[flexcoders] Re: Fading out text

2008-08-01 Thread cesarerocchi
 You need to use an embedded font in order for the fade effect to work. Simply 
 create a 
new style for your text, then tick the Embed this font check box in the style 
properties.

Thanks for the quick reply.
A follow up question.
What if I am ok with the default font (I work in Adobe Air) and I didn't embed 
any font in my 
application?
Isn't that font, the default one, already embedded? If not, what's the name of 
the default 
font?

Thanks,

-c.



Re: [flexcoders] Re: Fading out text

2008-08-01 Thread Laurent Cozic
Actually it doesn't really matter what the defautl font is or if it's installed 
on the user's system or not. If you want to change the alpha, rotation or, in 
general, use any effect on a text component, you have to embed the font.

This is actually a limitation of the Flash Player, not Flex, so there's not 
much we can do about it. If I'm not mistaken, this limitation will be gone in 
Flash 10 though.

 --
Laurent Cozic

Flash, Flex and Web Application development
http://pogopixels.com



- Original Message 
From: cesarerocchi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 3:50:42 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Fading out text


 You need to use an embedded font in order for the fade effect to work. Simply 
 create a 
new style for your text, then tick the Embed this font check box in the style 
properties.

Thanks for the quick reply.
A follow up question.
What if I am ok with the default font (I work in Adobe Air) and I didn't embed 
any font in my 
application?
Isn't that font, the default one, already embedded? If not, what's the name of 
the default 
font?

Thanks,

-c.




  

[flexcoders] Re: Fading out text

2008-08-01 Thread Amy
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Laurent Cozic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Actually it doesn't really matter what the defautl font is or if it's 
installed on the user's system or not. If you want to change the alpha, 
rotation or, in general, use any effect on a text component, you have 
to embed the font.
 
 This is actually a limitation of the Flash Player, not Flex, so 
there's not much we can do about it. If I'm not mistaken, this 
limitation will be gone in Flash 10 though.

I think you can get around this by setting the blendMode 
http://flexdiary.blogspot.com/2008/07/musings-on-advanceddatagrid-part-
3.html



[flexcoders] Re: Fading out text

2008-08-01 Thread djhatrick
There is an alternative not having to embed fonts to create a fade...:

http://blogs.adobe.com/flexdoc/2008/04/alternatives_to_fade_effect_fo_1.html



--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Laurent Cozic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Actually it doesn't really matter what the defautl font is or if
it's installed on the user's system or not. If you want to change the
alpha, rotation or, in general, use any effect on a text component,
you have to embed the font.
 
 This is actually a limitation of the Flash Player, not Flex, so
there's not much we can do about it. If I'm not mistaken, this
limitation will be gone in Flash 10 though.
 
  --
 Laurent Cozic
 
 Flash, Flex and Web Application development
 http://pogopixels.com
 
 
 
 - Original Message 
 From: cesarerocchi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 3:50:42 PM
 Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Fading out text
 
 
  You need to use an embedded font in order for the fade effect to
work. Simply create a 
 new style for your text, then tick the Embed this font check box
in the style properties.
 
 Thanks for the quick reply.
 A follow up question.
 What if I am ok with the default font (I work in Adobe Air) and I
didn't embed any font in my 
 application?
 Isn't that font, the default one, already embedded? If not, what's
the name of the default 
 font?
 
 Thanks,
 
 -c.