Embedding fonts.

08-27-2008 2:08 PM |

I am developing a Silverlight Application that embeds fonts so as to be able to display non-supported fonts (such as Helvetica).  The code works quite well but for some unusual reason I cannot embed some Adobe fonts that I actually have licenses for.  They are OpenType fonts but whenever I specify them in my JavaScript code it uses the default font (which is Lucida Grande I do believe).  Also note that if I download free fonts off of the Internet (either OpenType or TrueType) everything works just fine.  The problem seems to be related to the Adobe fonts.

Anyone have any idea why this might be the case?  I can tried everything that I can think of but they just wont show.

Thanks

     // Executing the appropriate code in order to download the Fonts needed for the Silverlight Canvas.

    var spiContent = document.getElementById("mySilverlightPlugin");        // Holds a Reference to the Silverlight Plugin.
    var downloader = spiContent.createObject("downloader");
    downloader.addEventListener("Completed", onFontDownloadComplete);
    downloader.open("GET", "Fonts/Fonts.zip");
    downloader.send();


function onFontDownloadComplete(sender, eventArgs)
{

    var testBlock1;
    var testBlock2;
    var testBlock3;
 
    testBlock1 = sender.findName("textBlock1");
    testBlock2 = sender.findName("textBlock2");
    testBlock3 = sender.findName("textBlock3");

    testBlock1.setFontSource(sender);
    testBlock2.setFontSource(sender);
    testBlock3.setFontSource(sender);

    testBlock1.fontFamily = "Helvetica LT Std";
    testBlock2.fontFamily = "Helvetica LT Std";
    testBlock3.fontFamily = "Helvetica LT Std";

}

Re: Embedding fonts.

08-27-2008 4:51 PM |

Does your license allow redistribution?

Re: Embedding fonts.

08-27-2008 4:53 PM |

 Thats something that I planned on checking after I got this to work given that my Application is not "released" yet.

Would that matter in regards to whether or not Silverlight can display the fonts?  If so, how would I check?

Thanks.

Re: Embedding fonts.

08-28-2008 9:13 AM |

 Anyone have any clue?

Thanks