Font for Watchface

I'd like to build a watchface, using the same Font, the standard Digital Watchface on Fenix3HR

uses. I like the clear look.
Does anybody know hot to uses this font (Its much bigger than fx.FONT_NUMBER_THAI_HOT), or how to get it as customfont?
And it seems to be two fonts, one light, one bold.

Thanks!

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

See the "Fonts" section in the Programmer's guide that's part of the SDK. You use a tool called "Bmfont" (there's a link in the doc) to convert a font so it can be used. On the web you can find the base fonts you want to start with.

MazzeV over 8 years ago

Yes, I know that.
But that does not answer my question. Its the same font like the "FONT_NUMBER_xx" but bigger than the biggest version I see in the SDK (Gfx.FONT_NUMBER_THAI_HOT).
So I hope that I dont have to use a customfont. But if I have to, I dont know where to get this font. I already looked for other fonts like this, but didnt find any suitable one. Perhaps somebody from Garmin can offer this font?

hariskadir over 8 years ago

Hi. Probably this is out of the topic that you are discussing. I just wondering how do you code the watchface background?

Cheers!

Brandon.ConnectIQ over 8 years ago

Yes, I know that.
But that does not answer my question. Its the same font like the "FONT_NUMBER_xx" but bigger than the biggest version I see in the SDK (Gfx.FONT_NUMBER_THAI_HOT).
So I hope that I dont have to use a customfont. But if I have to, I dont know where to get this font. I already looked for other fonts like this, but didnt find any suitable one. Perhaps somebody from Garmin can offer this font?

The font used by the built-in digital watch face is the Steelfish font, just like what's available to CIQ, but the built-in watch faces live in their own little place on the device and follow their own rules (like using bigger fonts!). In this case, you'd need to create a custom font to supply the larger size you want. Steelfish is freely available for download.

MazzeV over 8 years ago

The font used by the built-in digital watch face is the Steelfish font, just like what's available to CIQ, but the built-in watch faces live in their own little place on the device and follow their own rules (like using bigger fonts!). In this case, you'd need to create a custom font to supply the larger size you want. Steelfish is freely available for download.

Thank you. Now I know which font to use.