Re: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

[JesterXL]

I believe you are correct; advanced anti-alias only works on embedded fonts.   If you don't embed the fonts, however, there is no guarentee the user has them, thus they can't be seen unless you embed them.   If you are looking for small fonts, yeah man, I'd stick with bitmap fonts, like mini-7; he's pretty cool, or uni 05_53.  Still, Saffron does work on smaller fonts better than Flash 7's "small type", so not really a need for bitmap fonts unless you want to port your style to Flash Lite later on.  Besides, you can turn off the advanced anti-alising if you don't like it on a specific control.   I couldn't get Machine gun to work because he's an otf (Open Type Font), but Skannerz looks hot.   ----- Original Message ----- From: hank williams To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex I have experimented extensively with fonts in flash 8 and in flex and while they look better than flash 7, there is nothing like pixel fonts for interface. Of course also probably a lot is dependent on the specific true type font. I would imagine that some work better than others, but I am not satisfied with what I have been seeing, hence the desire for some crispness. By the way, I dont think advanced anit-alias works on device fonts, only embedded. But thanks for the font references. Have you tried any of these in flex? Regards Hank On 7/18/06, JesterXL < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Keep in mind Flash Player 9 supports Flash Player 8's new Saffron font engine.  So, if you embed the font in your CSS, you can use the mofo, and she'll look hot.  Don't forget to turn advanced anti-aliasing on.  I believe Flex 2 utilizes _sans; which is basically Verdana (device font).  Anyone confirm / deny?   Here's some good fonts:   http://www.synfonts.com   http://www.myfonts.com   Careful... you can't buy just one...   ----- Original Message ----- From: hank williams To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:01 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex One of the key things to defining an apps look and feel is fonts. But I find that truetype fonts just dont come out looking as good as flex's built in bitmap font. But I really dont want to look like every other application. In flash I know there are companies that sell great fonts, but I am wondering if anyone has anyone has any specific experience because working with some of the fonts I am familiar with you had to be careful to, for example, always specify one font size. Anyway, any recomendations would be appreciated. Hank __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Web site design development Computer software development Software design and development Macromedia flex Software development best practice YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___