Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-08 Thread Ian Thomas
Also note it doesn't need to be offstage (i.e. on the main timeline). It can be inside a clip in the library, as long as the clip is set to export on first frame. HTH, Ian On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:55 AM, Muzak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With an off-stage textfield you can (and should) set a

Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-08 Thread allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com)
thanks for all your help on this guys - i managed to crack the problem by using the order sebastian gave but those tutes look awesome - i'm grabbing them now to take a look Fonts is one of those things that Adobe just hasn't seemed to make any easier no matter what they tried, so having loads of

Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-08 Thread Glen Pike
Hi, These 2 articles were a great help for Embedding - CSS vs AS seemed to be slightly different and caused me headaches before I cracked it. http://www.connectedpixel.com/blog/fonts/embedding http://www.connectedpixel.com/blog/fonts/cssembedding

Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-07 Thread Muzak
@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT I would guess embedding fonts off screen in a text field will be 'slightly' more kb as you are loading a text field that is loaded but not used AND embedding the font; whereas in the first case

Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-06 Thread allandt bik-elliott
that's awesome guys - thanks for the tips are there any file size issues with linking the font from the library as opposed to having a text field off screen? a On 5 Sep 2008, at 19:27, sebastian wrote: nice tip, but it's not absolutely necessary to get them to work, though it may be

Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-06 Thread sebastian
I would guess embedding fonts off screen in a text field will be 'slightly' more kb as you are loading a text field that is loaded but not used AND embedding the font; whereas in the first case you are just embedding the font in the library. But we are taking a very small difference for sure.

[Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-05 Thread allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com)
Hi guys I'm in AS2 and trying to create a textfield, embed fonts in and apply a stylesheet - if i use embedfonts it doesn't render but if i omit it, everything renders fine (but the fonts aren't embedded so won't render properly elsewhere) i can't see what's going wrong - could you take a look

Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-05 Thread sebastian
embedding fonts is a pain, and a royal one at that... it IS possible though, just need patience... ;) All the fonts you are calling in your style sheet need to be in the library, they also need to be set as linkable objects [change linkage/properties]. Note the names you give them very

Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-05 Thread Bob Wohl
Hello, Have you tried to place a text field off screen/stage and embed the font family (each style needs to be embeded in it's own text field - bold, italic etc) that you are trying to use. I remember there being some buggy-ness when trying to embed in AS2 and that was one of the work arounds that

Re: [Flashcoders] fun with embedFonts - NOT

2008-09-05 Thread sebastian
nice tip, but it's not absolutely necessary to get them to work, though it may be 'faster' than trying to do it the 'right' way [whatever that means, fonts are really precarious]. Bob Wohl wrote: Hello, Have you tried to place a text field off screen/stage and embed the font family (each