android: font family for whole app

Question

I don't want to use the default font for my app.

I want to use my desired font.

Therefore, I copied my desired font in assets/fonts/ folder and coded as shown below.

However, an error occurs.

Please help me use the same font for the full app.

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    LinearLayout ll = new LinearLayout(this);
    ll.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.bg);
    this.setContentView(ll);
    TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.app_name);
    Typeface face = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),
                    "fonts/TAU_MADN.TTF");
    tv.setTypeface(face);

UPDATE:

My xml TextView code;

  <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="app_name"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

Error:

error: Error: String types not allowed (at 'id' with value 'app_name').

You need to add the stack trace from LogCat to your question. Otherwise helping you is guess work at best. — Mena, Aug 01 '13 at 06:36
On a side note, whatever your error may be, the code you posted will only use the custom font within the `Activity`'s scope, for that specific `TextView`. — Mena, Aug 01 '13 at 06:41
You ID attribute is wrong. It should be like this: `android:id="@+id/app_name` — Siddharth Lele, Aug 01 '13 at 07:00

Exceptional · Answer 1 · 2013-08-01T06:44:53.683

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Please make sure that the path has been given correctly, like case sensitives stuffs including the extension.TTF or .ttf {same name as in the fonts folder} including the folder name "FONTS"!.

edited Aug 01 '13 at 06:44

answered Aug 01 '13 at 06:35

Exceptional

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It's .TTF only. Error is app_name cannot be resolved or is not a field – Aug 01 '13 at 06:44
comment the codes for font and just run it... Is it showing the same error again? – Exceptional Aug 01 '13 at 06:46
Error: TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.app_name); app_name cannot be resolved or is not a field – Aug 01 '13 at 06:49
Have you given app_name as an id for TextView in the XML file or else by mistake Button or something else?? – Exceptional Aug 01 '13 at 06:52
i have added my textview now – Aug 01 '13 at 06:59
Replace that code android:id="@+id/R.id.app_name" with android:id="@+id/app_name" – Exceptional Aug 01 '13 at 07:03
Errors are removed. But Fonts are not changing to mentioned font family – Aug 01 '13 at 07:15

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

Your error has nothing to do with the loading of the custom font as an asset.

In your layout R.layout.activity_main there is no TextView with id: R.id.app_name, therefore when you initialize that TextView in your code the error will thrown.

Make sure you have such TextView in your layout.

If you think you do have that TextView in the layout already, try and clean the project.

Edit

Add the id as below:

android:id="@+id/app_name"

Also rename your font with lowercased ".ttf" extension, and the reference to it all the same.

Typeface face = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),
                    "fonts/TAU_MADN.ttf"); // lowercased ".ttf" reference

See here for more info on your issue.

Error removed now. But fonts are not changing – Aug 01 '13 at 07:12 — , Aug 01 '13 at 07:12

Bhavin Nattar · Answer 3 · 2013-08-01T07:46:38.823

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May this help you:

Change android:id attribute in your TextView Like:

<TextView
        android:id="@+id/app_name"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

And also change this line in your code:

Typeface face = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),
                    "fonts/TAU_MADN.ttf");

edited Aug 01 '13 at 07:46

answered Aug 01 '13 at 07:01

Bhavin Nattar

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I re-upvoted your answer now that you have edited it to show working code. – Mena Aug 01 '13 at 07:07

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 01 '13 at 07:06

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Android allows integer type ids only

You mention string type id thats your mistake

Change this Line

android:id="app_name"

to

android:id="@+id/app_name"

answered Aug 01 '13 at 07:06

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