enum flash.text.FontType

Available on all platforms

The FontType class contains the enumerated constants * "embedded" and "device" for the * fontType property of the Font class.

Constructors

DEVICE

Indicates that this is a device font. The SWF file renders fonts with * those installed on the system. *

Using device fonts results in a smaller movie size, because font data * is not included in the file. Device fonts are often a good choice for * displaying text at small point sizes, because anti-aliased text can be * blurry at small sizes. Device fonts are also a good choice for large * blocks of text, such as scrolling text.

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Text fields that use device fonts may not be displayed the same across * different systems and platforms, because they are rendered with fonts * installed on the system. For the same reason, device fonts are not * anti-aliased and may appear jagged at large point sizes.

EMBEDDED

Indicates that this is an embedded font. Font outlines are embedded in the * published SWF file. *

Text fields that use embedded fonts are always displayed in the chosen * font, whether or not that font is installed on the playback system. Also, * text fields that use embedded fonts are always anti-aliased(smoothed). * You can select the amount of anti-aliasing you want by using the * TextField.antiAliasType property.

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One drawback to embedded fonts is that they increase the size of the * SWF file.

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Fonts of type EMBEDDED can only be used by TextField. If * flash.text.engine classes are directed to use such a font they will fall * back to device fonts.

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