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sowjanya1919
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ttf fonts and otf fonts

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‎10-26-2012 05:36 AM

i want use arial.ttf in my application(os 5) and also Myriad Pro font . Can any one tell me is it possible to use arial font in my application, as i came to know that more than 90kb font cannot be used. Also i want to know how to use Myriad Pro font in my applicaiton

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Re: ttf fonts and otf fonts

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‎11-15-2012 03:34 AM

according to this API doc fonts are limited to 6mb
http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/7.1.0api/net/rim/device/api/ui/FontManager.html#load(java....

if you check the 5.0 API you see 60kb as a limit:
http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/5.0.0api/net/rim/device/api/ui/FontManager.html#load%28jav...

it seems to depend on your target OS how big the font can be.
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