Sorry, setting the filter on a text display object of some sort, not on a font!
Ian On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Tracy, > You can get a pretty good approximation by using a GlowFilter on a font, > setting the quality to medium or high, the size to 2 or more and the > strength to 1000. > > HTH, > Ian > > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Tracy Spratt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> We need to display numbers on a screen with a busy background and the >> designers want to use an “outline” font. By this they mean a character that >> has an outline around it. >> >> >> >> Googling shows that the word “outline’ is used with font technical >> description/formatting, but that is not the same as a visual outline around >> the character. One post (from 2006) says that Flex/Flash does not directly >> support outline fonts and that one should create the characters in Flash. >> >> >> >> Worst case, we can do that but it means a lot of work, especially to >> support multiple sizes, and to provide runtime styling of the colors of the >> outline, and the interior. >> >> >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> >> >> Tracy Spratt, >> >> Lariat Services, development services available >> >> >> >> > >
