Anti Aliased text

[ImageGroup webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi

Simple question. I was just wondering how Macromedia would've gone about making the text on their Flash navigation non-anti aliased because I have text that small on my flash menu and it looks blurry and not very neat.

Thanks

Len

[nardove webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

hi

try this, use Dynamic text not Symple text or use a pixelate font

[the_bhushu webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

hi,
Here are the basic rules to follow to keep text from anti-aliasing (ie. getting
fuzzy, unclear, blurred). I've also included a few notes that could be useful
when manipulating text with actionscript.

Know the 'Size Intended'

The first bit of info you will need is the size that the font was intended to be
set at. Most fonts are between 8-12 pt fonts. In the case of the popular
miniml fonts they are 8. Contact the creator of the font if you can't determine
the correct size.

RULE #1:

Be sure that the font being used is only set to multiples of the size intended.
For example, miniml fonts should only be size 8,16,32,40, etc. If you try
other sizes the flash anti-aliasing will kick in and they will blur.

RULE #2:

Adjust placement of text so that it rests on integer (ie 1,2,3,4.. not
1.1,2.5,1.2,5.6, etc.) x and y values. If the text is placed on say x:1.4 y:2.3
the text will anti-alias and blur. The exact position of text is easily changed
by selecting it and opening the info box in flash. Simply type in the rounded
x and y values.

Those are the two basic rules. Here are a few
notes/tricks for other situations:

NOTE #1:

A lot of times you will have text within a movie clip. Even though the x and y
values may be integers it may still look blurry. This is because the movieclip
that it resides in is not on integer values. It's generally good practice to
manually adjust movieclips via the info box whenever they contain text.

NOTE #2:

You will run into a problem with the aliasing when you scroll or manipulate
the location of the text via actionscript. This is obviously due to the text
being moved between integer values. The solution is to modify the
actionscript so that when it determines the x and y position of the text you
include a Math.round () argument.

AMENDMENT #1:

You must left justify the text for it to remain clear. If it's centered
or right justified it will alias and blur.

AMENDMENT #2:

The movie that the text resides in must be published with a set
size (i.e. x:300 pixels, y:400 pixels). If it gets published with as a resizable movie it will also resize the fonts and they will fall apart.

I hope this helps. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!


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