Danny, I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of "Open As Library" as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File > Import > Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working.
-tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:42 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) > I'm a little confused as to what your exact question is... Are you having > trouble getting the bold and italic styles to display properly, or is it > an > issue of trying to achieve a preferred methodology? No, I'm really having trouble with the whole shared font, actually. I've never managed to achieve this. I've been doing more research while waiting for responses, and found a few answers, but it's still not working. So far, this is what I have (Both movies are in the same folder).: a movie sharedfonts.fla, which contains a font symbol ArialEmbed. Linkage is set to export for sharing, with the url set as sharedfonts.swf. In this movie, I have four dynamic fields, with their font set to the linked font, each of which embeds the full range of characters I want, in the four style combinations. This movie has a size of nearly 500k, so it's definitely embedding the fonts. a movie target.fla, which also contains a font symbol ArialEmbed. Linkage is set to import, with the url set as sharedfonts.swf. For testing, I've set this library font to use a different font (Times), so that I can see if the linkage has worked correctly. In this movie, I have various dynamic fields using the library font, with no embedding. What I expect to happen is that on publish, the target.swf movie should show up with the embedded font. Instead, it's showing up with a (very pixellated, since it's not embedded) version of the development font. It looks to me like it's not even talking to the linked font. Am I wrong? Danny _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
