Hi Thomas,
ok, its coming a bit late though, but here is a solution for using shared
font library..
1) in SharedFonts.fla, have a shared font, let the linkage identifier be
"testfont" and symbol name also the same.Export it for runtime sharing as
done normally.
2) in receiving fla, import the shared font from the SharedFonts.swf.(
only import from the specified URL, in this case SharedFonts.swf).
The tricky part comes now,
3) create a movieClip symbol in receiving fla. library, create a dynamic
textfield inside it at authoring time with font as testfont*, and give a
dummy linkage(export for AS, export in first frame).
now,try this code to test it,
this.createTextField("myTf",this.getNextHighestDepth(),10,10,200,20);
var tFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
tFormat.font ="testfont";
this.myTf.embedFonts =true;
this.myTf.wordWrap = true;
this.myTf.text ="Testing the shared font";
this.myTf.setTextFormat(tFormat);
This works fine, and the idea of shared library holds good too, as u will
see that changing any font property in SharedFonts.fla/swf gets reflected
in receiving.swf.
Mind it, the trick is step 3 :-)
regards,
Arindam
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think you might be right here Arindam. Perhaps in the receiving file I
merely need to do an import for runtime sharing instead of exporting it in
the shared fonts swf. The documentation has always been a little spotty in
terms of what's actually going on when using shared libraries... Thanks
for
the response!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arindam Dhar"
To: "Flashcoders mailing list"
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] createTextField and embedding fonts
hi Thomas,
going by the steps u mentioned earlier, if I change a property,say Font,
in the SharedFonts.fla and save and publish, later if i publish the fla
which imports the shared font, i don't see the change in font done in the
SharedFonts.fla.
>7. Once the font symbol from SharedFonts.fla is in your other .fla's
library
right click on it (in your other .fla's library) and go to properties.
Check
the "Export for ActionScript", "Export for runtime sharing" and "Export
in
first frame" checkboxes. Supply the location to SharedFonts.swf (e.g.
SharedFonts.swf or somepath/SharedFonts.swf) in the URL field below the
checkboxes.
the receiving file, in shared library concept, usually "imports for
runtime sharing" the object from the URL specified, but in the above line
there is no import happening, in fact, both the SharedFonts.fla and
receiving file are "exporting for runtime sharing".
The idea behind shared libraries is "change in one place and it will get
updated everywhere", but its not working here...
Hope, I will get some clarification on this....
----------- Arindam
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, to recap...
1. Create a SharedFonts.fla that will contain the font symbol you want to
use in another movie.
2. Create the font symbol in SharedFonts.fla. Once the font symbol is
created make sure to check the "Export for ActionScript", "Export in
first
frame" checkboxes in the Properties dialog box.
3. Publish the .swf for the SharedFonts.fla.
4. Open the .fla in which you want to use the font symbol from
SharedFonts.swf.
5. Then, go to File -> Import -> Open shared library... and open
SharedFonts.fla
6. Drag the font symbol from the SharedFonts.fla library into your other
fla's library that will be using the font.
7. Once the font symbol from SharedFonts.fla is in your other .fla's
library
right click on it (in your other .fla's library) and go to properties.
Check
the "Export for ActionScript", "Export for runtime sharing" and "Export
in
first frame" checkboxes. Supply the location to SharedFonts.swf (e.g.
SharedFonts.swf or somepath/SharedFonts.swf) in the URL field below the
checkboxes.
8. Publish your other .fla and you should be good to go.
One thing to be mindful of is the path to your SharedFonts.swf. This MUST
be
correct in order for these shared fonts to work. To simplify things I
just
placed the SharedFonts.swf in the same directory as my other .swf.
I hope this helps someone....
Cheers,
Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Pike"
To: "Flashcoders mailing list"
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] createTextField and embedding fonts
Hi,
Yes, you will probably need to use "runtime sharing" and load in the
fonts contained in a different file.
Glen
The question I have is it possible to apply a TextFormat to a TextField
using an embedded font that is NOT
in the container swf's library? If not then that is my problem and I
think I can use shared libraries to counter
this behavior. Either way, I was wondering if someone could clarify
some
of this for me.
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