character which in that very font has a rectangle shaped outline. This character appears when the font doesn’t contain a character for the codepoint requested. It seems like some apps use codepoints different from usual spacing characters to show empty room: e.g. with launcher pro in the app drawer long names are shortened with an ellipsis after which those squares appear. The reason why using other fonts doesn’t show these squares is, that some fonts only have an empty space at .notdef, so no outline appears. One can verify this by using the DroidSansNotdef.ttf which I attach. There I’ve only added an outline to the .notdef character and you’ll get the same behaviour as with the Ubuntu font.
UbuntuAndroidfix.ttf has an empty space in .notdef so it isn’t visible. Nevertheless, this is only a workaround for a bug that’s somewhere else.
Edit: As shown below, the real reason is missing U-FEFF in the font, so it is a font bug. Attached you find all four styles (Ubuntu regular, italic, bold and bold italic) with the added character.
20.4.12 — New version: added spacing characters U-2000—U-200F to fix some more box-char appearances.
Basically after searching a bit more i found this workaround: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16895848&postcount=269 It seems better. But thank you anyway!
Of course this is better, it’s not only a workaround, it’s a fix.
I attach a new version of the fixed font with the added glyph. At least the Droid Sans that I downloaded from Google webfonts (to be sure that I have the latest...) doesn’t contain it.
Edit: Attachment removed, new attachment in first post.
Yeah thats right. But which program do you use to edit the font?
I used the Font Creator and the output size of the font is 312kb (instead of 335kb of the original ubuntu font). Your font is about 680kb. I used the droidsans.ttf from ICS platform (v1.0 build 114) and it did contain the glyph
I use fontforge and I'm doing font design in my spare time. But I've never thought about file sizes. I'll have a look at it later.
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I use fontforge and I'm doing font design in my spare time. But I've never thought about file sizes. I'll have a look at it later.
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Nice Have you made a font?
I'm working on EB Garamond, my main project. I can't post a link yet, but you'll find it easily via google.
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h i like the font. Nice!
The font is really good!
I love Greek & Ancient Greek letters in your font (i like the curves) but italic Greek just isn't my type. I think it should be less space between some letters.
Great work
How to use it.. I am Kyrillos Rom v10.1..
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How to use it.. I am Kyrillos Rom v10.1..
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Just flash the v10.1.1 update.
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Yeah thats right. But which program do you use to edit the font?
I used the Font Creator and the output size of the font is 312kb (instead of 335kb of the original ubuntu font). Your font is about 680kb. I used the droidsans.ttf from ICS platform (v1.0 build 114) and it did contain the glyph
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I’ve found the reason for the bigger size. I’ve overseen to untick the old style kern table option. Now it’s only 273,4kb. I’ll upload it together with bold and italic.
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h i like the font. Nice!
The font is really good!
I love Greek & Ancient Greek letters in your font (i like the curves) but italic Greek just isn't my type. I think it should be less space between some letters.
Great work
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Thank you! The italic is far away from ready, especially greek and cyrillic still need alot of work.
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How to use it.. I am Kyrillos Rom v10.1..
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If you don’t want to reflash you can also use a font installer program like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.font.installer
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Yeah thats right. But which program do you use to edit the font?
I used the Font Creator and the output size of the font is 312kb (instead of 335kb of the original ubuntu font). Your font is about 680kb. I used the droidsans.ttf from ICS platform (v1.0 build 114) and it did contain the glyph
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Thanks so much for the fixed ubuntu font. Looks great on my Live with Walkman™. Can I make a request though?
I see the same box character on the attached font. Can you help me fix it like you did for the ubuntu font, please?
Thanks so much!
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Thanks so much for the fixed ubuntu font. Looks great on my Live with Walkman™. Can I make a request though?
I see the same box character on the attached font. Can you help me fix it like you did for the ubuntu font, please?
Thanks so much!
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SoloRazr said:
Thanks so much for the fixed ubuntu font. Looks great on my Live with Walkman™. Can I make a request though?
I see the same box character on the attached font. Can you help me fix it like you did for the ubuntu font, please?
Thanks so much!
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You’re welcome!
The thing about the squares is, they show up wherever a glyph is found which doesn’t have a representation in the font. So it depends on where you see the box character. With the fixed Ubuntu font for example you’ll see many boxes if you want it to display Vietnamese because it lacks a whole block of multiple accented characters which will be added in a later development stage. The Droid fonts you attached will fail for many more languages because it only contains the code points of ISO-8859-1 which is oriented at western european languages (it doesn’t even contain a Euro symbol). If that is the problem, the simple fix won’t help you, one would have to know which characters you are missing to do something about it.
The second problem is: what is the license of the fonts? There’s no licence information so it’s not clear if one may change anything about the font.
There’s an Android logo font which contains the FEFF character and many more (incl. greek and cyrillic): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3771562&postcount=86 — perhaps this helps.
Thanks to both of you guys!
I can't remember which site I downloaded the font from but its really clean compared to the android logo font so I liked it.
New version as reaction on more box-sightings in the Kyrillos Rom thread. In fact the character U-2009 (thin space) was missing. I added the whole block of (non)spacing characters from U-2000 up to U-200F.
Non-vietnamese UI-elements should hardly show boxes again.
For downloads visit first post.
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I'm working on EB Garamond, my main project. I can't post a link yet, but you'll find it easily via google.
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could you add these chars too:
ČŠŽčšž
i mean to EB Garamond font u made?
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could you add these chars too:
ČŠŽčšž
i mean to EB Garamond font u made?
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They are already present in the font. If you look at the specimen (https://github.com/georgd/EB-Garamond/blob/master/specimen/Specimen.pdf?raw=true) on p.3 you find a czech example that shows all three of them (at least in lowercase).
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They are already present in the font. If you look at the specimen (https://github.com/georgd/EB-Garamond/blob/master/specimen/Specimen.pdf?raw=true) on p.3 you find a czech example that shows all three of them (at least in lowercase).
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thanks for reply & linky...i like ur font very much
edit: @ggdu....is the font itself avaliable for download allready?
that would be nice
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My fiance and I both switched to the iPhone 4S a while back, and today Im switching back to Andorid, to be specific the LG Optimums G. We both really like the emoji in iOS. I have been searching high and low for a straight answer and have yet to find one. I see posts that say, android 4.1 and 4.2 support ios emoji. Ive seen posts that shows screen shots, but the faces are droid guys instead of yellow circles, ive seen posts that say that emoji support is only black and white.
So my questions are;
1. Does android support emoji?
2. If emoji is supported, how are they displayed? (eg. smiles, android faces, black and white, color..)
3. If I use one of the emoji keyboards in the market will it tie into the same emoji used system wide? or do I have to use the dictionary method where I have to type the word for the emoji I want?
4. Is emoji supported system wide or only in the SMS app?
Less Important questions;
1. If they are droid guys, can they be changed to smiley faces through changing the ttf font?
2. If they are black and white is it possible to make them color?
3. Is it just possible to just flat out get the iOS emoji in Android?
Lastly, I cant wait to be a part of the android community again, iOS got really boring really quick!
Here are 2 similar threads that were never answered, so I thought Id link to them as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191973
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082340
In android they are image files. So you would need a modded messaging app that uses some of the IOS images. Most tend to stay away from them though.
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In android they are image files. So you would need a modded messaging app that uses some of the IOS images. Most tend to stay away from them though.
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Ok, well is it possible to atleast get them in black and white just using a different font? Ive seen threads about it, but some of them were old, and not to clear. Needless to say ill be rooting the phone as soon as I get it home.
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Ok, well is it possible to atleast get them in black and white just using a different font? Ive seen threads about it, but some of them were old, and not to clear. Needless to say ill be rooting the phone as soon as I get it home.
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No the font doesn't control the image.
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No the font doesn't control the image.
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Oh...I thought that the plain black outline emoji were just symbols in a true type font? I know the full color ones use png files, so Im not really expecting to be able to get color. But is there any possible way for me to see at least see similar emoji when i get a message from an ios user?
What about something like this;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.klncity1.emojifontupdater&hl=en
I found a copy of the "Apple Color Emoji.ttf" if its not against the rules let me know and ill attach a copy of it. However when I opened it in font viewer it was blank so im not 100% on that file. Its probably blank because I dont have the PNG files for the actual emoji icons.
Also I know its a link to another forum, but what about this;
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...roid-4-1-ios-how-emoji-works-android-ios.html
Oh they are but they get linked to the system image. Those may work but no promises. The font color will need to be changed system wide to prevent the black. Best bet would be to use a 3rd part SMS app like Handcent. They have an IOS emoji plugin that will work for what you want as well as a ton of other options. (Avoid Go SMS)
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Oh they are but they get linked to the system image. Those may work but no promises. The font color will need to be changed system wide to prevent the black. Best bet would be to use a 3rd part SMS app like Handcent. They have an IOS emoji plugin that will work for what you want as well as a ton of other options. (Avoid Go SMS)
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I was considering Handcent, except we mostly use KiK because we like to be able to have delivery and read confirmations, not only that but we can text when were on WiFi in areas with bad signal. My thing is, I really don't care if there black, having them in just black is fine by me. Is it possible to get them to work in just black? Also they don't have to even be the same, just so long as there similar. Ive never liked the little droid faces.
Does Handcent have a messaging feature yet, or is it still strictly SMS?
Back when we were both on android we loved Go SMS because of its built in messaging feature, but for iPhone Go SMS is only avaliable for ios 5 and shes on ios 6.1.2, oh and the app is only available if your jail broken of course.
Yes they added a messaging service. I have never used it but it is there.
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Yes they added a messaging service. I have never used it but it is there.
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Really!? That may be a good alternative, because her iphone is jailbroken and handcent is avaliable for jailbroken iphones, and even if your not jailbroken aparently they have handcent messenger in the appstore. Ill have to look more into this. But you may have just made my day! Ill post back with what I find.
OK. So we tried handcent and it worked great full emoji support and all. However we ended up just using facebook messenger, I didnt know this but apparently FB Messenger also supports all the same emoji, but there more of a pastel color instead of bright yellow like on the iphone. FB is just more convent, not only that but the notification sound for handcent messenger on ios is absolutely horrible and you cant change it. I also found that for standard SMS my Optimus G already has emoji support built in, there just black outlines, so no color, but there all there.
Thanks for your help!
Android versions 4 and below had no support for emojis. Jelly Bean came along with some improved support using font like smileys which were completely indecipherable on a small screen phone.
Now, with Kitkat, Google has incorporated some better support for smileys that are, for the first time, actually usable.
However, what I feel is that the Whatsapp smileys are really better looking as compared to the Kitkat ones. The Whatsapp smileys have, sort of, become the default form of smileys for the respective ones. And the google smileys, be it JB or KK ones, look more like a side-variant to the default-whatsapp ones.
So what I want ask is whether is it possible to replace the KK smileys with whatsapp looking like ones. I believe it must be possible because both KK and whatsapp smileys are image ones. So if the image files of KK smileys are replaced with correclty resized whatsapp smileys, wouldn't it be possible to achieve it?
Further, some skilled and interested dev may make a CWM flashable zip out of it, that may be used with many devices. Obviously, that would be possible, only if the images in most ROMs are stored in some standard place and in a standard resolution, etc.
I am no developer and may be completely wrong. Any person knowledgeable enough to shed some light on my query as to whether it is actually possible?
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Android versions 4 and below had no support for emojis. Jelly Bean came along with some improved support using font like smileys which were completely indecipherable on a small screen phone.
Now, with Kitkat, Google has incorporated some better support for smileys that are, for the first time, actually usable.
However, what I feel is that the Whatsapp smileys are really better looking as compared to the Kitkat ones. The Whatsapp smileys have, sort of, become the default form of smileys for the respective ones. And the google smileys, be it JB or KK ones, look more like a side-variant to the default-whatsapp ones.
So what I want ask is whether is it possible to replace the KK smileys with whatsapp looking like ones. I believe it must be possible because both KK and whatsapp smileys are image ones. So if the image files of KK smileys are replaced with correclty resized whatsapp smileys, wouldn't it be possible to achieve it?
Further, some skilled and interested dev may make a CWM flashable zip out of it, that may be used with many devices. Obviously, that would be possible, only if the images in most ROMs are stored in some standard place and in a standard resolution, etc.
I am no developer and may be completely wrong. Any person knowledgeable enough to shed some light on my query as to whether it is actually possible?
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Don't understand you very well, anyway take alook here & you can always use xda search bar, maybe more useful than ask, I think. Have a nice day bud
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Don't understand you very well, anyway take alook here & you can always use xda search bar, maybe more useful than ask, I think. Have a nice day bud
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Well, as a good XDA user, I did start with a search. But could not find any relevant result.
Going forward, the link you gave is of a Kitkat keyboard, backported to ICS. However, what I want is completely diffrerent.
Let me attempt to explain it in another manner.
See the screenshot below..
All across the Kitkat ROM, emojis would appear as (2). Be it stock messaging app, notification bar etc.
I want them to be replaced by images in (1)
I want it the other way around that the ugly Whatsapp emoticons get replaced by the awesome Google ones.
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I want it the other way around that the ugly Whatsapp emoticons get replaced by the awesome Google ones.
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We're two, man! I love KK emoticons and looking for a way to replace whatsapp ones with those
It should not be difficult but will take some time.
1. Locate where the system emojis are. You can open the APKs as you would with ZIP files. I expect to find them in the framework.
2. Copy the system APK in which the emojis are to your computer.
3. Download Whatsapp.apk and extract the emojis from it.
4. Compare the resolution of whatsapp emojis to the ones in the system. Modify the ones from whatsapp and make sure they are similar to the system.
5. Rename whatsapp emojis so that they have the same name as their corresponding ones in the system apk .
6. Overwrite the ones in the system with the ones from whatsapp.
7. Flash the modified APK using an Update Flashable ZIP.
But a better way would be using Xposed but I'm no dev and don't know how to create Xposed Modules.
Good Luck
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Android versions 4 and below had no support for emojis. Jelly Bean came along with some improved support using font like smileys which were completely indecipherable on a small screen phone.
Now, with Kitkat, Google has incorporated some better support for smileys that are, for the first time, actually usable.
However, what I feel is that the Whatsapp smileys are really better looking as compared to the Kitkat ones. The Whatsapp smileys have, sort of, become the default form of smileys for the respective ones. And the google smileys, be it JB or KK ones, look more like a side-variant to the default-whatsapp ones.
So what I want ask is whether is it possible to replace the KK smileys with whatsapp looking like ones. I believe it must be possible because both KK and whatsapp smileys are image ones. So if the image files of KK smileys are replaced with correclty resized whatsapp smileys, wouldn't it be possible to achieve it?
Further, some skilled and interested dev may make a CWM flashable zip out of it, that may be used with many devices. Obviously, that would be possible, only if the images in most ROMs are stored in some standard place and in a standard resolution, etc.
I am no developer and may be completely wrong. Any person knowledgeable enough to shed some light on my query as to whether it is actually possible?
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Ignore my earlier answer. It turned out that the emojis are stored in a new font of a new format. Check out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563757
You can overwrite the emojis file with the one in that thread
Does anybody know the new font in Android Logo for the future versions of Android? Please refer the attached image of the new logo. Thanks
Here is it,looks similar,so i think its right
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Here is it,looks similar,so i think its right
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I already have it. I'm actually looking for the exact one. Anyway thanks buddy.
This has probably been answered elsewhere, but the Lollipop logo font is simply called 'and'. It has two typefaces, light and black. It was made bay a company called A2type specifically for Google. It's license makes it non-redistributable but it can be extracted from the Androidify apk under framework/res/fonts.
Unfortunately, the font is not available as a standard ttf to be installed as a system font on Android. and-light is available only as an .otf. and-black on the other hand is a ttf font which can be installed on Android, but both font typefaces suffer from an extreme vertical offset that causes text to be off center or cut off throughout the interface. In order to make the font usable, someone would pretty much have to copy the glyphs onto a new font with proper spacing in order for it to look correct, which would be a considerable undertaking. Which really is a shame, because and is a very attractive font and would make the perfect compliment to the new Lollipop UI.
Lollipop Logo Font
Update:
Well, if you want something done, you have to do it yourself. I took the liberty of "fixing" this font, and I created light, regular, bold and italic typefaces. Enjoy!!!
Note, there are a few bugs that occurred from the conversion process which I will fix as I find time.
Download the font here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fdk38fti3bal925/Android%20Font.zip?dl=0
UPDATE 5/2/15
I've fixed quite a few errors like the trailing e at the end of words, the percent sign and various alternate characters showing up in the place of certain punctuations.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b39y3hfqw287wdg/Android%20Light.ttf?dl=0
Did you only fix the Light version?
so there are a few specific emoji that are dear to me, and I've found that Samsung Experience 9.0 has completely changed a few of the ones I was fond of. How extensive of a process would this be? Would it involve flashing back to the older OS completely? Or is there a leaner solution?
Just looking for any help at all, your time is greatly appreciated. Mods, I apologize if I'm a) in the wrong place and b) formatted the title incorrectly.
Well, as the S9+ shipped with 9.0, getting it to run 8.5 is something that will never happen. I think changing the emoji would be possible with a wings font package.
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You want to uphold your second amendment right to bear emoji?
It can be done, but you will need to find the emoji font file from experience 8.5
I'm no expert at this, but I HATE the Samsung fonts so I replace them with the EmojiOne emoji's
I believe default its NotoColorEmoji.ttf but Samsung uses SamsungColorEmoji.ttf
Just to be safe I replace both
I rename the emojione ttf to SamsungColorEmoji.ttf & NotoColorEmoji.ttf
I have TWRP installed and root. So I simply replace SamsungColorEmoji.ttf & NotoColorEmoji.ttf in /system/fonts
i want to the same but for other reason. i like the old way icon badges worked (they count unread messages not the number of active notifications).
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i want to the same but for other reason. i like the old way icon badges worked (they count unread messages not the number of active notifications).
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Gave you a Thanks since your only one seemed lonely