Re: TextField.setFont

Jeremy,

Another thing to do if my previous email won't help is to add 
USEOUTLINES flag to the textfield.

> I'm trying to use the JGenerator classes to allow me to change  certain 
> text in my flash movies.  The text is in a Dynamic TextField  on the 
> stage, using a font that is embedded in the document's library  (and 
> exported for runtime).  The textfield is given an instance name.
> 
> i just added some simple code to the Generator.java class to change  the 
> text, and so far so good:
> 
> 
>                 // Code lives just after the file object is initialized
> 
>                 Instance instance = file.getMainScript().findInstance 
> ("myTextField");
>                 System.out.println("instance: " + instance);
>                 System.out.println("class:    " + instance.getClass());
>                 System.out.println("flashdef: " + instance.def);
>                 System.out.println("class:    " +  
> instance.def.getClass());
> 
>                 if ( instance.def instanceof TextField ) {
>                     TextField tf = (TextField)instance.def;
>                     tf.setInitText("GENERATED!");
>                 }
> 
> 
> This works, however, it only lets me use characters that were  embedded 
> in the Dynamic TextField (via the Character options in the  Flash IDE)
> 
> I'd like to allow any characters at all, and the text must stay anti- 
> aliased.  The reason i embedd the font in the first place is because  
> its the only way to keep the text antialiased, even without  
> JGenerator.  (it would also be good if the generated swf only  embedded 
> the characters that were used in the end)
> 
> so I tried using some of JGenerators font classes, but this just  makes 
> all my text disappear!
> 
>                 Instance instance = file.getMainScript().findInstance 
> ("lbl_search_for");
>                 System.out.println("instance: " + instance);
>                 System.out.println("class:    " + instance.getClass());
>                 System.out.println("flashdef: " + instance.def);
>                 System.out.println("class:    " +  
> instance.def.getClass());
> 
>                 if ( instance.def instanceof TextField ) {
>                     TextField tf = (TextField)instance.def;
>                     tf.setInitText("GeNERATED!");
>                     Font arial = FontDef.load("Arial.fft");
>                     System.out.println("glyphs:   " +  
> arial.getNumGlyph());
>                     System.out.println("index!:   " + arial.getIndex 
> ('!'));
>                     System.out.println("index@:   " + arial.getIndex 
> ('@'));
>                     tf.setFont(arial, 18);
>                 }
> 
> Would definitely appreciate help!
> 
> My only requirements are that I can change some text in a flash movie  
> based on an instance name. So any solution would help, either  changing 
> my code or the way I set my Flash movie up.
> 
> -Jeremy LaCivita
> 
> PS: the reason i need to do it this way is that the original SWFs  need 
> to be usable without any jgenerator interaction, so i can't put  any 
> jgenerator specific stuff in my movies.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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