Flash 8 embedding font is not possible !?

samroni · 10-22-2005, 07:31 PM

i tried to embed font in flash 8 but it didn't appear in computer that doesnt have the font.

here's what i did:

- i embed the font, make a new name "acme-15 (embedded)" and add a linkage id "acme-15" ,then i embed the textlayer

//its not working (in flash player 8)

- i even tried to code some "as", then apply the new textformat in the textlayer with var "my_txt"

var text_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
text_fmt.font = "acme-15";
text_fmt.size = 15;

my_txt.autoSize = "left";
my_txt.embedFonts = true;
my_txt.selectable = false;
my_txt.setNewTextFormat(text_fmt);
my_txt.multiline = true;
my_txt.wordWrap = true;

//its still not working

i figured it out that if you publish in flash 7 or less... the embed is working.

any idea why?

how can i embed font in flash 8?

ps.: you can see the font i embed in the attachment. i published it to 3 different flash player, 6,7 and 8. only flash player 8 that doesnt work with embed font >.<

blue text is not embed. black text is the embeded one.

regards,

www.martinsamroni.com

oldnewbie · 10-22-2005, 08:47 PM

http://www.actionscripts.org/forums/...play.php3?f=72

billingsgate · 10-23-2005, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldnewbie

http://www.actionscripts.org/forums/...play.php3?f=72

What is this supposed to link to? I would also like an answer to samroni's question. The URL above is incomplete.

oldnewbie · 10-23-2005, 03:53 AM

The link I posted only leads to this thread in this Flash 8 general forum.

It wasn't posted here to start with... Some mod must of moved it!

samroni · 10-23-2005, 10:02 AM

Thought someone has answered my question ;p...

im still waiting for typo master to help me... my portoflio stuck in this problem =(

ps.: please dont give me link.. i've traveled all over the place looking for the answer. they didnt give any clue how to embed in flash 8. i need answer ^^

cheers

madgett · 10-24-2005, 05:00 AM

They all look the same to me, not sure what your issue is. You talking about antialiasing?

jjbilly · 10-24-2005, 09:39 AM

Samroni, are you doing all this on the main timeline? I ask because I'm having some weird embed issues too. A component with an embedded font isn't working (fonts not showing) in movies published from Flash 8 (to Flash 7, what they were written in, and in which they work just fine) if there's any other text box (even static) on the stage using the same font. The issue gets cured when I create a new textfield on the stage with outlines embedded for the font used in the component.

aidant · 10-26-2005, 06:24 PM

I had the same problem. Check the "linkage" for your font "acme-15" in the library. I found that I needed to check the box "Export in first frame" for the font to show up in Flash 8, while it seems to work fine with that unchecked in Flash 7.

Shaman · 10-28-2005, 09:06 AM

Very often this happens with the export of handwritten fonts, like "Kids", etc. But when you change the font to some another e.g. Arial or any standard system with the same export settings then everything works fine. I guess that Flash has problem with handling of some exotic fonts

spi · 10-28-2005, 02:26 PM

exotic or not, it doesn't work properly. Fonts and Flash...

specifying ranges (eg only numerals) doesn't work even for verdana!
yet it does for Arial.

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10-23-2005, 03:53 AM	#4
oldnewbie Banned by AS.org Staff Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,534	The link I posted only leads to this thread in this Flash 8 general forum. It wasn't posted here to start with... Some mod must of moved it!

10-23-2005, 10:02 AM	#5
samroni Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 56	Thought someone has answered my question ;p... im still waiting for typo master to help me... my portoflio stuck in this problem =( ps.: please dont give me link.. i've traveled all over the place looking for the answer. they didnt give any clue how to embed in flash 8. i need answer ^^ cheers

10-24-2005, 05:00 AM	#6
madgett is my last name... Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 964	They all look the same to me, not sure what your issue is. You talking about antialiasing?

10-24-2005, 09:39 AM	#7
jjbilly Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oxford UK Posts: 479	Samroni, are you doing all this on the main timeline? I ask because I'm having some weird embed issues too. A component with an embedded font isn't working (fonts not showing) in movies published from Flash 8 (to Flash 7, what they were written in, and in which they work just fine) if there's any other text box (even static) on the stage using the same font. The issue gets cured when I create a new textfield on the stage with outlines embedded for the font used in the component.

10-26-2005, 06:24 PM	#8
aidant Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: toronto canada Posts: 1	I had the same problem. Check the "linkage" for your font "acme-15" in the library. I found that I needed to check the box "Export in first frame" for the font to show up in Flash 8, while it seems to work fine with that unchecked in Flash 7.

10-28-2005, 09:06 AM	#9
Shaman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UA Posts: 8	Very often this happens with the export of handwritten fonts, like "Kids", etc. But when you change the font to some another e.g. Arial or any standard system with the same export settings then everything works fine. I guess that Flash has problem with handling of some exotic fonts

10-28-2005, 02:26 PM	#10
spi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 21	exotic or not, it doesn't work properly. Fonts and Flash... specifying ranges (eg only numerals) doesn't work even for verdana! yet it does for Arial.