RE: FLASH: Masking

[Matt Wobensmith]

Hi Ted -


You wrote:


>I have a mask layer and some masked layers beneath it. Symbols

>on the masked layer display as expected but text boxes do not

>show up.


Text fields rely on the user's computer to render if the font outlines

haven't been included (in the Text Field Properties dialog box). A plain old

text field, under a mask layer, won't show text because of this. 


Text fields, without enclosed font outlines, can't be masked, scaled, or

rotated... doing so will cause the text to disappear.


More explanation:


Using fonts in Flash 4

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/antialiasing_fonts.htm


Using type blocks and text fields in Flash

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/textfield_borders.htm


Matt


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Matt Wobensmith

Macromedia Tech Support

Flash Team Lead


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