Custom Font Issue

[Bill Norris]

I have the following code in Process_Globals of Main activity.

Dim default_font, default_font_bold, default_font_italic As Typeface
default_font=Typeface.LoadFromAssets("micross.ttf")
default_font_bold=Typeface.CreateNew(default_font,default_font.STYLE_BOLD)
default_font_italic=Typeface.CreateNew(default_font, default_font.STYLE_ITALIC)

This enables me to use a custom font throughout my project and I can simply assign typeface of labels, buttons, etc. to default_font, default_font_bold or default_font_italic by referencing their global values. Problem is when I assign the bold or italic, it is not bold or italic, just show same as a regular. Can't figure out what I need to do to get italic of the font to work.

 

[Erel]

Does this font include italic and bold characters?

 

[Bill Norris]

RE:

Well - apparently it does not. I figured it would generate an error if such was the case, but does not. I don't see any such variations when I look at it in the Fonts folder of my PC. I mistakenly thought this was the default font of B4A. When I find a font with Italics and Bold styles, do I need to add all variations to the file folders?

Thanks

 

[Erel]

I'm not an expert in this field. I think that there are two options.

1. The font file includes the different style variants.
2. Use different fonts files for different styles. In that case you do not need to use Typeface.CreateNew.