Thin fonts - WP 7.8 ROMs

[abaksunovic]

Hi all,

didi you notice that every WP 7.8 ROM has too thin fonts in same areas? Let's say that I've noticed few - 3G and the rest icons next to the network level, live icon new message, mail notification, in-mail text, when writing a text message....etc.
Is it a bug or standard? I ask because for me, as a designer by profession, it doesn't look good at all - it looks ike a mistake..

 

[Budniu]

Before add new thread you should search: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1898893

 

[abaksunovic]

fonts

I have seen that thread and tried to do it, but fonts somehow don't get replaced... I have no problem with the characters, only with thckness of the particular parts of UI, as I stated above.

EDIT: I found original WP7 Segoe fonts and replaced them all with WP Device Manager.

Thanks!

 

[Sihaz]

Can you tell us how you did that please?

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[Sihaz]

I have seen that thread and tried to do it, but fonts somehow don't get replaced... I have no problem with the characters, only with thckness of the particular parts of UI, as I stated above.

EDIT: I found original WP7 Segoe fonts and replaced them all with WP Device Manager.

Thanks!

any clues as to how exactly you did it? i'd love to sort my fonts out

 

[abaksunovic]

Fonts

Sorry,

I didn't see any new questions 'till now. There's a thread link few posts up http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1898893 and it explains what fonts you need to change. If you have ever instaled (and I'm sure you did) WP SDK Tools, there are all original WP fonts installed with it on your PC. Just extract needeed fonts from post above to some other location (temp) on your PC and install Windows phone device manager, gain acces to your phone, open windows directory on your phone, and just upload fonts to your phone. For me, sometimes it works, sometimes not, don't know why. Ypu can then refresh the view in device manager and see if your fonts (WP Segoe...) updated - if they have the date you transfered them to the phone.
If they do overwrite your device's crooked fonts, just disconnect, reboot phone (soft) and it's done. Even after that I found one more problem, fonts when you are writing message or email are still thinner, but not as much as before. Suppose if you edit segoeui.ttf and segoeub.ttf (bold) there's no visible difference, and that's why message text seems thiner when it should be bold.

Hope this answers your questions.

P.S. I have flashed TGZ's "stock: ROM from 1st October and it doesn't have font problems, but it's not filled with Nokia apps.. suits me. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910276

 

[Sihaz]

Sorry,

I didn't see any new questions 'till now. There's a thread link few posts up http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1898893 and it explains what fonts you need to change. If you have ever instaled (and I'm sure you did) WP SDK Tools, there are all original WP fonts installed with it on your PC. Just extract needeed fonts from post above to some other location (temp) on your PC and install Windows phone device manager, gain acces to your phone, open windows directory on your phone, and just upload fonts to your phone. For me, sometimes it works, sometimes not, don't know why. Ypu can then refresh the view in device manager and see if your fonts (WP Segoe...) updated - if they have the date you transfered them to the phone.
If they do overwrite your device's crooked fonts, just disconnect, reboot phone (soft) and it's done. Even after that I found one more problem, fonts when you are writing message or email are still thinner, but not as much as before. Suppose if you edit segoeui.ttf and segoeub.ttf (bold) there's no visible difference, and that's why message text seems thiner when it should be bold.

Hope this answers your questions.

P.S. I have flashed TGZ's "stock: ROM from 1st October and it doesn't have font problems, but it's not filled with Nokia apps.. suits me. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910276

hi abaksunovic

thanks for the explanation. funnily enough i also jumped ship to tgz's rom as i heard that it had no font glitches. seems good so far, just seem to have inherited the calendar not showing entries properly bug but that's less annoying than the fonts cheers si