Hi guys,
I'm trying to solve the shared library, dynamic fonts thing.
I have a shared library with some fonts contained in MovieClips.
Everything has instance names. Everything is set with linkage
identifiers and set to export.
In my other FLA I bring the shared library in and access the text
format of the text brought in.
I then create a text field dynamically and try to set the format
gained earlier onto the new field.
But guess what - it does not work.
Any ideas?
(It works if you use the shared library 'properly' eg using File>>
Import >> Open External Library,
but I do not want to do that - I only want to bring in the fonts as
and when required.)
The text has the rough format apart from the font is incorrect. =(
Here's my code. (I've left in all my other attempts)
I've tried to embed and not to embed
Regards
Steve
/////////////////////// CODE //////////////////////////
// import a .swf containing movie clips with dynamic text fields in
them with embedded fonts
// the mcs in the Library are set to have;
// - linkage identifiers
// - export for runtime sharing selected
// - export in first frame seleced
// BASIC LOADING OF EXTERNAL .swf FONT CONTAINING FILE /////////
var container:MovieClip = createEmptyMovieClip("container",
getNextHighestDepth());
var mcLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
mcLoader.addListener(this);
mcLoader.loadClip("designer_fonts.swf", container);
function onLoadInit(mc:MovieClip) {
trace("onLoadInit: " + mc);
// wait - just in case it's as not fully loaded timing issue
makeText_INT = setInterval(maketext, 1000)
changethetext();
}
//////////////////////////////////////////// END OF LOADING /
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// the guts of it
function maketext(){
clearInterval(makeText_INT);
//_level0.attachMovie("ag_medium", "newtext", 150 );
//trace( "newtext1 = " + _level0.newtext1 );
_level0.createTextField("newtext", 1, 150, 150, 200, 200 );
// tf = new TextFormat();
// get the format off of the shared text fields
//var tf:TextFormat = container.ag_book.book.getTextFormat();
var tf:TextFormat = container.ag_book.book.getTextFormat();
tf.size = 50;
//tf.font = "AvantGarde Bk BT";
trace("tf.font = "+tf.font);
// set the format saved onto the 'vv' text
// newtext.setTextFormat(tf);
newtext.autoSize = true;
newtext.text = "a dynamic field";
//newtext.embedFonts = true;
newtext.setTextFormat(tf);
//newtext.setNewTextFormat(tf);
for ( var props in tf ) { trace( props + " = " + tf[props]); };
}
/*
this is the trace
onLoadInit: _level0.container
tf.font = AvantGarde Bk BT
letterSpacing = 0
kerning = false
display = block
bullet = false
tabStops =
blockIndent = 0
leading = 2
indent = 0
rightMargin = 0
leftMargin = 0
align = left
underline = false
italic = false
bold = false
target =
url =
color = 0
size = 50
font = AvantGarde Bk BT
getTextExtent = undefined
*/
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