Re: [Jgen-devel] TextField.setFont

[Dmitry S. <dm...@jz...>]

Jeremy,

If you have access to the original fla and can change it then I 
recommend to embed all characters into the swf, JGenerator will leave 
only those which are used.

If you can't change swf then the only option is to load the font 
yourself. What you already do seems to be right, the only problem is 
that font height has to be multiplied by 20, so instead of 18 put 360 
there. If it does not help let me know.

> 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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