On 8/25/16, 11:56 PM, "OK" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Got it, thanks for explanation Alex! > >But one question is left: >What is the difference between just loading a font and embedding a font? >I thought "embedded" means that the font is delivered with our Flex >application so that it don't rely to >the client machine [1]. >But if we able to just load the font and use it with FlexJS for me it >seems >that's pretty ok. >So what would "embedding" mean in this context and what advantages would >font "embedding" have? True embedding means that the font data is encoded into the SWF or HTML/JS file and not a separate request to the server. Loading means a separate request for the server. It turns out that in our current loading of a font SWF the font is embedded into the separate font SWF. HTH, -Alex
