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JayBeezy802
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(Last edited by JayBeezy802; 22nd December 2011 at 08:32 PM.)
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Default [Icons] Text Icons for various things

Hi all, if the Mods don't mind I was hoping to create a thread where we can all share our Text Icons that we have made or used (as long as we have permission from the original creator).

Many of us use text icons for our launchers (ADW, LauncherProPlus, etc.) as well as for Desktop Visualizer (As a widget) and since a lot of people have been sharing their home screens and asking how it's done, I was hoping this thread can be a repository for those icons.

First, the easiest way to make your own text icon is via Simple Text

It will save your icon you make as a .png file and then you navigate to /sdcard/simpletext/ where it will be located by the text name you gave it.

I also used icons from deviant art (I will post them when I have more time)

Standard Resolutions
ADW EX Launcher Dock: 126x126
Desktop Visualizer 1x1 Widget: 256x256

Anyone know of any text icons using the "Roboto" font? I have the font installed on my computer so I guess I might be able to make some custom ones, but I'm unsure of what the 1x1 resolution is.
 
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(Last edited by JayBeezy802; 22nd December 2011 at 08:33 PM.)
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How to make Roboto Text Icons using Simple Text:


So go to /sdcard/simpletext
make a folder called "Fonts"
Install(copy) the .TFFs for any font you want to use, in this case I installed all 4 versions of the Roboto fonts (Regular, Italic, Bold,...)
Now, when you go to create an icon through simple text and go to change your font, you should see the Roboto versions (or any other versions) you installed.
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