Adobe AIR Development

[jffurlan]

I'm trying to add a label to my app on an angle (or even sideways) but when I put in the following code the label disappears:

var label:Label = new Label();
			label.text = "label";
			label.setPosition(100,20);
			label.rotation = -45;
			label.format = new TextFormat("bbarial", 18 , 0xffffff);
			this.addChild(label);

 If I take out the rotation it adds the label fine. But once I put the label.rotation code in it disappears.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[fnicollet · Accepted solution]

Hi,

it's a classic FP "issue" (not really an issue as it is in the docs). You have to embed the font to be able to rotate / apply alpha to a text. You can find multiple example on how to embed fonts online

[jtegen]

Applying alpha is a simulator issue.  Changing font alpha works fine as an AIR application.  It is a submitted BB "issue".  There is a thread for a work around on the font alpha with blending it with a Sprite.

[TheDarkIn1978]

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fnicollet wrote:

Hi,

it's a classic FP "issue" (not really an issue as it is in the docs). You have to embed the font to be able to rotate / apply alpha to a text. You can find multiple example on how to embed fonts online

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interesting!  i had no idea about this.  good to know.