Well I'm compiling the swf with the embedded font on a PC, so I use the Windows path. I was bringing the compiled swf with the font loaded inside of it over to the Mac to see if it would be able to load the font there.
--- In [email protected], "Jordan Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > are you changing this line for the mac version? > > source="C://WINDOWS//Fonts//ariblk.TTF") > > I haven't dealt with cross-platform fonts but why WOULDN'T this be the > problem? > > cheers! > > On 5/1/07, joshuajnoble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Ha, well ok. The vomit is > > > > paramter font cannot be null > > > > for Font.registerFont. The FontHolder class looks like so: > > > > package > > { > > import flash.display.Sprite > > > > public class FontHolder extends Sprite > > { > > [Embed(fontFamily="ArialBlack", > > source="C://WINDOWS//Fonts//ariblk.TTF")] > > public static var ArialBlack:Class; > > } > > } > > > > So I'm really not sure what it's all about because it works fine > > loading accessing the font on a PC with the exact same code. This code > > to be exact: > > > > public class FontLoadingTest extends Sprite > > { > > public function FontLoadingTest() > > { > > var ld:Loader = new Loader(); > > ld.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, inited); > > ld.load(new URLRequest("FontHolder.swf")); > > } > > > > private function inited(event:Event):void > > { > > var t:Class = > > event.target.applicationDomain.getDefinition("FontHolder") as Class; > > Font.registerFont(t.ArialBlack); > > var tf:TextField = new TextField(); > > tf.defaultTextFormat = new TextFormat("ArialBlack", 12, 0); > > tf.embedFonts = true; > > tf.rotation = 15; // to demonstrate the embed worked > > tf.text = "blah blah blahnblah blah blahnblah blah blah "; > > addChild(tf); > > } > > } > > > > Any ideas, humorous or otherwise? > > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Bjorn > > Schultheiss > > > > <bjorn.schultheiss@> wrote: > > > > > > Depends what you ate or drank the night before, > > > I mean the smell is probably interesting than what it looks like. > > > > > > What it tastes like is a whole other story ;) > > > > > > Just kidding, Alex... > > > > > > > > > On 01/05/2007, at 4:24 PM, Alex Harui wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > What does the vomit look like? And what does the FontHolder class > > > > look like? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > [mailto:[email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On > > Behalf Of joshuajnoble > > > > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 6:29 PM > > > > To: [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Loading Fonts at runtime on OSX? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wondering if anyone else has run into this: I'm loading fonts at > > > > runtime via a swf that has a font embedded in it. I can't get the font > > > > embedded on my OSX machine, so I compile the font swf on my pc and > > > > then bring it over to my OSX machine and try to load it into the > > > > application swf like so: > > > > > > > > private function fontSWFLoaded(event:Event):void > > > > { > > > > var holder:Class = > > > > event.target.applicationDomain.getDefinition("FontHolder") as Class; > > > > Font.registerFont( holder.Kartika ); > > > > videoOverlay.overlay.fontLoaded(); > > > > } > > > > > > > > It vomits every time on Font.registerFont. This exact same code works > > > > fine on my PC. Now, I don't have Kartika > > > > installed on my mac, which could be part of the problem I suppose so > > > > my next is going to be trying with Arial, but does anyone have any > > > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
