Embedding local system fonts in Flex 4

By On January 21, 2010 · 4 Comments

In a previous example, “Embedding fonts by name instead of location”, we saw how you could 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.

The following example shows how you can load a system [...]

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Using a custom flex-config.xml file in Flex Builder 3

By On December 21, 2008 · 14 Comments

The following example shows how you can use a custom configuration file in a Flex Builder Flex project by specifying an additional compiler argument, -load-config.

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Embedding fonts in Flex 4

By On October 15, 2008 · 31 Comments

The following example shows how you can embed a font in the Flex 4 and use the embedded font with the new Spark RichEditableText class.

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Embedding fonts in a Flex application using Embed metadata (redux)

By On April 1, 2008 · 8 Comments

In a previous example, “Embedding fonts in a Flex application using Embed metadata”, we saw how you could embed fonts using the [Embed] metadata with the source attribute.

The following example shows how you can embed system fonts in a Flex application using the [Embed] metadata with the systemFont attribute.

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Embedding fonts in a Flex application using Embed metadata

By On February 7, 2008 · 9 Comments

The following example shows how you can embed a font using ActionScript and the [Embed] metadata.

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Determining whether a font has specific glyphs in Flex

By On January 31, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The following example shows how you can check whether an embedded font has a specific glyph by passing a string to the hasGlyph() method which returns a Boolean value indicating whether the font has the specified character(s).

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Specifying custom named unicode ranges in Flex

By On January 24, 2008 · 5 Comments

We’ve looked at general font embedding and unicode ranges before in previous examples (see “Embedding and animating fonts in a Flex application” and “Specifying certain unicode-ranges for embedded fonts”), but this example will show you how you can embed a named range of unicode characters into an application by editing your flex-config.xml file [...]

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Embedding fonts from a Flash SWF file into a Flex application

By On October 25, 2007 · 20 Comments

The following examples show how you can embed a font from a Flash SWF into a Flex application using @font-face in a <mx:Style /> block, or using the [Embed] metadata.

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Setting a font’s anti-alias type, sharpness, thickness and grid fit type in Flex

By On October 24, 2007 · 8 Comments

The following example shows you how to change an embedded font’s appearance by setting the fontAntiAliasType style, fontSharpness style, fontThickness style, and fontGridFitType style.

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Embedding fonts by name instead of location

By On October 9, 2007 · 1 Comment

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.

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Finding out which fonts are installed on a user’s system

By On September 10, 2007 · 8 Comments

The following example shows how you can use the static Font.enumerateFonts() method in Flex to determine which fonts are installed on a user’s system. The enumerateFonts() method returns an array of Font objects (see the flash.text.Font for more information)

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Styling a Flex Button control using embedded fonts

By On August 28, 2007 · 5 Comments

The following example shows how you can customize the appearance of a Flex Button control by using an embedded font and removing the Button’s default skin.

 

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