I can't see the example (Maybe it will turn up later). Anyway, have you looked at the defaults.css file? In the globals section (At least, on my machine) the fontfamily is set to Verdana.
--- In [email protected], "Warren" <warrenony...@...> wrote: > > I saw those too. Unfortunately I din't know where to go from there. I don't > really think the default font I'm seeing is _serif. Looks more like a _sans > font to me (see example) > > And I don't know the heiracrhy for my platform. I was hoping to find THE > True Type font or swf or something that Flex uses so I could embed it and get > away from this apparent measurement bug. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: valdhor > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:43 AM > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Embedded Fonts > > > Would these help? > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/flash/text/TextFormat.html > > (default) font = "Times New Roman" (default font is Times on Mac OS X) > > > http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flex/3/langref/flash/text/engine/FontDescription.html > > There may be more references. I just did a quick search of the docs. > > HTH > > Steve > > --- In [email protected], "Warren" <warrenonyaho@> wrote: > > > > Well, so far no luck anywhere. > > > > There are no bugs in the adobe bug system on this. No that submitting a > bug means it may get solved..... > > > > I can't find any of the workarounds on the web. I've been Googling like > crazy but nothing is jumping out. > > > > I still can't figure out how to determine what font Flex is using if no > font's are embedded (e.g. The default font) > > > > If I didn't have to use embedded fonts, I'd be dumping them. Sigh > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: ag_rcuren > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 8:40 AM > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder vs Embedded Fonts - Partially > solved > > > > > > There is a know bug in flex 3 with embedded fonts where they display one > pixel higher. This make button labels and other things look off center. As > far as I have seen this affects all embedded fonts and is due to the way they > are anti aliased. There are a couple work arounds out on the web some involve > changing the measure code, or simply moving the text component down by 1 > pixel. But this happens in the compiled swf not just inside of Flex builder. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Warren" <warrenonyaho@> wrote: > > > > > > OK -- after some digging I think I know what's going on. I'm embedding > Verdana font. I'm thinking the issue is that the vertical spacing in the font > is different than the default font Flex Builder is using. As a result, the > measurement routine is off. > > > > > > This feels like a bug to me -- I'll be checking the Adobe bug system > next. The only way I can figure out how to fix this is to embed exactly the > same font that Builder is using by default. > > > > > > Can anyone tell me how to determine this? > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: warrenonflex > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:38 AM > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Flex Builder vs Embedded Fonts > > > > > > > > > Recently I had the need to embed font's in my Flex 3 application. I > used the CSS code (see below) to embed the fonts and make them global. Worked > great except Builder went nuts. The Builder display doesn't look like the > website. Elements are shifted about, text doesn't line up properly (for > example, radio button text doesn't center on the radio icon), etc. It's a > mess. I am using Builder version 3.0.2.214193 > > > > > > So I have two questions: > > > > > > 1) If I create a swf of the fonts and embed it in flex using the swf, > will Builder prefer this? > > > > > > 2) What is the default font for Flex or how do I determine what it is > in my install? If I knew that, I could embed it and hope that Builder would > stop messing up. > > > > > > 3) What Am I Doing Wrong? > > > > > > Warren Koch > > > > > > /* CSS file */ > > > > > > @font-face { > > > font-family: MainFont; > > > src: url("assets/fonts/verdana.TTF"); > > > unicode-range: U+0020-U+007E; > > > advancedAntiAliasing: true; > > > } > > > > > > @font-face { > > > font-family: MainFont; > > > src: url("assets/fonts/verdanab.TTF"); > > > unicode-range: U+0020-U+007E; > > > advancedAntiAliasing: true; > > > fontWeight: bold; > > > } > > > > > > @font-face { > > > font-family: MainFont; > > > src: url("assets/fonts/verdanai.TTF"); > > > unicode-range: U+0020-U+007E; > > > advancedAntiAliasing: true; > > > fontStyle: italic; > > > } > > > > > > @font-face { > > > font-family: MainFont; > > > src: url("assets/fonts/verdanaz.TTF"); > > > unicode-range: U+0020-U+007E; > > > advancedAntiAliasing: true; > > > fontWeight: bold; > > > fontStyle: italic; > > > } > > > > > > global { > > > font-family: MainFont; > > > } > > > > > >
