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i'm gonna take this chance to post a link to http://www.miniml.com/

to any new users of flash, pixel fonts will make smaller type sizes look crisp. check out their site
(former macromedia site of the day), and their instructions for the best use of pixel fonts.
there are even a few free font downloads to try out.

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Yep!

Another good site for pixel fonts is http://www.fontsforflash.com.

By the way i'm building a Font Section for FlashDevils with free fonts and stuff...so stay tuned

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Pixel fonts are very popular However, you must follow the instructions on how to use them; otherwise they'll look "fuzzy". Make sure you have device fonts checked also

Thanks for the new font board I'll post some links to other sites where you can get FREE pixel fonts soon... I have it saved under "my fav" at work

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i will have to disagree about using device fonts as far as pixel fonts are concerned. device font selection will mean that the user's computer will display it's own font; if they happen to have your pixel font (and most casual users will not) ok, but if not, your carefully selected hodge may show up as a blurry ariel on their machine.

pixel font must be embeded to work properly, that is stored along with the rest of the .swf so the intended user can see them.

Be sure that the font being used is only set to multiples of the size intended. For example, miniml fonts should only be size 8,16,32,40, etc. If you try other sizes the flash anti-aliasing will kick in and they will blur.

Adjust placement of text so that they rest on integer (ie 1,2,3,4.. not 1.1,2.5,1.2,5.6, etc.) x and y values. If the text is placed on say x:1.4 y:2.3 the text will anti-alies and blur. The exact position of text is easily changed by selecting it and opening the info box in flash. Simply type in the rounded x and y values.

A lot of times you will have text within a movie clip. Even though the x and y values may be integers it may still look blurry. This is because the movieclip that it resides in is not on integer values. It's generally good practice to manually adjust movieclips via the info box whenever they contain text.

You will run into a problem with the aliasing when you scroll or manipulate the location of the text via actionscript. This is obviously due to the text being moved between integer values. The solution is to modify the actionscript so that when it determines the x and y position of the text you include a Math.round () argument.

http://www.1001freefonts.com
http://www.pcfonts.com
http://www.cablevision.qc.ca/renlev/dingbats.html
http://www.dingbatpages.com/
http://www.netpedia.com/graphics/fonts
http://www.fontsnthings.com/
http://www.typeindex.com
http://www.flashkit.com/fonts/index.shtml
http://www.fontalicious.com/
http://www.vfive.com
http://www.9031.com/p-font/index.html
http://www.plusism.u-net.com
http://www.fountain.nu
http://www.pizzadude.dk
http://www.hi-type.de
http://techfonts.ellicit.org/dub/
http://www.chank.com
http://typolis.virtualave.net/typolis.html
http://www.coolarchive.com/fonts.cfm
http://www.typesource.com/
http://www.surfstation.lu
http://www.fontavenue.com/
http://www.all-4-free.com/fonts/
http://www.dafont.com/en/bitmap.php

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oi oi oi oi oi oi! yay! thx for the links

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introducing pixel fonts means more work. I only wish they could come up with a solution for arial, i luv that font

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yeah arial is one of the sole fonts good for web design and would also look very good in flash if only the crisp problem could be solved =) yet I figured out that is looks smooth in bigger screen resolutions and only bad in 800 x 600...

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you can download pixel font Arial 11 for flash (created by a FlashKit member) here.

use the same pixel font guidelines and set the size to 11.
maybe not as classy as regular arial but turns out very crisp.

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what happens if the user doesn't have the pixel font i use?

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Then it wont show that font
So you better embed the font!

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how do I embed the font?

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What Flash version do you own?

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This is where I get all of my pixel fonts from...

http://www.orgdot.com/aliasfonts/

Enjoy!

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thanks....

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hey...i just figured it out...thanks...

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mystique_MHz
This is where I get all of my pixel fonts from...

http://www.orgdot.com/aliasfonts/

Enjoy!

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that site is new to me, i'll have to check them out

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Originally posted by n-ertia


that site is new to me, i'll have to check them out

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Cool... I hope you like it

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yay for links

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I can only say: http://www.dafont.com/en/bitmap.php rocks. Huge collection of fonts

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how do can i use the pixel fonts in the first place, this might sound stuped but i really don't have a clue please reply to me as soon as possible, and can u please tell me the steps starting from the winzip extract. thanx for ur help in advance.

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Hi R17,

Well just upload them to your Windows/Fonts directory and open that directory to read it in Windows or restart Windows.

Now you have installed the pixel for use in Flash

Erwin

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if you mean how to use them in flash, just type your text in a normal text box, change the font to the one that you have and then from the 'text options' panel, change "static text" to "Dynamic Text" from the drop down menu....and click on the embed button below (it has [...] on it)

I hope this helps.....

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Hi R17,

I've attached a manual from Fonts For Flash, a company that delivers Flash Pixel Fonts.

Yours,
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Attachment: fff_user_guide.zip
This has been downloaded 978 time(s).

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how are fonts embedded in a flash movie?

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select the text box you want to embed, open the "text options" panel, make the text dynamic and click the button that looks like this:

ahmed has attached this image:

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Great thread!

Ive set up a simple list so people can add the details of pixels fonts they have used and can confirm that they do work without any blurring in dynamic text fields.

http://www.romeorecords.co.uk/flashfonts/ for the list (also contains a link to a (slightly) more thorough explanation of how to use pixelfonts and the problem, with screenshots)

Hopefully this will become a useful resource! thanks

(anyone seen a pixelfont version of verdana?)

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hello..has anyone tried to use the sharelibrary to embed a font on flash mx. flash mx has an option to import font. you make a swf that has the font. also you make another movie which to link your font swf so the text would display excatly on the different computers. the only problem i have is the text won't show up when i run the movie. can someone help me?

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Wow, i've must have been blind for over looking this thread!

Thaks for the great links, guys!

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http://www.dsg4.com/04/extra/index.html
http://www.miniml.com

free

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