# Mask doesn't work with desired font

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-doesnt-work-with-desired-font/52763>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 27, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-doesnt-work-with-desired-font/52763 "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/52763/1 "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