superscript font for dynamic html text field

Report · Feb 16, 2008

Hello Forum

I am loading in a bunch of text and format them in flash into a newspaper-like layout.

The problem I am running into and can't seem to solve are superscript characters. I've used the GG superscript fonts from this website: http://blog.ggshow.com/index.php/reference?cat=121

Tthe example works fine. But once I try to implement it into my application it fails to work or simply doesn't show up.

Here's my code:

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External XML file:
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[...]
<item type="text"><![CDATA[.This is a sample text Italic Font here shows up rightsuperscript here doesn't work, ]]>
</item>

[...]

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Reading the Texfield:
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[...]
public static function getNodeContent(_xml:XML):String{
return String(_xml.firstChild.nodeValue);
}
[...]

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creating the textfield:
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txtHolder = itemMC.createEmptyMovieClip("txt",1);
Textfield.create(txtHolder,XmlArticleData.getNodeContent(itemNode),"articleText")

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The Textfield class:
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public static function create(_movieClip:MovieClip,_str:String,_type:String){
switch (_type) {
case "articleText":

_movieClip.createTextField("txtMC", 1, 0,0, 1, 1);
_movieClip.txtMC.autoSize = "left";
_movieClip.txtMC.type = "dynamic";
_movieClip.txtMC.border = false;
_movieClip.txtMC.multiline = true;
_movieClip.txtMC.html = true;
_movieClip.txtMC.embedFonts = true;
_movieClip.txtMC.selectable = false;
_movieClip.txtMC.wordWrap = true;
_movieClip.txtMC.antiAliasType = "advanced";
_movieClip.txtMC.thickness = 1.2;
_movieClip.txtMC.sharpness = 0;

var fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
fmt.font = "ArticleTextFont";
fmt.indent = 10;
fmt.bold = false;
fmt.italic = false;
fmt.size = 11.5;
fmt.leading = 10;
fmt.color = 0x000000;
fmt.align = "justify";
}
_movieClip.txtMC.htmlText = _str;
_movieClip.txtMC.setTextFormat(fmt);

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Any ideas?

Thanks!

Cheers

StephanK

Report · Feb 17, 2008

make sure you have embeded GG Superscript font in your flash movie;