The following example shows how you can embed a font in Flex by specifying the font name instead of a location by using the local() function instead of the src() function when embedding a font.
Full code after the jump.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/10/09/embedding-fonts-by-name-instead-of-location/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="vertical"
verticalAlign="middle"
backgroundColor="white"
applicationComplete="init();">
<mx:Style>
@font-face {
src:local("Arial");
fontFamily: ArialEmbedded;
}
@font-face {
src:local("Arial");
fontFamily: ArialEmbedded;
fontWeight: bold;
}
</mx:Style>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
private var bTotal:Number;
private function init():void {
bTotal = Application.application.loaderInfo.bytesTotal;
/* Convert from bytes to kilobytes. */
lbl.text = (bTotal / 1024).toFixed(2) + " KB";
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
<mx:Label id="lbl" />
</mx:ApplicationControlBar>
<mx:ProgressBar id="progressBar"
label="Loading Flex Application"
labelPlacement="center"
fontFamily="ArialEmbedded"
rotation="15"
indeterminate="true"
themeColor="haloSilver" />
</mx:Application>
View source is enabled in the following example.
For more information on embedding fonts in Flex, see “Locating embedded fonts” in the Flex documentation.




Very Well, use this:
@font-face {
src:local(”Arial”);
fontFamily: ArialEmbedded;
fontWeight: bold;
}
Is the compiled swf binding the Arial font or not?