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How to set the font in application level for entire application
Yes with reflection. This works ([based on this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/16275257/360211)):
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
public final class FontsOverride {
public static void setDefaultFont(Context context,
String staticTypefaceFieldName, String fontAssetName) {
final Typeface regular = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(),
fontAssetName);
replaceFont(staticTypefaceFieldName, regular);
}
protected static void replaceFont(String staticTypefaceFieldName,
final Typeface newTypeface) {
try {
final Field staticField = Typeface.class
.getDeclaredField(staticTypefaceFieldName);
staticField.setAccessible(true);
staticField.set(null, newTypeface);
} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
You then need to overload the few default fonts, for example in an [application](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Application.html) class:
public final class Application extends android.app.Application {
@Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
FontsOverride.setDefaultFont(this, "DEFAULT", "MyFontAsset.ttf");
FontsOverride.setDefaultFont(this, "MONOSPACE", "MyFontAsset2.ttf");
FontsOverride.setDefaultFont(this, "SERIF", "MyFontAsset3.ttf");
FontsOverride.setDefaultFont(this, "SANS_SERIF", "MyFontAsset4.ttf");
}
}
Or course if you are using the same font file, you can improve on this to load it just once.
However I tend to just override one, say `"MONOSPACE"`, then set up a style to force that font typeface application wide:
<resources>
<style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="android:Theme.Light">
</style>
<!-- Application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
<item name="android:typeface">monospace</item>
</style>
</resources>
API 21 Android 5.0
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I've investigated the reports in the comments that it doesn't work and it appears to be incompatible with the theme `android:Theme.Material.Light`.
If that theme is not important to you, use an older theme, e.g.:
<style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="android:typeface">monospace</item>
</style>
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