# About dynamic txt

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-dynamic-txt/113192>\
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**Created:** [June 15, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-dynamic-txt/113192 "2004-06-15T20:13:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![uudens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@uudens](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/uudens)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-dynamic-txt/113192/1 "2004-06-15T20:13:12Z")

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how do i rotate or alpha a text field created w/ AS ? one told me i shoud embed the font, but how to do that on w/ AS created text field? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-dynamic-txt/113192/2 "2004-06-15T20:25:58Z")

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textfield.embedFonts = true;

:sure:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-dynamic-txt/113192/3 "2004-06-15T21:11:55Z")

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lunatic, your avatar rocks man. You really should create a pseudo-brainwashing sequence in your sig. 😃 And have random flashes of “obey my dog” in there.

ANYWAY! uudens, dynamic text usually goes as follows:

non-embedded: you can only resize (with choppiness due to the resizing only stepping up the font size when tweened), and do alpha/tint/brightness stuff.

embedded: Everything! skew it, rotate it, whatever. But you’re in for a file size hike if it is an OpenType true type font. Old TrueType’s aren’t too large, and post script rocks the world. Fonts For Flash has some good low-bandwidth pixel fonts that work well in flash and vector based programs.

and use lunatics method for embedding fonts. 😃

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-dynamic-txt/113192/4 "2004-06-15T21:46:05Z")

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Thanks Devil Chicken! 😉 I’ve been thinking on how I can create a fun interactive footer that ties in to the avatar. Expect a change in upcoming weeks!

uudens - embeding your text will also allow you to use masks, which I don’t think you can do with dynamic text without embedding it. :thumb:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-dynamic-txt/113192/5 "2004-06-16T09:15:21Z")

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> \_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“a”,1);  
> a.createTextField(“b”,1,0,0,200,20);  
> a.b.embedFonts=true;  
> a.b.text=“why this isnt working?”;

this shows blank screen, if i comment the embedFonts line out or set it to false everything works, why is that?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-dynamic-txt/113192/6 "2004-06-17T14:54:52Z")

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anybody here??

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-dynamic-txt/113192/7 "2004-06-17T15:07:01Z")

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That is weird. Although I’ve never had a need to do that with AS text…

I’ll look into it.