MX embed bitmap font!
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- propa
How y’all doing?
Ok, good good. Now that we got that out the way.
I have some bitmap text I wish to use in flash. This text is also to be dynamic. However there lies the problem. If you try to embed that it looks like crap. I’m using the scroll property to scroll my text.
I’m trying to use the linkage feature as described here http://www.macromedia.com/suppor… but it just ends up hanging my test file.
Yes all my x y values are zeroed out. This seems like such a stupid thing to be hung up on. Please help.
Thanks
- propa0
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- drzoom0
what exactly makes it look crap?
... it's not neg. space in the "e"s and "a"s etc. filled in is it?
- propa0
Yup it does do that, and blurs the text as well.
There must be a way to use dynamic text with a bitmap font of your choice; I just can't get it to work. I think linkage is the way to go but I can’t get it to work.
- drzoom0
It sounds like the problem a few weeks ago. It seems like some bitmap fonts don't work in flash because of a error in the program. So I think there is nothing you can do about it, except use a bitmap font that does work. Sorry, but if you find a way to make them work, let me know.
- zorglob0
the bitmap fonts have to be edited for flash so they don't "collapse".
the http://miniml.com fonts are "flashready"
demo: http://miniml.zorglob.comi've tryed doing bitmap fonts flashready myself:
http://flashtxt.zorglob.comas you can see they are crisp and nice in flash (these are made in flash mx)
also check out http://fontsforflash.com
- propa0
That is what I have been finding out on flash kit as well. I'm on fonts for flash right now.
If I find the full answer I will post my results so that no one else has to go thru this hell.
http://www.flashkit.com/board/sh…
Check out that post, some good info there I hope. So much time to spend on a flash bug if that really is the problem, really sucks. Also I find macromedias support limited.
Thanks, I hope this works.
- propa0
With a moderate degree of success, I have been able to get a pixel font to embed inside of my dynamic text box.
The font I used I got from, http://www.fontsforflash.com.
Thanks for the suggestions.