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JiRaffe · 11-11-2003, 19:40

Here's a website which i'm in the process of putting together, but i'm struggling with the text. currently i'm using 'dynamic text' for the main bodies of text because the 'static text' i was using was getting blurred by Flash's anti-aliasing. whats they best way to have small text in Flash? i'm currently trying to use Verdana 9pt. any advice would be appreciated

here's what i've done so far

http://www.thundermedia.co.uk/chapelgate2/test.html

gray · 12-11-2003, 02:58

best way is to use dynamic text, verdana (or another font people will have installed on their machine) and make sure the "embed fonts" option is off.

Or use pixel fonts, embed them, and make sure they are on whole pixels* (x24 not x24.3)

*Sometimes it has to be .5 to make it look clean

JiRaffe · 12-11-2003, 03:58

alright, cheers for that. i'll see if there's any plain and simple pixel fonts knocking around anywhere. anybody know any site? because the pixel font sites i've found have always had cheesy retro fonts.

oli · 12-11-2003, 04:05

fontsforflash.com have some nice ones

JiRaffe · 12-11-2003, 04:12

oli, that sites great

oli · 12-11-2003, 04:18

I know

JiRaffe · 12-11-2003, 10:26

got the 'Corporate' super pixel font from fontsforflash.com and it's working a treat. big round of applause

gray · 12-11-2003, 16:05

www.vectorize.de

dan · 13-11-2003, 03:55

http://www.minifonts.com/

oli · 13-11-2003, 03:58

http://www.04.jp.org

JiRaffe · 13-11-2003, 06:57

you guys are just full of treats

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JiRaffe Ur mother's ur brother? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 916	Flash Text Here's a website which i'm in the process of putting together, but i'm struggling with the text. currently i'm using 'dynamic text' for the main bodies of text because the 'static text' i was using was getting blurred by Flash's anti-aliasing. whats they best way to have small text in Flash? i'm currently trying to use Verdana 9pt. any advice would be appreciated here's what i've done so far http://www.thundermedia.co.uk/chapelgate2/test.html __________________ ::: TC Magazine :::

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JiRaffe Ur mother's ur brother? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 916	alright, cheers for that. i'll see if there's any plain and simple pixel fonts knocking around anywhere. anybody know any site? because the pixel font sites i've found have always had cheesy retro fonts. __________________ ::: TC Magazine :::

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oli Free Ring Ding™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 9,519	fontsforflash.com have some nice ones __________________ ..................

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JiRaffe Ur mother's ur brother? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 916	oli, that sites great __________________ ::: TC Magazine :::

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gray i still want paying Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: newcastle, uk Posts: 4,728	best way is to use dynamic text, verdana (or another font people will have installed on their machine) and make sure the "embed fonts" option is off. Or use pixel fonts, embed them, and make sure they are on whole pixels* (x24 not x24.3) *Sometimes it has to be .5 to make it look clean

12-11-2003, 10:26	#7 (permalink)
JiRaffe Ur mother's ur brother? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 916	got the 'Corporate' super pixel font from fontsforflash.com and it's working a treat. big round of applause __________________ ::: TC Magazine :::

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gray i still want paying Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: newcastle, uk Posts: 4,728	www.vectorize.de

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dan Iris Folder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: smokey Posts: 2,672	http://www.minifonts.com/

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oli Free Ring Ding™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 9,519	http://www.04.jp.org __________________ ..................

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JiRaffe Ur mother's ur brother? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 916	you guys are just full of treats __________________ ::: TC Magazine :::

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