[swfmill] kerning - screen and print are different

Ralf Fuest ralf-fuest at gmx.de
Sat Apr 5 07:14:26 PST 2008


I think you already mentioned this last october. Or is this a different
problem? I asked you for some test files back then, but perhaps you
didn't read my message and didn't answer to that request. Without some
test files I won't be able to fix the problem.

Ralf

> Hey guys,
> 
>  
> 
> we are using swfmill to generate font libraries for flash to use em on
> the screen.
> 
> Php calls swfmill and generates these libs.
> 
> works fine so far BUT if we use the same ttf files in pdf documents we
> get kerning differences.
> layout on the screen is different than the layout in the pdf files.
> 
> these pdf files get generated by some xml files which are used to
> generate our flash content on the screen.
> 
> strange thing is if we use the same ttf files and generate ttf libs
> directly in the flash ide(embedding them by hand) then it works just
> fine.
> 
> seems like swfmill is using another method to embed the fonts than
> flash ide is? 
> 
> any idea on how to solve this or ever heard about this problem before?
> 
> any ideas or suggestions are welcome
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
> 
>  
> 
> Tobias Hinz
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