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jackie_w · 07-04-2013, 07:11 AM

Thanks for those tests, Peter.

So, to summarise:

Take your favourite sideloaded font family (with good coverage of your required character sets), which normally looks a bit lightweight on the Kobo, especially with the frontlight on.
Rename the 4 font files, inside and outside (using a font editor), as Delima or Rockwell or Felbridge or Times New Roman (maybe others???).
Sideload to \fonts and reboot Kobo.
Use your favourite font just like a fully adjustable Kobo font.
Keep fingers crossed, they don't remove the option in the next fw update

Sounds like a nice new trick for those who need it and who have access to a font editor. I'll double-check later with a couple of my favourites.

Update: Yes, it seems to work OK.

07-04-2013, 07:11 AM	#56
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,254 Karma: 16544692 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	Thanks for those tests, Peter. So, to summarise: Take your favourite sideloaded font family (with good coverage of your required character sets), which normally looks a bit lightweight on the Kobo, especially with the frontlight on. Rename the 4 font files, inside and outside (using a font editor), as Delima or Rockwell or Felbridge or Times New Roman (maybe others???). Sideload to \fonts and reboot Kobo. Use your favourite font just like a fully adjustable Kobo font. Keep fingers crossed, they don't remove the option in the next fw update Sounds like a nice new trick for those who need it and who have access to a font editor. I'll double-check later with a couple of my favourites. Update: Yes, it seems to work OK. Last edited by jackie_w; 07-04-2013 at 10:07 AM.