User Guide

1170 ActionScript classes
antiAliasType (TextField.antiAliasType property)
public antiAliasType : String
The type of anti-aliasing used for this TextField instance. Advanced anti-aliasing is available
only in Flash Player 8 and later. You can control this setting only if the font is embedded (with
the
embedFonts property set to true). For Flash Player 8, the default setting is "advanced".
To set values for this property, use the following string values:
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8
Example
This example creates two text fields and applies advanced anti-aliasing to the first one only. It
assumes that you have a font embedded in the Library with the linkage identifier set to
"Times-12". To embed the font, follow these steps:
■ Open your Library
■ Click the Library options menu in the upper right corner of the Library
■ Select "New Font" from the dropdown list
■ Name the font "Times-12"
■ Select "Times New Roman" from the font dropdown list
■ Press the "OK" button
■ Right-click on the newly created font and select "Linkage..."
■ Check the "Export for ActionScript" box
■ Accept the default identifier "Times-12" by pressing the "OK" button
var my_format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
my_format.font = "Times-12";
var my_text1:TextField = this.createTextField("my_text1",
this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 300, 30);
my_text1.text = "This text uses advanced anti-aliasing.";
my_text1.antiAliasType = "advanced";
my_text1.border = true;
String value Description
"normal" Applies the regular text anti-aliasing. This matches the type of anti-
aliasing that Flash Player used in version 7 and earlier.
"advanced" Applies advanced anti-aliasing, which makes text more legible. (This
feature is available as of Flash Player 8.) Advanced anti-aliasing
allows for high-quality rendering of font faces at small sizes. It is best
used with applications that have a lot of small text. Advanced anti-
aliasing is not recommended for fonts that are larger than 48 points.