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androidtextviewandroid-fonts
user1553675
user1553675

Reputation:

is it possiable to display telugu text in android mobile

actually i have problem to display telugu text in android mobile. i am getting telugu text from sever through json parsing and i seeing text in in logcat like

11-06 18:25:00.807: I/System.out(668):

{

id=c200,

email=అశ్విని@అశ్విని.అశ్విని,

mobile=అశ్విని,

name=అశ్విని

}

but when every i attach to the textview using ttf file like Typeface tf1 = Typeface.createFromAsset(getBaseContext().getAssets(),"fonts/CHILLER.ttf"); it shows rectangle boxess could you please any one give me suggestion

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1201

Answers (2)

user1553675
user1553675

Reputation:

I am able to display telugu text in emulator as well as mobile. Here I am using NTR.ttf font UTF16/UTF-8.

Upvotes: 1

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1007604

You need to find a font file that:

  • Has the Telugu glyphs, and
  • Is either free for you to embed in an app (or is one that you have licensed to embed in an app)

Also, you can remove getBaseContext() and simply use getAssets().

Upvotes: 1

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