flash.text.engine.CFFHinting - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	flash.text.engine
Class	public final class CFFHinting
Inheritance	CFFHinting Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

The CFFHinting class defines values for cff hinting in the FontDescription class.

Hinting adjusts the display of an outline font so it lines up with the pixel grid. At small screen sizes, hinting produces a clear, legible text for human readers.

See also

flash.text.engine.FontDescription

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object

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		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Public Constants

	Constant		Defined By
		HORIZONTAL_STEM : String = "horizontalStem" [static] Fits strong horizontal stems to the pixel grid for improved readability.	CFFHinting
		NONE : String = "none" [static] No hinting is applied.	CFFHinting

Constant Detail

HORIZONTAL_STEM

Constant

public static const HORIZONTAL_STEM:String = "horizontalStem"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Fits strong horizontal stems to the pixel grid for improved readability. This constant is used in setting the cffHinting property of the FontDescription class. Use the syntax CFFHinting.HORIZONTAL_STEM.

NONE

Constant

public static const NONE:String = "none"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

No hinting is applied. Horizontal stems in the glyphs are not forced to the pixel grid. This constant is used in setting the cffHinting property of the FontDescription class. Recommended setting for animation or for large font sizes. Use the syntax CFFHinting.NONE.