Can somebody confirm (or not) if these tweaks are actually working on WM Standard:
http://www.pocketpctweaks.com/pocketpc_tweaks/change_menu_font_properties
http://www.pocketpctweaks.com/pocketpc_tweaks/change_widgets_fonts
So, nobody tried? Or this is simply impossible?
Are there any other ways to change system font size on a smartphone (besides useless settings)?
I did change it and managed to hose up my system with the value of ht, took me a while to fix it so be careful
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First off, I want to say a big thanks to all the wm6 developers, you are all doing a great job!
I recently upgraded from the stock T-mobile SDA wm5 ROM to vjgrace’s v3.4 wm6 ROM. The one thing I notice is that the fonts in the contact list (well, when editing the ‘notes’ field for a contact) are way bigger. And in the settings, you can only select ‘Normal’ and ‘Large’ for the system font size. On my old SDA rom, I'm pretty sure that you could select ‘Small’ as the font size from the list. Anyways, I usually fill the ‘notes’ field of each contact in my contact list with lots of crap, so it is important for me to have a smaller font size there.
I've searched the Internet for a few days looking for registry hacks or whatever I can find to fix this issue, but the only lead I have found is a program called “Tweaks2K2 .Net for Pocket PC.” It has a hack to change the system font size. However when I installing the demo of the program, it would always crash on boot.
When I e-mailed the author about it, he replied “Wm6 from XDA-developers? If that's the case, it's nothing that I can do about it.” :lol:
There is also a version called ““Tweaks2K2 .Net for Smartphone,” which is probably the one I should've downloaded, but unfortunately this one does not have a hack to change system font size.
So if anyone does have any information on changing the system font size through the registry, or knows of a wm6 ROM that has ‘Small’ fonts as an option for system font size, or any other useful tidbit of information, please let me know!
Thanks,
Ian
Hi,
I've been looking for an easy way to change the font on my TP.
I've tried someones cab file which works, but then I can only use the font supplied in the CAB.
Someone else suggested copying the new ttf over the existing one and renaming it..
eg, new font is red.ttf, rename to tahoma.ttf and copy over existing tahoma.ttf
but, in my windows/font folder I don't have tahoma!!
maybe this is a result of a theme I installed (the font in the font foler is nyama or something)
so, what is the quickest and easiet way to change system font?
thanks
Use this tool ,it works for me
but this app only has 3-4 fonts in it...I want to be able to add any font I like. is there a way to do that?
can I add fonts to this app and therefore make them selectable?
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but this app only has 3-4 fonts in it...I want to be able to add any font I like. is there a way to do that?
can I add fonts to this app and therefore make them selectable?
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ok..I found out that if you add fonts to the windows font folder then they appear in the drop down as selectable with this app..
however...I can't change the system font (I say system font, but I mean the main one, that is displayed on the now page in SPB MS etc. it stays as tahoma...and what's even more interesting is that I can't find the tahoma font anywhere on the device!! (I was going to copy over this with my new font)
so...has anyone got any other ideas about how to change the font on the TP?
As you can see here I've changed my font for the entire device (you might not see that it's for the entire device but it is) the rest of what I know is in that post, cheers
I seem to recall that Tweaks 2K2.NET allowed you to change fonts as well (via the registry) but be prepared for disproportionate buttons and dialogs which may flow off the screen.
Did you want to change the fonts as a user pref thing or is it in order to increase their size and make them easier to read?
just a user preference thing. I find the tahoma font quite boring. Tweaks2k2 does allow you to change fonts but again, not the main one.
I can't quite understand it. you can change the one in the drop down menus, the dialogue boxes etc but the main one (for sms or emails for example) stays the same.
Pixel, I could've sworn that I did this on my wife's PPC.
Using Tweaks2K2.NET, you can change the system font and size.
The only caveat is that you have to have the font installed to your PPC's \Windows\Fonts folder first.
Wait a sec. Lemme g00gle this...
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K, back.
Check out this: http://www.pocketpcmag.com/cms/blogs/24/changing_your_system_font
And this: http://www.multicellphone.com/change-windows-mobile-5-6-system-font/
I'm sorry if this doesn't help. I might not be understanding what you are trying to do.
Take care!
thanks for your efforts. I had to hard reset my device last night after weeks of happy life. so I'm going to get round to changing the font with the methods as indicated as soon as I've finished all my other config work that is required.
Searched - nothing came up. So, the question is, is it possible to set the tab height somehow for default windows like Start -> Settings, where there are 3 tabs - Personal, System and Connections?
Thanks.
hmm.. first time i've stumbled into this issue.. i'll look it up
OK, thanks in advance!
Shouldn't have thanked You in advance... It's been like two weeks and even after I sent You a PM nothing has been going on. If You can't make it, please say so, it sucks to leave people waiting...
The tab height is controlled solely by the text within it. By default this is system font Tahoma 8pt. In .NET, there is no property or method to change the height of the tab, you can only change the type or size of font and the tabs will then be resized to accomodate it.
If the window uses the system font, in the case of Settings, it's a certainty, then the only way you would have any control over it is to change the system font. There are several articles here on xdadevs to tell you how, search Windows Mobile Change System Font, and pick one. The downside is, it will apply to everything, not just tabs, whether you want it to or not.
Thanks for the thorough reply! I guess I won't be changing the system font because of the other drawbacks...
Could anyone help me out and tell me how to shrink the font size on the captivate? my phones not rooted or anything and if possible i would like to keep it that way. any possible way to make the font smaller system wide (if not system wide at least the sms/email)
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Could anyone help me out and tell me how to shrink the font size on the captivate? my phones not rooted or anything and if possible i would like to keep it that way. any possible way to make the font smaller system wide (if not system wide at least the sms/email)
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Over in the Cappy Apps and Themes sub forum there is a thread for some fonts packaged as apks. Use the sideload wonder machine to load them in. There are a few smaller fonts, I think the one I ended up with was helvetica condensed.
Hey,
Is it somehow possible to increase the height of the samsung stock keyboard beyond the stock values? I know I can adjust the size in settings but I want to make it bigger because I'm using quite low DPI. I'd there any setting or value I can change in root browser?
Same question for SwiftKey BTW. I know it's possible with gboard but I don't like it.
Thanks.
Good question. I suspect there may be a config file somewhere, but I don't have a clue of the name or location.
See if this might be in the right direction:
https://www.xda-developers.com/gboard-tweaks-height-sensitivity/