actionscript 3.0: dynamically load fonts

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with actionscript 3.0 it is possible to embed a font in a single swf file.

but is it also possible to load this swf after the main movie has started or do they need to be loaded at the beginning?

thanks!

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This is possible. Check this blog entry out for more details. – Piotr
thanks, btw do you if there is a way to determine when a textfield is used which font has not been loaded yet? – clamp
You could implement some sort of font manager to keep track of which fonts you have loaded. – Piotr

1 Answers

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The easiest thing is to embed them in a stylesheet (.css)

@font-face {
    src: url("../assets/MyriadWebPro.ttf");
    fontFamily: myFontFamily;
}

(http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=fonts_04.html)

Compile it separately (in Flash Builder, right-click the .css and select Compile CSS to SWF), and load it when you need it (StyleManager.loadStyleDeclarations)