You've not got Auto kern turned on by any chance - I find it monkeys with dynamic text boxes to the point that it's useless.
M > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Judah Frangipane > Sent: 18 November 2005 20:14 > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] embedFonts oddity > > Hi Ian, > > I had this issue too. I solved it somehow and I'll have a > example up later tonight. Here is part of it. > > ************************** > Static Textfields - If you only use static fields you do not > need to embed any fonts. > > Input textfields - You have two methods to embed fonts. In > both cases you must have the font symbols in the library (not > named the same as the font). The first method is to, 1. Embed > fonts by including all the embedded characters in the embed > property (in the property inspector) or 2. Use actionscript > and set the embed property to true (see code) > > Dynamic textfields - Same as input textfields. > > TextInput - You can only embed fonts for text inputs by > enabling the property in code. Font symbols must be in the > library (not named the same as the font). (see code) > > Textarea - You can only embed fonts for text inputs by > enabling the property in code. Font symbols must be in the > library (not named the same as the font). (see code) > ************************** > > The example has code as well. > > Best Regards, > Judah Frangipane > > > > Ian Thomas wrote: > > >(MX2004) > > > >I'm having a bit of trouble with embedFonts (but not the > usual 'can't > >find font' trouble!). > > > >I have a bunch of perfectly happily working dynamic TextFields, all > >created in ActionScript. > > > >They are all multiline, with wordWrap turned on. > > > >They work perfectly well if I'm not using am embedded font - just > >relying on the system fonts. > > > >If I recompile with embedFonts set to true, the text is displayed in > >its lovely anti-aliased goodness; but it doesn't wrap any more - it > >just carries off to the right and gets truncated by the edge of the > >field. > > > >Googling pulls up a conversation on ActionScript.org - where > the same > >symptom had been seen (but only with the last line of text - > which is > >different from my experience). A number of people had reproduced the > >problem, but no-one had solved it. > > > >Anyone come across this before? Any solutions? I've tried reordering > >the embedFonts=true call with the setTextFormat/set multiline/set > >wordwrap/setNewTextFormat calls, but that makes no difference. > > > >TIA, > >Ian > >_______________________________________________ > >Flashcoders mailing list > >Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
