----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Gross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I think you need to be careful doing this. IIRC, if you open the font > cast member again, Director tosses the name you previously gave it and > sets it back to the original font name followed by the *. Leaving your > text using a non-existant font (missing). The safest thing to do is > accept the default name (the one with the *).
I normally give the embedded fonts completely different names, such as _plain, _strong, _title, etc., which correspond to the pupose rather than the specific typeface. I always start my names with an underscore rather than an asterisk, but that's just force-of-habit as I use that for a lot of other things and prefer the way it looks. There are two main advantages to this approach. Firstly, if the job needs to be rebranded at any time, it is a simple question of re-embedding different fonts with the same names to fit the new design (usually). Secondly, it's easier to quickly spot which text is set to the embedded version and which is not, as the names are completely different. I've been doing it this way for a while and never had a major problem - but you are correct about how Director changes the name if you re-open the font. This can be really annoying (especially the first time), but it's just one of those things you need to watch out for and remember to change the name back if you make any changes. If Director does lose an embedded font because of this, you need to rename it correctly, then close and reopen the project. An annoyance yes, but not a life-threatening bug. Still, it makes me prefer not to mess with any font after it's been embedded unless there's a very good reason to do so. It's very easy to forget. - Robert [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
