I wouldn't put it that way. What you do is check the "use device fonts"
checkbox. This tells Flash to look for the font on the client-side rather than
embed characters. If you don't tell Flash to look for client-side fonts, it
assumes you want them included in the swf. This is the only way to be certain
that your swf will look EXACTLY the same across platforms. Embedding, that is.
While it is true that certain fonts, like Arial and Verdana, are quite
ubiquitous, they are not necessarily identical, and small differences,
especially in the SIZES of identically named fonts, can wreak havoc. Rather than
risk that, Flash defaults to embedded fonts even for the most reliable ones.
Obviously, it is also simpler for the Flash developers to treat all fonts the
same way.

If you want to read what Adobe has to say on the subject, check out this
Technote http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/154/tn_15403.html or search your
documentation. There used to be a whole section about fonts. Haven't looked for
it it quite some time, but I'm sure the info is still in there somewhere.

Becky

You mean I have to specify to Flash that the fonts used are already installed
on the client?

You seem to know way more about Flash than do I ;-)


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> Ah, but do you tell Flash to use "device fonts"? If not, the benefit is
lost.




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