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Nirunrid 2009-12-03 03:52
Install Fonts in N900
 
I want to install Thai fonts and I'm a noob. Can anyone help me with how exactly I can do this?

baksiidaa 2009-12-03 05:32
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
You need to make a directory .fonts (the period at the beginning is important) under your home directory and copy the fonts into it.

In case you're not familiar with the Linux command line, here's a way to do it.
1) Save the font files to the folder MyDocs
2) Open the terminal
3)
Code:
mkdir ~/.fonts
4)
Code:
mv ~/Mydocs/*.ttf ~/.fonts/
Done! I assumed your fonts have a ttf extension. If it's something else you'll need to replace ttf with the correct extension.

โชคดีนะ :)

salilla 2009-12-03 06:18
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
i couldn't create a directory that beginning with the period
what should i do?

i've never use linux before
this is the 1st time with nokia N900

i couldn't even read Thai from the web site
what should i do ka???

baksiidaa 2009-12-03 06:39
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by salilla (Post 406743)
i couldn't create a directory that beginning with the period
what should i do?

i've never use linux before
this is the 1st time with nokia N900

i couldn't even read Thai from the web site
what should i do ka???
Did you follow the steps above?

Nirunrid 2009-12-03 07:05
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by baksiidaa (Post 406720)
You need to make a directory .fonts (the period at the beginning is important) under your home directory and copy the fonts into it.

In case you're not familiar with the Linux command line, here's a way to do it.
1) Save the font files to the folder MyDocs
2) Open the terminal
3)
Code:
mkdir ~/.fonts
4)
Code:
mv ~/Mydocs/*.ttf ~/.fonts/
Done! I assumed your fonts have a ttf extension. If it's something else you'll need to replace ttf with the correct extension.

โชคดีนะ :)

Okay I'm going to try now.
ขอบคุณคับ

Andre Klapper 2009-12-03 07:46
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nirunrid (Post 406771)
Okay I'm going to try now.
Obviously ignoring steps and then posting "It does not work" is NOT the way to go. ;-)

Nirunrid 2009-12-03 08:03
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Okay I'm confused, I can't even type ~ in terminal, how can I create a new folder.

in-maemo 2009-12-03 08:17
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
~ is typed by pressing Alt-Ctrl which brings up additional symbols to enter.

However, I don't understand why you are not installing the thai fonts from Extras-testing

http://maemo.org/packages/view/thai-ttf/

You will need to enable extras-testing https://wiki.maemo.org/Extras and reboot your phone afterwards.

The software hosted in extras-testing might not be ready for end users! Please don't play with it unless you really know what you are doing.

Nirunrid 2009-12-03 08:31
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by in-maemo (Post 406840)
~ is typed by pressing Alt-Ctrl which brings up additional symbols to enter.

However, I don't understand why you are not installing the thai fonts from Extras-testing

http://maemo.org/packages/view/thai-ttf/

You will need to enable extras-testing https://wiki.maemo.org/Extras and reboot your phone afterwards.

The software hosted in extras-testing might not be ready for end users! Please don't play with it unless you really know what you are doing.
Ok thanks!
It woks perfectly. Didn't know they have Thai Fonts in extra testing before.

You're a life saver.
Thanks again.

hteink.min 2009-12-12 16:13
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nirunrid (Post 406771)
Okay I'm going to try now.
ขอบคุณคับ
I couldnt find the my document folder as you mention. I am burmese and we need to install our own font .. thanks if you could help me with this. now all i can see on some of the website is boxes

iceman600 2009-12-12 19:03
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
i installed the thai fonts and wondering how can i use the fonts? the fonts on my N900 does not change at all after install. where is the option that i can chanfe the font in use?
thank you... :D

baksiidaa 2009-12-13 07:37
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by hteink.min (Post 424495)
I couldnt find the my document folder as you mention. I am burmese and we need to install our own font .. thanks if you could help me with this. now all i can see on some of the website is boxes
Mingalaba!

Sorry--I forgot that the folder is only labeled MyDocs in the terminal. The place you want to save them, if you're using the file manager, is the the lowest-level folder, the folder where the Documents, Photos, etc. folders are.

Or just save them in the Documents folder and replace the line
Code:
mv ~/Mydocs/*.ttf ~/.fonts/
with
Code:
mv ~/Mydocs/.documents/*.ttf ~/.fonts/
in the instructions above.

baksiidaa 2009-12-13 07:39
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman600 (Post 424666)
i installed the thai fonts and wondering how can i use the fonts? the fonts on my N900 does not change at all after install. where is the option that i can chanfe the font in use?
thank you... :D
Umm . . . what do you mean by "the fonts on my N900 does not change at all after install"? Are Thai websites still not working, or were you expecting the UI (user interface) to be in Thai? The Thai fonts package only installs the fonts, it doesn't install a Thai UI.

nashith 2009-12-13 07:55
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
I was wondering about this, guess its pretty the same as desktop Linux. Thanks anyway :)

hteink.min 2009-12-13 22:02
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by baksiidaa (Post 425263)
Mingalaba!

Sorry--I forgot that the folder is only labeled MyDocs in the terminal. The place you want to save them, if you're using the file manager, is the the lowest-level folder, the folder where the Documents, Photos, etc. folders are.

Or just save them in the Documents folder and replace the line
Code:
mv ~/Mydocs/*.ttf ~/.fonts/
with
Code:
mv ~/Mydocs/.documents/*.ttf ~/.fonts/
in the instructions above.

Mingalabar.. Nay Kaung Lar? hhaa ;p

I did this (mkdir ~/.fonts) (Terminal Said File exits)
However when I give this comment
(mv ~/Mydocs/.documents/*.ttf ~/.fonts/ )
It said '/home/user/.fonts: No such file or directory .. Now I have no idea why.. and what went wrong ..

Thank you

Webbie 2009-12-13 22:32
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
The following will also work:

Code:
sudo gainroot
mv font.tff /usr/share/fonts
fc-cache -f -v
Then restart the device. (A restart may not be required depending on the application, but in my case I was installing ProFont to use as an xterm font).

qole 2009-12-13 22:41
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
I've noticed that Webbie's way is the only way to get system apps like the Terminal to recognise your fonts. There's very little room there, however, so only put one or two fonts there. Most of your "fancy" fonts should go in the .fonts directory.

If you're having a hard time typing ~ you can also replace it with /home/user it just takes longer to type...

Webbie 2009-12-13 23:54
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Of course, option C is to symlink to /usr/share/fonts.

msa 2009-12-14 00:05
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
can you set a custom font for all the menus in general?
what if you set a messed up font with "broken" characters? :D

prabhuferrari 2010-02-16 03:31
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Hi,

1. I downloaded a font 'latha.ttf' for viewing tamil fonts in the browser.
2. As advised, I created a directory mkdir ~/.fonts which went through fine.
3. Later when I tried moving the font using the follow command mv ~/MyDocs/.Documents/*.ttf ~/,fonts/ it gave me the following message mv: cannot preserve ownership of '/home/user/.fonts/users2n&name=latha.ttf':Operation not permitted

Any idea where I am going wrong?

baksiidaa 2010-02-16 05:25
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by prabhuferrari (Post 528659)
Hi,

1. I downloaded a font 'latha.ttf' for viewing tamil fonts in the browser.
2. As advised, I created a directory mkdir ~/.fonts which went through fine.
3. Later when I tried moving the font using the follow command mv ~/MyDocs/.Documents/*.ttf ~/,fonts/ it gave me the following message mv: cannot preserve ownership of '/home/user/.fonts/users2n&name=latha.ttf':Operation not permitted

Any idea where I am going wrong?
Sometimes this error occurs even when the file has actually been copied. Can you check if the file is in the fonts folder?

prabhuferrari 2010-02-16 06:04
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Thanks a lot. It works :)

les_garten 2010-02-16 06:38
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
I can't seem to get these font changes to work.

First thing I did was drop them in ~/.fonts and ran fc-cache -f -v and rebooted. No change.

Then I moved them to /usr/share/fonts/nokia did fc-cache -f -v and rebooted, no change to anything.

Then I moved them to /usr/share/fonts and did fc-cache -f -v and rebooted and nothing changed.

Any ideas?

rolan900d 2010-02-16 07:10
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Great handwriting font by ROLAN900D (fixed by leetut):

http://www.easy-share.com/1909301927...abithaFont.rar

http://www.mediafire.com/file/2znwfn...abithaFont.rar


just put the 4 font files:
nosnb.ttf
nosnr.ttf
nosns.ttf
nscnr.ttf

into:
usr/share/fonts/nokia

reboot phone and reapply any widgets back to the homescreen if they are missing


the 4 font files apply to different parts of the phone,
you could have 4 different fonts running at once,
on different parts of the phone if you wanted

here ive just included 4 copies of the same font 'thabita'
and renamed them to the above names

to apply a different font you must reapply the nokia original font first, (there included here) and reboot phone,
then apply your font files and reboot

les_garten 2010-02-16 07:14
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rolan900d (Post 528802)
Great handwriting font by ROLAN900D (fixed by leetut):

http://www.easy-share.com/1909301927...abithaFont.rar

http://www.mediafire.com/file/2znwfn...abithaFont.rar


just put the 4 font files:
nosnb.ttf
nosnr.ttf
nosns.ttf
nscnr.ttf

into:
usr/share/fonts/nokia

reboot phone and reapply any widgets back to the homescreen if they are missing


the 4 font files apply to different parts of the phone,
you could have 4 different fonts running at once,
on different parts of the phone if you wanted

here ive just included 4 copies of the same font 'thabita'
and renamed them to the above names

to apply a different font you must reapply the nokia original font first, (there included here) and reboot phone,
then apply your font files and reboot
Like I said, for some reason that didn't work for me, no change that I can see.

baksiidaa 2010-02-17 06:34
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by les_garten (Post 528804)
Like I said, for some reason that didn't work for me, no change that I can see.
What do you mean by "no change"? It's not going to change the font of any of the UI elements--it just makes the font available for the browser and text apps.

les_garten 2010-02-17 06:42
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by baksiidaa (Post 531546)
What do you mean by "no change"? It's not going to change the font of any of the UI elements--it just makes the font available for the browser and text apps.
Well, actually that's 100% not true. Why would you say that?

If you open the RAR files above, you see screencaps showing the UI changed.

I finally got it working tonight. Not sure what I did to get it working.

All the UI fonts are changed. If you look at the examples, it is readily apparent that these fonts are for the UI. It did not change the fonts IN the browser, and I didn't want it too.

Peterzin 2010-02-17 14:05
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by prabhuferrari (Post 528770)
Thanks a lot. It works :)
Yes, It also works with ZawgyiOne font. Thanks a lot. :D:D

baksiidaa 2010-02-17 16:01
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by les_garten (Post 531555)
Well, actually that's 100% not true. Why would you say that?

If you open the RAR files above, you see screencaps showing the UI changed.

I finally got it working tonight. Not sure what I did to get it working.

All the UI fonts are changed. If you look at the examples, it is readily apparent that these fonts are for the UI. It did not change the fonts IN the browser, and I didn't want it too.
Apologies. Until ROLAN900D hijacked this thread, it was only about installing new fonts, not replacing UI fonts. The original instructions you followed (saying in http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...9&postcount=23 that they didn't work) were to install new fonts, and I didn't bother to download ROLAN900D's package. And no, following the original instructions won't change the font in the browser, it just makes the newly installed fonts available. The change you just made to the UI was done by overwriting the default fonts.

rolan900d 2010-02-17 16:06
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Was only trying to help....
:(

les_garten 2010-02-17 17:02
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by baksiidaa (Post 532410)
Apologies. Until ROLAN900D hijacked this thread, it was only about installing new fonts, not replacing UI fonts. The original instructions you followed (saying in http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...9&postcount=23 that they didn't work) were to install new fonts, and I didn't bother to download ROLAN900D's package. And no, following the original instructions won't change the font in the browser, it just makes the newly installed fonts available. The change you just made to the UI was done by overwriting the default fonts.
Ahhh, now I see what you were referring to.

majarambuz 2010-02-17 20:25
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rolan900d (Post 528802)
Great handwriting font by ROLAN900D (fixed by leetut):

http://www.easy-share.com/1909301927...abithaFont.rar

http://www.mediafire.com/file/2znwfn...abithaFont.rar


just put the 4 font files:
nosnb.ttf
nosnr.ttf
nosns.ttf
nscnr.ttf

into:
usr/share/fonts/nokia

reboot phone and reapply any widgets back to the homescreen if they are missing


the 4 font files apply to different parts of the phone,
you could have 4 different fonts running at once,
on different parts of the phone if you wanted

here ive just included 4 copies of the same font 'thabita'
and renamed them to the above names

to apply a different font you must reapply the nokia original font first, (there included here) and reboot phone,
then apply your font files and reboot
Hi there, any possibility of using this method to get bigger fonts throughout the UI - I'm more concerned by the lack of legibility. Thanks

les_garten 2010-02-17 20:26
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by majarambuz (Post 532942)
Hi there, any possibility of using this method to get bigger fonts throughout the UI - I'm more concerned by the lack of legibility. Thanks
Look in the MODs thread for this discussion. I was in on it today.

hteink.min 2010-02-19 12:45
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
someone is talking about zawgyione font... hahhah

hteink.min 2010-02-19 23:06
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Peterzin (Post 532176)
Yes, It also works with ZawgyiOne font. Thanks a lot. :D:D
how do u make it work.. im still struggling on how to install in my n900..

starman 2010-02-28 19:38
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
i followed the instruction with a font of my choosing and replaced the

nosnb.ttf
nosnr.ttf
nosns.ttf
nscnr.ttf

in:
usr/share/fonts/nokia

with my ttf, but when i reboot the phone the system font change to a totally different font, can anyone give me a pointer to whether a ttf file has to have specific requirements on the n900??

cheers :)

starman 2010-03-01 19:48
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
ok, ive fixed the previous problem but a new one has arisen :)

the font i want works but the characters are a little bit on the small side, i know i can edit the file in the theme (cant remember the name right now), but wanted to knowm if it was possible to edit the actual ttf file to increase the fonts slightly??

i tried a bit of googling but really only came across font viewers and managers, ill do a bit more research when i get home.

:)

Psy-Clone 2010-03-02 21:58
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by starman (Post 550163)
i followed the instruction with a font of my choosing and replaced the

nosnb.ttf
nosnr.ttf
nosns.ttf
nscnr.ttf

in:
usr/share/fonts/nokia

with my ttf, but when i reboot the phone the system font change to a totally different font, can anyone give me a pointer to whether a ttf file has to have specific requirements on the n900??

cheers :)
I have this issue too.. how did you fix it?

jonny0428 2010-04-06 23:48
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Webbie (Post 426295)
The following will also work:

Code:
sudo gainroot
mv font.tff /usr/share/fonts
fc-cache -f -v
Then restart the device. (A restart may not be required depending on the application, but in my case I was installing ProFont to use as an xterm font).
when I write mv [myfontname].ttf /usr/share/fonts
it says: mv: cannot rename 'myfontname.ttf': No such file or directory.

where do I have to put my fonts?

absolutzero 2010-04-21 03:10
Re: Install Fonts in N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jonny0428 (Post 598574)
when I write mv [myfontname].ttf /usr/share/fonts
it says: mv: cannot rename 'myfontname.ttf': No such file or directory.

where do I have to put my fonts?
I also have the same problem. I tried both methods and both times on the mv step it says no such directory exists. please help :confused:


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