CustomFonts

Custom fonts

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If you plan to add the same font to several views (Button, TextView...). I suggest that you go all the way and implement subclass button:

public class ButtonPlus extends Button {

    public ButtonPlus(Context context) {
        super(context);
        applyCustomFont(context);
    }

    public ButtonPlus(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        applyCustomFont(context);
    }

    public ButtonPlus(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
        applyCustomFont(context);
    }

    private void applyCustomFont(Context context) {
            Typeface customFont = FontCache.getTypeface("fonts/candy.ttf", context);
            setTypeface(customFont);
        }
    }

And here's the FontCache to reduce memory usage on older devices:

public class FontCache {

    private static Hashtable<String, Typeface> fontCache = new Hashtable<>();

    public static Typeface getTypeface(String name, Context context) {
        Typeface tf = fontCache.get(name);
        if(tf == null) {
            try {
                tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), name);
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                return null;
            }
            fontCache.put(name, tf);
        }
        return tf;
    }
}

And finally an example use in a layout:

<com.my.package.buttons.ButtonPlus
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/button_sometext"/>

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Requirements

- Android Studio

- Gradle

Installation

- Install Android Studio:

https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html

- Install gradle:

http://gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/installation.html

Usage

Compile with Android Studio and gradle

Feel free to contribute, and contact me for any issues.

Developed By

• Javier González Cabezas - javiergonzalezcabezas@gmail.com

License

Copyright 2017 Javier González Cabezas

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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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