Classic Larger system/menu font?

taosaur · 12-18-2011, 11:23 AM

I'm prepping a Nook First Edition for my uncle, and it doesn't seem like there's any way to change the font size for menus, the library and such. Am I missing anything? Is it maybe possible to swap in a font that's larger by default?

He's a technophobe anyway, so I'm worried that if he has to strain to see the options, on top of getting through electronic menus, he's not going to end up using the device.

The Nook is rooted and I can access it via ADB, so if it's a matter of pulling a file, editing, and pushing it back, I have the tools but am not all that familiar with them, so I would need all the actual commands.

Any help is appreciated.

taosaur · 12-18-2011, 03:22 PM

I found this method to change the system fonts. Does anyone know of a better set of fonts to use, that would display larger or more readably?

cypresstwist · 12-19-2011, 09:22 AM

I would suggest ”Century Schoolbook L” and ”Cambria” as two higly-readable cursive fonts and ”Calibri” as a technical font.

12-18-2011, 11:23 AM	#1
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	Larger system/menu font? I'm prepping a Nook First Edition for my uncle, and it doesn't seem like there's any way to change the font size for menus, the library and such. Am I missing anything? Is it maybe possible to swap in a font that's larger by default? He's a technophobe anyway, so I'm worried that if he has to strain to see the options, on top of getting through electronic menus, he's not going to end up using the device. The Nook is rooted and I can access it via ADB, so if it's a matter of pulling a file, editing, and pushing it back, I have the tools but am not all that familiar with them, so I would need all the actual commands. Any help is appreciated.

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12-18-2011, 03:22 PM	#2
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	I found this method to change the system fonts. Does anyone know of a better set of fonts to use, that would display larger or more readably?

12-19-2011, 09:22 AM	#3
cypresstwist Nooking in Romania Posts: 54 Karma: 232 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Romania Device: Nook WiFi	I would suggest ”Century Schoolbook L” and ”Cambria” as two higly-readable cursive fonts and ”Calibri” as a technical font.

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