Understand Text Layout Framework (TLF) text – Flash CS5

Posted by Garuna on May 8, 2010

1. Go to Flash> select TLF text

2. TLF text requires that ActionScript 3.0 and Flash Player 10

or higher are specified in the publish settings of your FLA file

3. You can create three types of text block with TLF text

Read Only: when published as SWF file, the text cannot be selected or edited

Selectable: when published as SWF file, the text is selectable and can be copied to the clipboard,

but is not editable. This setting is the default for TLF text

Editable: when published as SWF file, text is selectable and can be edited

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4. TLF text does not support PostScript Type 1 fonts. TLF supports only OpenType and TrueType fonts.

When working with TLF text, PostScript fonts are not available in the Text > Font menu

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5.  TLF text requires a specific ActionScript library to be available to Flash Player at runtime.

If this library is not already present on the playback computer, Flash Player automatically downloads it

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6. TLF text cannot be used as a mask