How to add shadow on custom text?

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i tried with xml file and with code to add shadow to custom font without any success

my code is

TextView text=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.text1);
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/gillsans.ttf");
text.setTypeface(tf);

check this, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2486936/android-shadow-on-text — asish, Mar 10 '12 at 13:28
thanks ashish but its in what is am trying to achieve is to use custom text with some shadow — Akram, Mar 10 '12 at 13:32

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '12 at 14:01

use this:

Activity.class :

    TextView text=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.text1);
    Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/gillsans.ttf");
    text.setTypeface(tf);
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    Shader textShader=new LinearGradient(2, 0, 4, 60,
                    new int[]{Color.parseColor("#b4e391"),Color.parseColor("#61c419"),Color.parseColor("#b4e391")},
                    new float[]{0, 3,1}, TileMode.MIRROR);
            text.getPaint().setShader(textShader);

main.xml:

 <TextView
            android:id="@+id/text1"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:shadowDx="5"
            android:shadowDy="5"
            android:layout_marginRight="42dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="-10dp"
            android:layout_gravity="right|center_vertical"

            android:shadowColor="#67587686"

            android:shadowRadius="3"
            android:textSize="25dp"
            android:text="99%" />

Akki , if you have any issue then tell me bez this code perfectly working for me?? — ρяσѕρєя K, Mar 10 '12 at 14:04

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '12 at 13:24

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Did you set the related shadow attributes?

android:shadowColor
android:shadowDx
android:shadowDy
android:shadowRadius

answered Mar 10 '12 at 13:24

stefan bachert

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yes without above mention code its working fine with once i change the font type shadow disappears. – Akram Mar 10 '12 at 13:27

How to add shadow on custom text?

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