Default font style not applied on older platforms <4.0.4

[drindt]

I test the calligraphy styled application on a older android 4.0.4 (GT-P7100) with the result that the font is not applied. It seems that the default definition isn't applied which i have declared in this way:

    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <item name="android:textAppearance">@style/LightTextAppearance</item>
    </style>

    <style name="LightTextAppearance" parent="android:TextAppearance">
        <item name="fontPath">fonts/LightWeb.ttf</item>
    </style>

This worked fine so far on other devices and api level. What can i do further solving this issue?

[consp1racy]

Here's what README.md says about this:

Define your default font using CalligraphyConfig, in your Application class in the #onCreate() method.

@Override
public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    CalligraphyConfig.initDefault(new CalligraphyConfig.Builder()
                            .setDefaultFontPath("fonts/Roboto-RobotoRegular.ttf")
                            .setFontAttrId(R.attr.fontPath)
                            .build()
            );
    //....
}

Note: You don't need to define CalligraphyConfig but the library will apply no default font and use the default attribute of R.id.fontPath.

[drindt]

I had exactly this set, but without effect. I changed the font right now, and now it works as expected. Seems the font is the problem. The font can just set in the styles to work.

[chrisjenx]

OTF fonts are a pain they hardly work. And you need to use well formatted TTF, (Generally Webfonts work)

[drindt]

But what lets me wonder it seems there is a difference in handling the font. Then it works well when i set it in styles.xml, programmatically in application class has no effect. I have attached the font t let you confirm. BrooklynSamuelsNo5-LightWeb.ttf.zip

[chrisjenx]

Post a sample of how you are setting it too. Cheers.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2016, 06:38 Daniel Rindt, [email protected] wrote:

But what lets me wonder it seems there is a difference in handling the font. Then it works well when i set it in styles.xml, programmatically in application class has no effect. I have attached the font t let you confirm. BrooklynSamuelsNo5-LightWeb.ttf.zip https://github.com/chrisjenx/Calligraphy/files/227261/BrooklynSamuelsNo5-LightWeb.ttf.zip

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[drindt]

    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
       ...
        <item name="android:textAppearance">@style/LightTextAppearance</item>
    </style>

    <style name="LightTextAppearance" parent="android:TextAppearance">
        <item name="fontPath">fonts/BrooklynSamuelsNo5-LightWeb.ttf</item>
    </style>

This is how i add it. And it works on platforms >4.0.4. Applications onCreate:

CalligraphyConfig.initDefault(new Builder()
    .setFontAttrId(R.attr.fontPath)
    .build());

It makes no difference if i add this too:

.setDefaultFontPath("fonts/BrooklynSamuelsNo5-LightWeb.ttf")

If i set another ttf there it works.

[chrisjenx]

Out of interest what is the other TTF?

[drindt]

actadisplay-bold-webfont.ttf.zip

[chrisjenx]

Yeah the fonts are loaded the same way, have a look. one one works through styles only pre 4.0.4 is bizzare...

[drindt]

Yes, thank you for caring!