Tag Archive for 'mimetype'

01
Apr

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

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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07
Feb

Embedding fonts in a Flex application using Embed metadata

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

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24
Jul

Embedding external files using [Embed]

OK, I learnt this trick a few weeks ago from a co-worker. A user emailed me and asked if it was possible to embed an HTML/text file in a Flex application rather than having to load the files at runtime, similar to how you can embed images or whatnot.

Not being certain, I asked the team and got this response…

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