--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "akila_ksri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Amy" <amyblankenship@> wrote: > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "akila_ksri" <akila_ksri@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I need to apply horizontal scaling for a text with 'Arial' font. > > > lbl.scaleX = 0.70 simply does not work . I can only see that there is > > a > > > change in the width of the label. > > > > > > Is there anything i am missing out to scale the text?? Is scaling not > > > applicable for system fonts? ( I tried the same with font 'Verdana', > > > but again, no luck!) > > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Try one of the following: > > > > 1) Set the blendMode to layer > > 2) Set the container's cacheAsBitmap to true > > 3) Embed the font > > > > HTH; > > > > Amy > > > Hi Amy, > > Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested, embedding the > font and then applying scaleX to the text. > This works fine if the font is just 'Arial'. It does not work if i > make the text bold/italic. It is necessary for the font to be bold and > in italics. I cant get it to work:(
Try using the blendMode setting instead. It's way simpler, and it won't bloat your file size. HTH; Amy
