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EmbedFonts in AS3

Many people (including me) has been struggling with embedding fonts in Flash/AS3 projects, and the samples provided by Adobe isn't working too well. So I finally decided to get my head around it, and thought I would share my findings with you. See a sample The main problems appears when you want to style a TextField with CSS, using embedded fonts.The code below shows how to use an embedded Font-symbol in ActionScript 3, and styling it both with CSS and with the TextFormat object. Download the source here: EmbedFonts.zip or view it here: http://code.google.com/p/oysteinwika EmbedFonts.as: package { import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.text.TextField; import fla... read more

Flex Camp Oslo '09

Flex Camp Oslo '09 is coming up on February 2nd. As reported before, Mihai Corlan from Adobe is booked for the keynote, and besides him we have a collection of top notch local speakers. You'll find updated info, agenda, speakers list and a registration form, at the Flex Camp Norway site. The event is sponsored by Adobe, as well as a few selected local consulting firms. Target audience is Java/PHP developers with a curiosity for Flex/AIR. Registration will end early next week, so make sure to register now if you're in Oslo that day.... read more

SINTEF Promo

Just finished my first After Effects gig. It's a one minute promo video for "Byggforskserien", a series of reseach papers and documentation for the building industry by SINTEF. You can see the video over at the Wika Media site. SINTEF Byggforsk is celebrating the 50th anniversary for the series these days, and the video will be run at the main anniversary conference today.... read more

Flex Camp Oslo '08

The first Flex Camp on Norwegian soil is a reality, and will be held on October 18th. Mihai Corlan from Adobe is booked for the keynote, and besides him we have a collection of top notch local speakers. You'll find updated info, agenda, speakers list and a registration form, at the Flex Camp Norway site. The event is sponsored by Adobe, as well as a few selected local consulting firms. Target audience is Java/PHP developers with a curiosity for Flex/AIR. See you there! ... read more

Flash on the Beach '08

I'm in Brighton for my second time to the Flash on the Beach conference. Staying at the Old Ship Hotel this year as well - the speaker hotel (myHotel) was fully booked when I finally got around to book the trip. I have been hunting the entire town for a working el-adapter this morning, and luckily the stores are open on Sundays in the UK, so I found one at the 99p store. Did the registration thing early this morning, so I can avoid standing in line tomorrow. I'm not going to any of the Workshops - instead, I'm going to try and get some work done back at the hotel. SWAG Bag As usual we got a goodie/SWAG bag at registration. This year it contained a t-... read more

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