Avoiding the need to compile static content...

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Hi,In the absence of any way to download fonts on the fly for mobile content, particularly iOS, I am forced to compile around 70MB of fonts into the app. This, needless to say, takes A Long Time. And every time I change anything, it seems to be done _again_.But the fonts don't change...Can anybody suggest a way to still include the fonts as compiled, embedded media but without the need to recompile them each and every time? For example, if I have them as compiled SWF CSS, can I embed those in a way that will avoid the need to tie up my "Build workspace" task?Thanks,G

Gaius Coffey · Accepted Answer

Yes, that did it.1. Create library project with a single component defined that includes an <fx:Style /> with my mammoth font stylesheet2. When build workspace completes, add the .swc to /libs folder of the dev projects3. Delete references to fonts in dev projects4. Set a static var on my main app class to the class containing all my fonts5. Done.G

Colin Holgate · Answer

I'm guessing that you don't use Flash Pro, which has incremental compiling, where within each session you don't have to recompile the fonts or MP3s on each test movie. There is incremental compiling in Flash Builder 4.6, but I can't easily tell from searching if that includes caching the fonts.

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