Re: [flexcoders] Use "Outline" fonts in Flex AIR app?
Sorry, setting the filter on a text display object of some sort, not on a font! Ian On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Ian Thomas wrote: > Tracy, >You can get a pretty good approximation by using a GlowFilter on a font, > setting the quality to medium or high, the size to 2 or more and the > strength to 1000. > > HTH, >Ian > > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Tracy Spratt wrote: > >> >> >> We need to display numbers on a screen with a busy background and the >> designers want to use an “outline” font. By this they mean a character that >> has an outline around it. >> >> >> >> Googling shows that the word “outline’ is used with font technical >> description/formatting, but that is not the same as a visual outline around >> the character. One post (from 2006) says that Flex/Flash does not directly >> support outline fonts and that one should create the characters in Flash. >> >> >> >> Worst case, we can do that but it means a lot of work, especially to >> support multiple sizes, and to provide runtime styling of the colors of the >> outline, and the interior. >> >> >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> >> >> Tracy Spratt, >> >> Lariat Services, development services available >> >> >> >> > >
Re: [flexcoders] Use "Outline" fonts in Flex AIR app?
Tracy, You can get a pretty good approximation by using a GlowFilter on a font, setting the quality to medium or high, the size to 2 or more and the strength to 1000. HTH, Ian On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Tracy Spratt wrote: > > > We need to display numbers on a screen with a busy background and the > designers want to use an “outline” font. By this they mean a character that > has an outline around it. > > > > Googling shows that the word “outline’ is used with font technical > description/formatting, but that is not the same as a visual outline around > the character. One post (from 2006) says that Flex/Flash does not directly > support outline fonts and that one should create the characters in Flash. > > > > Worst case, we can do that but it means a lot of work, especially to > support multiple sizes, and to provide runtime styling of the colors of the > outline, and the interior. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Tracy Spratt, > > Lariat Services, development services available > > > >
[flexcoders] Use "Outline" fonts in Flex AIR app?
We need to display numbers on a screen with a busy background and the designers want to use an "outline" font. By this they mean a character that has an outline around it. Googling shows that the word "outline' is used with font technical description/formatting, but that is not the same as a visual outline around the character. One post (from 2006) says that Flex/Flash does not directly support outline fonts and that one should create the characters in Flash. Worst case, we can do that but it means a lot of work, especially to support multiple sizes, and to provide runtime styling of the colors of the outline, and the interior. Any suggestions? Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available
