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Ronie at 22:31, 22 September 2020

2020-09-22T22:31:33Z

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	kodi will load all the fonts mentioned in this file from the /myskin/fonts directory first, and if that fails,		kodi will load all the fonts mentioned in this file from the /myskin/fonts directory first, and if that fails,
	will attempt to load them from Kodi/media/fonts. In the event that Kodi is unable to locate the specified font, it will default to "font13".		will attempt to load them from Kodi/media/fonts. In the event that Kodi is unable to locate the specified font, it will default to "font13".
	It is required that every skin has a ~~fon13~~ definition in their Font.xml file.		It is required that every skin has a font13 definition in their Font.xml file.
	Apart from that, you can modify this file as you like and add/delete/change fonts. The user friendly font name is referenced by the other xml files mentioned		Apart from that, you can modify this file as you like and add/delete/change fonts. The user friendly font name is referenced by the other xml files mentioned
	below.		below.

Ronie at 22:31, 22 September 2020

2020-09-22T22:31:16Z

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	There's one special file called Font.xml. This file contains a list of all fonts the skin uses.		There's one special file called Font.xml. This file contains a list of all fonts the skin uses.
	kodi will load all the fonts mentioned in this file from the /myskin/fonts directory first, and if that fails,		kodi will load all the fonts mentioned in this file from the /myskin/fonts directory first, and if that fails,
	will attempt to load them from Kodi/media/fonts. In the event that Kodi is unable to locate the specified font, it will default to "font13". ~~You~~ can modify this file as you like and		will attempt to load them from Kodi/media/fonts. In the event that Kodi is unable to locate the specified font, it will default to "font13".
	add/delete/change fonts. The user friendly font name is referenced by the other xml files mentioned		It is required that every skin has a fon13 definition in their Font.xml file.
			Apart from that, you can modify this file as you like and add/delete/change fonts. The user friendly font name is referenced by the other xml files mentioned
	below.		below.

Ronie at 23:40, 14 July 2020

2020-07-14T23:40:37Z

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 add/delete/change fonts. The user friendly font name is referenced by the other xml files mentioned
 below.
-{{see also|HOW-TO:Add a new true type font to the skin}}
 == Format of the Font.xml File ==
 The Font.xml file is divided into font sets, which includes a set of fonts used by the skin. Every
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 The <linespacing> tag defines height of each line (sometimes called leading or inteline spacing). By default linespacing is set to 1.0.
 <section end="main content" />

Ronie: /* Format of the Font.xml File */

2018-10-26T21:55:53Z

Format of the Font.xml File

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	: Refers to a string in the Skins' language file, so font names can be localized.		: Refers to a string in the Skins' language file, so font names can be localized.

			It is possible to use includes (eg. <include>MonoSpace</include>) in Font.xml
	There has to be at least one font set with the unicode attribute set to true else languages like Chinese or Korean will not display properly. There is a font called Arialuni.TTF with a size of 20MB. It is a unicode True Type Font and works with all languages Kodi supports.		There has to be at least one font set with the unicode attribute set to true else languages like Chinese or Korean will not display properly. There is a font called Arialuni.TTF with a size of 20MB. It is a unicode True Type Font and works with all languages Kodi supports.

Ronie at 21:21, 7 August 2018

2018-08-07T21:21:38Z

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	{{mininav\|[[Development]]\|[[Skinning]]}}		{{mininav\|[[Development]]\|[[Skinning]]}}
	<section begin="main content" />		<section begin="main content" />
	There's one special file called ~~font~~.xml. This file contains a list of all fonts the skin uses. ~~XBMC~~		There's one special file called Font.xml. This file contains a list of all fonts the skin uses.
	will load all the fonts mentioned in this file from the /myskin/fonts directory first, and if that fails,		kodi will load all the fonts mentioned in this file from the /myskin/fonts directory first, and if that fails,
	will attempt to load them from ~~XBMC~~/media/fonts. In the event that Kodi is unable to locate the specified font, it will default to "font13". You can modify this file as you like and		will attempt to load them from Kodi/media/fonts. In the event that Kodi is unable to locate the specified font, it will default to "font13". You can modify this file as you like and
	add/delete/change fonts. The user friendly font name is referenced by the other xml files mentioned		add/delete/change fonts. The user friendly font name is referenced by the other xml files mentioned
	below.		below.
	{{see also\|HOW-TO:Add a new true type font to the skin}}		{{see also\|HOW-TO:Add a new true type font to the skin}}
	== Format of the Font.xml File ==		== Format of the Font.xml File ==
	The ~~font~~.xml file is divided into font sets, which includes a set of fonts used by the skin. Every		The Font.xml file is divided into font sets, which includes a set of fonts used by the skin. Every
	font set must contain the same font names in order for the skin to work with all font sets.		font set must contain the same font names in order for the skin to work with all font sets.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div">		<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div">

Ronie: /* True type Fonts */

2015-11-12T22:07:33Z

True type Fonts

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	<filename>arial.ttf</name>		<filename>arial.ttf</name>
	<size>12</size>		<size>12</size>
	<style>uppercase lowercase capitalize bold</style>		<style>uppercase lowercase capitalize bold lighten</style>
	<aspect>0.75</aspect>		<aspect>0.75</aspect>
	<linespacing>1.0</linespacing>		<linespacing>1.0</linespacing>

Hitcher: /* True type Fonts */

2015-10-17T22:03:20Z

True type Fonts

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	=== True type Fonts ===		=== True type Fonts ===
	True type fonts must have a .ttf suffix. For a true type font it is possible to define the size (default 20)		True type fonts must have a .ttf suffix. For a true type font it is possible to define the size (default 20)
	and a style ''normal'', ''bold'', ''italics'', or ''bolditalics''. Frodo also includes ''lowercase'' or ''uppercase''. Isengard includes ''capitalize''.		and a style ''normal'', ''bold'', ''italics'', or ''bolditalics''. Frodo also includes ''lowercase'' or ''uppercase''. Isengard includes ''capitalize''. Jarvis includes ''lighten''.

	Note: Multiple styles can be used by separating them with a space.		Note: Multiple styles can be used by separating them with a space.

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2015-05-04T08:36:05Z

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	There's one special file called font.xml. This file contains a list of all fonts the skin uses. XBMC		There's one special file called font.xml. This file contains a list of all fonts the skin uses. XBMC
	will load all the fonts mentioned in this file from the /myskin/fonts directory first, and if that fails,		will load all the fonts mentioned in this file from the /myskin/fonts directory first, and if that fails,
	will attempt to load them from XBMC/media/fonts. In the event that ~~XBMC~~ is unable to locate the specified font, it will default to "font13". You can modify this file as you like and		will attempt to load them from XBMC/media/fonts. In the event that Kodi is unable to locate the specified font, it will default to "font13". You can modify this file as you like and
	add/delete/change fonts. The user friendly font name is referenced by the other xml files mentioned		add/delete/change fonts. The user friendly font name is referenced by the other xml files mentioned
	below.		below.

Ronie: /* True type Fonts */

2015-04-24T21:09:15Z

True type Fonts

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	<filename>arial.ttf</name>		<filename>arial.ttf</name>
	<size>12</size>		<size>12</size>
	<style>uppercase lowercase bold</style>		<style>uppercase lowercase capitalize bold</style>
	<aspect>0.75</aspect>		<aspect>0.75</aspect>
	<linespacing>1.0</linespacing>		<linespacing>1.0</linespacing>

Ac3d912: /* Format of the Font.xml File */ Added in tag

2015-04-17T05:33:05Z

Format of the Font.xml File: Added in <fonts> tag

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div">		<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div">
	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>		<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<fontset id="Default" idloc="31390">		<fonts>
			<fontset id="Default" idloc="31390">
	<font>		<font>
	....		....
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	</font>		</font>
	....		....
	</fontset>		</fontset>
	<fontset id="Arial" idloc="31391">		<fontset id="Arial" idloc="31391">
	<font>		<font>
	....		....
	</font>		</font>
	....		....
	</~~fontset~~>		</fontset>
			</fonts>
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	A font set has the following attributes:		A font set has the following attributes:
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	: Refers to a string in the Skins' language file, so font names can be localized.		: Refers to a string in the Skins' language file, so font names can be localized.

	There has to be at least one font set with the unicode attribute set to true else languages like Chinese or Korean will not display properly. There is a font called Arialuni.TTF with a size of 20MB. It is a unicode True Type Font and works with all languages ~~xbmc~~ supports.		There has to be at least one font set with the unicode attribute set to true else languages like Chinese or Korean will not display properly. There is a font called Arialuni.TTF with a size of 20MB. It is a unicode True Type Font and works with all languages Kodi supports.


	'''Note:''' ~~XBMC~~ will automatically switch to the first available unicode font set if the user selects a language that needs one. This switch will not be made if the currently loaded font set already supports unicode.		'''Note:''' Kodi will automatically switch to the first available unicode font set if the user selects a language that needs one. This switch will not be made if the currently loaded font set already supports unicode.

	== Supported Font Types ==		== Supported Font Types ==