Flash :: Fonts Problems

[Fonts] Pixel Fonts Are Closing Gaps..
Hi there,

I've got a weird and irritating problem. I have a font, supernatural_10_02, which I use in a site. This is a pixelfont, so I'm taking special actions to make sure the fonts look non-antialiased. This works fine, the text looks very nice. Untill I export the movie, then the gaps in letters are being closed for some strange reason.

To ******** things, I've uploaded two examples. First an example of how the font looks on the Flash MX Working stage:

Then an example of how this same text looks when I export the movie:

What is going wrong? And what am I doing wrong.. Is there anything I can do to prevent those letters from closing? Please help!

I'm using Flash MX 6.0 on Windows XP

Ps: I've tried to export the movie on a Macintosh, the letters on that mac did not close?! Really weird..

Flash Fonts And Server Side Fonts
Hi,

I'm creating an application where users upload their images with flash and edit them. We are placing text over the images, and we allow the users to choose the fonts in which they write them.

The co-ordinates are saved to the application database and the server side code dynamically writes the text on top of the images.

I know in order for the server side application to write in the selected font it must be installed in the server. I am wondering what my limitations on fonts that appear in flash are ?

How can I increase the number of fonts that will function on both the flash application and the server side application? The application is being developed in as 2.0, but could be moved to 3.0 if this helps.

Thanks very much for any assistance!
mike123

Pixel Fonts Becoming System Default Fonts?
Hello, when I try to use some of the pixel fonts I have downloaded some of then turn into 'system default fonts' as if by magic and then fail to work, the ones that work like the FFF fonts don't turn into 'system default fonts'. Is there any way to stop my fonts becoming system default fonts, and would this ensure they dont muck up?

attached is a pic to show you what i mean.

Question About Using Non-system Fonts And Blurry Fonts
i'm using some miniml(vector-based?) fonts in my movie. how should i set my text options in order for the client to see the fonts and what would be optimal settings to avoid blur(right now they are placed on whole number increments and seem ok). thanks =)

Pixel Fonts / Bitmap Fonts
There are hundreds of pixelfonts out there, just check http://www.dafont.com/en/bitmap.php for example, but most of them don't seem to work with Flash!?

So far, after installing loads of them and trying them out I have only found the Kroeger, Hooge and Standard fonts from miniml.com and one called "Fixed_v01" to work...

I was wondering what pixelfonts you guys have tried? I would love to find a really small pixelfont like silkscreen that works with flash.

Register Fonts With System Fonts?
if you use

Code:
p_systemFonts = Font.enumerateFonts(true);
that will give you an array of all the system fonts, as font objects in each index of the array.

so p_systemFonts[0] might give you [Font Arial] or something like that

I need to register the font so that it can be used in my text fields.

This works great with Font Class objects i make in the library. let's say in the library i have a font object called "Rockwell"

then i'd use

Code:
import Rockwell;
Font.registerFont(Rockwell);
works great. i just need to do the same thing with a system font...

this issue is that when you use Font.enumerateFonts(true), it gives you an array of Font Objects not classes.

registerFont is looking for class for the argument.

is there a way for me to get an array of the system fonts as classs, not font objects... or to get a class from the font object...

thanks in advance!

Fonts In IDE Do Not Match Up With Windows Fonts
Maybe I am just crazy or I do not know something that is quite basic but I am having a tough time matching up fonts for designing my stage. I've created a stage, added a textfield with the text "TEST" and set the font to Arial - 24 pt - Bold. I then open up Notepad, type the word "TEST" and set the font to Arial - 24 pt - Bold.

For some reason the text is much smaller than it is in Notepad. Any ideas why this is happening? I'm sure that it is something obvious I am missing.

Device Fonts Vs. Embedded Fonts
Hi there!

I have a little X-File I'm trying to figure out here. Any hints would be appreciated.

I have six SWFs. All of them have the same exact design. However, each of them has a different amount of text using an embedded font. The first one has about 3,500 characters (with spaces). The second one has aproximately 6,000 characters (with spaces). The third one has 14,000 characters, more or less.

The fourth SWF is just the first one, but using a device font instead. The fifth one is the second SWF with a device font, and the same goes for the sixth one.

All six SFWs can be scrolled down.

I've taken times. I've measured the time taken to scroll down the entire text in each SWF. All tests have been run down under Windows XP and with version 9 of Flash Player, and a 'high' value of the quality parameter.

I have read in the Flash documentation that device fonts are managed faster by Flash Player, as they don't use any anti-alias settings and its renderization lays down on the OS' font technology. Let me introduce the results:

First SWF (deviced one) has taken an average time of 0 min 59 s, 71
Fourth SWF (embedded one) has taken an average time of 1 min 12 s, 04

As guessed, it seems that device fonts are a little bit lighter than embedded fonts.

Second SWF (deviced one) has taken an average time of 1 min 36 s, 04
Fifth SWF (embedded one) has taken an average time of 1 min 52 s, 64

In this set of tests, we can appreciate a similar behaviour. But, pay attention...

Third SWF (deviced one) has taken an average time of 5 min 50 s, 81
Sixth SWF (embedded one) has taken an average time of 3 min 52 s, 60

Funny, isn't it? This set of tests just drives me nuts. One would think that results may be swapped, but, no matter how many times I try it, it always goes the same way.

Has anyone observed this behaviour before? Is there any known bottleneck in the underlying Windows Font Technology? Does it make any sense at all?

Thanks in advance!

Edited: 04/26/2007 at 02:40:15 AM by josermae

Embed Fonts When Fonts Are Called In XML
Does anyone know how to embed a font in AS3 when there is no dynamic textField in the actionscript because the font is called from an xml file? It's part of a menu. I embedded the font in the component as well as added it to my library and exported it for actionscript. I think it's all good there.

The xml file uses:

<textFormat>
<font>Univers Condensed</font>
<size>15</size>
<bold>true</bold>
<color>0xFFFFFF</color>
<align>right</align>
<leading>0</leading>
<rightMargin>20</rightMargin>
</textFormat>

The Univers Condensed font isn't showing on the menu on a computer that doesn't have Univers installed. The menu component I'm using is Jumpeye's accordion tree menu. I was able to do it on the AS2 version, but not the AS3 version. Any tutorial I can find for embedding fonts in AS3 says to use the dynamic textFiled in the actionscript, but in this case I don't have that. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Fonts Fonts, I Just Don't Know These Things
Can someone explain what kind of fonts i need to use in my dynamic text field so when i preview my movie they would look same as static text.

If you could give some info on it, cause my preloader does not look very charming with these ugly fonts.

Thank you!

How Can I Use Fonts Other Than Device Fonts? Help
Hi guys.

I tried opening my Suitcase first (to load fonts to the system) and opening Flash MX (6.0), but it's not letting me use any other fonts than its device fonts (_serif, _typewriter, etc)
tried restarting the computer. didn't work.

can anybody help me?

thanks!! !!! !!!!!

Laura

Fonts - Want To Use 2 Different Fonts, But It's Not Working
Please help! I can’t get a font to stick when other people are viewing my site from their computers.
I have one phrase that I want to be in an Old English or Lincoln (which is what I have on my machine) font every time it appears. (Needless to say, the rest of the text on the website is in a different font.) To others, this phrase appears in the same font as the rest of the website, but I want it to stand out in its own font.

In some cases, this phrase appears on a button, as static text.
In other cases, this phrase appears in the body of a large block of text which is dynamic and has a scrollbar attached to it.
In a third case, it is dynamic text that is linked to another webpage.

I’ve read a little bit about device fonts and I’m getting a warning message about not being able to create outlines for some of the fonts.

Please advise me on how to rectify this problem.

Thank you!

BAD FONTS NAUGHTY FONTS
I am having a headache with some clips which contain text. Please see the following... http://www.virtualentourage.com/www/main.htm
I have selected the text so it is aliased for readability and still it looks awful when exported and viewed on a PC. I am a mac opereator and it appears fine on my machine when I look on the PC it looks really grubby (Might be screen res since I have 23 apple display). I am fairly new to Flash 8 so is there something I havent done correctly? Please help!

Using Fonts That Are Not Device Fonts...
Hai,
I have a SWF file(SWF only not FLA) with the textfield given a font that is not available in my system(fonts are embedded to that field). Is it possible to make use of that SWF file and get the same font in my Flash document.

Tell me how I could do this without downloading that font in my system.
Thanks

[FONTS] Pixel Fonts
hi all!

I just want to know where can i find free pixel fonts to download

i already downloaded the fontsforflash.com fonts... but i want more than that!

thanks who help me!

Fonts, Mostly Pixel Fonts
Hi,
I don't know about you, but every time I'm doing a webpage, or a project, or anything in flash, I'm having trouble with fonts.
I'm not much of a funky text lover, most of my things have pixel fonts inside.
Now, i know some things like:

if the textfield is located in a movieclip,
make sure its not resized ,
it should be 100%
and that the MC should be on even pixel cordinates
set the text to anti-alias for animation
left aligned
size 8 or multiple of 8.only

if it's inside a graph symbol, anti-alias for readability, bitmap alias according to case.

test it, works fine. yeah?!, but just on your comp.
see it from somewhere else, looks crappy.all blured and everything.
My own solution for small text fields(logos, titles..etc) is to import a .png that i've allready created in photoshop, with the text i want. this way i am sure nothing's gonna' happen. how about 'big stories'?

What do you guys do to make the text nice and clear?
if you'll say: make it dynamic, generate it through the actionscript, even XML, i'm goin' to shoot myself. 'cause i'm not an actionscripter, and i recon a lot of people are like me.

Why Do Embedded Fonts Blur When Non-embedded Fonts Dont?
If someone could offer a suggestion here I'd be much obliged. I'm trying to build a web site using pixel fonts but since very few people have this particular font, I'm trying to embed the font. The problem is that when I don't embed it looks perfectly sharp, but as soon as I embed it blurs them (as if it tries to anti-alias a pixel font.. which I don't want it to do)... any ideas?

Using Fonts In Flash - Serif / Sans Serif? Best Fonts To Use?
Hi guys -

Some questions about fonts here.

I'm having a problem - I design my sites first in Photoshop then I do the relevant parts up in Flash. Sometimes, when I put a font in Flash - it doesn't render it as cleanly as I have it in Photoshop.

Some fonts to give examples by name that I use a lot are - Old Sans Black and Kartika

Is there some guide when using fonts in flash? Like any specific ones I should look to use more - for headers and also for content text?

It's really bugging me

Missing Fonts, Is It Possible To Insert Missing Fonts To Flash?
Hi,
I have a problem. I use some fonts on my flash site and everything works fine on my computer. But when I open the same site on another computer where the fonts are missing, it replace the fonts with common ones.

Is there any solution how I can attach this fonts to flash site?

Different Pc's / Different Fonts?
heLLo. can you explain-me if it's possible tHat a flash moVie (swf) can show a different font by playing in a "different" pC :|?? does it have to have the font used in the moVie installed to display it correctly?

thank you verY much

rUi

Fonts
Hi all,
can anyone tell me where i can find font/s that look like the one used in the gigashirts website? its the one that's blockish and used on the links. the site address is:
http://www.gigashirts.com
thanks in advance.

Fonts
How do I load a new font into PSP 7?

Fonts
Hey,
I was wonderin where you can get fonts for Flash 5. I see all the really cool text on some site made with flash 5, and they cant possibly be made with flash 5. Any help appreciated THX ALOT!

20 KB Of FONTS
I posted this question here because here are the smart guys so, so the question is about fonts, When you embed some fonts in dynamic text field you put thos letters in your final swf and i did and checked [] this little sign, and than when i read mz report it said that that embede font took about 20 kb of space and that is a lot, so i tried using device fonts in static TF but the problem is that when i wiev my swf in IE letters arenot the way i put them, but i have on my computer that font it is ARIEL CE. And device fonts means that it is using fonts from the browser ot computer where that file is started right?? so how this works excatly?? it is much improvement if u use that fonts arent embeded in SWF filesize is smaller, so can this be done any how, maybe somehow integrated whit IE or what, come on you GURUs or whatever you are how do you do that do you embed or do you use device fonts but set some other thing very smart, what is it???

FONTS?
I'm just looking for some general help with font usage in flash 4-
i have one particular font that i am trying to use in my movies. I cant get it to look the way it's supposed to. if i need lage title copy i've been making it in another program and importing that into flash, but i would like to use this font in larger areas of copy. is this possible.

if so how does the font issue work when i publish, so it doesn't change. i also don't want to have a larger file due to flash having to render large areas of copy.

is there a solution to this problem or am i stuck with the defalt sanserif font that comes with flash.

please help... any insight is welcome : )

Fonts How To Use Them?
Hi there can anyone tell me how to import a font into flash?
I have download some fonts from flashkit but cant import them onto flash to use them. I know that this is probably a really stupid question but if someone could help i would be very grateful.

Leggit

Fonts?
can some one tell me what fonts are good cause i need some cool ones to work with for my website menu...i would prefer that they are small thanks

Jeff

Cant See Fonts....
I've recently switched and i'm using a mac now. When i download fonts from this site I cant use them in flash 5!!! any ideas?

thanks....

and yes i have put the fonts in the font folder...
[Edited by theBEIGEone on 04-02-2002 at 07:06 PM]

FONTS HELP
Does it matter what fonts I choose to use in my movies? F

For example, if I use a non-standard font that many people will not have...will that be a problem?

In other words... when you export a flash movie...does the fonts get saved withing the flash... thus letting anyone view it the way it was intended.... OR does it just use the fonts saved the users computer that runs it?

TIA

-Ryan

Fonts
I was just wonderin how to make a font, like the ones you can download on the "fonts" part this site.

Fonts
I'm loading a .txt file and it loads the text gigantic. Font size is set at 8pt in both text file and dynamic box. When I embed the font, it squishes them... help.

Help With Fonts
i seem to have done something to flash so that when i try to view action script, all the characters come up as squares like when a font is missing. i guess i could have moved whatever font that was though i doubt it. does anyone know what font this is so i can replace it (hopefully without reinstalling)? thanks.

Fonts
I want to use an unusual font in flash, i have extracted it to c:windowsfonts as usual and checked it works by viewing its exmple sheet.

It doesnt seem to be available in flash though, i have restarted but still no luck any ideas??

Fonts And MX
Since the option to create a Generator Template (swt) file from MX is now gone (at least I can't find it) is there a way to dynamically load fonts into the movie from the server and NOT from the player's host machine?

Fonts
hi there,

I was wondering, is it possible to handle a font in a way that it loads with the swf, like a symbol or something, so the movement on the types becomes quicker?

greetz
Robin

Fonts
Say I download a font from somewhere (this site)
How would i use it in flash?
I've tried puttin the font into
C:WINDOWSFONTS
already but that didnt seem to work. I know its probably hella easy to do it but can someone help me?

Fonts In Mac
i was wondering how to get macs to not replace the fonts i embedd in the flash file?
do i need to author the file in a mac??

Fonts In MX
I have a problem thats really ticking me off. Every font I use in MX under 16pt turns out fuzzy when I make it a swf. What am I doing wrong? Is there a setting I have to change? I have used everything from _sans to Arial to Times it doesnt matter it turns out fuzzy.
Help me please.

Thanks

Too Many Fonts
After indulging a short "font collecting fettish" I now have a huge shedload of fonts.
What I was wonderin is... if there is any way to categorise a font list within Flash, e.g...create folders to organise different fonts/symbols etc... (or for any other prog for that matter).

Yeah, probably a windows thing, No?

Cheers Cylon.

Fonts
How do I turn off anti-aliasing for certain blocks of text in my FLASH movie?

Different Fonts
Ok, I have downloaded some of my favorite fonts and i go ahead and drop them into the windows/font folder but i cant find them in any program to use them! WTF!?!?! Am i doing this wrong? i have windows m.e. if anyone has a solution THANK YOU! - EnSanity

Fonts
I'm curious as to how to use fonts. I have a lot of nice ones on my computer, but not many other people probably have them.

If i make the text static will it still show up in that font, like it's an image? Or do I need to package the font? Or better, just go to a more common font?

thanks
ty

What Is It With FONTS?
i've seen some threads about fonts and i thought of posting this one to see if we can clear everyones doubts.

here's one of my own:

If you use any font (other then the websave ones) in a flash site will everything be OK? will it display even if the user doesn't have it installed?

What The? - How Do They Do It? - (Re: Fonts)
Alright, I've been trying to figure this out for days, but can't, so I finally caved and decided to post.

How in the world do I use antialiased fonts in my flash movie and have them look consistant on all systems?

The guys over at http://www.northwind.it have me stumped. The whole site is antialiased and I just dont' get it.

I hacked their site with an .swf decompiler (strictly for education, I swear) and found that somehow they have included the font set within the swf? Does this make sense? Macromedia says that if you don't embed font outlines, and the system which is viewing the movie doesn't have the same fonts installed, then the flash movie substitutes. So, how did Northwind do it? Because I am 100% positive that I don't have that little script like font installed here, yet it still looks perfect.

I've tried everything, from dynamic textboxes with no embedding to static boxes with device fonts checked to strategic placement (x,y on even integers) to....well, everything! I even tried some of the Fonts For Flash fonts, did exactly what they instructed, and it STILL didn't work.

I mean, they look fine on my system, but when I check it on a different system without the specific font installed, it just picks another one and everything looks horrible.

What am I missing? Can someone PLEASE help me out here?

Fonts Problems

Hi allI am doing Flash banner and have these problems:I am loading text from text file into flashand have problem showing with fonts like è é à.How do I use system font in dynamic text field?thankspilotx

Hi all
I am doing Flash banner and have these problems:
I am loading text from text file into flash
and have problem showing with fonts like è é à.

How do I use system font in dynamic text field?

thanks
pilotx