Thanks for the suggestions. Since the filter is being applied to a VBox, my only option was to try a custom setting for the cacheAsBitmap attribute. Resetting both the cacheAsBitmap and cachePolicy attributes for both the VBox and the Labels didn't solve the problem.
The mystery remains... - Tom JesterXL wrote: > > David Colletta mentioned to me on the Flexcomponents list that Microsoft > Windows' ClearType sometimes gets turned off during component redraws. > I've > experienced this exact same thing you have. If you turn ClearType off > (desktop, right click > properties, appearence tab, effects button) > you can > see the difference to normal fonts and embedded fonts; the ClearType > does a > 2nd run of anti-aliasing (sometimes). > > My suggestion is, if you can, utilize a bitmap with the filter on it > in an > imaging program and utilize scale9 where applicable. If that is not an > option, attempt to use your own cacheAsBitmap policy (since Containers > have > their own heuristic for that stuff, cacheBitmapPolicy). > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Fitzpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tom%40streamlinestudios.com>> > To: <[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 9:53 AM > Subject: [flexcoders] Font mysteries > > Fonts are exhibiting some wacky behavior for me. > > I have a VBox that contains two simple label elements. I'm trying to add > a filter to the VBox and have the fonts in the labels display properly. > > Before the filter is applied, the Label fonts display fine. > > When I add a glow filter to the VBox, the antialiasing on the Label > fonts disappears. > > Strangely, when the Label text is long enough to force a scrollbar on > the VBox, the Label fonts are suddenly antialiased correctly. > > Embedding the font (I'm using Verdana) and applying it using a stylename > does apply some antialiasing in the VBox with the filter, but it doesn't > look nearly as good as the unstyled text in the filtered VBox with > forced scrollbars or the VBox with no filter. > > I haven't tried FlashType fonts - that's next on my list - but I thought > maybe someone could explain what's going on here or point me to a > solution. > > - Tom > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt> > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > <http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Yahoo! Groups Links > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
