# Mask doesn't work with desired font

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-doesnt-work-with-desired-font/111455>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 27, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-doesnt-work-with-desired-font/111455 "2004-05-27T02:37:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![gazzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/67e7ee/32.png) [@gazzer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gazzer)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-doesnt-work-with-desired-font/111455/1 "2004-05-27T02:37:33Z")

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I have a postscript font which I would like to use for my scrolling text box. I have an up and down arrow buttons with AS like this:  
on (press) {  
mcText.onEnterFrame = function() {  
if (this.\_y\>-500) {  
this.\_y -= 10;  
}  
};  
}  
on (release) {  
mcText.onEnterFrame = null;  
}

I have tried dynamic, static settings but the only way I can get the text into the mask is by breaking apart the font. Do not really want to break apart because this increases the size of the file. I can do this dynamically with a device font but want to use a better typographical approach.

Anyone have any clues for solving this?

Your help is most appreciated,  
Gaz

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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:** [May 27, 2004, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-doesnt-work-with-desired-font/111455/2 "2004-05-27T06:56:35Z")

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[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/maskprintembed.htm](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/maskprintembed.htm)? 😛

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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:** [May 27, 2004, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-doesnt-work-with-desired-font/111455/3 "2004-05-27T15:00:17Z")

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Kode,

Thanks for the reply. That is what I thought too. I rebuild a new one and found my error. With the type of AS that is on the buttons it requires the text to be a MC so I converted and named the instance. I thought I had done that before so it could have been the sequence in which I designated the embed feature. Nonetheless-it works! I notice though if you want full control over kerning and letterspacing you have to select “static text”.

I wonder if selecting “static text” has any drawbacks that I am unaware of?

Thanks again,  
Gaz :cowboy: