Using a custom typeface in Android

Question

I want to use a custom font for my android application which I am creating.
I can individually change the typeface of each object from Code, but I have hundreds of them.

So,

• Is there a way to do this from the XML? [Setting a custom typeface]
• Is there a way to do it from code in one place, to say that the whole application and all the components should use the custom typeface instead of the default one?

Answer 1

Yes It is possible.

You have to create a custom view which extends text view.

In attrs.xml in values folder:

<resources>     <declare-styleable name="MyTextView">         <attr name="first_name" format="string"/>         <attr name="last_name" format="string"/>         <attr name="ttf_name" format="string"/>     </declare-styleable> </resources> 

In main.xml:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"      xmlns:lht="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.lht"     android:orientation="vertical"     android:layout_width="fill_parent"     android:layout_height="fill_parent"     >     <TextView  android:layout_width="fill_parent"          android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:text="Hello"/>     <com.lht.ui.MyTextView           android:id="@+id/MyTextView"         android:layout_width="fill_parent"          android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:text="Hello friends"         lht:ttf_name="ITCBLKAD.TTF"         />    </LinearLayout> 

In MyTextView.java:

package com.lht.ui;  import android.content.Context; import android.graphics.Typeface; import android.util.AttributeSet; import android.util.Log; import android.widget.TextView;  public class MyTextView extends TextView {      Context context;     String ttfName;      String TAG = getClass().getName();      public MyTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {         super(context, attrs);         this.context = context;          for (int i = 0; i < attrs.getAttributeCount(); i++) {             Log.i(TAG, attrs.getAttributeName(i));             /*              * Read value of custom attributes              */              this.ttfName = attrs.getAttributeValue(                     "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.lht", "ttf_name");             Log.i(TAG, "firstText " + firstText);             // Log.i(TAG, "lastText "+ lastText);              init();         }      }      private void init() {         Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), ttfName);         setTypeface(font);     }      @Override     public void setTypeface(Typeface tf) {          // TODO Auto-generated method stub         super.setTypeface(tf);     }  }