Font symbols (shared library) for clean type?

[aswaab]

Hey there,

I've been struggling with how to make small font sizes look clean. I looked through the Macromedia Flash 5 manual and found a section on font symbols. To quote the book, "To use a font as a shared library item, you can crete a font symbol in the library window. This enables you to link to the font and use it in a flash movie without having to embed the font in the movie." Has anyone tried this to see if it works? I would try it mself, but to be honest, the book is not very clear on how to accomplish this, and I can't figure it out.

Let me know how to do this and I'll try it...

Thanks in advance,
Adam

[tone001]

Yup, I've done this .... (you need to to open the Library (CTRL + L) > OPTIONS > NEW FONT)

But this method is only useful if you create large multi SWF web sites using Flash.

It won't make the fonts any clearer at smaller sizes. Sorry!

[aswaab]

Thanks. Thought it might be worth a shot.

Adam

[Freyacat]

try using pixel fonts.

go to this thread for more info:
http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=153541