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How to add additional fonts to fitbit app in ionic/versa.....?

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‎07-16-2018 21:16

‎07-16-2018 21:16

Hi, I want to add an additional font to my fitbit watch application which is not available in the font list given in the developer page. Can any one help me to know that whether it is possible to add another font, if so how....?

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‎07-17-2018 04:48

‎07-17-2018 04:48

Sadly, it's not currently possible to add new fonts.

 

If you want a new font for a watch face, then one solution might be to create images of the 10 digits on your PC/Mac in the font you want to use, and then use those images to draw the time. If you want to use another font for text however, then it becomes impractical to use this method.

 

If you think you could use the 'separate image per digit' approach, then take a look in the documentation on what file format to use so that you can change the colour of the digits at runtime. Sorry I don't have the link, but you create an 8-bit grey scale image using white as opaque pixels and black as transparent, then change the fill colour when drawing the image to affect the final colour. The example in docs show using this technique to draw the second hand for an analogue watch.

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‎07-17-2018 04:48

‎07-17-2018 04:48

Sadly, it's not currently possible to add new fonts.

 

If you want a new font for a watch face, then one solution might be to create images of the 10 digits on your PC/Mac in the font you want to use, and then use those images to draw the time. If you want to use another font for text however, then it becomes impractical to use this method.

 

If you think you could use the 'separate image per digit' approach, then take a look in the documentation on what file format to use so that you can change the colour of the digits at runtime. Sorry I don't have the link, but you create an 8-bit grey scale image using white as opaque pixels and black as transparent, then change the fill colour when drawing the image to affect the final colour. The example in docs show using this technique to draw the second hand for an analogue watch.

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