Actually what Alex mentioned is correct too - I need to change the linkage to "merged into codes well as upgrade to 4.5.1.
Baz On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Baz <li...@thinkloop.com> wrote: > My examples work in Flex 4.5.1, and monkey patching is not straightforward > based on my Googling. Looks like no way out without upgrading. > > Baz > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Baz <li...@thinkloop.com> wrote: > >> Hey Alex, >> >> I tried changing "Framework Linkage" to "Merged into Code" as well as >> checking/unchecking "use local debug runtimes..." without much effect. I'm >> reading your blog and piecing out what might apply to me. It's pretty >> advanced stuff. The thing is the font is there - if I specify it directly in >> RichEditableText it shows up. What is the container doing to TextFlow that I >> am not, and how can I mimic that. I've introspected almost every property >> and function of TextFlow, FlowComposer, ContainerController, TextFlowLine >> and TextLine (I've been on this for many days now :). Judging by the output >> of textFlowLine.getTextLine().textBlock.dump(), TLF is just not >> aware/registering the font until after the container is rendered. >> >> If you are curious to see it work and fail side-by-side in a simplified >> compilable app, check out: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/480077/FlexTestTLF.zip >> >> If you run it, you will notice 4 RichEditableTextContainers. The first two >> use device fonts (Courier and Arial), and they are interpreted correctly. >> The trace of the dump() in the console shows this nicely. The third box, in >> red, is the problem. This box tries to employ an embeded font before the >> container is rendered, and if you look at the trace, it's not accepting the >> font and instead using the default Times New Roman. The fourth box is >> exactly the same as the third box, but solves the problem by applying the >> truncation at updateComplete, rather than on initialize. The trace shows the >> font to be correct as well. >> >> Do you think all this is related to contexts and multiple swfs as you >> describe in your blog? >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> What do you make of this? Is there a way to mimic what happens to textFlow >> on updateComplete but inside initialize? >> >> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: >> >>> ** >>> >>> >>> See the embedded font post on my blog. The control needs to have the >>> right SWF context. Does it work if you turn off RSLs? >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10/25/11 3:01 AM, "Baz" <li...@thinkloop.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Anyone have any idea why the embedded font in the following basic >>> application does not show up? >>> >>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> >>> >>> <s:Application >>> >>> xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"; >>> >>> xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark < >>> http://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark> " >>> >>> xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx < >>> http://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx> " >>> >>> creationComplete="application1_initializeHandler(event)" >>> >>> minWidth="955" minHeight="600"> >>> >>> >>> >>> <fx:Script> >>> >>> <![CDATA[ >>> >>> import flash.text.engine.FontLookup; >>> >>> import flashx.textLayout.elements.TextFlow; >>> >>> import mx.events.FlexEvent; >>> >>> import spark.utils.TextFlowUtil; >>> >>> >>> >>> [Embed(source="ZemkeHandITCTT.ttf", >>> fontFamily="zem", embedAsCFF="true", fontWeight="normal", >>> mimeType="application/x-font")] >>> >>> public const zem_embed_class:Class; >>> >>> >>> >>> protected var embeddedFontMarkup:XML = <p >>> fontFamily="zem" fontLookup="embeddedCFF"><span>Some content</span></p>; >>> >>> >>> >>> protected function >>> application1_initializeHandler(event:FlexEvent):void { >>> >>> var textFlow:TextFlow = >>> TextFlowUtil.importFromXML(embeddedFontMarkup); >>> >>> textFlow.fontFamily = 'zem'; >>> >>> textFlow.fontLookup = >>> FontLookup.EMBEDDED_CFF; >>> >>> one.textFlow = textFlow; >>> >>> } >>> >>> ]]> >>> >>> </fx:Script> >>> >>> >>> >>> <s:RichEditableText id="one" width="500" height="204" >>> renderingMode="cff" fontLookup="embeddedCFF" /> >>> >>> </s:Application> >>> >>> >>> >>> I know the font works because if I specify *any* embedded font directly >>> in the RichEditableText, the specified embedded fonts shows up. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Baz >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Alex Harui >>> Flex SDK Team >>> Adobe System, Inc. >>> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
