change a dynamic text field font

[sonic_2k_uk]

hi. Im creating a simple flash app rather like notepad for a school project and ive got just about everything apart from the font. how can i make it so that when you click a button it changes the font?

i thought it would be something like this:

on (release) {
_root.text2.font = "comic sans ms";
}

but it isnt!
cheers

[Billy T]

I think that will just effect text that you add after you change the font

try using the textFormat object

cheers

[sonic_2k_uk]

tried

on (release) {
myTextFormat = new TextFormat();
myTextFormat.font = "comic sans ms";
myTextField.setTextFormat(myTextFormat);
}

but cant get it to work!

[Billy T]

Originally posted by sonic_2k_uk
"comic sans ms";


is that the exact name?

put this on the first frame

arr=TextField.getFontList()
for(i in arr){
trace(arr[i]);
}

and see what it says

obviously if you don't embed the font then the user will need to have it installed

[sonic_2k_uk]

got this to work

on (release) {
myformat = new TextFormat();
myformat.font = "Comic Sans MS";
mytext.setTextFormat(myformat);
}

whats the .getfontlist about?

cheers for your help
Sonic

[Billy T]

gives you a list of all the fonts on the users comp

cheers