HTC Volume Font - Not a size issue
 

Anyone know how to change the font on the HTC volume control? Stock on my TP, the font was a nice, modern, smooth font, similar to Tahoma. Now, with the kitchen, it looks like a typerwriter font.

I took the htcvolumecontrol.dll file for the font size fix and replaced it in the kitchen to no avail.

I just can't figure out from where it's getting it's font info.

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i have links to change the color and dots instead of lines. will that help. theres 10 skins that work well. tp owners, try them. burnt orange looks good. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=437541

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Did you change any of the TF3D or WinMo System fonts?

TF3D Fonts
HelveticaNeue LT 35 Thin
HelveticaNeue LT 55 Roman

The first is for the fonts when you drag your slider accross icons and it show the icon and name of the app or like when you drag it to text messaging, the font on the top of the page that says "Messages".
The second is for like when you are in Messages in TF3D, the actual message on the screen. I beleive the second one is also for volume pop up, pop up when choosing sip, etc.

If you have not changed your WinMo font which is Tahoma, try this:

Go to your Registry Editor and add a new key in HKLM/System/GDI titled FontAlias .

Add a String Value for that key, name of string value is HelveticaNeue LT 55 Roman and value of that would be Tahoma. Soft reset of course after. Let me know if that helps.

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If you did change your Tahoma Font and TF3D fonts, I beleive the font has to fit if not it reverts to that typewriter style font. What you can try to is download a new font that is like Tahoma, like Arial or something. Save it to Your Device/Windows/Fonts folder. Do the registry edit like above but instead of Tahoma, put the name of the font you downloaded.

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I am using Illegal Edding Font for TF3D fonts and MarcosHand font for WinMo. I edited the MarcosHand font to fit in WinMo. Try them out if you like them.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9...enshotsmv8.jpg

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I managed to figure it out. I went into the Kitchen archives and deleted "cour.ttf". This got rid of the Courier font. And it worked. The system defaulted back to Tahoma. So I renamed the HelveticaNeue LT 35 Thin font to Cour.ttf and it worked beautifully.

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I asked you this in the taskbar thread but quickly got told it's off topic so since we're on the subject of fonts, how have you managed to mod the font to fit? I use Star Wars fonts which are naturally large. This causes some text to run off or I will just see ... and a partial text. I have yet to find a way to slim down the fonts. Also, how do you do your clock numbers?

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Good job! =D>

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im a noob on this one, what chsnges if i use the files in the link by mr hawii? is this for the words like weather ect. i like my clock and tabs. sorry guys.

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This was a very long process for me, I had to edit the font install on phone, delete from phone, re-edit and reinstall. I think I did that about 20 times to get the font I wanted the right size. So if you have enough time on your hand, here is what you will need to get started.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450335

Use the font editor from this post. Open the font you are trying to use in your case the Star Wars font. Do the autonaming thing like the post suggested.

Now here is how you edit the size of the font (letters/numbers/characters).
Select all Glyphs, then go to Tools/Glyph Transformer. Double Click on Outlines to open up the full menu, and then click on "Scale". Press the right arrow next to it to bring it to the "Script". Then below you can choose what percentage Vertical and Horizontal you want to edit the fonts.

Now you can decrease/increase the white space above and below the font. Just remember it has to be higher than the tallest point of the tallest character in your font and lower than the lowest point of the lowest character in your font. Go to Format/Settings, then metrics tab on top. Win Ascent is the top of your white space and Win Descent is the bottom of the white space.

What I did was opened the Tahoma font from my computer and tried to get the dimensions of the font I wanted the same as Tahoma. Good luck and let me know how it went!

Sorry forgot about the second part of your question. I made the clock using a Manila editor program. That was pretty hard too. There was 4 manila files for different set of numbers, I think they were 012, 345, 678, and 9. When opening each file with the Manila Editor, there was an image file for each set. I had to make and image file for each set with the font and color and save them to that manila file replacing to old images. You also have to get the spacing right or else it would cut off some of the numbers. I will post a cab for that clock if it is wanted.

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Awesome! Thanks, I'll try to give this a shot tonight if I get time from the kids.

Ya, I knew how to do that specifically. What I ment was how you actually made the numbers. I am guessing you used the text tool? I tried that with the numbers using Star Wars font that I have and even at the largest type setting that I could get (I think it was 106 or something) it wasn't big enough so I had to manually enlarge it which looked ok but kind of grainy. I use Photoshop btw. I was hoping there was a better way to do this then the cobbled way I started doing.

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You a noob, yeah right look at your Thanks count! (Which text/font are you reffering to in "tabs"?

Your clock stays how it is, that is a different files. The TF3D cab changed fonts in TF3D like on the home screen "Call History", appointments, date, carrier. It also changes the fonts in TF3D People, Messages, Weather, etc. (Just the TF3D part though, if you open the app like all people that will be using the WinMo font)

The WinMo Font on the today screeen changes your start text, left and right soft keys. This changes just about everything else file explorer, winmo contacts, even opera. That is because I just took a font, edited it to fit, and renamed it Tahoma. So everything that was Tahoma will now be that font.

Try it out and if you don't like it you can just uninstall it.

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I understand now. LOL, I am still learning a lot here and I am sure there is an easier way but this is what I did. I actually used Microsoft Powerpoint with WordArt. Opened up PowerPoint and changed background color to black because I wanted my numbers color to be gray and white. Used Word Art and did each set of number individually, picked font and style I wanted. Changed colors with format word art. Moved numbers around to get the spacing right. Then hit save as and saved as png file. Opened up png file and cropped to be correct square format, I think it was 256 x 256 and saved it. Copied that png back to powerpoint to use picture tool bar to make background color transparent, saved again. Used that image and imported to manila. Again did this a few times to get size and spacing aligned.

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:scratch: Wow and I thought I was doing it the hard way lol. But, your way although harder, might be better. I'll try that. Thanks.

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my thanx count aint from answering font questions. Lol thanx for explaining that so well. very well answered all my questions. nice work on the fonts also, thanx again.

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Well, I have managed to get the font smaller but there seems to be some inconsistancy when it comes to naming the TF3D font files lol.

Some stuff I managed to get shrunk down the first time has now enlarged while yet other fonts I couldn't seem to get to shrink, are. It's like the phone isn't sure what files to use for fonts. All of the .ttf files are identical except for the naming. Between the three or 4 different tutorials for fonts on TF3D, I have managed to aquire a total of 9 different font names...these do include the 2 winmo system fonts. We have:

cour.ttf
tahoma.tff
tahomabd.tff
neue helvetica 35 thin.ttf
neue helvetica 55 roman.ttf
neue Helvetica LT 35 Thin.tff
neue Helvetica LT 55 Roman.tff
Helvetica LT 55 Roman.tff
Helvetica LT 35 Thin.tff

Currently, the font I am having a problem accepting the new font is the the font used on the settings tab. The first time I tried shrinking the font, I was able to get the smaller fonts to accept the new font file but the title fonts would not. Now I finally for the titles toaccept but the smaller fonts won't lol. It's been a vicious cycle.

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LOL yeah I think I stayed up all night one night trying to do this. Did you also do the Tools/Autonaming part in the FontCreator? Even though you change the title of the font "XXXXXXX.ttf", some things use the aliases of the font. Like the font I am using is MARCO-H.ttf, but the alias of it is MarcosHand. If you didn't that may be why it is changing for some things but not the others. Autonaming will apply the aliases for the fonts. If you didn't do it, check that XDA thread again and try to do that. Best of luck again.

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Ya I did the autonaming. The real problem I think I am running into now is...what really is the correct names to use. Since deleting them doesn't automagically cause the stock ones to reappear (like deleting manila files does), I have no way of knowing what the actual original font names had been. Unless I flash back to stock which is not totally out of the question.

Trying to do a search results in the font names as you see them above which makes it hard to know what the phone is actually using. Inserting one by one doesn't seem to work very well either because WinMo doesn't always seem to take to changes the first time plus the original files have been over written thus no longer reliable. If I remove them all I get a mix of default font and my star wars font lol. Geesh, what have I gotten myself into.

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Sorry. I also noticed installing them one by one would cause conflicts. Like I installed tahoma.ttf and some things changed. Uninstalled that and installed tahomabd.ttf thinking the other things would change, but they didn't. Installed both tahoma.ttf and tahomabd.ttf and everything changed. Wierd it was like it needed both to change. Maybe just use the Star Wars font for TF3D so that it can match your theme, but something else for WinMo so that it fits better. That is actually why I used different fonts, also some fonts (the one I used for TF3D) does not have a character for all the Glyphs.

Post the Star Wars font you are trying to use? I will check it out.

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The winmo fonts are actually working correctly lol. When I get home and get a chance, I will shoot you the font I use. Thanks for your help.

Here is a link to the font http://www.dafont.com/sf-distant-galaxy.font

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Sorry to do this, I know you were working hard on the other font. Did you see these? There are Star Wars and Star Jedi Font.

http://www.fontparade.com/index.php?...&cat=61&site=9

Which one of those were you using, the original or alternate?

Post some screenshots if you don't mind.

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Ya there are about 4 versions of Star Wars type fonts running around but the SF Distant Galaxy is the most complete and closest to genuine. I am using the standard SF Distant Galaxy, not alternate or outline versions. Ok after much trial and tribulation, I finally got it. I left out the Win Mobile font and kept that stock...for now anyway. Everything fits perfectly that I can tell. Thanks a ton MrHawaii! I still need to work on teh numbers for the clock but I am just not having much luck with that. I'll have to come back to that when I get my patience back lol.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4...turepl4.th.jpg

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Fantastic! Looks great, good job.

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Do u think u can post the cab for the clock?? thanks

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@mr.hawaii..do you know if the marcoshand font is available for tf3d in a cab..the font looks very kool..thx

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I love your font but something is not working right when I install the cab for tf3d. After i install it i'm told that is was made for an older version of windows, and certain things are still the normal font. Such as the text under the text messaging tab. I have tried this on mighties 4.3 rom and juicys 4.7 rom as well. Have any idea whats causing this?

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Thanks. I am not sure. I am using stock Sprint ROM. Are you trying to install just the Illegal Edding TF3D font or are you trying to install both by installing MarcosHand WinMo first and then TF3D CAB? If so, uninstall all then try to install TF3D CAB first then the WinMo CAB. I am not sure if that makes a difference or not but that is how I have always done it.

Has anyone else had trouble/success installing these on custom ROMs more specifically the ROMs that FoxRacR is trying to install it on?

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I think I tried that but didn't like it because the MarcosHand font is thin. But hey, to each his own. Here is what you can try to do.

Try to install just the MarcosHand WinMo CAB. I think that should change the TF3D fonts too.

If that doesn't work, try to install that CAB and add these two Reg Edits.

Go to your Registry Editor and add a new key in HKLM/System/GDI titled FontAlias .

Add a String Value for that key, name of string value is HelveticaNeue LT 55 Roman and value of that would be Tahoma.
Add a String Value for that key, name of string value is HelveticaNeue LT 35 Thin and value of that would be Tahoma.
Soft reset of course after. Let me know if that helps.

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They all worked fine for me. Only prob I had was a white box at the top left of all my screens other then the home screen. But after redoing some things its gone now. Also When I first installed I noticed that even the font for using the phone (mute, speakerphone, etc) was changed but only for one call. since then thats went back to normal. not sure if thats supose to have diff font or not. Thanks again for these.

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Thanks so much for the quick reply, i disabled tf3d, uninstalled both fonts, restated, and installed in the order you said, restarted, then enabled tf3d and it worked, all the font changed correctly, thanks alot man!

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worked great for me on my sprint stock rom....all i need is that clock...if someone can help me wit that lol :mrgreen:

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I am not sure if I posted it here in PPCgeeks.com, but here it is in XDA.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=1375

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mr hawaii i need your help pls. i installed the fonts you posted on this thread...great job btw. now my question is, its supposed to replace all winmo fonts correct? while it has changed most of it, i found that some screens stayed the same. from what i noticed, its for when i have TF3D on. based on your pic, the city name on my weather screen still has the stock fonts. so does the settings screen, calendar (numbers on calendar still stock) & appoinment reminder on home screen. everything else seems ok. bu7t the title bars on thse screens did take the new fonts. also, was your fonts cab also supposed to change the fonts on my google searches?

i did install Godzson's free shooter fonts right before using your fonts. but before i installed your fonts, i did un-install Godson's first. im just psyched about your fonts...and i feel that my phone should not discriminate which screens can have it or not...lol! but any help is appreciated bro!

one more thing, i notied that the fonts when viewing did change, but not to your fonts...looks like tahoma but could be wrong. but when i reply to a post or post my own message, the fonts while im typing the message on my phone goes to your fonts. my phone discriminating again?..hehehe.