Thanks - I might try that script, but is embedding a font from a Class
script really need to be that complicated? You said you hadn't checked
the script, I myself am not quite sure what it does, so hard to modify
for my use, especially not sure about lines like:
container = container || {};
? Especially when "container" is not a defined property in the class
you wrote - can you explain? Thanks very much for your ideas and help!
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Iv
>>Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:00 AM
>>To: Flashcoders mailing list
>>Subject: Re[2]: [Flashcoders] Can't reference a library font from
inside
>>astaticclass (?)
>>
>>Hello Jason,
>>
>>>>From reading that article, what is SFM?
>>- Shared Fonts Manager www.sharedfonts.com about it.
>>
>>MJ> Also, this is recommending using text fields placed off-stage
which show
>>MJ> all the characters? I wanted to just do this from a class and
have
>>MJ> minimal interaction with the .fla - the article also seems written
for
>>MJ> an older version of Flash. Is this really the only way to
reference a
>>MJ> font in the library from a static class?
>>
>>In AS2 you can use special class for access to formats instead
>>_level0.fmt_container object
>>
>>for example:
>>
>>class FontsLibrary {
>>
>> private static var container:Object;
>>
>> public static function registerFormat
(from_text_field:TextField):Void {
>> container = container || {};
>> if (!from_text_field.embedFonts) {
>> return;
>> }
>> var t_fmt = from_text_field.getNewTextFormat();
>> var name:String = t_fmt.font;
>> if (t_fmt.bold) {
>> name += "_bold";
>> }
>> if (t_fmt.italic) {
>> name += "_italic";
>> }
>> container[name] = t_fmt;
>> }
>>
>> public static function isRegistered (font:String, bold:Boolean,
>>italic:Boolean):TextFormat {
>> var name:String = t_fmt.font;
>> if (t_fmt.bold) {
>> name += "_bold";
>> }
>> if (t_fmt.italic) {
>> name += "_italic";
>> }
>>
>> if (container[name]) {
>> return true;
>> }
>> return false;
>> }
>>
>>}
>>
>>your class:
>>
>>class com.icfconsulting.objects.SimpleTextField{
>> public static function create(target_mc:MovieClip):TextField{
>>//(Note:I just want a simple text field, so values are hard coded for
>>now)
>> var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
>> my_fmt.font = "Swis";
>> my_fmt.color = 0x000000;
>> my_fmt.size = 16;
>> target_mc.createTextField("tf_txt",0,20,20,200,20);
>> target_mc.tf_txt.embedFonts = FontsLibrary.isRegistered("Swis",
false, false);
>>..........
>>
>>
>>and in the FLA you need register formats, possible using class:
>>
>>
>>import FontsLibrary;
>>class TextFormatsHolder extends MovieClip {
>>
>> function TextFormatsHolder () {
>> for (var i:String in this) {
>> var text_field:TextField = TextField(this[i])
>> FontsLibrary.registerFormat(text_field);
>> }
>> this.swapDepths(this._parent.getNextHighestDepth());
>> this.removeMovieClip();
>> }
>>
>>}
>>
>>
>>add to library in FLA TextFormatsHolder class movieclip and add
>>textfields with embeded fonts.
>>don't set "export in first frame" and add this movieclip to timeline
>>after preloader.
>>
>>it's just a principle of solution. script not checked.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Ivan Dembicki
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