If I'm not mistaken, "(AkzidenzGroteskBE-MdIt)" means that you do not have the font installed (or Flash CS4 doesn't recognize it) and will be replaced with the default "_sans" font on your system when compiling the swf.
So basically, the font is missing from the swf when you try to embed it in Flex. regards, Muzak ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 7:10 AM Subject: [flexcoders] embedding swf fonts >I have been handed a .swf file called akzidenz.swf > I have tried to embed only to get the following error: > "Unable to transcode akzidenz.swf" > > After some quick research this apparently is common, and I thought this > article was interesting > (http://curiousmindsmedia.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/embedding-irregular-fonts-in-flex-3/), > but it has yielded no solution. > > So far, my Style block is simple at the moment: > @font-face { > src: url('akzidenz.swf'); > font-family:"(AkzidenzGroteskBE-Bold) _sans"; > } > > When I open the file in Flash CS4 the Character Families are: > (AkzidenzGroteskBE-MdIt) _sans > (AkzidenzGroteskBE-BoldIt) _sans > (AkzidenzGroteskBE-Bold) _sans > (AkzidenzGroteskBE-Md) _sans > > I've tried various ways of spelling, including/excluding parentheses and > "_sans", leaving font-weight out, yet I cannot shake the > transcoding issue. > > There seems to the agreement that font embedding blows in Flex, but there's > no consistent solution that I have found thus far. > > Any help? Any truly useful articles? Any one want to share the font family > for PC with me? ($295 bucks...ouch.) > > Thanks!
