[swfmill] [Fwd: Re: Font Embedding]

[Axel Huizinga]

Hi Gabriel, are you working with windows?
I tried your example and on windows it didn't work for me too until I 
installed the font into the
windows fonts directory - weird but then it works

Axel
> Mark, thanks I can't figure it out...
>
> I've tried your suggestion and no way:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
>    
> <movie width="320" height="240" framerate="12">
>   <background color="#ffffff"/>
>     <font id="*jettat*" name="*jettat*" import="*jettat*.ttf" />
>     <textfield id="hellobox" width="200" height="50" size="20" 
> font="*jettat*" text="HELLO world!"/>
>     <place id="hellobox" name="output" depth="10"/>
>   <frame/>
> </movie>
>
> The library tag has something to do here? swfmill is not complaining 
> about anything.
> The TTF file is called "jettat.ttf" and the font name is "Jetta Tech". 
> I assume that @font in textfield is "jettat" (the font id) right?
> I've attached the ttf file, can you test it please? so we know if is 
> working or not?  
>
> I'm compiling like this:
>
> swfmill.exe simple testText.xml testText.swf
>
> is that correct?
>
> thanks again.
> Gabriel
>
> Mark Winterhalder wrote:
>>> What is vera.ttf ? it is the real TrueType file?
>>>     
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>   
>>> The ID (vera in this case) may be anything? or should be the font name, and
>>> how do you use it in the TextField?
>>>     
>>
>> Yes, both -- it /may/ be anything, but /should/ be the font name for
>> clarity's sake.
>> What's missing in the tutorial, because font handling in Swfmill has
>> developed much further since it was written, is that there's also a
>> @name attribute to go with @id. @id is the Swfmill internal name (for
>> textfields created in Swfmill), @name is for AS usage (textfields
>> created by the script).
>>
>> So, try this:
>> <font id="KlingonBlade" name="KlingonBlade" import="KlingonBlade.ttf" />
>>
>> Note the @name attribute I added. An advantage of this is that you can
>> import multiple font types, like normal, bold, italic etc., and all
>> give them the same @name. When you use a bold style in your textfield,
>> the appropriate font style will be chosen.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:14 AM, gabriel <gbelvedere at gmail.com> wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi Robin,
>>>
>>> I've already checked this link, but I had problems doing this:
>>>
>>> Fonts work slightly different. To import all numerical characters of
>>> vera.ttf as "vera", you would add the following after the library node:
>>>
>>> <font id="vera" import="library/vera.ttf" glyphs="0123456789"/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What is vera.ttf ? it is the real TrueType file?
>>> The ID (vera in this case) may be anything? or should be the font name, and
>>> how do you use it in the TextField?
>>>
>>> I made a quick (really quick) sample with a weird TTF and it does'nt work
>>> for me :(
>>>
>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
>>>
>>> <movie width="320" height="240" framerate="12">
>>>     <background color="#ffffff"/>
>>>     <font id="KlingonBlade" import="KlingonBlade.ttf"
>>> glyphs="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz!"/>
>>>     <textfield id="hellobox" width="200" height="50" size="20"
>>> font="KlingonBlade" text="hello world!"/>
>>>     <place id="hellobox" name="output" depth="10"/>
>>>   <frame/>
>>> </movie>
>>>
>>> and this is what I get
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks again for the time!
>>> Gabriel
>>>
>>>
>>> Robin Palotai wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi!, Check http://swfmill.org/doc/using-swfmill.html#fonts
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Robin
>>> --
>>> www.mindless-labs.com
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 11:00 AM, gabriel <gbelvedere at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> can anyone please point me in the right direction about embedding fonts with
>>> swfmill?
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Gabriel
>>>
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