Flash :: Text Fonts

External Text; Html Text And Embedding Fonts Question - Probably A Quick Solution
I've been reading every post on this that I can find, and so far, I have not stumbled on the solution.

I have a dynamic text box and a text box variable. I load an external text file into the variable and then load the variable into the dynamic text box. The file that gets loaded changes via different buttons pressed. That's working just fine.

The "real" problem is the double line breaks you get when loading in external text. The only way I have found, so far, to solve that is to set the text box to use htmlText and then use the myText.condenseWhite = true; function. That works also. BUT, when set to render text as html, I can no longer embed the fonts. If I try to embed the fonts, the text no longer appears. If the fonts are not embedded, they look bad.

Is there a simple, or not so simple solution? I need very clean looking text that does not have double spaces between lines. Here is a bit of the simple code I'm using. This is attached to a button.

Code:
on (press) {
Spec_txt.autoSize = "left";
Spec_txt.border = true;
Spec_txt.multiline = true;
Spec_txt.wordWrap = false;
Spec_txt.html = true;
Spec_txt.condenseWhite = true;
//Spec_txt.embedFonts = true;

myData = new LoadVars();
myData.onLoad = function(){
Spec_txt.htmlText = this.content;
};
myData.load("parafix.txt");

}

I've had to comment out the embedFonts attribute. When it is enabled, the text does not show.

Thanks for the help.

Static Text (device Fonts) Vs. Dynamic Text (anti-alias Non-embedded)
Any thoughts on which is better to use?

When i use static text and device fonts (arial) the text looks great. The text doesn't change so no need to be dynamic.

Or

I use dynamic text (arial) non-embedded and it looks good too. The text doesn't change but leaving it as dynamic makes it render better.

Embedding Fonts Into HTML Enabled Text Area Component Results In No Text Appearing
I've tried this on both Flash's own text area component and Ghostwire's and have had exactly the same result with both.

Basically, I'm using the text area component to load in an HTML document. The component is supposed to display the Tahoma font but it isn't on all computers as Times might show up. So I went ahead and decided to embed the font. Doesn't matter if I place a dynamic text field off the stage and then select the embed fonts option or make a Font Symbol for Tahoma. If I tell the text area to embed fonts I then render out the .swf and the text disappears. Turn off HTML formatting and the text then appears but the formatting of course, is completely lost. Anyone got an idea of a real fix for this? Or at least an explanation?

How Can I Get As Nice And Smooth Fonts In Dynamic Text As In The Static Text?
I have movie clip with dynamic text and static text. I am using same font, size and color. The static texts looks great but the dynamic one is not. How can I get smoot fonts within dynamic text???
Thanx....

Fonts In A Text Box
Can anyone help me?

I've got a scrolling text box on my flash movie. In the movie I'm using a very unique font which I also want in the text box. On the movie I am breaking it apart so the end users without the font can still see it. However as the text that appears in the box is placed in once it is generated I can't break it apart. Meaning that I am using a crap font that I know everyone has got.

Is there any way I can use this unique font in the box and guarantee that it will be there for all to see?

How To Tell Where Fonts Are Being Used In Text?
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How To Tell Where Fonts Are Being Used In Text?
I have some fonts that are being included in my swf and i cant for the life of me find where they are in my movie. Is there a way to see where each font is being used? Thanks

Fonts Of Dynamic Text
Hi,
I am using Flash MX. I have a few dynamic texts arranged horizontally in a movieclip. The database table fileds that are used to populate these textx thru ASP are of varying length (like int of length 4, char of length 50)... I have kept teh following settings for all the dynamic text fields:

Font: 16, Times New Roman,
Render Text as HTMl : checked.
Normal and Single line.
Character: none

The widths of all the text are same. When i dispaly it thru web page, the font size is not uniform, basically it decreases from left to right....

I made the dynamic texts property to multiline. tried font _sans but still no difference....

any help!!. I want all of tehm to look unifirm with teh same font irrespective of what the database field format is....

Thanks
shilps

Fonts And Static Text
Hello!

When using dynamic text-fields, you can tell Flash which chars you want to be embedded in the swf-file, if the user hasn't got the font.

When using static text-fields, this option is not available. What does it mean? Does it mean that Flash is including the font automatically or does it mean that Flash uses only the fonts on the users computer?

Martin

All About Text & Fonts In Flash. What I Need To Know Is...
2/3rds into completing my movie and then I started thinking about text and fonts, what I should know before publishing and so..

1) I want the fonts that I have in my movie to appear to any viewer wether or not they have that font installed. What am I looking at doing? What are my best options?

2)I want to link a scrolling text field to a button and load the text dynamically (so I can update it). Are there any considerations I should...uh...consider when doing this?

3)Sharpen small fonts? I realize this is a problem for most. Do all I need to do is download some flash specific fonts?

Thanks!

Dynamic Text Fonts
I know that if the user doesn't have the font on their computer, then it downloads I guess and shows anyways, but it doesn't seem to be the same for dynamic fonts and inputs. How can I make sure they'll show with the font I want in a dynamic text box? An input box?

Fonts In A Text Field
I have a dynamic text field that is fed through an external text file. Now if I change the font in the properties window of the text field, will the person who views my site need to have that font to be able to view it?

Embed Text... Many Fonts.. How Would You Do This?
I have a program in which the user types something, then it displays. They can then choose the font they want.

There are 40 fonts, many are unique. I know I must embed these, but first off I realize if I embed 40 fonts I feel the file size will grow largely. I don't want this.

Any suggestions?

Dynamic Text - Fonts?
I have made a couple of websites with my new found Flash knowledge and thought that Flash embedded the fonts in some way shape or form so that it didn't matter if the person reading the site had the font or not. I have just had a client complain that the dynamic text on their website is times new roman and not Frutiger as on the home page. ( http://www.celect.biz ) As they wanted a lot of text on their site I have used dynamic text and a scroll bar, so I can't even outline the text. I have another site where I have used the same method so that it probably suffering the same problem, as the type face I have used on that is even less mainstream. ( http://www.annagooch.co.uk )

Any help with this embarrassing problem would be most appreciated.

Regards

Ralph Ferrand

Dynamic Text Fonts...
hi, does anybody know if i have to use regular fonts that exist on every computer for dynamic text, because i saw a page that had dynamic text on a computer that didnt have that font and it looked pretty crap...
is there a way to still use the font i want and that it will look the same on other computers???
appreciate the help

Fonts / Text In Flash
Is it possible to adjust the parameter of a font in Flash as can be done in Photoshop??

attached is the a screen shot of some text i have in photoshop, showing its settings, that i want to use on my flash web page, however i would rather have it as text in flash than as imported images. This probably isn't as important for the clickable links but more for any bodies of text that will appear.

My other option is to use a pixel font or embed a font which has these characteristic originally, if anyone knows of a font that is similar to the one shown or can give me some good suggestions as to how to get round the problem etc. it would be much appreciated

Thanks

James

Fonts And Input Text.box ?
Is it possible to select a font from my installed fonts then embed the font so that even if the end user doesn't have the same font installed that the same font is used the in the input box without the flash player selecting an automatic default.

I have seen this on a web site before but I don't know if it is a java thing, a php thing, a flash thing or something more complex ?

Is there anyone who knows ?

Thanks GoneNuts

Morphing Text Fonts To Another.
Hello,

I read a tutorial somewhere for morphing text fonts into another one and changes sizes and stuff, and don't get how to do it. Can someone who understands tell me where there is a tutorial again, or tell me how to do it.

HELP ME PLEASE!!!!! I KNOW NOTHING OF THIS!!!!0)

Dynamic Text/ Fonts
When I download new font and use them in my movies as dynamic text, they don't seem to appear as the original text when I publish it on the server. Instead the text shows on other computers as a default Times new roman. On my computer, the movie shows the downloaded text in movies just fine, but on other computers, the movies uses times new roman. How may I tackle this?

Tks
Ken

Two Fonts In Scrolling Text Box?
Hey all-- have a scrolling text box. Would like to put two different fonts in there-- a heading in one font, text in another. It looks good when I'm editing it, but as soon as I hit play, it all displays in the first text.

Also, general newbie text question: Does the viewer have to have the same font already installed in order for it to display correctly, or do I have to embed that font?

Thanks,
Jeff

Dynamic Text And Fonts
Tried to create a dynamic text field but then realized I cant embed the font the usual way (i.e. the properties panel). Anyone know how this is done? Here's what I got so far....

this.createEmptyMovieClip("btn", 1);
btn.createTextField("txt", 10, 0, 0, 100, 50);
txt.autoSize = true;
btn.txt.embedFonts;
btn.txt.text = "Press";

btn.txt.setNewTextFormat(myFormat);

myFormat ????

Fonts (dynamic Text)
hy!

I have a litte problem with fonts. I am using Dynamic text, verdana 12...it works perfectly but when I change the resolution screen to 800x600 i can't read the text.....

Help me please!!

Using Different Fonts In A Text Scroll?
How can I use different fonts in a text scroll. Like having a different font for the title.

Text Scrolller Fonts
I've just used the text scroller tutorial to create my first scroller. It was very easy to follow (As usual).

I would like to display different fonts in the scoller, but when I publish, it changes al the fonts to the same. If render as html I lose the scroll bar.

I can't find a post on it? What gives?

Cheers

Capt,

Help Embedding Fonts In Scrolling Text Box
I successfully used Mr. Patrick Mineault's lovely Actionscript tutorial on "scrolling a text box."
( http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/In...29/index.shtml )

Problem now is that I can't get my fonts to embed! Is there an idiot-proof way to get fonts to embed into Flash files or is this a special case with the method of displaying text in this tutorial? Help the idiot!

Jonathan

Dynamic Text Field Fonts Etc
Hi

Can I assign the Dynamic Text Field to a Style Sheet???

I am importing text in the dynamic text field using a text file, with the font set as TAHOMA.

Works great in PC, not in the MAC.

Does anyone have any suggestions how I get around this, as, it seems the client wants TAHOMA as the font.

Thanks,

Sam

Fonts In Dynamic Text Fields
Can you specify font, font size and color in a a dynamic text field?

If so, how?

Thanks-

Coffeeld

Can I Embed Fonts For Dynamic Text?
I noticed my web page looks fine on my computer. I just looked at it on another computer for the first time. Any place that has dynamic text, the other computer substituted some really bad alternatives. How can I get around this?

Using Embedded Fonts For Dynamic Text
I'm obviously missing something, but how do you use embedded fonts in text fields that are generated dynamically? Thanks in advance for any help.

Embedded Fonts In Dynamic Text Box
I have a movie clip, and inside the clip is a dynamic text box and some arrows. I have action scrip on the movie clip allowing the text box to scroll.

I have an arrow in my text (in a Web Dings font). Even with the embedded fonts outline turned on I'm still not seeing the correct Web Dings arrow (it reverts back to the letter "u")

Does anyone know how to get the embedded fouts outline to work when using this technique?

On this URL, you can see the "u" which should be a Web Ding:
http://www.delinea.com/layouts/solutions/arrow.html

Sources files:
http://www.delinea.com/layouts/solutions/arrow.fla
http://www.delinea.com/layouts/solutions/arrow_text.fla

Thanks.
Michelle

Dynamic Text + Fonts Question
Hi there.

I'm trying to get a variable to load into an array from a text file. I assume that the syntax is like any other array:

variable[x]=stuff

so i make a text file that is :

&variable[0]=firstitem
&variable[1]=seconditem

etc.

after that action, i want to set it up so that when my array is displayed in flash, it should be in a specific font. how is that done?? can it be done?

thanks in advance.

Pixel Fonts And Dynamic Text
I use these great fonts that I downloaded from miniml.com and they work fine static. However, for dynamic text they don't appear correctly when the font isn't installed on the user's machine. I know the font is embeded because i checked the report. And the miniml.com site has no problem doing it for their preloaders. I don't know what to do.
Any one ever deal with this issue?

Text Scroll With Special Fonts
I am making a text scroll. I am using a pixel font and I want to make sure the text is clear and crisp. I Put the text in the actionscript.It works great.

I am afraid if the person viewing the page doesn't have the font on thier computer, they won't see it. Is that correct? If I scroll a MC the fonts will be fuzzy. I can't do the HTML way becuase it won't support the font.

Mark

Center Text With Pixel Fonts
Hello

We know that if we want to use pixel fonts the align of the text must be left or right. If the align is center the text presents blur.

I have made a prototype to get center align text with pixel fonts without the blur effect.

You must create a input text named "tinput", you must import the pixelfont that you want to use into the library abd export it for actionscript with the name "myfont"

Finally you must paste this code in your first frame:

Code:
String.prototype.centertext = function(clip, tfont, tsize, tcolor, numcar, theight, posx, posy) {
_global.lines = Array();
words = new Array();
words = this.split(" ");
count = 0;
numline = 1;
format = new TextFormat();
format.font = tfont;
format.size = tsize;
format.color = tcolor;
for (i=0; i<words.length; i++) {
if ((count+words[i].length)>numcar) {
this = this.substr(count);
count = 0;
numline++;
_global.lines[numline] += " "+words[i];
} else {
count = count+words[i].length+1;
_global.lines[numline] += " "+words[i];
}
}
for (j=1; j<numline+1; j++) {
_root[clip].createTextField("campo"+j, j, posx, posy+j*theight, numcar*tsize, theight);
path = "_root."+clip+".campo"+j;
with (eval(path)) {
embedFonts = true;
text = _global.lines[j];
setTextFormat(format);
_x -= Math.round(textWidth/2);
}
}
};
tinput.onChanged = function() {
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("empty", 1);
empty._x = 20;
empty._y = 20;
this.text.centertext("empty", "myfont", 8, 0x55aa12, 40, 16, 120, 50);
};
you can view an example

That´s all

Dynamic Text / Fonts Issue
Hi,
I'm using a pixel font in my site called Nokia cellphone, which unsuprisingly looks like text on a Nokia cellphone. Or at least it does when I use static text boxes. As soon as I use dynamic text boxes pulling in text files, the font does not show up on a PC that doesn't have it installed. What's the deal? I thought Flash embedded fonts in the swf by default, unless you specify that you want it to use device fonts?
Why does it show the font on PCs (without it installed) for static text, but not dynamic?
Am I missing something??

Thanks in advance

Fonts + Input Text = Problems
Is it possible to force the user to download a font for use in a input field in a form. So that the inputs are written in this font rather than a systemn font.

Input Text And Pixel Fonts
hey all. ive designed an online form in flash and i want to use pixel fonts. i know that if you make sure to align your text boxes on whole numbers, then your pixel fonts will appear crisp. however, for some reason, whenever i input type into the 'comment box' (which is a multi-line input text box), the text shifts in and out of crispness. the box is located in the root of my movie and is located on a whole number. also, when i convert the input text to static text, the font is nice and crisp, which is why im thinking it has something to do with the way input type gets formatted in flash. is there any way to do this? im almost positive that ive seen sites that use pixel fonts in comment boxes and it looks just fine. any suggestions?

cheers
j

Dynamic Text Fonts At Runtime
I hope that someone can help me with this question:

In a site that I am currently working on, the text for the menu will be dynamic text that will be bound from external XML data at load time.

My question is: that when the site is being served on the internet from a web server, will any special fonts used have to be installed on the client machines in order to see them or will they be viewable if the fonts are on the server?

I hope that makes some sense!

Dynamic Text Fonts And Colours
When you are using a dynamic scrolling text box to show an external .txt file, can you create the file in Word or something else so that fonts/colours can be changed. At the moment the .txt file is in notepad, and you can't seem to change the text features.

Mixing Pixel Fonts With AA Text
First off, let me explain that I am not a designer, so I lack the natural ability that some of you display. I know that I will never achieve the level of perfection that others do. Flash is a personal interest that I find enjoyable and challenging.

I've been working on a rehash of my personal website http://www.jeffreycostello.com/beginnings.htm .It is NOWHERE NEAR complete, but I am trying to get feedback before I get too far into it. After getting a couple of replies to my site check about using pixel fonts, I decided to find out what they were and how to use them. I am mostly pleased with the results, as it has cleaned up the text in the blogviewer and the "future guestbook" considerably.

Using the Pixel Fonts has created another problem, though. I always thought that it was wrong to mix fonts on a site (maybe different sizes or colors of the same font, but not entirely different fonts.) It seems distracting to the eye... and IMHO, looks like an error on the designer's part. The problem is that most pixel fonts only come in one size. I have not seen any that are available in an array of sizes that could be used for an entire site. Plus, my site just does not feel like a "techy" site. The whole thesis behind my redesign was to implement more technology without having a high tech look.

Is it possible to mix pixel and AA text without affecting the continuity of the site? Specifically, can I use AA text in titles and navigation but use pixel fonts for content? I'd really love some feedback on this topic from those in the know.

Thank You (in advance)

Embeded Fonts And Text Not Reflecting Them
I have several movies that are all very much the same, using many of the same components.
All using embeded fonts linked to the same source movie.
Now, about half the movies use the embedded fonts perfectly!
The other half, if the the fonts in question aren't installed on the viewer's PC, the text defaults to a system font and won't show in the font requested.

Problems with embeded fonts in the past have sometimes had to do with a text field using a font that's not embeded messing up the embeding for all the other fonts, or something like that. It's been so long I can't remember exactly.
But I've gone over every component, every line of code, and can't find anything different between a movie that works and one that doesn't!
I've tried re-embeding the fonts, I've tried using different fonts...and nothing changes on the movies that refuse to reflect the embeded font.

Does this sound at all familiar to anyone? Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Truncated Text W/ Device Fonts
Thanks in advance...

So I've got a file level0 that, onmouseover, calls a new .swf level1. Level1 overlaps level0 and displays text. That text is a simple symbol of a text box in which device fonts are selected. But if the text wraps below a certain line, it disappears.

There are no images, white covers on the stage, nothing blocking the space. Is this typical of using device fonts? How do I fix it? I'm baffled.

Thanks,
tex

(sorry it's on a password protected intranet...no URL)

Changing Fonts With Dynamic Text
I'm having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to change fonts of some text in a dynamic text field with a button. The end goal: users can click on different font names to see the text in different fonts. I got it to work one way but the file size is huge! any help?

-B. Thorne
bthorne@drawingboardad.com

i can post the .swf for viewing

Dynamic Text But Embedded Fonts? [MX]
Ok so I have these external HTML files with loads of text. And all the pages are rendered with actionscript.

But I'd like to embed proprietary fonts (fonts that will not be available on clients computer).

How do I go about this - I know that FMX can embed the font outlines in an .fla file, but since the text in this case is dynamic (ie. loaded, textField is created at runtime etc etc), how can I make flash embed these more exotic fonts?!?

Pixel Fonts In Dynamic Text
I have a dynamic text field that I am importing a .txt into using the loadVars method.
For the life of me I cant get the damn text to appear clear, its still blurry. I have made sure that the textfield is on whole X-Y numbers, and I have even made sure that the empty MC that is calling the .swf that loads the .txt is even on whole X-Y numbers.

For now I am just using _sans font, as it looks the clearest. But I want to use the pixel font that I have been using thoughout the site to keep the continuity. Any one have any better ideas.