Re: FLASH: masking device fonts

[Randy Kato]

You can think of it this way...since Flash works with vector shapes, a

device font - or a font that doesn't have outlines included - doesn't give

Flash the information it needs to work with. Therefore you cannot do any

altering of shape, orientation, masking, etc.


The reason the animation works is that it's been converted to a symbol. Now

Flash has the info it needs, and it's no longer really a device font, or a

'font' at all.


-Randy



Erik Kittlaus wrote:


> >Well, I know it's not possible to tween or anti alias device fonts, so

> >masking

> >Probably doesn't work as well.

>

> following up with some experimentation i've discovered the following:

>

> - you CAN animate device fonts (after converting to symbols)

> - you CAN NOT apply alpha settings

> - you CAN NOT mask device fonts

>

> now that i think of it, i haven't tried skewing them, but i'm willing

> to bet it isn't possible. in the next few days that i'll post the

> site i'm working on now. it makes extensive use of device fonts.


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