Kobo custom font, naming scheme

sneakyspider · 05-15-2013, 08:44 PM

I read a tutorial on how to add your own font to a Kobo eReader. It looks really easy, but the tutorial didn't happen to mention how the added fonts should be named. Would it be "CrimsonText-Regular," (BoldItalic, Bold, Italic...) or CrimsonText_Regular..."? Or does it even matter?

jackie_w · 05-15-2013, 08:59 PM

Yes it matters. These should work if they're .ttf files.

CrimsonText-Regular.ttf (or just plain CrimsonText.ttf)
CrimsonText-Bold.ttf
CrimsonText-Italic.ttf
CrimsonText-BoldItalic.ttf

If you have problems after you've loaded them you need to double-check the CrimsonText part of the name. It needs to match the internal font name. So if internally it's called Crimson Text Medium then use this as the first part of the 4 filenames instead.

DNSB · 05-16-2013, 01:29 AM

Never mind. Nice explanation, Jackie.

One caveat is that after adding a font, you need to power cycle your Kobo for the new font to work properly.

Regards,
David

sneakyspider · 05-16-2013, 04:27 AM

Thanks for the explanations.

It sounds pretty similar to the "hackless" method for changing fonts on the Kindle, so it shouldn't be too hard for me to work it out.

05-15-2013, 08:44 PM	#1
sneakyspider Ereader Addicts Anonymous Posts: 329 Karma: 1071692 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: USA, FL. Device: (2)KO2, PW7thGen., KT2, iPadMini1	Kobo custom font, naming scheme I read a tutorial on how to add your own font to a Kobo eReader. It looks really easy, but the tutorial didn't happen to mention how the added fonts should be named. Would it be "CrimsonText-Regular," (BoldItalic, Bold, Italic...) or CrimsonText_Regular..."? Or does it even matter?

05-16-2013, 01:29 AM	#3
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 44,906 Karma: 168802811 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Never mind. Nice explanation, Jackie. One caveat is that after adding a font, you need to power cycle your Kobo for the new font to work properly. Regards, David Last edited by DNSB; 05-16-2013 at 01:32 AM.

05-16-2013, 04:27 AM	#4
sneakyspider Ereader Addicts Anonymous Posts: 329 Karma: 1071692 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: USA, FL. Device: (2)KO2, PW7thGen., KT2, iPadMini1	Thanks for the explanations. It sounds pretty similar to the "hackless" method for changing fonts on the Kindle, so it shouldn't be too hard for me to work it out. Last edited by sneakyspider; 05-16-2013 at 01:33 PM.

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05-15-2013, 08:59 PM	#2
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,249 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	Yes it matters. These should work if they're .ttf files. CrimsonText-Regular.ttf (or just plain CrimsonText.ttf) CrimsonText-Bold.ttf CrimsonText-Italic.ttf CrimsonText-BoldItalic.ttf If you have problems after you've loaded them you need to double-check the CrimsonText part of the name. It needs to match the internal font name. So if internally it's called Crimson Text Medium then use this as the first part of the 4 filenames instead.

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