[Maemo 5] Fonts mixed up
 

hello ive been having a problem with the fonts lately. i set the font with theme customizer but that font only comes in conversations. in menu and status bar and call, i think my previous font is showing. and like when usb is connected, it says connect via mass storage or pc suite. the top connect via on the dialogue box is showing another font like a hand written kinda font that i used a month back. anyone knows how to fix this? thanks my facebook widget is also showing that handwritten font on dekstop.
edit: like my facebook and other 2,3 apps have handwritten funky fonts. my menu is showing ubuntu titling font and my conversations is showing walking bold font.
help please.

Re: Fonts mixed up
 

You can try to uninstall all your other fonts, and set the default one.

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yes i deleted all other fonts and set default. but still its like some fonts are stuck.i have 3 to 4 fonts in my phone in different applications. i used theme customizer to import fonts and then select

Re: Fonts mixed up
 

Have you tried doing a backup and reseting the phone to factory settings, Or changing the theme using "Themes" in control panel?

Or you can uninstall and reinstall the apps with different fonts.

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dude you cant change all the fonts by theme customizer .
to change all the fonts you have to replace all the default nokia files .

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=72325
check this , it will help you .

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hey thanks i will check it out. but what does theme customizer change then? which fonts does it change? i tried to install fonts changer but it doesnt install with theme customizer installed. is there any other such app?
edit: hey i read your instructions but it is too hard. i cant access root. ill have to read and then enable it somehow to paste fonts. is there any other app or something that can help me directly with fonts replace?

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i dont think so as i didn't use any .
and themes customizer changes only desktop and conversation and contact one i guesssssssssssss.

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hey i read your instructions but it is too hard. i cant access root. ill have to read and then enable it somehow to paste fonts. is there any other app or something that can help me directly with fonts replace?

Re: Fonts mixed up
 

ammmmmmmmmm , well if you need to use this phone you have do go through all this as there are no apps for n900 as other phones have.
it's not that hard to root.

you just few things to use root from your computer.
1-WinSCP(on your computer)
2-openssh(on your n900)
and tadaaa.


you can access your mobile through WinSCP easily and can place the files anywhere you want.
well dont be in dismay :)
try , and ask , i am here will answer your questions :)

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hey thanks. i am downloading both. but i have another question. the fonts that i have download have only one file that is ttf. but u show its 4 files.
what should i do?

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make for copies of it .
and name exactly the same as the four files shown in insturctions.
i have just recently changed my fonts the same way.

change the name without putting .ttf at the end as they are already .ttf .

so just change the name of those four copies exactly same and put it in /usr/share/fonts

and then go to theme customizer and choose your font and reboot your mobile .
done .

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i have a folder in my n900 for fonts. i made it on mydocs. should i delete it so that theme customizer doesnt show them as i imported them. then i should select the new font that i place in the folder u said above?

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hey and could u please explain how i can use winscp? ive download ssh client and server to n900 n set password. and also installed winscp on windows. now what should i do?
thanks

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no .
dont delete them .
actually theme customizer only reads the ones which are placed in /usr/share/fonts
try placing all the fonts in this path and theme customizer will read all of them .

plus those four files too.
so have you installed winscp ?
and openssh ?
and i hope while installing openssh it has asked for the password ?

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ok i found it out.ok im connected. now i should put the nokia system fonts back? and then remove them and place my 4 files? and one more thing can i place all my fonts with 4 files and select them with theme customizer without connecting to pc?

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good means you already know how to use WinSCP :p
good.
ok now make a back up of original nokia text file.
means copy them in your computer and then just place your files .
and the answer to your last line.
everytime you need to change your font you have to connect your phone to pc .
else i will not suggest using root as i am also a noob :)

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hey so in nokia folder i should replace those 4 files with my renamed fonts files? and i meant that like there are other folders in the fonts folder in n900. like arabic folder and chinese folder. can i do this, maker folders of my fonts. and those folders should have these 4 files renamed to the names in instructions. and then i select from theme customizer?

Re: Fonts mixed up
 

yes just replace them
or you can just place them any where in /usr/share/fonts
and yes you can make your own folders .
theme customizer will show them as far as they are in /usr/share/fonts .
hope it will work :)

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ok thanks and now i have placed the fonts in nokia folder with the default fonts. now what should i select in theme customizer?

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yeah and them reboot
or first reboot then select .
better option to choose first and then reboot !

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how to i select the font? which font should i select from theme customizer? there are tons

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see the image of your font which you have placed in nokia folder .
and try to search for the same in theme customizer .

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if still it does not work then place the nokia ones back and then place your four files anywhere in /usr/share/fonts

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i cant find. what is the name of default nokia fonts? that should come the name right

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try changing the path of it as i too dont know the default one :P
as i have recently done it by placing them out of the nokia folder , it simply showed me my font in the list .

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what is going on i cant understand. i replace original nokia files 4 with my fonts and renamed with the same nokia default name. now i cant find them in theme customizer.wtf

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calm down buddy .
they should be there somewhere .
just do few more effort .
try replacing the nokia original files back and put your files out of the nokia folder.


or try searching near the Devicesymbol and nokiasmiley .

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i just placed my fonts folder out of nokia folder just in fonts folder. i opened theme cust. it is not shown. why>

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your last post reply. i did try all fonts. notihng showed my font image.

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i think it doesn't support folders .

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LOL. what should i do? i cant do anything

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yes you can :D
just place those four files(not the folder) in /usr/share/fonts
it will work .

as it folder thingy is not working

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:'( it is still not. i have it named the exact way that are in nokia folder default. and i placed them open 4 files in fonts folder in share. still no

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reboot your phone .

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just did it 3 times. originally my font name is walkaway. i renamed it to what u said and now i have 4 files. theme customizer is showing me walkaway font but that is the one that i imported from mydocs folder only one ttf file. this 4 files are not showing

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oppps my bad .
i should have mentioned it before.
it will not show those four files.
it will be only one file and it will work fine .
try checking your phone , if the font has been changed

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which name will it have?

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the font's own name .
like as you said your font name is walkaway so it will show walkaway .

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its not working

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i tried walkaway. its the same with different fonts in everything. same only walkaway font in conversation and rest different fonts