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[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Hey NC!

#1 how are the custom ROMS? Can i use Galaxy S and Captivate ROMS or is it specific to the vibrant only?

There are no ROMs right now. CM6 has two developers working on porting to the Galaxy though.

#2 I really dont like the UI they put on there. I like the stock android OR sense UI. I know sense will probably never make it to the vibrant but how about the stock android? Are there any ROMS right now that offer that? I know how to theme but that would be a lot of changing.

Use ADW or LauncherPro (amazing on this phone)

#3 development... I feel like since the Galaxy S will be across the world and many carriers development would be fairly good right? How is it now? What do you think it will be like in the future?

It will eventually be very good. With the volume sold and ability of this phone, it will eventually have great development. Right now, a lot of developers, especially on here are used to HTC and getting used to Samsung and the differences.
[Vibrant General] scrizz:
You have to remember, This phone Just came out and the other 2 still haven't.

Plus, this is not an HTC phone.

That being said, development is going strong.

Expect the Flood gates to open soon.

:)

FYI: I use both ADW launcher and Launcher Pro (bothe give me the the stock android experience you seek.

;)
[Vibrant General] d_bot:
i think the custom roms will start flowing.

about touchwiz, I thought that would be the first thing i removed, but i have actually liked some things about it, but like has already been mentioned, use ADW or whatever launcher you prefer.

I think development witll really start to take off in time.
[Vibrant General] jrharvey:
Thanks for the quick replies. Great answers
[Vibrant General] Janis:
I use:

Touch Calendar

ADW launcher

aContacts

stock News & Weather

Klaxon

cubed.

That pretty much gets me around the Yucky TouchFlow. I also rooted and installed Root Explorer to get rid of the bloatware easily.

I was really hesitant, and except for having to tap ever so accurately when correcting text because there's no dpad (I've put a request in to a dev that I like for a soft dpad), I'm very happy.

If you get too much lag because of the slow storage memory, there's a hack for that. I haven't use it yet.
[Vibrant General] jrharvey:
Just took a chance and bought it. Loving the phone but just as I expected, touchwiz is quite annoying. Cant wait to see a 2.2 cyannogen rom :)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] zzkamikazezz:
Hi,

I've just been playing around with my phone and being a photographer I wanted to create a larger slide show of all the images I have on my phone.

It looks like the gallery app limits the slide shows to 20 photos! Is this a limit with Android 2.1 or the phone? I've just downlaoded the 'Desk Home' app and was planning on getting the dock to use the phone as a picture frame whilst at home, this kind of scuppers that idea.

Are there any other apps that could create slideshows?
[Captivate General] li1on:
Hey is there a way to theme launcherpro on the captivate at this time? I'm getting fed up with the default Sammy/AT&T icons. Also would I have to simply replace the icons in the apps folder or simply sideload a theme on?

Please help!
[Captivate General] smeltn:
good question. I would like to know this as well
[Captivate General] mrpiggae:
Yes there is.

Get a good start with docks here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731871

And icons here:

http://launcherpro.droidicon.com/

You add docks through the LauncherPro settings and icons via a long press on a dock icon>add application>custom icom>choose from gallery.

Everything has to be in a folder that is visible to the gallery to be selectable.
[Captivate General] Leonardo Teles:
Hello

just to say that now the LauncherPro can load ADW Themes ;)

the LauncherPro Plus v0.8.6

http://i2theme.webs.com/
[Captivate General] studacris:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731871

http://launcherpro.droidicon.com

There fixed your links for you bro. ;)
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
There's a Themes subforum here, you know. Or apparently don't.
[Captivate General] Vivified:
always soo unhelpful...
[Captivate General] nybmx:
Look at the post date man. Hell the OP hasn't posted since August so why complain?
[Captivate General] xThe Enforcer:
Talk about a bump, lol
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
Because someone else decided to reply and bring it back from the dead.:D
[Captivate General] nybmx:
Fair enough
[General Questions and Answers] AllanonMage:
Crazy idea, I know. I'd like to use one smart phone as a keyboard for another one. The way I envision it, I'd have a keyboard on the iPhone, and those key presses would be transmitted to the Android phone. Obviously, this requires apps and/or programming on both sides. I know that both platforms support (by various apps) doing this to a desktop PC/Mac/Linux, but I haven't seen from smartphone to smartphone.

Do you have any ideas or recommendations regarding this?
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
Reserved for further changes.
[Vibrant Android Development] BitVenom:
Yes!

As a major font fanatic myself, I applaud you sir :) If you get this working I have a boatload of fonts I'd want to try... Flux would look stunning on this screen...

http -- ://new.myfonts.com/fonts/t26/flux/

http -- ://new.myfonts.com/fonts/fontbureau/fb-agency/

Etc...
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
Few steps forward, few steps back.

First off I will say that the font is a little hard to read and too light, but this is just for testing so its not that big a deal right now.

Ok so I got hold of a font that about the same size as the Bauhaus font. After doing everything in the above posts and installing the font, the restart was a LITTLE bit faster. It still seems to choke for about a minute or so after the desktop first appears and the pass based lock screen is sometimes unresponsive on first try. Overall its running much better, but still not perfect.

Also some words see to get clipped off for no reason as you can see in the image attached on the text for the Astro bluetooth icon. Not sure why this is happening.
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
Seriously, 160+ views and no comments. Does no one have ANY experience with font development, XML or apk development?
[Vibrant Android Development] down8:
None, but we all want new fonts....

-bZj
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
Well I figured it out. But because of that comment you cant have any.

:ºp
[Vibrant Android Development] Berserk87:
pretty sweet.

Need someone to develop an app that does the entire process.

something that you can just drop any .ttf and you get the .apk out of it.
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
Ive been trying to edit an xml for a week to change the font color... you have actually gotten further than I have... keep up the good work... I hope you figure it out...
[Vibrant Android Development] DAKIDD236:
You can try this right here, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=535630 . It was made for a cyan template so I don't know if it will work on SGS.
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
What I would also like to see is if we can locate, remove and port the FlipFont apk. Anyone up for trying that part?
[Vibrant Android Development] no driver:
Your font looks great on my Captivate. Thanks for sharing :)
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
Alright so I gave this a try and it made the font fail. It will install and show properly in the settings preview window, but after applying it and restarting the font shows up as the default font. My guess is that the font DOES HAVE TO BE digitally signed with the right key in order for it to function in FlipFont. :mad:

I have simplified another method of using the existing digitally signed font and copying another fonts characters and glyphs into it. I will post a how to when I find a free or open source font editor so everyone can do it.
[Vibrant Android Development] zerosource:
Thanks for the guide. I'll try it later.
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
Thanks david.. Been there done that... I got it done its just force close looping the phone...
[Vibrant Android Development] down8:
It was just meant to show interest. :D

Tried the font, and it rocks - thanks for the dev work!

-bZj
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
Has anyone managed to find the FlipFont apk? I would like to take a look at it to see if the digital signing check for fonts can be removed.
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
I am also thinking about creating a dropbox directory for the fonts, with two folders. One for the APKs the other for just fonts that people have tested and know look good on our screens.

If you want access just shoot me a PM.
[Vibrant Android Development] PowSniffer0110:
How do you install the APK? HELP

Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] humblehyper:
Just transfer it to your phone then open it up with your file explorer (astro, files etc)
[Vibrant Android Development] PowSniffer0110:
Doesn't work. I'll try again
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
You are using a Samsung Galaxy S right? This will not work unless you have one with flipfont installed.

If you meet those requirements you need to go to settings - display - fonts to change the font after its installed.
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
First thread has been updated with complete walk-through for creating your own Flipfont APKs with your own custom fonts.
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
Awsome guide dude. :D

I have done everything stated, but after install and reboot the font goes to default. Is there something I am missing?
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
First things first. Did you make sure your custom font is still digitally signed after the FontCreator walk-through? This is the first place I would look. Just put the apk you made back in the folder and decompile it with APK editor. What version of windows are you running? I cant remember what the windows font preview looks like in win XP or is the one in vista is different from Win7.

If its anything like win7 font preview your font should still show up as Digitally Signed. If its not you need to repeat the walk-through for FontCreator.

If it is digitally signed then you missed renaming monoglyceride with your font name somewhere in the files and folders. I have done this several times, just double check your work. If you see the word monoglyceride you HAVE to replace it with your font name.

I have done this with about 10 different fonts so far and they ALL work. Some look better then others. I will soon be updating the OP with new fonts once a I a set of them that look good and fit properly.
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
Thanks for the reply, I will double check everything again and make sure its still signed.
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
Nice! Got it to work :D

I did not go into every single file, such as the .yml and the smali files.

I would make one suggestion if you don't mind, be a little bit more specific on what files to edit, at least for me I wasn't sure if you were editing each and everyone of these files for sure or not. But bad ass dude, thanks for the guide!!!

Here is a Time New Roman font file below to download.
[Vibrant Android Development] eweo911:
Very nice guide! I just made my first font for my Vibrant. I used Nueva standard:

Worked great and looks great on my phone. It is a tad smaller than the normal text but not too small to where it can't be read easily.

Nueva standard:
[Vibrant Android Development] eweo911:
Anyone know how to change the font size? I have some fonts I have switched over but they are way too big for the screen.
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
I have been looking into this, but Im not sure of a way to do it in the apk or in the OS, without having some major effects.

You CAN make the font smaller when you are editing it in FontCreator, I have had to do this with several fonts. The bad part is that I have yet to find a fast way to resize. Here is how I know how to do it.

Double click on a character and you will get a window to edit the font in. The guides listed are the originals from monotype that are optimized for our screen. Make sure that none of your fonts are larger then the "CapHeight" guide. Hit Ctrl+A to select the font, you should then get a box around the font. Hold Shift and shrink the font below the CapHeight guide by grabbing the top right handle on the box.

You will need to do the same for each character in the font file. Make sure to grab the up right handle each time or your fonts letter spacing might get messed up.
[Vibrant Android Development] MikeDo:
thanks man the font looks great! looking forward to future fonts
[Vibrant Android Development] eweo911:
Awesome, thanks Ritalin. I will give it a try.
[Vibrant Android Development] sigeltek:
wow....

why would you not mention that you can't save fonts....
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
WOW sorry... I did not know you cant save the fonts. I am not using the trial. Take a look around the interwebs and Im sure you can find it as I did.
[Vibrant Android Development] pinoymutt:
Apparently the new version (6.1) of the demo software won't let you save fonts. If you do a search for version 5.0, there are a few links out there that have a demo version of the older version.

The only difference in the directions, is after you clear out the original font (before you Paste Special), you will have to ADD x (x being the number of Glyphs in the new font) in step 10. Consider this a Step 10.5, and all the rest is the same -- BUT this version will let you save fonts in the trial window.
[Vibrant Android Development] sigeltek:
Does this not work on Win7-64bit or something?

I get java not installed error, even after installing it....

and when I hit option 9 it gives an error...
[Vibrant Android Development] eweo911:
You have to make sure in win 7 (not sure why it has to be edited in win 7) that you have to have Java included in your path so it is recognized as an internal command. The path should resemble "c:\program files (x86)\java\jre6\bin". I believe that is what it is. But double check where Java.exe is and that is the path your "path" needs to point to.
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
Link on OP for FontCreator has been downgraded from version 6 to version 5. Version 5 will allow you to save fonts during the 30 day trial, unlike version 6.

Thanks sigeltek
[Vibrant Android Development] sigeltek:
thanks for that btw...

if anyone else needs help:

1. Right click "My Computer" icon

2. Choose "Properties" from context menu

3. Click "Advanced system settings"

4. Click "Environment Variables"

5. Bottom window scroll down to "Path", Select and click edit.

6. Add proper path to java.exe at end of "Variable value:" (Use ; to seperate entries)

for example:<other entries>;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin
[Vibrant Android Development] eweo911:
All thanks goes to Ritalin for figuring out how to make these new fonts for our phones.

I have figured out how to make the fonts smaller so you can adjust them to fit the screen better. Not sure if anyone else has done it yet but here is what I did.

After you do the "Paste Special" in font editor (per Ritalins how-to), you will need to make sure all of the glyphs are highlighted in the new font. Yiou will then go to "Tools" and then "Glyph Transformer". Once there, you will select the "Selected" button, then under Available Features you will expand the Outlines tree. Select scale and then you will have two variables for Outlines-Scale. Choose an integer that you want to test with and then hit "ok". Save as your new font name and that should be it.
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
Thanks again eweo911! I have added your find that will surly save a lot of time to the main How-To page.
[Vibrant Android Development] cmw6300:
I read in a previous post that we need FlipFont installed on the phone we are installing the new fonts to, is this true? When I transferred the first font I made I don't remember ever installing FlipFont. Also, I'm pretty sure I changed all the filenames to the correct name of the font I created, but when I check the font selection area, it is still coming up as the Monoglyceride font. Second, are there some fonts that just can't be displayed? I tried making one with the Hurry Up font and it won't load on my phone. When I adb install a font from the master list page, it installs fine, but when I install one that I make, it reverts back to the default. Thanks in advance.

Chad
[Vibrant Android Development] cmw6300:
Can anybody shed some light on this dilemma I'm having. Whenever I try to install a font I made it keeps saying that Monoglyceride is already installed. I can't find any other file names to change so that it shows up as the font I created. I followed the instructions in the first post but to no avail. I am a little confused on where it says to open the apk-manager out file in exlporer. I'm running vista and I try and drag the file to an open IE page and it just opens as if I double clicked on it. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Chad
[Vibrant Android Development] Flak_Munky:
The out folder that you are referring to should be on the same folder as where you put the script at. It will just be called out and it will contain the files from the decompiled apk from the font. It will have a couple subfolders with an XML and a YML file.

So if for example, you put the script in "c:\tool", the out folder would be "c:\tool\out".
[Vibrant Android Development] eweo911:
There are numerous references in the out folder to monoglyceride.

There are of course the file references and there are folder references also. Make sure that you double check every file (I can list each file name seperately for you later) that has a reference to monoglyceride and change it to the name of the font you are using.

Do not use spaces or dashes or special characters. There is also a folder you need to rename to your font as well.

It has to be perfect or you will experience what is happening to your apk's. Double check everything cause it sounds like you just missed one or two simple things.
[Vibrant Android Development] eweo911:
Using Ritalins processes, I think I have found a little simpler way to create your custom fonts in the .ttf format while keeping the special characters of the original font intact. I chose this way simply because some of the new fonts do not have all of the special characters that a more robust font would have included. If your "new" font does not have as many characters as the original, this way will keep all of the special characters from the original font.

The process is pretty similar to the original.

1. Start out in Font Creator by opening your two fonts.

2. In your new font, choose to "select all".

3. Go to Edit and then Copy

4. Switch over to the monoglyceride font (or whatever you are using as the original font you will be making into the new font). Here, select all glyphs as well.

5. Go to edit and the paste special, selecting all four Items and choosing "Overrule Same Mappings".

6. Hit ok and then save the file with your new font name.

This will place all of the new glyphs into the font you will be remaking while retaining all of the special characters from the original font.

As far as I know, this seems to work ok. If there is an issue with this method please feel free to correct me.
[Vibrant Android Development] cmw6300:
Just tried again and I'm still getting Monoglyceride showing up in the font style selection area. When I select it and restart the phone, it just jumps back to the default font. I went through each and every file and folder in the out/assets folder and changed everything that had Monoglyceride in it. The only .yml file I am seeing is the apktool.yml. If I try and change that, it will not do option 11, I keep getting an error. Maybe that is what my whole problem stems from.

Chad
[Vibrant Android Development] kiwijunglist:
sorry for potentially noobish question, but can you confirm that if we use the predone new font apk's from this thread then all we need to do is install file font and then open the apk in ES file explorer???

If so can i please have access to the dropbox, my email is my forum user name / handle at gmail
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
Im not exactly sure what you are asking with regard to the APK... The Apk needs to be decompiled and the files changed for this to work correctly.

As for dropbox, I decided against this as there are too many security concerns to make it viable. All we need is one dickhead to drop an infected file in his dropbox folder and well all end up with it. Your best bet is to download the XDA apk and Astro file manager on your phone. Then add the following link as a favorite in the XDA app. You can then use that to access most of the fonts people are making.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=748916

The first time you try to download the font it will open the browser and ask you to sign-in to XDA, just check the save option and it will not ask again and the apk will just start downloading.
[Vibrant Android Development] jlaholton:
I am completely baffled. My phone doesn't switch from stock to custom icons at all. Even the fonts that came on it won't apply. It just goes back to the stock font. What am I doing wrong?
[Vibrant Android Development] eweo911:
There will be an extra folder created in the Out folder after you create your apk. Make sure you close and reopen the apk manager after each time and allow it to clean out your previous project (or delete it all manually). If this folder is there, it will give you errors when creating the new apk.

Currently, if you have a lagfix applied you aren't able to switch between fonts.
[Vibrant Android Development] qGa:
Anybody want to send me some fonts? Schooboy@gmail.com
[Vibrant Android Development] Flak_Munky:
Just go here and download them.
[Vibrant Android Development] davebelling:
I really want to get into this (I have many typefaces) but I have a question-

Can I repack one of the repacked apk's or does it have to be monoglyceride? I say this as I cannot download the monoglyceride apk as there are no server spaces or something on Mediafire. If it works on any font apk then I have other questions... but I'm really looking forward to this.
[Vibrant Android Development] SLX69:
Really nice guide, thanks! Gotta try ASAP! :-)
[Vibrant Android Development] creator2456:
I don't see why it wouldn't work with any of the other ones posted here. Just make sure to follow the guide completely and see how it goes.
[Vibrant Android Development] eweo911:
You do not have to use the original monoglyceride apk. You can use any of the re-signed apks.
[Vibrant Android Development] zaduma:
Mediafire down. :(
[Vibrant Android Development] davebelling:
Yep, that was my issue but I'm going to attempt with one of the others. I had some issues on the first one but I am determined to make this work...
[Vibrant Android Development] ritalin:
MediaFire is working for me, whether I am signed in or not. This is not the first time I have had problems with my MediaFire account though. I think they may be limiting bandwidth to the files in a 24 hour period. They changed their pricing on me and Im NOT gonna pay what they want for storage now.
[Vibrant Android Development] MilkPudding:
Apk manager is updated to 4.9. And the 4.8 instruction is no longer working. Could you please update the instruction? I really want CaviarDream Bold on my phone.

Thanks.
[Vibrant Android Development] lotherius:
For some reason my font looks odd when bolded on the phone. Looks fine in normal text, but on bold text, the font goes "hollow" looking and fuzzy. Letter shapes are still there but they're not filled properly. Any idea why this would be happening?

EDIT: Woops, I think I mis-spelled the font name in one place, that might have done it :)
[Vibrant Android Development] Mull1s:
I made a great looking font today since i wasnt happy with any of the 30~ flipfonts ive been using, but it isnt free so i guess im not allowed to post it here?

Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] creator2456:
This could be a grey area. There is nothing wrong with sharing it IMO, but people with some knowledge of how the .apk is setup can pull the font out and use it freely.

I'd wait or message a mod to see what they say.