This is for a global system setting, which is not currently available to users. If you want to have a local font scale setting in your app, you will need to implement that yourself.
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Doug Gordon <[email protected]> wrote: > In a number of places the documentation recommends specifying font sizes in > "sp" (scaled pixels) because the size can then be adjusted by "user > preference". However, AFAIK there is no global way to do this. So if I want > to allow users to increase or decrease the font size in my app, I assume > that I'll have to implement my own app-specific preference. > > The problem is that I can't see how to change the setting. DisplayMetrics > has a "scaledDensity" field that is obviously the scaling factor that > affects font specified in "sp", but I don't see any way to change that > value. Am I missing something? > > Doug Gordon > GHCS Software > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to > android-developers@**googlegroups.com<[email protected]> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+**[email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/**group/android-developers?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en> > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
