RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
Hi, IMO the only way to export all styles, like bold, italic etc is to have a textfield on stage which embeds the font. The textfield has to have HTML-render, and you have to type a letter (or something like that) in all the styles you need. So something like: Regular bbold/b iitalic/i Now the font is available in all the styles and will work if you set a dynamic field to render as HTML. Bernard -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens jim Verzonden: vrijdag 2 juni 2006 20:26 Aan: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Onderwerp: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) Bummer, well if you have any luck let me know. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lee Sent: 02 June 2006 19:19 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) No... In fact it seems to fail entirely if you turn on Render Text as Html for the text field. I'll have to research this more another day. -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jim Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 2:07 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) Taking this back to the original point, did you ever get one font embedded that has plain, bold, italic bold italic symbols so if you have a html text field with all of those styles inside it will display correctly? I have never managed to do this would like to know if its possible. I have no trouble using shared assets movie clips, fonts, sounds etc its just this one last thing that would make me very happy. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lee Sent: 02 June 2006 17:38 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) If you want to do run-time embed rather than author-time embed, you follow the exact same procedure, except that the linkage for your font library would be Export for runtime sharing instead of Export for ActionScript. I tried it with a really complex font called JokerMan and my resulting filesizes were 44KB for fontLibrary.swf and just 124 bytes for fontTest.swf (the consuming swf). -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:07 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of Open As Library as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File Import Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working. Okay, this works, thanks for that. But it makes no sense to me. The two files are both about 20k, so they can't contain the font outlines. So in what sense is this font embedded? As far as I can see, what this is doing is linking to a font named Arial, but someone without Arial on their system won't see it. (it does have the advantage that if I want to globally change the font, I just do it in one place, but that's all). So how can I embed the actual font outlines in the way I do for a local font? Oh - and incidentally why the hell do I have to select 'export for actionScript' instead of 'export for runtime sharing'?! Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
Continuing this point... I've done a bit of research and found a couple of questions about this but no answers. If I'm using a linked font in Flash, how can I get it to correctly assign bold/italic info? That is, I embed Arial four times: Plain/Bold/Italic/Bold Italic. Each one has to be brought in as a separate font, so somehow when Flash gets a bunch of Arial text, it needs to use one font for the bold bits, one for the plain and so on. It's not succeeding, which doesn't surprise me. Is there some voodoo? I've kind of answered my own question: it looks like it works with just a single shared font. But I can't quite see what the point is, when I still have to embed the font outlines to use them in dynamic text. What I want to achieve is a single swf that contains all the outlines I need, and then have small filesizes for the other swfs. That's the whole point of using shared assets. But I can't seem to find any working way to do this. Am I missing the whole idea? I've tried to use shared fonts quite a few times in the past and always come up blank. Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
I'm a little confused as to what your exact question is... Are you having trouble getting the bold and italic styles to display properly, or is it an issue of trying to achieve a preferred methodology? -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:02 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) Continuing this point... I've done a bit of research and found a couple of questions about this but no answers. If I'm using a linked font in Flash, how can I get it to correctly assign bold/italic info? That is, I embed Arial four times: Plain/Bold/Italic/Bold Italic. Each one has to be brought in as a separate font, so somehow when Flash gets a bunch of Arial text, it needs to use one font for the bold bits, one for the plain and so on. It's not succeeding, which doesn't surprise me. Is there some voodoo? I've kind of answered my own question: it looks like it works with just a single shared font. But I can't quite see what the point is, when I still have to embed the font outlines to use them in dynamic text. What I want to achieve is a single swf that contains all the outlines I need, and then have small filesizes for the other swfs. That's the whole point of using shared assets. But I can't seem to find any working way to do this. Am I missing the whole idea? I've tried to use shared fonts quite a few times in the past and always come up blank. Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
I'm a little confused as to what your exact question is... Are you having trouble getting the bold and italic styles to display properly, or is it an issue of trying to achieve a preferred methodology? No, I'm really having trouble with the whole shared font, actually. I've never managed to achieve this. I've been doing more research while waiting for responses, and found a few answers, but it's still not working. So far, this is what I have (Both movies are in the same folder).: a movie sharedfonts.fla, which contains a font symbol ArialEmbed. Linkage is set to export for sharing, with the url set as sharedfonts.swf. In this movie, I have four dynamic fields, with their font set to the linked font, each of which embeds the full range of characters I want, in the four style combinations. This movie has a size of nearly 500k, so it's definitely embedding the fonts. a movie target.fla, which also contains a font symbol ArialEmbed. Linkage is set to import, with the url set as sharedfonts.swf. For testing, I've set this library font to use a different font (Times), so that I can see if the linkage has worked correctly. In this movie, I have various dynamic fields using the library font, with no embedding. What I expect to happen is that on publish, the target.swf movie should show up with the embedded font. Instead, it's showing up with a (very pixellated, since it's not embedded) version of the development font. It looks to me like it's not even talking to the linked font. Am I wrong? Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
Danny, I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of Open As Library as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File Import Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working. -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:42 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) I'm a little confused as to what your exact question is... Are you having trouble getting the bold and italic styles to display properly, or is it an issue of trying to achieve a preferred methodology? No, I'm really having trouble with the whole shared font, actually. I've never managed to achieve this. I've been doing more research while waiting for responses, and found a few answers, but it's still not working. So far, this is what I have (Both movies are in the same folder).: a movie sharedfonts.fla, which contains a font symbol ArialEmbed. Linkage is set to export for sharing, with the url set as sharedfonts.swf. In this movie, I have four dynamic fields, with their font set to the linked font, each of which embeds the full range of characters I want, in the four style combinations. This movie has a size of nearly 500k, so it's definitely embedding the fonts. a movie target.fla, which also contains a font symbol ArialEmbed. Linkage is set to import, with the url set as sharedfonts.swf. For testing, I've set this library font to use a different font (Times), so that I can see if the linkage has worked correctly. In this movie, I have various dynamic fields using the library font, with no embedding. What I expect to happen is that on publish, the target.swf movie should show up with the embedded font. Instead, it's showing up with a (very pixellated, since it's not embedded) version of the development font. It looks to me like it's not even talking to the linked font. Am I wrong? Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. Not at all - I've tried a fair few places all with different advice, but this one might be the one that works :) But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of Open As Library as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File Import Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working. Thanks for the advice - one last try before I go home, then. Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of Open As Library as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File Import Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working. Okay, this works, thanks for that. But it makes no sense to me. The two files are both about 20k, so they can't contain the font outlines. So in what sense is this font embedded? As far as I can see, what this is doing is linking to a font named Arial, but someone without Arial on their system won't see it. (it does have the advantage that if I want to globally change the font, I just do it in one place, but that's all). So how can I embed the actual font outlines in the way I do for a local font? Oh - and incidentally why the hell do I have to select 'export for actionScript' instead of 'export for runtime sharing'?! Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
If you want to do run-time embed rather than author-time embed, you follow the exact same procedure, except that the linkage for your font library would be Export for runtime sharing instead of Export for ActionScript. I tried it with a really complex font called JokerMan and my resulting filesizes were 44KB for fontLibrary.swf and just 124 bytes for fontTest.swf (the consuming swf). -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:07 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of Open As Library as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File Import Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working. Okay, this works, thanks for that. But it makes no sense to me. The two files are both about 20k, so they can't contain the font outlines. So in what sense is this font embedded? As far as I can see, what this is doing is linking to a font named Arial, but someone without Arial on their system won't see it. (it does have the advantage that if I want to globally change the font, I just do it in one place, but that's all). So how can I embed the actual font outlines in the way I do for a local font? Oh - and incidentally why the hell do I have to select 'export for actionScript' instead of 'export for runtime sharing'?! Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
Taking this back to the original point, did you ever get one font embedded that has plain, bold, italic bold italic symbols so if you have a html text field with all of those styles inside it will display correctly? I have never managed to do this would like to know if its possible. I have no trouble using shared assets movie clips, fonts, sounds etc its just this one last thing that would make me very happy. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lee Sent: 02 June 2006 17:38 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) If you want to do run-time embed rather than author-time embed, you follow the exact same procedure, except that the linkage for your font library would be Export for runtime sharing instead of Export for ActionScript. I tried it with a really complex font called JokerMan and my resulting filesizes were 44KB for fontLibrary.swf and just 124 bytes for fontTest.swf (the consuming swf). -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:07 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of Open As Library as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File Import Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working. Okay, this works, thanks for that. But it makes no sense to me. The two files are both about 20k, so they can't contain the font outlines. So in what sense is this font embedded? As far as I can see, what this is doing is linking to a font named Arial, but someone without Arial on their system won't see it. (it does have the advantage that if I want to globally change the font, I just do it in one place, but that's all). So how can I embed the actual font outlines in the way I do for a local font? Oh - and incidentally why the hell do I have to select 'export for actionScript' instead of 'export for runtime sharing'?! Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
No... In fact it seems to fail entirely if you turn on Render Text as Html for the text field. I'll have to research this more another day. -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jim Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 2:07 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) Taking this back to the original point, did you ever get one font embedded that has plain, bold, italic bold italic symbols so if you have a html text field with all of those styles inside it will display correctly? I have never managed to do this would like to know if its possible. I have no trouble using shared assets movie clips, fonts, sounds etc its just this one last thing that would make me very happy. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lee Sent: 02 June 2006 17:38 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) If you want to do run-time embed rather than author-time embed, you follow the exact same procedure, except that the linkage for your font library would be Export for runtime sharing instead of Export for ActionScript. I tried it with a really complex font called JokerMan and my resulting filesizes were 44KB for fontLibrary.swf and just 124 bytes for fontTest.swf (the consuming swf). -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:07 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of Open As Library as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File Import Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working. Okay, this works, thanks for that. But it makes no sense to me. The two files are both about 20k, so they can't contain the font outlines. So in what sense is this font embedded? As far as I can see, what this is doing is linking to a font named Arial, but someone without Arial on their system won't see it. (it does have the advantage that if I want to globally change the font, I just do it in one place, but that's all). So how can I embed the actual font outlines in the way I do for a local font? Oh - and incidentally why the hell do I have to select 'export for actionScript' instead of 'export for runtime sharing'?! Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
Bummer, well if you have any luck let me know. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lee Sent: 02 June 2006 19:19 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) No... In fact it seems to fail entirely if you turn on Render Text as Html for the text field. I'll have to research this more another day. -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jim Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 2:07 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) Taking this back to the original point, did you ever get one font embedded that has plain, bold, italic bold italic symbols so if you have a html text field with all of those styles inside it will display correctly? I have never managed to do this would like to know if its possible. I have no trouble using shared assets movie clips, fonts, sounds etc its just this one last thing that would make me very happy. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lee Sent: 02 June 2006 17:38 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) If you want to do run-time embed rather than author-time embed, you follow the exact same procedure, except that the linkage for your font library would be Export for runtime sharing instead of Export for ActionScript. I tried it with a really complex font called JokerMan and my resulting filesizes were 44KB for fontLibrary.swf and just 124 bytes for fontTest.swf (the consuming swf). -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:07 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of Open As Library as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File Import Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working. Okay, this works, thanks for that. But it makes no sense to me. The two files are both about 20k, so they can't contain the font outlines. So in what sense is this font embedded? As far as I can see, what this is doing is linking to a font named Arial, but someone without Arial on their system won't see it. (it does have the advantage that if I want to globally change the font, I just do it in one place, but that's all). So how can I embed the actual font outlines in the way I do for a local font? Oh - and incidentally why the hell do I have to select 'export for actionScript' instead of 'export for runtime sharing'?! Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
