--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "akila_ksri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I need to apply horizontal scaling for a text with 'Arial' font. > lbl.scaleX = 0.70 simply does not work . I can only see that there is a > change in the width of the label. > > Is there anything i am missing out to scale the text?? Is scaling not > applicable for system fonts? ( I tried the same with font 'Verdana', > but again, no luck!) > > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Try one of the following: 1) Set the blendMode to layer 2) Set the container's cacheAsBitmap to true 3) Embed the font HTH; Amy