Hello everyone,
I'm about to buy a new Ascend Mate 7 but while testing the device in a shop I noticed that the font in, eg. Chrome and Google Maps, was at least two times larger than the one used in the whole interface. It was really hard to look at. So could you tell me pls if my impression was right? Is this the normal look? The system font small and slim and apps font, Chrome in this case, a way much larger?
Someone must have played with the font size, which is a variable in settings btw.
Fonts are approx the same size across all the apps and interfaces here. Same as any other phone I had to be honest.
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Hey Guys
Due to the Honeycomb Architecture, is it possible to change the fonts on the Xoom, I’ve searched the forums and haven’t found anything for the xoom in flashing fonts etc,
Obviously to play with key android files, you need to be rooted, in which I am I might add. But where is the key file?
fkofilee said:
Hey Guys
Due to the Honeycomb Architecture, is it possible to change the fonts on the Xoom, I’ve searched the forums and haven’t found anything for the xoom in flashing fonts etc,
Obviously to play with key android files, you need to be rooted, in which I am I might add. But where is the key file?
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Try an App from the Market...Custom Android Font Switcher. Lousy name, but very accurate. The app works even if it is a bit "no frills", and comes with an impressive set of "Creative Commons" fonts. Many are a bit too decorative for everyday use, but there are several which are good replacements for the stock font on the Xoom.
rschenck said:
Try an App from the Market...Custom Android Font Switcher. Lousy name, but very accurate. The app works even if it is a bit "no frills", and comes with an impressive set of "Creative Commons" fonts. Many are a bit too decorative for everyday use, but there are several which are good replacements for the stock font on the Xoom.
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Another one I like-Absolute System Tools-has a whole suite of useful apps but that's the one I use for selecting fonts.
this is pretty cool (I JUST CHANGED ALL MY FONTS THE STYLE FROM THE HITMAN MOVIE). I AM JUST WONDERING IF ITS possible to also change font size or bold/italics. Etc.
Although I think this font looks cool, I am gonna have to change again because it appears to only be in all caps
edit: interesting. i just checked this post from my computer and see that some of the text i wrote while on my xoom came uot in all caps and some didnt. On the xoom everything is caps. hmmm
Dear all,
I am having problem with the font size of message thread view since updating to Gingerbread, the font size is now quite big.
Is there any way to decrease it?
PS: I search the forum and try to find settings in the phone, but could not get one solutions.
Thanks you in advance.
Fantisto
I was also looking for some settings on this but with no luck, maybe just install Handcent and be done with it eh XD
I think the font size is standard among their current devices, for better visibility
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It can only be done by decompiling the apk and changing some xml values.
If anyone is interested, I can do it pretty easily.
Just send me the apk.
If u've got root you can make everything on ur phone smaller.
Edit /system/build.prop
Change ro.sf.lcd_density=240 to
ro.sf.lcd_density=200
It may cause some graphical glighes in badly programmed apps that expect the same screen size including some of the android pop up boxes and some stock SE apps. For example gaps may appear or not all the screen is used but most apps work fine and its def worth it for me at least.
Everything (font) seems to be fine besides message threadview... It cannot fit many message in one screen...
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Has anyone else run into this problem? Care to list such apps?
Google Music's interface is much different on the Note than it is on an S2 (at least for me). Where on the S2 artists, albums, etc are displayed in a long list of names, on the Note they are displayed in a long list of thumbnails of the artist, album, etc. This layout would make sense on a full size tablet and horizontal scrolling but it is very inefficient on the Note. Also much more taxing on the hardware (not that the Note is lacking in this department though). I would much prefer the S2's layout to quickly find an artist or scroll through the list.
Swiftkey X gives a warning when installed saying the phone version is incorrect for this device (the Note), use the tablet version. However, skipping the warning is not detrimental and the phone version works perfectly on the Note (have not tried the tablet version).
I assume this has to do with the resolution of the Note and apps confusing it as a Full Size Tablet. Anybody else seen this problem? On what apps? Workarounds?
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Has anyone else run into this problem? Care to list such apps?
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I don't know if it's a 'problem'.
I don't necessarily like it with certain programs (some games are a bit painful to play), but I don't consider it a bug or anything.
It's a matter of detected screen resolution and how the app decides to use it. I don't see any workaround for it, unlike windows where you can use a selected resolution.
It would be nice for there to be an option to set screen resolution.
I imagine there are some people interested in the note because they want the larger size (larger icons/text/buttons/etc) but not necessarily the higher resolution. You can't always set that.
- Frank
it has full tablet resolution so it should run like that
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it has full tablet resolution so it should run like that
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Ya, I know. But for some apps it really is not optimal. Just trying to get a feel for how many apps are going to encounter this "problem" (for lack of a better word).
Use spare parts to make the adjustment
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Plume thought that my note was a tablet. However the support team gave me a corrected version and said that it will be sorted in their next release
This is an issue that I have had since I got the phone.
As I have gotten older, my eyes have gotten worse, so I need glasses to read small print. I can read my text messages just fine, but I have trouble reading many of my emails. The font is just too small. This stinks, since I don't carry reading glasses around. I contacted Samsung customer service about how to increase the size of the font, and they said that it cannot be done. The size of the font is set in stone. I do not believe this is a problem on other Samsung Galaxy S phones, and from I can tell the new Froyo update did not provided a fix.
Anyone else find this annoying? Anyone know of a way to get around this problem. Too bad you can't tap the screen to enlarge the font.
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This is an issue that I have had since I got the phone.
As I have gotten older, my eyes have gotten worse, so I need glasses to read small print. I can read my text messages just fine, but I have trouble reading many of my emails. The font is just too small. This stinks, since I don't carry reading glasses around. I contacted Samsung customer service about how to increase the size of the font, and they said that it cannot be done. The size of the font is set in stone. I do not believe this is a problem on other Samsung Galaxy S phones, and from I can tell the new Froyo update did not provided a fix.
Anyone else find this annoying? Anyone know of a way to get around this problem. Too bad you can't tap the screen to enlarge the font.
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All i can think of is changing the screen density, but...will also make parts of the screen not visible, so if you do go this route, only do increments of 10, i am not sure if our phone supports font swap but i will look into it asap.
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All i can think of is changing the screen density, but...will also make parts of the screen not visible, so if you do go this route, only do increments of 10, i am not sure if our phone supports font swap but i will look into it asap.
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Pat tried to change the screen density, in Miunia and it had all sorts of wierd consequences. Not to mention, you'd have to be rooted, and edit build prop to do it. It might be easier (If you are rooted) to get into the apk and change the font sizes in drawable. How large do you want it? And are you rooted? If so, I'll see about decompiling and tweaking it. Also, which e'mail app are you referring to? stock e'mail, or Gmail or what?
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Yes, I am rooted.
I an using the email client provided by Verizon. It connects to my pop3 accounts As far as font size 10 would be good 12 would be better. Getting a new email app might work. Are you using one that allows enlarging of the font. Can you recommend an email app that enlarges the font?
I created a bounty thread for this tool in the i717 Galaxy Note General forums but wanted to make it know to the n7000 users too as it should work on all Galaxy Note models (And hopefully many other phones).
The Goal: A tool to spoof DPI at a per-app level to enable use of both Tablet and Phone apps without changing the default system DPI
Please keeping pledging in the original thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594559
Thanks
Why would you want to use an app not designed for a certain dpi to work in a crippled way ??
It would be much wiser to find a way to change the dpi 'on the fly' as you can do in windows for example. Maybe Google will make it possible one day, as we can already run apps in 'window mode' in ICS
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Why would you want to use an app not designed for a certain dpi to work in a crippled way ??
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You're looking at it the wrong way around.
Telling apps like Gmail, YouTube and tablet specific Apps you have a Tablet DPI enables UI layouts specifically designed for tablet viewing, they are not crippled, they are enhanced.
The Note's display resolution makes it a perfectly capable mini tablet that can run UI layouts designed for tablets. Samsung insist the Note is a phone and have gimped the system by removing tablet support despite the device having a 1280x800 screen.
Some may prefer using tablet mode, others may say it's too small, this tool is for the former rather than the latter.
I have attached pics of the awesome tablet views of Gmail, Youtube and BeyondPod running on my Note.
yes but it makes no sense to run them in tablet ui if you are set on a dpi of 320 even in 1280x800...
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yes but it makes no sense to run them in tablet ui if you are set on a dpi of 320 even in 1280x800...
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In Android DPI is an arbritrary measurement, dont get it mixed up with PPI, all you have to do is tell the App you are at 200 DPI and it will display that way
If that were true, then there would be no need to reboot when changing dpi, it could be done on application level which is, as far as i know, not possible.
However I could be mistaking, i will catch up on it....
As I see it now you would just only get your Gmail in tablet UI, displaying only half of it's content because the rest will fall beside the screen.
I think its a great idea +1
Gmail tablet UI is awesome.
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I think its a great idea +1
Gmail tablet UI is awesome.
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Don't get me wrong, i think it is a great idea as well.
But i doubt it is actually possible in the current android architecture
I don't care about UI differences. I want the stupid apps to install from the market.
So, far, they all look the same even when they're "incompatible". Typical lame crap.
It is done in the Asus Padfone, so it can't be impossible.
And how do you cope when the apps try scaling to the different LCD Density and half of the display is off the side of the screen, or things are bunched up in the corner of the display?
Wow, this is extremely needed thing! I realy like Tablet Mode on my Note, but can't use it because of many FCs. Sometimes I prefer Tablet Mode (Opera Mobile, Apex Launcher, File managers, Aquamail, Youtube official app and others), and sometimes standart "Phone" mode (Phone apps, S Memo, some small script apps, some games and others). Don't listen to those fools who say that this program is not needed.
This is exactly what I'm longing to see but I don't think it's possible for now as it's rather an OS related issue then just a software issue. I belive Asus padfone works only in low tablet dpi too. Apps only open in tablet mode . You can't change resolution on the fly
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The problem is not changing the resolution on the fly,
but changing the dpi on the fly, keeping the same resolution
Totaly agree. I'd love to use those apps in tablet mode with spoofed DPI:
- Poeple
- Calendar
- Mail
- Music
- Calculator
- Settings
But the rest ? I really prefer phone UI for messaging, lockscreen, homescreen and the keyboard cause tablet keyboard is a nightmare to use.
There are some mods to force Settings.apk to work in tablet mode while in phone ui - but that's just wrong cause everything is ugly-huge and not readable. Would be great to force those apps to work AND display like in 180-200dpi while the phone ( and the rest ) works in 320dpi.
But is that even possible ?
That's it!
That is exactly waht I want for the Note!