textField not visible under mask

[Justin Raymond]

Hi all,

I have a series of textFields under a mask and they do not show. As soon
as I remove the mask they appear. Is this something anyone else has
experienced and is there a solution?

TIA
Justin
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[David Rorex]

Try using a dynamic mask (with movieclip.setMask(mask)) or if you
already are, try using a static mask (made in the authoring
environment). This is a common problem everyone has when they start
using masks.

-David R

Post by Justin Raymond
Hi all,
I have a series of textFields under a mask and they do not show. As soon
as I remove the mask they appear. Is this something anyone else has
experienced and is there a solution?
TIA
Justin
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[Ben Jackson]

Are you using dynamic textfields? If so, you have to embed the fonts.

- Ben

Post by David Rorex
Try using a dynamic mask (with movieclip.setMask(mask)) or if you
already are, try using a static mask (made in the authoring
environment). This is a common problem everyone has when they start
using masks.
-David R

Post by Justin Raymond
Hi all,
I have a series of textFields under a mask and they do not show. As soon
as I remove the mask they appear. Is this something anyone else has
experienced and is there a solution?
TIA
Justin
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Post by Ben Jackson
Are you using dynamic textfields? If so, you have to embed the fonts.
- Ben

errm ... no you dont ... I use dynamically created textfields (using
_sans), masked by dynamically created masks ALL the time ... even to
the point of having several layers of masking on top of the textfield.

We deliberatly use system-fonts across the board since not only does
this mean that they dont get anti-aliased and are therefore much
easier to read at smaller sizes, but it also cuts down on file-sizes
(have you checked out the size of a full unicode Arial lately?)

A

[Ben Jackson]

Um.. I think maybe this only relates to masks created on stage then? I
definitely ran into this gotcha on my first (quasi) dynamic flash
site...

Googled "flash mask dynamic textfield embed font" and found this:
http://www.tutorio.com/tutorial/flash-fonts-complete-tutorial

Flash Fonts FAQ
...
I can't mask my dynamic text
Solution: You need to embed the font.

- B

Post by Ben Jackson
Are you using dynamic textfields? If so, you have to embed the fonts.
- Ben

errm ... no you dont ... I use dynamically created textfields (using
_sans), masked by dynamically created masks ALL the time ... even to
the point of having several layers of masking on top of the textfield.
We deliberatly use system-fonts across the board since not only does
this mean that they dont get anti-aliased and are therefore much
easier to read at smaller sizes, but it also cuts down on file-sizes
(have you checked out the size of a full unicode Arial lately?)
A
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[neo binedell]

It depends on which player youre running.

I think embed fonts is not required after 7.0.19 IIRC.

So you
a) want to require that player and check for it
b) embed fonts just in case

regards
neo

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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] textField not visible under mask

Um.. I think maybe this only relates to masks created on stage then? I
definitely ran into this gotcha on my first (quasi) dynamic flash site...

Googled "flash mask dynamic textfield embed font" and found this:
http://www.tutorio.com/tutorial/flash-fonts-complete-tutorial

Flash Fonts FAQ
...
I can't mask my dynamic text
Solution: You need to embed the font.

- B

Post by Ben Jackson
Are you using dynamic textfields? If so, you have to embed the fonts.
- Ben

errm ... no you dont ... I use dynamically created textfields (using
_sans), masked by dynamically created masks ALL the time ... even to
the point of having several layers of masking on top of the textfield.
We deliberatly use system-fonts across the board since not only does
this mean that they dont get anti-aliased and are therefore much
easier to read at smaller sizes, but it also cuts down on file-sizes
(have you checked out the size of a full unicode Arial lately?)
A
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