Android :: How To Get Past Default Tiny Text Size
Nov 7, 2009
Let's share info on how we who have poor eyesight can better use our Android phones, what do you say?
1. A program called Spare Parts would allow you to increase font size for many apps. Does not work for the HTC Hero (OS 1.5). Unknown if it woks for any other OS or phone that is currently in existence.
2. A program called Bettercut allows you to create a Display shortcut and use that to enlarge text on some apps. Does not work on the HTC Hero (1.5). Developer says it may be because of the special Home screen the Hero has. Unknown if it works for any other OS or phone.
3. Browser allows you to zoom in out of the box (unless you searched google!)
4. Do OS versions 1.6 and 2.0 allow one to enlarge text out of the box?
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May 18, 2010
Ever since the 2.1 OTA upgrade,when I open my web browser it defaults to an extremely tiny size.I'd describe it as fit-to-screen where the entire web page will be fit to the size of the phone screen, thus making the words unreadable.I have to use my fingers to expand it before I can read it.But before the upgrade, it would open by default to a size that was at least readable.How can I change the default size of the web page?
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Oct 8, 2010
I've just got an x10i, 2 days ago, mainly for the huge screen.
The problem I have is films only play as tiny thumbnails, about 1 x 1.5 inch.
I've transferred by drag and drop and via media to go, even tried setting defaults, but to no avail.
I've figured out most things with my phone but not this.
It's really infuriating as I've bought a phone for it's big screen only to watch small sized clips.
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Nov 20, 2009
A user of my Android App reported that he was seeing tiny text. How is this possible? More importantly, how can I use the emulator to be sure that my changes will fix it?This user has a Motorola DROID phone, which has a different screen resolution and maybe other slight differences.I assume that the problem was I didn't test using the right screen size. However, I followed the instructions here and tested a larger screen and the text was fine. I know my app has fixed pixel heights like this: android:layout_height="64px" and I use text side parameters like: android:textSize="14sp" or android:textSize="12pt"
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Feb 9, 2010
before my 14 day change your mind period is up. Simple reason is because my eyesight cannot cope with the tiny text. Even with wearing my reading glasses i still felt strained. Such a great phone let down by something so easily fixable. I tried the Spare Parts app but it only works with some functions. I know countless other people have had this problem.
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May 12, 2010
In my project I'm Multiple choice list....in this all text view in white color...i want to change text color. in program I'm use simple xml main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayoutxmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:background="#ffff00"> <List View android:id="@+id/android:list" android:layout_margin Top="2px" android:layout_marginLeft="2px" android:layout_marginRight="2px" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1"android:background="@drawable/shape_1"android:listSelector="@drawable/shape_3" android:textColor="#ffff00" android:layout_marginBottom="44px" /> </RelativeLayout> I'm ListActivity class setContentView(R.layout.main); setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice, GENRES)); listView =getListView();listView.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
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Dec 26, 2009
This is my first post. I've had a Moto Droid since day one, and I just love it. It is without a doubt better than any phone that I've had over the years, and that includes the iPhone, BB, etc.
However, there are 2 things that I don't understand - Font size and a spell checker. It is imposiible to read the small font size in emails or text messages.
1. Why has there not been an app to either change the font size or be able to zoom in? Picasy has incorporated multi-touch for zooming, so I've to assume that its doable! Why not have the same in an email client.
2. Why is there not an email client out there that allows for spell checking? There are many such apps for the BB! I am a terrible speller.
I am not complaining, I just want to understand the limitations from a developers prospective, as I am sure these isuues will eventually be addressed.
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Jan 26, 2010
I want to have a font-size preference in percentage relative to the default font-size, so I need to get the default font-size for a TextView.How do I get the default font-size of a TextView?
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Jun 2, 2010
My app uses a custom View that does a lot of text drawing.To ensure my text is always readable I've been using the result of calling getTextSize() on a newly-created Paint() instance as the minimum size. Docs say calling 'new Paint()' sets attributes like text size to default values.One of my European users just got a Motorola Milestone phone and reports that some text is unreadably small.I believe I've duplicated this using the WVGA854 skin in a 2.1 emulator.Run in that emulator my app's smallest TextViews look fine, but the text I'm drawing myself using Paint instances where I haven't changed the text size from the default is too small. I confirmed this by commenting out all setTextSize() calls in my View subclass: the text becomes too small to read comfortably.
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Feb 19, 2010
I did attempt to use the search feature here but didnt come up with the results I was looking for (or maybe I used it wrong?) I ask the following questions because unfortunately, I dont have good eyesight.
1. Regarding font size. I realize there is no current setting for font size on this phone (that I know of) does anyone here know if the upcoming 2.1 update will include that?
2. I know there is a text size option for the browser. However, it doesent seem to work on most websites I go to (like CNN for example) I try setting it at different sizes and nada. So far my browsing experience hasent been that good because of this (having to constantly strain my eyes looking at website text) Any tips on why the text size option doesent seem to work?
3. is there anyway to increase the text size of emails and text messages?
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Nov 20, 2009
Whats the default screen width of android devices? I took a 320 x 460 image for my splash screen, it did not cover the entire screen!
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Aug 17, 2010
When I used BufferedInputStream and I specify a buffer size, Dalvik gives me this warning - Default buffer size used in BufferedInputStream constructor. It would be better to be explicit if an 8k buffer is required.
But right now, my buffer size is already at 8k. What am I doing wrong?
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Oct 5, 2010
Every time that I want to do a Layout, I'm getting a black layout preview then I can drop stuff on it, that's ok, but how can I change the size of that blank surface (xml). The question came because I set a folder layout-large and then when I add a new layout.xml to that folder it came with the same size, as a layout-normal.
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Mar 30, 2013
How to change a widget that defaults to 4x3 so it will be a 4x2 instead. I have an SIII accuweather widget I have modified to fit on S advance. But it starts at 4x3 then needs to be resized to 4x2. How I can make it 4x2,
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Feb 26, 2009
I am making an application where i want some words to be of different size or when the user touches thy become of different size. how can i do that.
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Jul 25, 2010
How can I decrease the font size of my spinner? I have reduced the spinner size to 35 pix because of which my text gets cut in half. How do i do that? Also I dont want anything to be selected beforehand. Default text should be "select some value".
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Aug 27, 2010
I want to set the text size of the List View. I am not use the XML Layout file. How to do this in coding?
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Aug 31, 2010
I have xml file that defines some preference screens like the following example, I would like to be able to increase the font size for the text of the preference screen , but because the within a preference screen there is no android:textsize tag , i have no idea how to accomplish that!
<Preference Screen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:key="root_preference screen" <Preference Screen android:key="general_sett" android:title="general settings" />
<Preference Screen android:key="extras_sett" android:title="extras settings" /> </Preference Screen>
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Jan 27, 2010
My application works fine on G1/Hero and emulators, but on Milestone text size is tiny. I have list box and text items are very small on Milestone device. What can be the cause of this?
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May 17, 2010
I want to reset the text size and color in settings
For example, the code is from
CODE:..............
I want to increase the text size of android:
CODE:.............
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May 18, 2010
Code...
the current size of the text in the listview is large. and i cant seem to figure out how to change the text size.
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Mar 13, 2009
I am looking for setting the text view max text size. Can any one help me how to set that?
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Jan 15, 2010
If I assign an integer value to change a certain text size of a TextView using java code, the value is interpreted as pixel (px), now does anyone know how to assign in sp?
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Jun 5, 2010
In my application i'm using tab widget. how can we set the text color and font size to a single tab ?
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Apr 30, 2010
I am adding listview programmatically. My code is as follow.
CODE:..........
Now i want to change the size and color of text.
[there is know method like lv.settextsize / lv.settextcolor ]
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May 17, 2010
I would like to proportionally decrease the size of all text in a WebView as easily as possible. I've tried android:textSize="..." without success. Api Level 7.
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Apr 11, 2010
Is there any way in android to adjust the textsize in a textview to fit the space it occupies?
E.g. I'm using a TableLayout and adding several textviews to each row. Since I don't want the textviews to wrap the text I rather see that it lowers the font size of the content.
I have tried measureText, but since I don't know the size of the column it seems troublesome to use.
This is the code where I want to change the font size to something that fits
CODE:.................
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Mar 2, 2010
I designed the user interface of my app on the emulator and then I installed it on the Nexus one. For some reason the text boxes, labels buttons etc. have shrink in size. It looks as if the view has been zoomed out on the phone. If I arrange it correctly on the phone the objects don't fit on the emulator. Has anyone faced this? Is there some setting to have consistency between the look of the emulator and Nexus One.
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Nov 16, 2010
I am developing an application in which the layout is independent of screen resolution.
Now my problem is that in TextView the textview layout does change itself when the resolution of screen changes but the size of text remain same.I want that when the resolution is high, according to that the text size should also adjust itself(i.e. text size should be changed).And similarly when resolution is low the text size should also shrink.But here when i reduce Y-AXIS to an extent the text vanishes.I will really appreciate any answer.
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Mar 1, 2010
How to create a Tiny URL in android?
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