Re: FLASH: help with fonts

[2Nerotik]

At 05:32 PM 12/01/2000 -0600, Dave Hollinden wrote:


I haven't read John's book...yet... so I can't comment on that or the MM site.

But I assume maybe they are talking about bringing in variables from a text 

file.


Flash does exactly as your first 2 sentences mention. As a FLA the file 

does need

the font(s) to be on any computer you move the FLA to if you are going to 

work or

even view the FLA. However this is NOT true for the published SWF. Once the FLA

is published as a SWF the font outlines are kept intact with the SWF and hence

the fonts are NOT needed on any machine afterward.


It is noted that Text boxes that display text from a text file have to be 

told to keep

the font outlines for the font you want to be displayed. If you do not tell 

it to keep

the font outlines it will default to a default font on a users machine 

regardless of

it being a SWF.


>Also, I've gotten confused regarding Flash text export.  I had always

>believed that although the Flash file itself requires a particular font to

>be present on the developer's system to display it correctly, the exported

>SWF contains everything it needs to display the font correctly on any

>system.  However, things I've read lately seem to contradict this, including

>the MM site and the new Flash 4 f/x & Design book ala John Croteau (which is

>a good book).  What's the scoop on this?

>

>Thanks,

>

>Dave Hollinden

>Web Design Team Lead

>

dhollindensonicfoundry [dot] com

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