Re: [flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
Try scaling only in one direction (X or Y) and you will see that it doesn't
work. However it does with embedded fonts. I think scaling in both
directions with the same value makes flex use another font size, but real
scaling only can be applied to embedded fonts. Anyway, this limitation will
be removed in Flex 4 (Gumbo) and we will be able to do what we want with
text without the need to embed any fonts :)
Bye!
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 1:18 AM, Amy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com,
Haykel BEN JEMIA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
It's not working for me by setting the blendMode to layer! It only
works
with the embedded fonts, as expected. Here is my test application
and as you
can see, scaling is only working on the lines using the embedded
font. In
the other cases, the Label control itself is scaled and is
truncating the
text but not the text itself.
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml;
layout=vertical
horizontalAlign=left
mx:Style
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
fontStyle: italic;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
/mx:Style
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 /
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 scaleX=0.7/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 scaleX=0.7
blendMode=layer /
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32
fontFamily=myFontFamily
scaleX=0.7/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32
fontFamily=myFontFamily
fontWeight=bold fontStyle=italic/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32
fontFamily=myFontFamily
fontWeight=bold fontStyle=italic scaleX=0.7/
/mx:Application
I tried this:
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml;
layout=vertical
mx:Label text=Test label blendMode=layer scaleX=2
scaleY=2 /
mx:Label text=Test label 2 scaleX=2 scaleY=2/
mx:Label text=Test label 3/
/mx:Application
And both the first and second labels scaled properly (regardless of
blend mode), so it's difficult for me to guess what the issue is on
your file.
HTH;
Amy
--
Haykel Ben Jemia
Allmas
Web RIA Development
http://www.allmas-tn.com
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Haykel BEN JEMIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try scaling only in one direction (X or Y) and you will see that it doesn't work. However it does with embedded fonts. I think scaling in both directions with the same value makes flex use another font size, but real scaling only can be applied to embedded fonts. Anyway, this limitation will be removed in Flex 4 (Gumbo) and we will be able to do what we want with text without the need to embed any fonts :) It's interesting that blendMode works for alpha and rotation, but not for this type of scaling. I wonder what the difference is.
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Amy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Haykel BEN JEMIA haykelbj@ wrote: Could you post a working example? This would really interest me! I'll try to make time tonight :-). I updated my GroupingFunction example to show this http://flexdiary.blogspot.com/2008/09/groupingcollection-example- featuring.html HTH; Amy
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
It's not working for me by setting the blendMode to layer! It only works
with the embedded fonts, as expected. Here is my test application and as you
can see, scaling is only working on the lines using the embedded font. In
the other cases, the Label control itself is scaled and is truncating the
text but not the text itself.
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=vertical
horizontalAlign=left
mx:Style
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
fontStyle: italic;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
/mx:Style
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 /
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 scaleX=0.7/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 scaleX=0.7
blendMode=layer /
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 fontFamily=myFontFamily
scaleX=0.7/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 fontFamily=myFontFamily
fontWeight=bold fontStyle=italic/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 fontFamily=myFontFamily
fontWeight=bold fontStyle=italic scaleX=0.7/
/mx:Application
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Amy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Amy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com,
Haykel BEN JEMIA haykelbj@
wrote:
Could you post a working example? This would really interest me!
I'll try to make time tonight :-).
I updated my GroupingFunction example to show this
http://flexdiary.blogspot.com/2008/09/groupingcollection-example-
featuring.html
HTH;
Amy
--
Haykel Ben Jemia
Allmas
Web RIA Development
http://www.allmas-tn.com
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Haykel BEN JEMIA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
It's not working for me by setting the blendMode to layer! It only
works
with the embedded fonts, as expected. Here is my test application
and as you
can see, scaling is only working on the lines using the embedded
font. In
the other cases, the Label control itself is scaled and is
truncating the
text but not the text itself.
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml;
layout=vertical
horizontalAlign=left
mx:Style
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
fontStyle: italic;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
/mx:Style
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 /
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 scaleX=0.7/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 scaleX=0.7
blendMode=layer /
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32
fontFamily=myFontFamily
scaleX=0.7/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32
fontFamily=myFontFamily
fontWeight=bold fontStyle=italic/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32
fontFamily=myFontFamily
fontWeight=bold fontStyle=italic scaleX=0.7/
/mx:Application
I tried this:
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml;
layout=vertical
mx:Label text=Test label blendMode=layer scaleX=2
scaleY=2 /
mx:Label text=Test label 2 scaleX=2 scaleY=2/
mx:Label text=Test label 3/
/mx:Application
And both the first and second labels scaled properly (regardless of
blend mode), so it's difficult for me to guess what the issue is on
your file.
HTH;
Amy
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
You have to embed the font with all typeface styles you need. If for example
you need the plain, bold and bold-italic typefaces, then you have to embed
the font three times with the different typeface properties:
@font-face { src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face { src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face { src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
fontStyle: italic;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 7:50 AM, akila_ksri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Amy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com,
akila_ksri akila_ksri@ 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
Hi Amy,
Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested, embedding the
font and then applying scaleX to the text.
This works fine if the font is just 'Arial'. It does not work if i
make the text bold/italic. It is necessary for the font to be bold and
in italics. I cant get it to work:(
akila
--
Haykel Ben Jemia
Allmas
Web RIA Development
http://www.allmas-tn.com
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Haykel BEN JEMIA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
You have to embed the font with all typeface styles you need. If for
example
you need the plain, bold and bold-italic typefaces, then you have to
embed
the font three times with the different typeface properties:
@font-face { src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face { src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face { src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
fontStyle: italic;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 7:50 AM, akila_ksri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Amy
amyblankenship@ wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com,
akila_ksri akila_ksri@ 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
Hi Amy,
Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested, embedding the
font and then applying scaleX to the text.
This works fine if the font is just 'Arial'. It does not work if i
make the text bold/italic. It is necessary for the font to be bold and
in italics. I cant get it to work:(
akila
--
Haykel Ben Jemia
Allmas
Web RIA Development
http://www.allmas-tn.com
Hi Haykel,
I tried this one too, it still doesnt work..
It looks like i just cant scale text which is bold and italisized!
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
It works for me. Here an example:
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=vertical
mx:Style
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face {
src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
fontStyle: italic;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
/mx:Style
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 /
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 fontFamily=myFontFamily
scaleX=0.7/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 fontFamily=myFontFamily
fontWeight=bold fontStyle=italic/
mx:Label text=Sample Text fontSize=32 fontFamily=myFontFamily
fontWeight=bold fontStyle=italic scaleX=0.7/
/mx:Application
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:39 AM, akila_ksri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com,
Haykel BEN JEMIA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
You have to embed the font with all typeface styles you need. If for
example
you need the plain, bold and bold-italic typefaces, then you have to
embed
the font three times with the different typeface properties:
@font-face { src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face { src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
@font-face { src: local(Arial);
fontFamily: myFontFamily;
fontWeight: bold;
fontStyle: italic;
advancedAntiAliasing: true;
}
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 7:50 AM, akila_ksri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com
flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Amy
amyblankenship@ wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comflexcoders%
40yahoogroups.com,
akila_ksri akila_ksri@ 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
Hi Amy,
Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested, embedding the
font and then applying scaleX to the text.
This works fine if the font is just 'Arial'. It does not work if i
make the text bold/italic. It is necessary for the font to be bold and
in italics. I cant get it to work:(
akila
--
Haykel Ben Jemia
Allmas
Web RIA Development
http://www.allmas-tn.com
Hi Haykel,
I tried this one too, it still doesnt work..
It looks like i just cant scale text which is bold and italisized!
--
Haykel Ben Jemia
Allmas
Web RIA Development
http://www.allmas-tn.com
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, akila_ksri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Amy amyblankenship@ wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, akila_ksri akila_ksri@ 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 Hi Amy, Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested, embedding the font and then applying scaleX to the text. This works fine if the font is just 'Arial'. It does not work if i make the text bold/italic. It is necessary for the font to be bold and in italics. I cant get it to work:( Try using the blendMode setting instead. It's way simpler, and it won't bloat your file size. HTH; Amy
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
You can't apply any effects or transformations (alpha, rotation, scaling etc.) on fonts if they are not embedded! On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Amy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, akila_ksri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Amy amyblankenship@ wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, akila_ksri akila_ksri@ 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 Hi Amy, Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested, embedding the font and then applying scaleX to the text. This works fine if the font is just 'Arial'. It does not work if i make the text bold/italic. It is necessary for the font to be bold and in italics. I cant get it to work:( Try using the blendMode setting instead. It's way simpler, and it won't bloat your file size. HTH; Amy -- Haykel Ben Jemia Allmas Web RIA Development http://www.allmas-tn.com
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Haykel BEN JEMIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can't apply any effects or transformations (alpha, rotation, scaling etc.) on fonts if they are not embedded! On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Amy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com, akila_ksri akila_ksri@ wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com, Amy amyblankenship@ wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com, akila_ksri akila_ksri@ 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 Hi Amy, Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested, embedding the font and then applying scaleX to the text. This works fine if the font is just 'Arial'. It does not work if i make the text bold/italic. It is necessary for the font to be bold and in italics. I cant get it to work:( Try using the blendMode setting instead. It's way simpler, and it won't bloat your file size. HTH; Amy -- Haykel Ben Jemia Allmas Web RIA Development http://www.allmas-tn.com Hi Haykel, I tried the example you sent, and it works! Thanks a ton:) -akila
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Amy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, akila_ksri akila_ksri@ wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Amy amyblankenship@ wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, akila_ksri akila_ksri@ 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 Hi Amy, Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested, embedding the font and then applying scaleX to the text. This works fine if the font is just 'Arial'. It does not work if i make the text bold/italic. It is necessary for the font to be bold and in italics. I cant get it to work:( Try using the blendMode setting instead. It's way simpler, and it won't bloat your file size. HTH; Amy Hi Amy, I got it working with what Haykel suggested. Thanks for your response too. akila
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Haykel BEN JEMIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can't apply any effects or transformations (alpha, rotation, scaling etc.) on fonts if they are not embedded! So they tell me. Yet somehow I do, by setting the blendMode. Go figure ;-).
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
Could you post a working example? This would really interest me! On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Amy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Haykel BEN JEMIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can't apply any effects or transformations (alpha, rotation, scaling etc.) on fonts if they are not embedded! So they tell me. Yet somehow I do, by setting the blendMode. Go figure ;-). -- Haykel Ben Jemia Allmas Web RIA Development http://www.allmas-tn.com
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Haykel BEN JEMIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could you post a working example? This would really interest me! I'll try to make time tonight :-). -Amy
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Amy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, akila_ksri akila_ksri@ 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 Hi Amy, Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested, embedding the font and then applying scaleX to the text. This works fine if the font is just 'Arial'. It does not work if i make the text bold/italic. It is necessary for the font to be bold and in italics. I cant get it to work:( akila
[flexcoders] Re: Problem with scaleX for system fonts!
--- 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
