Masking a Rect object with a TextGraphic in Flex Gumbo

By On January 14, 2009 · 1 Comment

The following example shows how you can use a TextGraphic object as a mask on a Rect object in Flex Gumbo by setting the maskType property to “alpha”.

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Setting the kerning level on the TextGraphic object in Flex Gumbo

By On January 8, 2009 · 2 Comments

The following example shows how you can set the kerning on a Flex Gumbo TextGraphic object by setting the kerning style to one of the static constants in the flash.text.engine.Kerning class.

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Setting the CFF hinting on a TextGraphic in Flex Gumbo

By On November 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The following example shows how you can set the CFF hinting on a Flex Gumbo TextGraphic object by setting the cffHinting style.

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Setting the text rotation on a TextGraphic control in Flex Gumbo

By On November 2, 2008 · 2 Comments

The following example shows how you can set the text rotation on a Flex Gumbo TextGraphic control by setting the textRotation style.

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Setting text alpha on a TextGraphic object in Flex Gumbo

By On November 1, 2008 · 2 Comments

The following example shows how you can set the text alpha on both device and embedded fonts on a Flex Gumbo TextGraphic control by setting the textAlpha style.

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Creating strikethrough text on a TextGraphic control in Flex Gumbo

By On October 24, 2008 · 1 Comment

The following example shows how you can create strikethrough text on a Flex TextGraphic control in Gumbo by setting the lineThrough style.

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