#1
Q: I found out some websites and Cydia repositories distributing the fonts ported by iPhoneRuler.net. Can I trust these fonts?
A: iPhoneRuler.net and ModMyi repository are the only sources allowed to redistribute the fonts we have ported.
We were never asked for the permission to redistribute our work or to create packs: all the packs or duplicated fonts you find on the web or on Cydia are not authorized, and we do not take any responsibility for them. Those packages may miss some files, contain altered fonts, or be obsolete: we often update our fonts, but if you install them from a pirate repo, you won’t see any updates.
All these distributions can also be illegal, since they were not authorized by the font owners. When needed, we always ask the fonts designers for the license to redistribute their fonts after porting: if the font owners gave us their permission, this does not mean that anyone is allowed to redistribute their and our work.
We spend a lot of our spare time in porting fonts, developing BytaFont and keeping up iPhoneRuler.net and Bytafont.com, while many people in the internet takes advantage of our work. Pirate redistributions damage us: if people keep stealing our work, one day we’ll get tired and we’ll stop porting fonts, so there won’t be as much to steal.
#2
Q: Notes application is not skinned (iOS >= 4.2.1). Why?
A: See here
#3
Q: iBooks font is not skinned. Why?
A: See here
#4
Q: When I apply a font I get this error: Changes cannot be applied due to the following errors: Georgia.ttf does not exist.. Why?
A: See here
#5
Q: I have applied a font via the Basic tab, but iBooks font is not skinned. Why?
A: See here
#6
Q: Where do I get BytaFont?
A: See here
#7
Q: When I try to get BytaFont from Cydia I get a size mismatch error. What can I do?
A: See here
#8
Q: Where do I get fonts to use with BytaFont?
A: See How-to add fonts to your BytaFont library
#9
Q: BytaFont does not skin the carrier logo and the battery percentage. Why?
A: See here
#10
Q: Do I have to uninstall the font from Cydia to get the original fonts back?
A: See here
#11
Q: Do I have to uninstall BytaFont to get the original fonts back?
A: See here
#12
Q: My device is in an endless respring loop, what should I do?
A: See here
#13
Q: Some fonts are not provided with preview screenshots. Why?
A: Screenshots are provided for all the fonts ported by iPhoneRuler.net.
If you have ported one or more fonts to use with BytaFont and you would like to see your screenshots, contact us.
#14
Q: When I apply a font via BytaFont, nothing happens. Why?
A: See My BytaFont is lazy!
#15
Q: Why don’t you release one or more font packs?
A: See here
#16
Q: In Cydia “Fonts” section I see the same font listed more than once. Why?
A: See FAKE PACKAGES.
#17
Q: It seems that every font package depends on original iOS 4.1. Why? How can I solve this?
A: See FAKE PACKAGES.
#18
Q: I cannot remove fonts within BytaFont. Why?
A: It’s good practice to uninstall via Cydia what you installed via Cydia, as you are used to do e.g. with WinterBoard themes.
#19
Q: When I install BytaFont, iFile is installed as well. Why?
A: BytaFont does not depend on iFile. We had few fonts packages depending on it (they were released before BytaFont), but we have updated them all.
#20
Q: BytaFont slows down my device. Why?
A: BytaFont just replaces a few files as you can do manually using iFile/SSH, so it cannot be responsible for bad performances. What can slow down your device is the font itself: in this case just pick another one.
There are some people grabbing BytaFont and the fonts we have ported to release a fake copy on their repository (obviously without permission).
You may think that it is not possible, since we distribute them for free on ModMyi… but that’s the truth!
If you have problems when installing BytaFont or one of the fonts ported by iPhoneRuler.net, please ensure that you have not installed the package from one of those repositories: the package may be obsolete or may cause conflicts in Cydia.
If this is not your case, please send us a screenshot of the error message.
Keep in mind that the only way to get our updates as soon as we release them, it’s to take our stuff from ModMyi.
Moreover, installing fake packages is not in the interest of the community, since it does not support our work, which is available for free for the community itself.
