Android using typeface

Question

I am trying to use a custom font in my app but I am getting an error. My code is this:

Typeface myTypeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/Oxigen_Regular.ttf");
     TextView texto_titulo =(TextView) findViewById(R.id.ref_articulo);
     texto_titulo.setTypeface(myTypeface);

I have the font in fonts folder inside assets folder. I don´t know what is happening, I am doing this in ActionBarActivity. It says: "native typeface cannot be made". Someone knows the solution? Thanks in advance.

Possible duplicate http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7531856/issue-when-using-a-custom-font-native-typeface-cannot-be-made — Vikalp Patel, Apr 22 '14 at 08:01
you could try to rename the ttf file to `oxigen.ttf` without upper case — A.S., Apr 22 '14 at 08:05

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 22 '14 at 08:10

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your code is this:

"fonts/Oxigen_Regular.ttf"

which means, you "must" have your font file under fonts folder, with case sensitive letters, including the ttf extenstion.

if original font name is: Oxigen_Regular.TTF or oxigen_regular.ttf inside your fonts asset folder, your code Oxigen_Regular.ttf will give error. It needs to be precisely the same as that you write programmatically.

answered Apr 22 '14 at 08:10

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The original name now is oxigenregular.ttf and programmatically is oxigenregular.ttf, this is not the cause of the error but thanks – user3383415 Apr 22 '14 at 08:14
are you also sure that your font is under "assets/fonts" folder? – canova Apr 22 '14 at 08:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 22 '14 at 08:16

if you want to use any external font means you have to download and put it in assets folder in application. use this link for download fonts

http://www.1001freefonts.com/

use this code

TextView txt = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.custom_font);  
Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "Chantelli_Antiqua.ttf");  
txt.setTypeface(font);

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 22 '14 at 08:22

You can oxigen.ttf keep in assets/oxigen.ttf (should be small latter oxigen.ttf)

and then call

TextView texto_titulo =(TextView) findViewById(R.id.ref_articulo);
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "oxigen.ttf");
        texto_titulo.setTypeface(tf, Typeface.BOLD);

must be import

import android.graphics.Typeface;

I am sure you solve 100%. Best of luck!

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 22 '14 at 08:39

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The issue was that the font that I downloaded was corrupt... I have downloaded from a new repository and now works perfectly. Sorry.

answered Apr 22 '14 at 08:39

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