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Old 03-27-2012, 03:15 PM   #166
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Old 03-28-2012, 10:24 AM   #167
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Hi, I have used this hack for a day or two, it really helps
But I also met some issues:
1. Can't use ttc fonts and renaming *.ttc to *.ttf doesn't work, converting to .ttf is a must.
2. Can't boot when restarting (menu->setting->menu->restart), the power led just goes off after taping power btn. And I have to connect to pc through usb to help booting.
3. After restarting, it returns to default font, and I have to reconfig, refresh font caching and restart the framework.

Is it just me or everybody running into these issues?
Plus, I'm using wqy-microhei, and my fonthack directory is like this:
wqy-microhei
|wqy-microhei.ttf
|wqy-microhei Regular.ttf
|wqy-microhei Bold.ttf
|wqy-microhei Italic.ttf
|wqy-microhei Bold Italic.ttf

And it comes to 20MB, is it the size that causes these issues?
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Old 03-28-2012, 04:05 PM   #168
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More Fonts.... TESTED on K5 Touch

Here I am dropping some fonts that I tested with ixtab's hack, enjoy reading....
Attached Files
File Type: zip Palatino Linotype.zip (983.2 KB, 1776 views)
File Type: zip Segoe.zip (1.23 MB, 1928 views)
File Type: zip Trebuchet.zip (328.5 KB, 1631 views)
File Type: zip Verdana.zip (410.9 KB, 1808 views)
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Old 03-29-2012, 01:27 PM   #169
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Plus, I'm using wqy-microhei, and my fonthack directory is like this:
wqy-microhei
|wqy-microhei.ttf
|wqy-microhei Regular.ttf
|wqy-microhei Bold.ttf
|wqy-microhei Italic.ttf
|wqy-microhei Bold Italic.ttf

And it comes to 20MB, is it the size that causes these issues?
We had that exact discussion a week ago. It is most probably caused by the ttf sizes. Scroll a few posts up.

PS: Of course you can't just rename some random file to .ttf and expect it to work. You wouldn't just rename a .pdf document to .txt and then expect it to be plain-text, would you?

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Old 03-29-2012, 02:32 PM   #170
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Hello desirumguy,

I'm trying to read tamil ebooks,but not able to read tamil ebooks. can you please tell the detail steps you did. I'm new to using KT.
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Old 04-02-2012, 08:32 AM   #171
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We had that exact discussion a week ago. It is most probably caused by the ttf sizes. Scroll a few posts up.

PS: Of course you can't just rename some random file to .ttf and expect it to work. You wouldn't just rename a .pdf document to .txt and then expect it to be plain-text, would you?
Sorry for that, now I see these posts.
I will try delete the italic and bold italic version of the font and see.
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Old 04-02-2012, 11:01 AM   #172
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you need all 4 types to get them integrated. Deleting 2 types does not work.
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Old 04-02-2012, 11:17 AM   #173
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Depends on what you do.

The original poster with the problem had created *additional* configuration files to include chinese fonts, which are not "managed" by fonthack, but still included by fontconfig, because *all* properly named .conf files in the fonthack/ directory are considered by fontconfig. And in these manually created .conf files, you're free to do whatever you want.
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Old 04-02-2012, 07:43 PM   #174
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Here I am dropping some fonts that I tested with ixtab's hack, enjoy reading....
Those fonts were added to the Custom Fonts on Wiki

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Old 04-11-2012, 11:01 AM   #175
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Only works in K4 Touch? Or K4 NT as well?
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Old 04-11-2012, 11:40 AM   #176
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Tried it on K4, installation has to be done "manually", no success.
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Old 04-12-2012, 08:04 AM   #177
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FYI - I jailbroke my Kindle Touch Wifi with special offers just so I could get ixtab's font hack. I don't have any other hacks installed. I was able to upgrade to 5.1 with no issues at all. Just an FYI for anyone who wondered. Of course your mileage may vary. I backed up my Documents folder before doing it just in case....
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Does the font hack work on 5.1 as well?
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Old 04-12-2012, 12:12 PM   #179
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Only works in K4 Touch? Or K4 NT as well?
FYI the Touch is a K5, not a K4. The number is the firmware major version number. There was some confusion in this forum when both the K4/Mini and K5/Touch were released very close together, and unless forum members go back and correct their old posts, this incorrect kindle "model naming convention" will live (in infamy) forever.

There is no longer any need to call a K4 a "K4NT". Just K4 will do...
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Does the font hack work on 5.1 as well?
Fonthack doesn't work on 5.1.0. here's the error message:

The item you attempted to open is incompatible with this Kindle. Please try to update your Kindle from Settings. ....
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