automatic d/l font?

[wakkoguy]

hey
Is there a way to make the user download a certain font or automatically install a font when the come to the page?

 

[oldnewbie]

From the Flash movie?

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[wakkoguy]

either flash or html?

 

[oldnewbie]

Don't think it could forced (or automatically installed...), for security reasons, but you could possibly automatically offer it for downloading. If the user accepts or not remains his decision!

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[wakkoguy]

how could i do that?

 

[oldnewbie]

You may want to read this first:

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/dynamicfonts.html

Otherwise, if you've used a special font, you could zip it up, upload it to your site and then simply add a link in your htmls like with:

<a href [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.yourserver.com/path/yourfont.zip>[/URL] Download the font used in this Flash movie</a>

Of course, the user would still have to do so, unzip it, and install it in his OS font folder, for it to work!

Regards,

ldnewbie

 

[coldfused]

just convert it to a symbol or embed it!

just a thought..

carlsatterwhite@orlandomediasolutions.com

 

[BigBadDave]

You can use ActiveX to install the font into the registry. Regards

Big Dave


** If I am wrong I am sorry, but i'm only trying to help!! **

 

[wakkoguy]

how hard is that?
how do i do it?

 

[coldfused]

what is the purpose of forcing a font on a users system?..what do you gain from this?..why not just embed the font in the file itself or in flash convert it to a symbol ( a graphic )..that way if the user does not have the font installed it won't matter, your design will not be altered because you have converted it to a symbol or embed it in the file..unless you have another reason for forcing the font..don't understand why you would have to go through the activeX thing to keep your design from being altered!.

you must have your reasons..

carlsatterwhite@orlandomediasolutions.com