I’ve just begun using Flash CS5 and I am really at a loss to explain the problems with text in imported Illustrator files. In CS3, which I’ve used for years, when you import an illustrator file the text is almost perfectly preserved. It has the correct fonts, the text weights are preserved, etc. All is well.
In CS5 it converts everything to something called TLF text (whatever that is) and changes EVERYTHING to either _sans or _serif. You can’t have both apparently. The fonts are not the same and it’s not editable.
In order to set things right I have to change all the text from TLF to classic. THEN I have to change all the text to the proper font and weight. It is a serious problem.
I’ve looked in preferences and on some other forums and I’m not seeing any answers at all. It seems insane to only allow sans or serif when importing and what is this TLF text anyway and why can’t I have it default to classic, which seems to work like CS3.
What a mess.
