FLASH: Type/Fonts

[Brian V Bonini]

What exactly is the deal with the way fonts are handled?


I see where it says that the font you use must also be present

on the users system, similar to HTML, however I have viewed

flash sites that use fonts that I know FOR SURE I do not have on my

system.

I came across one such site and grabbed the .swf, I imported it into

Flash and dug through it looking for the fonts. I found one with

a font name that I do not have on my system and while in Flash its

face had changed to something else like a times or something similar

but while playing the original .swf it displays the correct font,

the one the original author intended.


So, how do you maintain a specific typeface?


Thanks,

-Brian

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