[vgmedia]

Hi.
I use Noto Sans font. Everything that is translated is reflected well, except for the categories on the Home page. Categories are just squares. Can this be fixed? The language is Russian.

If you include the Arial font, then the categories show correctly, but I do not like the "jumping" letters at all.

Thanks.

[vgmedia]

Installing a different font solved the problem (copy my.ttf to skin/fonts and edit scin/720p/Font.xml).
Another question arose. After updating the skin, will my font disappear and need to install it again?

[skybird1980]

Installing a different font solved the problem (copy my.ttf to skin/fonts and edit scin/720p/Font.xml).
Another question arose. After updating the skin, will my font disappear and need to install it again?

short: yes.

[Gade]

Hi vgmedia and welcome to the forums.


While Arial is designed for most languages, Noto Sans (the version included in the skin) is probably not.
That's why the skin is shipped with several fonts - to support most languages.

Great that you edited the fonts yourself.

I always encourage to keep the skin updated to get all the new features and bugfixes.
However, updating the skin will replace all custom edits. You'll have to do the edits again.


How do the Russian home screen categories look with the different fonts?
Do you mind taking some screenshots?


Let me know if you have any other questions.

[vgmedia]

Hi Gade. Thank you for your attention.
Default-font and Noto Sans do not show only the main categories of the homepage. Multilingual and Homizio Nova - show nothing. Arial - Everything is alright.
arial.png


default.png


homizio_nova.png


multilingual.png


myfont.png


noto_sans.png

 

However, updating the skin will replace all custom edits. You'll have to do the edits again.

It is not a problem.

Excellent skin.

[Gade]

Hi vgmedia.

Thanks so much for explaining in detail.
I see exactly what you mean.

Guess that multilingual font doesn't support Russian.

Which font do you use?
If it's free and has a license, maybe I can add it to the skin.

[Gade]

Arial doesn't look good at all in Russian.

I found a font that might work: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Ralewa...ype=custom
What do you think?

[vgmedia]

Hi Gade.
I understood why Noto Sans (and default too) does not show the category. In the Fonts.xml file, the section "HomeCategoryLabel..." has a link to includes_Fonts.xml file

Code:

<include>HomeCategoryLabelFonts</include>

, where the font homizio nova (doesn't support Russian) is spelled out.
I added a block to the Fonts.xml file
         

Code:

        <font>
            <name>HomeCategoryLabelUnfocusFont</name>
            <filename>NotoSans-Regular.ttf</filename>
            <size>37</size>
            <style>uppercase bold</style>
            <aspect>0.88</aspect>
        </font>
        <font>
            <name>HomeCategoryLabelFocusFont</name>
            <filename>NotoSans-Regular.ttf</filename>
            <size>50</size>
            <style>uppercase bold</style>
            <aspect>0.88</aspect>
        </font>
        <font>
            <name>HomeCategoryLabel2Font</name>
            <filename>NotoSans-Regular.ttf</filename>
            <size>16</size>
            <aspect>0.85</aspect>
        </font>

instead of a link and now everything is displayed fine.

 

Which font do you use?
If it's free and has a license, maybe I can add it to the skin.

a_RussDecor Regular. This is a specific, decorative font (stylized to resemble the Old Russian language). Free, but no license known. Don't know if it makes sense ... (however, I will use it )

[Gade]

Hi vgmedia.

Yeah, I will not change the existing fontsets.

But what I can do is add another fontset that supports Russian.
I found one that looks great:






This fontset is added for Kodi Matrix and Rapier 12.
Right now you need the latest development version: https://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:Rapier#Dev...Repository

[vgmedia]

Yes, it looks very good.
Thank.

[Gade]

Great.

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