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[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Hello nook community!

I have successfully changed the font on my nook color, and I wanted to share my success with all of you.

This method and all of the fonts come from fachadick in the EVO forums. All credit goes to him. I just tested the method and can confirm that it works. fachadick has an enormous collection of fonts here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=801160

Well worth the look.

Ok, so here is how I did it:

IF YOU USE THIS METHOD RUN A NAND BACKUP FIRST

Create a new folder on your sdcard called newfont and put the three ttf files from the fontpack in there

***IMPORTANT***Make sure you follow the Clockopia/AscenderSans command exactly. If you don't, your lock screen font will not change.many thanks to 911jason for figuring out which font to change for the lock screen. 1/25 NOTE: If you are only changing the lock screen font, or you are applying different font to the lock screen; replacing the AscenderSans.ttf file will change the font on some of your menus as well as the lock screen (thanks again 911Jason). See post #19 for an example.

In terminal emulator, type (no copy/pasting) the following commands

su

mount -o remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

cat /sdcard/newfont/DroidSans.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf

cat /sdcard/newfont/DroidSans-Bold.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf

cat /sdcard/newfont/Clockopia.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf

mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

sync

reboot

That's all I did. I currently have the Coolvetica font on my nook.

DISCLAIMER: Please keep in mind that this is coming from an EVO forum, so support for nooks will me minimal. Try this at your own risk. Make sure you make a backup. Make sure you type in the commands EXACTLY the way they are posted. Make sure you are capitalizing the right letters and make sure the spaces are in the right place. Last but not least, don't blame me if you bork your nook. I can confirm this worked on my device, I can't speak for anyone else's.

That being said, ...enjoy!

List of fonts known to format nicely on the nook:

Coolvetica

GillSans

If you find any that work well, let me know or post a screen.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] leeh41:
Anyone try Type Fresh? Thats what I use on my Evo. Should work with the NC, but I havent tried yet.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
I personally have never had luck with Type Fresh. I tried it a couple of times, but it never changed anything.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Spookymonster:
Any way to change the default system font colors? Some apps (Tasker in particular) use the default foreground color, but their own background color, making it almost impossible to read.

Sent from my nookColor
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Not sure about that one. Maybe by editing the color of the font before putting it on your nook? I don't know if that would do anything, I'm just grasping at straws.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Disgustoid:
Type Fresh was the first thing I tried too. It didn't work for me either so I took the manual steps which worked perfectly.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Sweet!!

Nice to hear it's working for other people, too. :D

Did you check out that thread of fonts? It's pretty sick.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] 911jason:
Are you guys successfully changing the lockscreen font with Clockopia.ttf?

I've been using a free font called Ubuntu on my HTC Aria for awhile and it works great replacing all three fonts. However when I used adb to sub in the new fonts on my Nook, the lockscreen font didn't change. The other two fonts look great though...
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
You're right, the lock screen font doesn't change for me either. Maybe something other than Clockopia needs to be changed? :confused:
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] 911jason:
Well, I figured out that on the NookColor, the lockscreen font is called AscenderSans.ttf. I've tried a few replacements but for some reason the bottom of the clock portion gets cut off on most of them. I ended up using GillSans.ttf to replace it and it looks pretty good and doesn't get clipped. I'll probably keep trying until I find the perfect replacement.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Nice! I poked around in the system fonts, but haven't had a chance to start replacing things.

Let me know if you find ones that works really well. I can make a list in the OP. I have had good luck with SkullphabetOne on other devices. I'm gonna check that out on my nook.

So, you did everything the same except changed the Clockopia.ttf filename to AscenderSans.ttf.

...making the command:

cat /sdcard/newfont/AscenderSans.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf

...right?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] 911jason:
I used adb, but essentially yes, all I did was use AscenderSans.ttf instead of Clockopia.ttf.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Thank you, sir!

I have to step out for a spell. When I get back I'll get the first page updated.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Update

Good morning all.

The instructions in the first post have been updated. You should now be able to change the lock screen font. :D
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] fachadick:
Howdy Phil - Nice thread! I'm thinking that you shouldn't need to rename Clockopia.ttf first - just change the command to;

cat /sdcard/newfont/Clockopia.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf

and it should do the renaming in the same step when you move the file over. Test this first, but I don't see why it wouldn't work - and it should save you a step.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Hey buddy! Thanks for checking in on us. :D ...and thanks for the info.

I am making a nook backup right now. I will test it out when I am done, and post back. I'm all for saving a step.

UPDATE: You are absolutely correct fachadick. No need to rename the file. Updating the first post now. Thanks again!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] 911jason:
Just wanted to give you guys a heads up, the AscenderSans font that is used on the lock screen is also used in other places. I just found this out today, the font I added for my lock screen showed up in the Market when I was searching under the suggestions popup and also in Dolphin Browser HD's settings menu.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Are you wanting to change only the lockscreen?

Are you sure it is the AscenderSans changing the font in the market? I currently have my lock screen unaltered, but the font in my market is Coolvetica. I thought it was replacing the DroidSans that changed that?

Personally, that's what I'm looking for. By replacing all three ttf files, I want the font changed for everything.

Sent from my nook color
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] 911jason:
Yes, I'm sure. I only substituted this font for AscenderSans.ttf...
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Thanks for pointing that out. I will add a note about it in the first post.

Which font is that, btw? ....looks pretty good. :)
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
New Fonts!

Hey everyone, fachadick has posted some new fonts. Stop in, grab some fonts, and throw him some thanks!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=801160
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] 911jason:
Gapstown

http://fachadick.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/gapstown-ah/
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] rutinh:
I've tried to change some fonts from my external SDCARD that already put in my NC. I am using windows 7, the fonts folder is in my SDCARD (in My Computer, the directory of these fonts is I:\fonts when hooking up to my PC) by following your guide; unfortunately, I got error: "No such file or directory" all the time. Here my command:

# cat /sdcard/fonts/Arial.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf

cat /sdcard/fonts/Arial.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf

/sdcard/fonts/Arial.ttf: No such file or directory

Please help me.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
I'm not sure what is going on there, but you didn't follow my guide the way I have it posted.

My best suggestion would be to try it again, but do EXACTLY what I have posted.

Which is:

Create a new folder on your sdcard called newfont and put the three ttf files from the fontpack in there

In terminal emulator, type (no copy/pasting) the following commands

su

mount -o remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

cat /sdcard/newfont/DroidSans.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf

cat /sdcard/newfont/DroidSans-Bold.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf

cat /sdcard/newfont/Clockopia.ttf > /system/fonts/AscenderSans.ttf

mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

sync

reboot

The commands should also work on your PC with ADB, but I have never done it that way, so I can't speak from experience.

I made this guide in January when I was running eclair. My nook has been on CM7 for quite some time, and now I edit my font within the ROM before I flash it.

There is also a GREAT font changing app in the market, here:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.canvs2321.font_installer&feature=search_result

It's a buck, and well worth it. Changing your font couldn't be easier.

I hope this helps you get it worked out
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] viperv303:
Just wondering if anyone has heard, knows of, or thinks there will/won't be a device specific car mount for these Evo Shift's?

Personally i'm hoping there will be one and soon. Something like whats out for the EVO now, but only for the shift.

I'd suppose it be a car mount that lays the phone on its side due to the USB port being on the side rather than bottom.

For now I have one of those universal mounts, but hate it. Miss having a car mount that i just drop my phone in and it holds it firm and charges it without me having to hook a cable up.

So anyone else wanting a good car mount? or heard about one coming out soon maybe?
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] akmzero:
I've been hoping for one as my last 2 phones have had them. Motorola Droid then the EVO.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] wardfan220:
With this phone's charger port being on the side (vs the bottom as on the Hero) the chances of a mount that charges as soon as you place it in there is 0.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] TOKiMONSTA:
I'm sure there is a work around that. Mount landscape then tilt vertical. Nothing too hard.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] cachorropedorro:
I got a cheesy $5 one by cellet from Fry's Electronics. The charger is in a weird spot though. I just put it on the mount when I'm using google maps.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] Evo_Shift:
This one apparently works with the charger plugged in. A couple people in the Android Central forums have it. I am waiting on it right now.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ELOOZO/ref=oss_product

Edit - sorry didn't read the bottom of your post about you having a universal but wanting one you can just set the phone in.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] viperv303:
well, if it really comes down to it, i'll just deal with a universal mount and be happy anyway. Tho I am a little worried that with the universal mounts the clamps on the side would hit the volume buttons. but the one you linked from amazon looks like it might just work since on the side its got that little cut out. might barely miss the volume buttons.

heh, guess my other option is to switch to the EVO. But I'm liking this built in keyboard a lot. not sure if it'll be worth giving up.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] viperv303:
Although, doing a more in-dept search online for car mounts for android phones, I found several mount options out there for the HTC Desire Z which has a side slide keyboard and the USB port is on the side and yet there's a custom fit car mount kit for it. So maybe there is hope that one will be out for the Shift after a while.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] silex:
The generic suction car mount I have has sides that slide so that it avoids buttons when gripping the phone.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] dbpaddler:
ProClip...duh. They'll create a holder that slides in from the side with the rails on the top and bottom. Will have a cutout for the power button and volume buttons.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] sarspants:
Check out this one on amazon instead of the one posted earlier:

amazon

That's the one I bought for my hero but it works much better with the shift. The bottom of the holder actually goes on top of the phone so that the volume rocker fits right in the hole on the sides (unlike my stupid hero haha). And it can also be used with the sand bag to sit on the dash or suctioned to the windshield.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] dtaylorr:
Mine works well

I have one and it works well, but I do have to be careful where I place it or it will hit the volume buttons.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] zenulator:
Has anyone had any luck in finding a car dock specifically designed for the Shift? If not I'm going to get the universal dock from amazon a couple post back as long there is access to the usb and audio ports. I lost count of how many times I've had to reach over and grab my phone in order to keep it from flying on the floor after a sharp turn or quick stop. The dock may even save my life by keeping my eyes on the road instead of having to look down and over to change music or check Maps..
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] dbpaddler:
ProClip will have one, but they haven't given me an ETA yet.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] doratheconquistadora:
I'm currently using a universal car mount I've gotten from Amazon and it works great.

It holds it nice and snug, the usb port is unblocked (as I use a car changer to keep the Shift charged during long drives)

Only real downside is that it covers half of the volume controls (you can still turn volume up, but the bottom portion is covered) which is no problem for me personally
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] dbpaddler:
Just shows how dumb the overall design is. That left side is so cluttered due to the microUSB and the bad placement of the volume buttons.

ProClip will most likley have top and bottom rails allowing the phone to slide in from the left side of the phone. Will allow for a charging cradle and possibly rotation to landscape to allow the slider to open.

That said, my Shift is getting sold. Keeping the Epic and picking up an Arrive to play with as a second phone.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] Evo_Shift:
I posted this awhile back on Android Central if anyone cares to have a look at what the Shift looks like in one of the Amazon universals. (Hmmm is me)

http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-shift-4g/53163-car-mount-gps-2.html
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] kellysa111:
I have a universal car mount. It's suppose to fit through the vents, but I broke the little flips and they went all the way back into the air tube... I'm never getting one again. I'd rather just have the phone on my seat.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] thehawdis:
I haven't had any luck with any universal mounts. I tried an ARKON one that plugged into the the cigarette lighter with a flexible arm, but the plug didn't tighten enough so the thing would flop upside down when you hit a big bump. I don't understand why a company can't come up with something that works? I think a cigarette lighter mount has a lot more promise then the vent mount crap, but thats my opinion.
[EVO Shift 4G Accessories] andyourdone:
I bought the Arkon mount that goes into the cigarette lighter and it works perfect for me. It is extremely adjustable in almost any direction, so you can get the desired angle rather easily. It doesn't cover the charging port and it never hit the volume keys on the side (I have a phone case). You can also adjust how firm you want it to grip your phone, with a quick release button on the side. I find that if I have it gripped firm but not too tight, I can slide my phone in and out without adjusting it each time. It holds it firmly and doesn't slide while I drive. You can also switch between landscape and portrait mode easily while it's clipped in. Hope this helps.

Btw I have a 2011 Infiniti G37x Coupe.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] kaufmanj67:
So I finally got just on lock screen and thought I would share a quick how too you will need the following apps:

Titanium pro

No lock

Lock bot

Start by disabling your lock screen in settings, open titanium pro find HTC lock screen app do a back up just in case no need to delete it just freeze it. Open no lock and disabled lock screen. Open lock bot /the free version will work but the pro version has alot more themes and options/ create and configure you lock screen know you will only have your costume lockscreen however every time you reboot your phone you will have to open no lock and disable lock screen -working on that one- enjoy

sent with iced out mt4g built to the hilt wit the xda app
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] Chilled26:
Very nice if only it worked with the pattern lock.

Edit: Paten works but if only lock bot locked the notification bar.
[Vibrant General] davidst95:
Hi, I'm using Nero v4 rom. For some reason I can't change the view to horizontal when view webpages. I tried to goto settings/display/horizonal calibration but no luck. Do you know if this is a rom issue or if i'm not doing something correctly? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

David
[Vibrant General] OuncE718:
Hey, David are you aware that if you pull down the notification bar it has a setting to enable/disable screen rotation? Its the setting on the far right. I hope I've helped. If that's not the issue then I will try my best to assist you in fixing your problem.

Also why don't you upgrade to Nero v5? It's basically the same rom with some improvements of course.

www.goteamfriday.com
[Vibrant General] davidst95:
Thanks for the reply. It turns out I didn't have the auto mode on in the settings.

David
[Vibrant General] OuncE718:
Your welcome. Glad I could help.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dupontrocks11:
Hello everyone, I have a Captivate flashed with a darkytt3r v8.1 ROM. I ran a quadrant standard benchmark and got a pretty good 1105 Mhz. Then I realized I hadn't even flashed speedmod-kernel-i897-k12o-500hz-CWM from the SGS kernal flasher and then i did another benchmark and got 1018. Did that ROM come with a better speed mod that I overwrote with this one? Can anybody suggest a good speed mod to put on my phone? I like to have my phone push the boundary's of going so fast it combusts :D so the faster the bester :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yentlequible:
Quadrant scores are not reliable. Base your tests on other things.

while running eclair stock 2.1 with one click lag fix installed I was getting scores over 2300. Now with cognition 2.1.7, I get about 1500. However, the phone is still faster than stock.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sixstringsg:
Kernel is what you mean, not speedmod. Setiron's kernel is currently the fastest, since it is the only one overclocked past 1.2 ghz but that is only if your phone is capable of that, not all are. Speedmod isn't the fastest, since it isn't overclocked. It is one of the most stable though, and definitely the most feature rich.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xThe Enforcer:
Hard to go off benchmarks these days... I prefer real life usage...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtremesv:
I had Firebird kernel with DG's Perception ROM (lagfix applied) and got around 1,600 every time (concordant with DG's own results). I flashed speedmod k12p and now I'm getting 1,350-1,450. I don't know whether Quadrant is reliable but those are my numbers and it seems speedmod is kind of slower.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
Thumb rule: Run multiple tests, atleast 3-6

Check the ROM and kernel in my signature. I have posted the scores too. :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dupontrocks11:
Thanks guys! I ended up just flashing phoenix 3.5 and then using the kernal. I ran 5 benchmarks and got around 1350 everytime, and Im happy with that. Thanks for your advice.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve57925:
hi guys im getting a force close on maps on darkys 8.0, cant seem to find where to download darkys 8.1 either as its says 8.1 but only has 8.0 in the thread unless ive missed it, if anyone can help itd be great cheers

p.s other than this slight problem im loving the rom :)

steve
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve57925:
spent ages trying to sort it out and finally done it, my only problem now is my gps is all over the place, any suggestions?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madcap_:
8.0 broke my GPS too :\
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve57925:
What I done was went into titanium back up and re installed maps that way and it now works :) I still cant find 8.1 though
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Yet another Darkys rom help post . Tells its own story .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve57925:
Just pm'ed u mate :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spectre85:
hopefully you flashed the wipe version of his ROM. I ran his rom for a while and the wipe version had none of those issues. The GPS worked fine for me also but I had to run fasterfix and the gps fix in sgs tools
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aamirift:
You can find 8.1 only here.

darkyrom.com/community/index.php?forums/rom-stable-releases.9/

The xda forum link says 8.1 but inside the post there is no link for downloading 8.1.
[Android Apps and Games] SxcKieranGrr:
im not sure if this is the right area, if not can a mod move it to the correct one. thanks.

Basically i was messing around on my friends iphone and I had never thought before, but as im sure some will know the apps on iphone update for example the facebook app will have a little 1 on top of the widget to let the user know they have a notification. I was just wondering why ive never seen anything like this for android, is there a reason why it cant be done? if there's already a way to do etc. then let me know please, i just think it would look good. thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Wunako:
i kno there is a app called sms unread, but its only for sms messgs, gmail, and email i think
[Android Apps and Games] SxcKieranGrr:
yeh im thinking more like the windows 7 phone with the updating widgets.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dupontrocks11:
Hello everyone, I have a Captivate flashed with a darkytt3r v8.1 ROM. I ran a quadrant standard benchmark and got a pretty good 1105 Mhz. Then I realized I hadn't even flashed speedmod-kernel-i897-k12o-500hz-CWM. After I flashed it from the SGS kernal flasher and then i did another benchmark and got 1018. Did that ROM come with a better speed mod that I overwrote with this one? Can anybody suggest a good speed mod to put on my phone? I like to have my phone push the boundary's of going so fast it combusts :D so the faster the bester :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GGXtreme:
Am I seeing double? :rolleyes:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dupontrocks11:
As long as you try to fix it you can see whatever you want haha :p
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryman27:
Stop using quadrant!!!

Use whatever kernel feels fastest.

Sent from my phone
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xyrovice:
I am sure that soon there are going to be anti-quadrant lynchmobs comprised of more than half the people in the SGS forums.

Dupont, the succinct fact of the matter is that quadrant means nothing.

As far as I know (and am concerned), Linpack is the only somewhat worthwhile benchmarking utility, second only to simply how the UI feels in your hands.

Also, before we jump to conclusions, do you enable any lagfixes?

Beyond what I've already stated, it doesn't take all that much to quickly look over the 5 or so worthwhile kernels in the development section and make an educated decision on your own.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dupontrocks11:
I just got this phone which is my first android phone so i don't know what lagfixes are but Im pretty sure i dont have any