RE: [flexcoders] Embedding fonts at runtime

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:44:46 -0700

Title: Re: [flexcoders] Embedding fonts at runtime
One addition to this, which is that we always include the space character when you specify the unicode range.  I'm not sure the original reasoning for this, but I just noticed it in the code.  Also, you can specify multiple ranges, separated by commas.  -Brian

From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dirk Eismann
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Embedding fonts at runtime

Yes, this is possible:
 
[Embed(source="Arial.ttf", fontName="myArial", unicodeRange="U+0041-U+005A" )]
public var myClass:Class;
 
Dirk.
 
Von: [email protected] im Auftrag von Daniel Wabyick
Gesendet: Mi 30.08.2006 18:58
An: [email protected]
Betreff: Re: [flexcoders] Embedding fonts at runtime

Awesome! I'll definitely have to check this out.

On a related note, I wonder if its possible to embed fonts with a
specific unicode range via this syntax.  It doesn't appear to be.

[Embed(systemFont='Symbol', fontName='mySymbol',
mimeType='application/x-font')]
var myFont:Class;

I know you can use @font-face, which appears to automatically generate a
variable in the class, but its not a consistently named variable. I am
sure a utility function in the class could be used to ferret out that
variable name.


Daniel Freiman wrote:
>
> I altered the code a little and got it half working.  It works if
> you're setting the imported font using setStyle, but not if you're
> setting the font through the TextFormat object.  Simply add the lines:
>
>                 var content:DisplayObject = ldr.content;
>                 var c:Class = content["myFont"];
>                 Font.registerFont(c);
>
> to the begining of onloadercomplete.
>
> I'm going to continue working on how to get the font to show up
> through TextFormat.
>
>
> On 8/29/06, * Daniel Wabyick* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
>     I just tried to dynamically load a font at runtime, and the
>     results are
>     not too promising.
>
>     For other's benefits, here is what I did:
>
>     - Created an AS3 project and generated a SWF (SymbolEmbed.swf)
>     with the
>     Symbol font embedded.
>
>     - Verified the font is available in the SWF via Font.enumerateFonts();
>
>     - Loaded SymbolEmbed.swf into a Flex app using the Loader class,
>     following instructions to keep the SWF's on the same
>     applicationDomain.
>
>     - Checked if the font is available to the Flex app, it is not.
>
>     Please let me know if anyone has any ideas,
>
>     -Daniel
>
>
>
>
>     Code: AS3 project with embedded font.
>     -------------------
>         public class SymbolInclude extends Sprite
>         {
>             public function SymbolInclude()
>             {
>                 [Embed(systemFont='Symbol', fontName='mySymbol',
>     mimeType='application/x-font')]
>                 var myFont:Class;
>
>                 trace("here in SymbolInclude");
>                 var fontList : Array = Font.enumerateFonts();
>                 for ( var i:String in fontList )
>                 {
>                     trace("font: " + Font( fontList[i] ).fontName);
>                 }
>             }
>         }
>
>
>     Code: Loader code in Flex app.
>     -------------------------------------------
>
>     <mx:Script>
>              <![CDATA[
>
>                  private var ldr:Loader;
>                  private function onInit() : void
>                  {
>                      showFonts();
>
>                      var context:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext();
>                      //context.securityDomain =
>     SecurityDomain.currentDomain;
>                      context.applicationDomain =
>     ApplicationDomain.currentDomain;
>
>                      ldr = new Loader();
>                      ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(
>     Event.COMPLETE,
>     onLoaderComplete );
>                      ldr.load( new URLRequest( "SymbolInclude.swf"),
>     context );
>                  }
>
>                  private function onLoaderComplete(e:Event) : void
>                  {
>                      trace("onLoaderComplete: ");
>                      showFonts();
>                  }
>
>                  public function showFonts():void {
>                      trace("showFonts()");
>                       var fontList : Array = Font.enumerateFonts ();
>                         for ( var i:String in fontList )
>                         {
>                             trace("font: " + Font( fontList[i]
>     ).fontName);
>                         }
>                        }
>              ]]>
>          </mx:Script>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     Daniel Freiman wrote:
>     >
>     > I have this question too but it hasn't reached the top of my to-do
>     > list yet.  What I'm hoping is that is that you can embed a font
>     in a
>     > swf and then load that swf at runtime using a swfloader.
>     >
>     > On 8/28/06, *Daniel Wabyick* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>     > <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     Hey guys,
>     >
>     >     Is there any way to include a font at runtime using Flex
>     2?  There
>     >     was a
>     >     weird hack that works in Flash 8 where you load a movie that
>     loads an
>     >     RSL. Does anything like this work in Flex 2 ?
>     >
>     >     Thanks,
>     >     -Daniel
>     >
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