Flash & Embedding Fonts

[gekkexx]

Hi, I have a question regarding Macromedia Flash. Im making a website but I have used a number of different pixel fonts and other fonts that are not commonly available on most computers. I was wondering what would be the easiest way to embed those fonts within Flash so that the fonts will appear to every one who views the website.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Tim]

If you are using static text fields, you don't need to embed them, flash automatically embeds them on export. Keep in mind though for every font you embed, it can add like 5 to 10k to your file size.
If you're using dynamic text fields, you need to embed them in the properties box. If that's what you're doing say so I'll tell you how to do it.

[gekkexx]

Sorry for not stating that previously, but yes, I am trying to embed dynamic fonts.

[Tim]

select the text field, click the character button in the properties box, hit specify ranges, then either fill the whole font by selecting upper, lower, numerals and punctuation, or, if you are really counting kilobytes hit autofill and it will include what you have in the field(if you have a value) Don't recommend the autofill.

Do it for each text field, on export it only includes one set of font outlines for all text fields using that font.

[gekkexx]

I tried your your suggestion but I have a follow-up question. Im using a lot of pixel fonts on my website and stuff like that, however, when I do what you told me to do for all of the dynamic text fields, the final product is no longer crisp and appears kind of blurry. Can you suggest anything to fix the blurriness of the pixel fonts?

[Tim]

yes. I use many pixel fonts from www.fontsforflash.com, there they have faqs etc that will explain everything. It's very important that you keep it all on a whole pixel value, if it's in a movieclip keep it on a whole pixel value in the MC *as well as* the MC on the stage. If at any point it is not it will be blurry. Also if there is something else in the MC beside the text field that is above and to the left of it, it too must be on a whole pixel value. Also, do not use anything other than left text alignment, or do any kerning changes other than default. Default all the way.