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React Native - Unrecognized Font on tvOS
/**
* Sample React Native App
* https://github.com/facebook/react-native
* @flow
*/
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import {
Platform,
StyleSheet,
Text,
View
} from 'react-native';
const instructions = Platform.select({
ios: 'Press Cmd+R to reload,\n' +
'Cmd+D or shake for dev menu',
android: 'Double tap R on your keyboard to reload,\n' +
'Shake or press menu button for dev menu',
});
type Props = {};
export default class App extends Component<Props> {
render() {
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<Text style={styles.welcome}>
Welcome to React Native!
</Text>
<Text style={styles.instructions}>
To get started, edit App.js
</Text>
<Text style={styles.instructions}>
{instructions}
</Text>
</View>
);
}
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center',
backgroundColor: '#F5FCFF',
},
welcome: {
fontSize: 20,
textAlign: 'center',
margin: 10,
fontFamily: 'BioRhymeExpanded-Regular'
},
instructions: {
textAlign: 'center',
color: '#333333',
marginBottom: 5,
},
});
react-native init AwesomeProject
replace package.json with package.json from above
replace App.js with App.js from above
make directory ./resources/fonts
Download https://fonts.google.com/specimen/BioRhyme+Expanded
expand archive and copy fonts to ./resources/fonts
react-native link
open Xcode project (./ios) in Xcode
run on iOS Simulator - will work - "Welcome to React Native!" will show in custom font
run on tvOS Simulator - will not work - Unrecognized font family 'BioRhymeExpanded-Regular'
{
"name": "AwesomeProject",
"version": "0.0.1",
"private": true,
"rnpm": {
"assets": [
"resources/fonts"
]
},
"scripts": {
"start": "node node_modules/react-native/local-cli/cli.js start",
"test": "jest"
},
"dependencies": {
"react": "16.2.0",
"react-native": "0.53.2"
},
"devDependencies": {
"babel-jest": "22.2.2",
"babel-preset-react-native": "4.0.0",
"jest": "22.3.0",
"react-test-renderer": "16.2.0"
},
"jest": {
"preset": "react-native"
}
}
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