[Embed] is always at compile time, so I dont think this solution matches your requirements of loading teh fonts at run time.
-m > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lee > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 4:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Embedding fonts at runtime > > Just wondering, is [Embed] directive compile-time, or run-time? > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Deitte > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: 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] > <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]> > > > > <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:[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. 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