Comments on: Runtime Dynamic fonts Flash CS3

By: admin

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:22:32 +0000

Embed bold and italic in the FLA file, remember if you want a bold + italic you need to embed that as well. Each different embedded kerning in Flash is handled as a own “font set” (note that the file size increases).

After having a textfield and embedding the font, make sure to use e.g. bold in the CSS file. Example:
h1
{
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight:bold;
}

A tip here is to check out the supported Flash CSS types. You can e.g. add a couple of more values.
h1
{
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight:bold;
color: #746e57;
leading:-1px;
}

By: Philippe

Philippe — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:58:13 +0000

Very nice solution. It is working well for regular fonts, but I am having trouble to embed bold and/or italic fonts.
What do you suggest to do?
Thanks

By: admin

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:42:10 +0000

Hi steveb.
Sorry, there is no way to runtime compile the fonts and characters that you need. But you can setup font-package swf files that are ready. I’m not quite sure either that an AIR application can use runtime ttf fonts either.
For e.g. I create a lot of international flash applications (that’s why my big interest in dynamic fonts). So my sites can load text xml files and as well witch font package (witch I control with CSS files).
That means for e.g. when I publish my site for European western-latin I can then switch (loading/runtime) to Cyrillic/Russian or why not Cantonese/Chinese without any problems.

By: steveb

steveb — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:18:39 +0000

Please excuse my ignorance- I am a complete beginner to fonts –

Does this solution allow this:
1) I compile and publish a swf application that reads an xml file.
2) The xml file can be updated as required pointing to new fonts (either on the web as .ttf files, or next best packaged into swf files)
3) Without re-compliling, my swf application can use those fonts.

I don’t want to set off down a blind alley, but if it allows the above that would be fantastic. My other option is to do it as an AIR app, and download the fonts to local font folder.

By: undefined-type » Runtime Dynamic Fonts for CS4 (fp9), next-gen

undefined-type » Runtime Dynamic Fonts for CS4 (fp9), next-gen — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:35:13 +0000

[...] characters in fonts when staring to look at Greek, Japanese, Korea, Chinese and so on. I have a old Runtime font for CS3 that works pretty well. But when starting to use CS4 I wanted to improve the loading and [...]

By: admin

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:26:04 +0000

Hi Han.
Sorry but the code is for open source use for anyone. Having no problem with you using it in a “buy” application but feels strange to help you out, guessing I’ll not get any % of your profit
best of luck.

By: Han Erim

Han Erim — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:35:50 +0000

Hi,

Your solution is become a real solution for my application. But I have still a very little problem, may be you can understand the reason. Could you contact with me please. You can see the application on my web site. http://www.flashwebeditor.com. Thanks.

hanerim@gmail.com

Han Erim

By: Magnus

Magnus — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:34:44 +0000

Lifesaver!

By: Prashant Koshta

Prashant Koshta — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:34:18 +0000

Really a nice solution. I work out in this approach every thing is working fine. I work out this approach for other library content also (Like MovieClip).
Thanks,

By: Han Erim

Han Erim — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:34:03 +0000

Exactly it is working. Thank you for your excellent solution. It is solved my all fonts problems in AS3 in FLASH CS3.