PRS-T1 Guide to change system fonts on PRS T1

[vietchovui]

Originally Posted by giosa

Do you want one of the reader fonts change also or just system?

I've made img for you. If you want read in vietnamese from stock reader change original font to ReallyNo2LTW1G.

Thank you. I want to change also system fonts. Because the book titles display incorrectly with the default system font type. How about to recover the T1 after failure in changing font process (in step 5)?

[giosa]

Originally Posted by vietchovui

How about to recover the T1 after failure in changing font process (in step 5)?

you have to put original fonts img on reader internal memory. That's what I know.

[vietchovui]

Thanks, the default sony reader now works like a charm!

[giosa]

Originally Posted by vietchovui

Thanks, the default sony reader now works like a charm!

You're welcome. Not only reader, browser will load Vietnamese sites correctly. Book titles, TOC, bookmarks etc.

[Filo]

Hi,

I don't understand why changing only Droid Sans Thai to Droid Sans Other will change default font used by reader ?! In directory .fonts are some Droid Sans files, so why only one of them changing everything ? Sony T1 default font not include East Europe characters. Amasis fonts includes missing characters. Which files I should replace with Amasis files to get Amasis as default font when I open first time ebook ?
I'm asking about it, because files not matching (like missing DroidSans Italic file)

file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/AmasisMTW1G-BoldItalic.otf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/AmasisMTW1G-Bold.otf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/AmasisMTW1G-Italic.otf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/AmasisMTW1G.otf

vs

file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansArabic.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansHebrew.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansMono.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansThai.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSans.ttf

Best, Filo.

[giosa]

Originally Posted by Filo

Hi,

I don't understand why changing only Droid Sans Thai to Droid Sans Other will change default font used by reader ?!

It does not. I will just remove the capability to show Thai glyphs correctly and add capability to show whatever language font you replace it with. Remember we're talking here about system font not the reader software.

In directory .fonts are some Droid Sans files, so why only one of them changing everything ?

For each language there's separate font file. For English it's DroidSans, for Hebrew DroidSansHebrew etc. If there's no your language DroidsSans your language will not show correctly in the interface(Book titles, Bookmarks etc.)

Sony T1 default font not include East Europe characters. Amasis fonts includes missing characters. Which files I should replace with Amasis files to get Amasis as default font when I open first time ebook ?

You don't need to replace anything, just change fonts in the reader to Amasis

I'm asking about it, because files not matching (like missing DroidSans Italic file)

file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/AmasisMTW1G-BoldItalic.otf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/AmasisMTW1G-Bold.otf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/AmasisMTW1G-Italic.otf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/AmasisMTW1G.otf

vs

file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansArabic.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansHebrew.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansMono.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSansThai.ttf
file:///home/jacek/Bufor/.fonts/DroidSans.ttf

Best, Filo.

Amasis is reader font vs DroidSans system.

[Filo]

OK, thanks for explanation. Is exist any solution to global change default font ? I don’t like to change font from Original to Amasis each time when I opening new book or newspaper. I didn’t find such option in reader settings.

Best, Filo.

[xuyn2003]

Here is another flexible way, I've tested it for several days and met no problems.
Credits to j0534ng31 and uboot
1.Create a file named install-recovery.sh in /system/etc, and put below code in it

#!/system/bin/sh

mkdir /data/altsd

mount -o noatime,utf8 -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk2p4 /data/altsd

afd=/data/altsd/altfonts/
fts=`ls $afd`
for ft in $fts
 do
  mount -o bind $afd$ft /ebook/fonts/$ft
done

2.Don't forget to give excution permissions to install-recovery.sh

3.In /mnt/sdcard, create a folder wichi named altfonts, put your fonts in it.
If you want to replace the system UI fonts, rename your fonts to "DroidSans.ttf" and "DroidSans-Bold.ttf".
Or you'd like to replace other fonts, please refer to the original file name in /ebook/fonts, and make your fonts names as same.
ps:The default fonts for txt files is ReallyNo2LTW1G-Regular.otf

4.reboot T1

[vietchovui]

I've tried you method. Another install-recovery.sh was already in the /system/etc and I've decided to replace it with your sh. After rebooting, all linked apps's crashed.

[j0534ng31]

Originally Posted by vietchovui

I've tried you method. Another install-recovery.sh was already in the /system/etc and I've decided to replace it with your sh. After rebooting, all linked apps's crashed.

Were you using Link2SD?

[vietchovui]

Yes. I was using Link2SD.

[j0534ng31]

Originally Posted by vietchovui

Yes. I was using Link2SD.

What I mean is that Link2SD use the same trick as us.

It's also based on install-recovery.sh to work, so you have to edit that file to add the fonts mod.

What you cannot do is to replace it by a new one.

[xuyn2003]

Since there‘s already install-recovery.sh, you can edit and add those commands.
Don't replace.

[QLPRST1]

Thanks for sharing Your insights. I tried the method using the install-recovery.sh file. I did not suceed. I followed the guide closely, however on rebooting nothing has changed. Would there be any presumptions a total newbee would be ignorant of? Thanks alot.

[xuyn2003]

Originally Posted by QLPRST1

Thanks for sharing Your insights. I tried the method using the install-recovery.sh file. I did not suceed. I followed the guide closely, however on rebooting nothing has changed. Would there be any presumptions a total newbee would be ignorant of? Thanks alot.

1. You'd better edit the .sh file in linux enviorment, or just use the root explore's editor.

2. Don't forget to give excute permissions.

3. Your fonts in /sdcard/altfonts should be same as those in /ebook/fonts.

And after reboot, is there a directory /data/altsd was created by the sh file?