This is what happens in the preview and on device:
TextView is nothing special, it just loads the custom font:
public class TestTextView extends AppCompatTextView {
public TestTextView(Context context) {
super(context);
init(context);
}
public TestTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
init(context);
}
public TestTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
super(context, attrs, defStyle);
init(context);
}
void init(Context context) {
Typeface t = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/daisy.ttf");
setTypeface(t);
}
}
Layout is also very basic, but just in case:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@color/material_red200"
android:orientation="vertical">
<*custompackage* .TestTextView
android:gravity="left"
android:padding="0dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="just some text for testing"
android:textColor="@color/material_black"
android:textSize="100dp" />
</LinearLayout>
As you can see, the left parts, like 'j' and 'f' are cut off.
Setting the padding or margin did not work.
This font fits into it's frame when using from other programs.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: What @play_err_ mentioned is not a solution in my case.
I am also loading different fonts dynamically and I do not want to create an
if(badfont)
addSpaces()
This answer has led me to the right path: https://stackoverflow.com/a/28625166/4420543
So, the solution is to create a custom Textview and override the onDraw method:
@Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
final Paint paint = getPaint();
final int color = paint.getColor();
// Draw what you have to in transparent
// This has to be drawn, otherwise getting values from layout throws exceptions
setTextColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
super.onDraw(canvas);
// setTextColor invalidates the view and causes an endless cycle
paint.setColor(color);
System.out.println("Drawing text info:");
Layout layout = getLayout();
String text = getText().toString();
for (int i = 0; i < layout.getLineCount(); i++) {
final int start = layout.getLineStart(i);
final int end = layout.getLineEnd(i);
String line = text.substring(start, end);
System.out.println("Line:\t" + line);
final float left = layout.getLineLeft(i);
final int baseLine = layout.getLineBaseline(i);
canvas.drawText(line,
left + getTotalPaddingLeft(),
// The text will not be clipped anymore
// You can add a padding here too, faster than string string concatenation
baseLine + getTotalPaddingTop(),
getPaint());
}
}