RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox
Even if you are more streamlined in how you choose a font (i.e. have the combo not preview, but load either a preview image or live textbox after the change event of combo), arent you going to have to include all 500 fonts in your swf at compile time? Correct me if Im wrong, but is that good design? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sumeet Kumar Sent: 23 January 2006 14:53 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi All In my application I have to show Font Preview in the combo box and to show font preview I need to load all the fonts But the problem is that I need to load around 500 fonts. And if I load all the fonts it is going to take lot of time. Can any one suggest any work around for this? Or any other idea to show the font preview. Any Suggestion would be a great help Thanks in Advance Regards Sumeet Kumar ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox
Hi Nick I think there is difference in your understanding for the problem. The main goal to achieve is displaying 500 fonts in a combo box with embed fonts=true or in other words the labels for each items in combo box should represent the preview for the fontName. If I use a fontLoader in the beginning of my application. I'll have to wait till all 500 fonts are Loaded. It may take time depending on end user network connections. Any other ideas are welcome bt live preview is a must Regards Rishi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:31 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Even if you are more streamlined in how you choose a font (i.e. have the combo not preview, but load either a preview image or live textbox after the change event of combo), arent you going to have to include all 500 fonts in your swf at compile time? Correct me if Im wrong, but is that good design? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sumeet Kumar Sent: 23 January 2006 14:53 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi All In my application I have to show Font Preview in the combo box and to show font preview I need to load all the fonts But the problem is that I need to load around 500 fonts. And if I load all the fonts it is going to take lot of time. Can any one suggest any work around for this? Or any other idea to show the font preview. Any Suggestion would be a great help Thanks in Advance Regards Sumeet Kumar ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox
But doesn't the preview have to occur in the combo? i.e why not load all font names into the combo (no preview), then when a change occurs (i.e. a font is selected), call the fontLoader for a single font and tell an object to render text using the font, like a textField etc? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rishi Sent: 23 January 2006 15:12 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi Nick I think there is difference in your understanding for the problem. The main goal to achieve is displaying 500 fonts in a combo box with embed fonts=true or in other words the labels for each items in combo box should represent the preview for the fontName. If I use a fontLoader in the beginning of my application. I'll have to wait till all 500 fonts are Loaded. It may take time depending on end user network connections. Any other ideas are welcome bt live preview is a must Regards Rishi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:31 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Even if you are more streamlined in how you choose a font (i.e. have the combo not preview, but load either a preview image or live textbox after the change event of combo), arent you going to have to include all 500 fonts in your swf at compile time? Correct me if Im wrong, but is that good design? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sumeet Kumar Sent: 23 January 2006 14:53 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi All In my application I have to show Font Preview in the combo box and to show font preview I need to load all the fonts But the problem is that I need to load around 500 fonts. And if I load all the fonts it is going to take lot of time. Can any one suggest any work around for this? Or any other idea to show the font preview. Any Suggestion would be a great help Thanks in Advance Regards Sumeet Kumar ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox
Hi That ways end user will see Font/Names without embedding at first Glance and that will not match the requirement. If this is the way why we will the user require a preview. He/she can See the font after applying it to a textfield lying on stage. Regards Rishi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:48 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox But doesn't the preview have to occur in the combo? i.e why not load all font names into the combo (no preview), then when a change occurs (i.e. a font is selected), call the fontLoader for a single font and tell an object to render text using the font, like a textField etc? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rishi Sent: 23 January 2006 15:12 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi Nick I think there is difference in your understanding for the problem. The main goal to achieve is displaying 500 fonts in a combo box with embed fonts=true or in other words the labels for each items in combo box should represent the preview for the fontName. If I use a fontLoader in the beginning of my application. I'll have to wait till all 500 fonts are Loaded. It may take time depending on end user network connections. Any other ideas are welcome bt live preview is a must Regards Rishi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:31 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Even if you are more streamlined in how you choose a font (i.e. have the combo not preview, but load either a preview image or live textbox after the change event of combo), arent you going to have to include all 500 fonts in your swf at compile time? Correct me if Im wrong, but is that good design? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sumeet Kumar Sent: 23 January 2006 14:53 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi All In my application I have to show Font Preview in the combo box and to show font preview I need to load all the fonts But the problem is that I need to load around 500 fonts. And if I load all the fonts it is going to take lot of time. Can any one suggest any work around for this? Or any other idea to show the font preview. Any Suggestion would be a great help Thanks in Advance Regards Sumeet Kumar ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox
Typo, should read '...does the preview have to occur in the combo?' -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: 23 January 2006 15:18 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox But doesn't the preview have to occur in the combo? i.e why not load all font names into the combo (no preview), then when a change occurs (i.e. a font is selected), call the fontLoader for a single font and tell an object to render text using the font, like a textField etc? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rishi Sent: 23 January 2006 15:12 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi Nick I think there is difference in your understanding for the problem. The main goal to achieve is displaying 500 fonts in a combo box with embed fonts=true or in other words the labels for each items in combo box should represent the preview for the fontName. If I use a fontLoader in the beginning of my application. I'll have to wait till all 500 fonts are Loaded. It may take time depending on end user network connections. Any other ideas are welcome bt live preview is a must Regards Rishi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:31 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Even if you are more streamlined in how you choose a font (i.e. have the combo not preview, but load either a preview image or live textbox after the change event of combo), arent you going to have to include all 500 fonts in your swf at compile time? Correct me if Im wrong, but is that good design? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sumeet Kumar Sent: 23 January 2006 14:53 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi All In my application I have to show Font Preview in the combo box and to show font preview I need to load all the fonts But the problem is that I need to load around 500 fonts. And if I load all the fonts it is going to take lot of time. Can any one suggest any work around for this? Or any other idea to show the font preview. Any Suggestion would be a great help Thanks in Advance Regards Sumeet Kumar ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox
Yes for sure the preview have to occur in Combo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:54 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Typo, should read '...does the preview have to occur in the combo?' -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: 23 January 2006 15:18 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox But doesn't the preview have to occur in the combo? i.e why not load all font names into the combo (no preview), then when a change occurs (i.e. a font is selected), call the fontLoader for a single font and tell an object to render text using the font, like a textField etc? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rishi Sent: 23 January 2006 15:12 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi Nick I think there is difference in your understanding for the problem. The main goal to achieve is displaying 500 fonts in a combo box with embed fonts=true or in other words the labels for each items in combo box should represent the preview for the fontName. If I use a fontLoader in the beginning of my application. I'll have to wait till all 500 fonts are Loaded. It may take time depending on end user network connections. Any other ideas are welcome bt live preview is a must Regards Rishi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:31 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Even if you are more streamlined in how you choose a font (i.e. have the combo not preview, but load either a preview image or live textbox after the change event of combo), arent you going to have to include all 500 fonts in your swf at compile time? Correct me if Im wrong, but is that good design? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sumeet Kumar Sent: 23 January 2006 14:53 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Hi All In my application I have to show Font Preview in the combo box and to show font preview I need to load all the fonts But the problem is that I need to load around 500 fonts. And if I load all the fonts it is going to take lot of time. Can any one suggest any work around for this? Or any other idea to show the font preview. Any Suggestion would be a great help Thanks in Advance Regards Sumeet Kumar ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox
Rishi, There is such a thing as 'unreasonable requirements', you know. :-D Could you break down the font list, and present it to the user in sections? For example, Handwriting Fonts, Electronic Fonts or something - or even A-D, E-F etc. Then at least you could load the previews in smaller chunks as required. Does it truly have to be live preview (i.e. does it have to match text that the user has entered) or could you convert the text to curves and load each preview as a graphic instead? It'll make the loading of the preview a lot faster if it's a graphic rather than a full font. But there'd be a lot of (possibly manual) work to do up front creating the font previews. Sounds like you've set yourselves a very difficult challenge... (or rather, sounds like your bosses have. :-) ) The other thought that occurs - could you start off with all the fonts in the ComboBox in a 'neutral' font (perhaps greyed out) and update the actual preview with the correct font as it loads? HTH, Ian On 1/23/06, rishi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes for sure the preview have to occur in Combo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Weekes Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:54 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font Preview In ComboBox Typo, should read '...does the preview have to occur in the combo?' ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
