Flash CS3/CS4 Embedding Fonts.. the right way – UPDATED

Yep it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything, I’ve actually been busy with project work (and a lot of it), but I figured I would take a second or two and post something so that my blog didn’t dry up.

I’ve been having a helluva time embedding fonts. SOME times they work some times they don’t. So I found this nifty way to do it.

randRange Function

I find myself needing a random number between 2 numbers often. So I wrote this awhile ago and then go trotting back through code to find it. I thought it would be better if I just posted it here for quicker access

AS3 Custom Events

I’ve looked at references and surfed for a simple way to create custom events then finally came up with the following:

Example files: [download]

WebService

• Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
• Runtime Version: AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9+
• Description: WebService Class creates an URLLoader instance and allows the send/get of data from a WSDL
• Version: 1.0.0
• Author: Cameron Tullos
• [download]

loadBar Component

• Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
• Runtime Version: AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9+
• Description: Dynamic loadBar (progress bar)
• Version: 1.2.1
• Author: Cameron Tullos
• [download]