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Chapter 11. Advanced Topics
11. Advanced Topics
11.1. Customising the User Interface
11.1.1. Getting Extras
Rockbox supports custom fonts. A collection of fonts is available for download in the
font package at http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml.
11.1.2. Loading Fonts
Rockbox can load fonts dynamically. Simply copy the .fnt file to the player and "play"
it in the File Browser. If you want a font to be loaded automatically every time you
start up, it must be located in the /.rockbox/fonts directory and the filename must
be at most 24 characters long. You can browse the fonts in /.rockbox/fonts under
Settings
Theme Settings
Note: Advanced Users Only: Any BDF font should be usable with Rockbox. To convert
from .bdf to .fnt, use the convbdf tool. This tool can be found in the tools directory
of the Rockbox source code. See
convbdf without any parameters to see the possible options.
11.1.3. Loading Languages
Rockbox can load language files at runtime. Simply copy the .lng file (do not use the
.lang file) to the player and "play" it in the Rockbox directory browser or select Settings
General Settings
Note: If you want a language to be loaded automatically every time you start up, it must
be located in the /.rockbox/langs directory and the filename must be a maximum of
24 characters long.
If your language is not yet supported and you want to write your own language file
find the instructions on the Rockbox website:
11.1.4. Changing Filetype Colours
Rockbox has the capability to modify the File Browser to show files of different types
in different colours, depending on the file extension.
The Rockbox manual
Font in the Main Menu.
ZCreateFonts#ConvBdf
Language from the Main Menu.
ZLangFiles
for more details. Or just run
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