Hi Kerry, I think this is one that gave me headaches a while ago...
My solution was to apply the textFormat AFTER the text has been applied to the textField. C: -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Kerry Thompson Sent: Thursday, 23 September 2010 11:05 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] Using an embedded font I've been banging my head up against this for 4 hours, and the client has to ship tonight. FlashBuilder 4, Windows 7. I am just trying to make a little demo of how to embed a font, but when I pull together code that has worked before into one simple class, it doesn't show the text. It draws the outline of the text field, but there is no text. When I comment out one line, textField.embedFonts = true, it works, but not with the embedded font. I've tried different fonts, and can't get any of them to work. Can somebody spot what I'm doing wrong? Cordially, Kerry Thompson public class FontEmbedding extends Sprite { public function FontEmbedding() { showText(); } /** * Embeds the Garamond 3 font */ [Embed( source='../fonts/GaramThrSC.ttf', fontName='Garamond3' )] private static var Garamond3Embedded: Class; private function showText():void { var textFormat:TextFormat; var textField:TextField; registerFonts(); textFormat = new TextFormat(); textFormat.color = 0x000000; textFormat.font = "Garamond3Embedded"; textFormat.align = "left"; textField = new TextField(); textField.defaultTextFormat = textFormat; textField.border = (true); textField.embedFonts = true; textField.text = "Hello Autovod!"; textField.width = 100; textField.height = 30; addChild(textField); textField.x = 100; textField.y = 60; } public static function registerFonts(): void { Font.registerFont(Garamond3Embedded); } } } _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
