Multimedia :: flash text box problem



I am not using MX, but the ming package from Sourceforge.  It looks good, I can use actionscript, I can code in python, and it is free.  Everything but those text boxes work.  I had embeded the font I was using (the swf went up in size a lot from not using a SWFTextField) so I don't think that was the problem.  I am going to download the Knoppix DVD and give that a try.  It is big enough to have what I need.

I am also going to try loading in xfree86 into DSL.  I see that there is an extension for it so that should be easy to try.  mikshaw, was suse using xfree86?  I can get t1 and ttf non-free fonts from debian for those which might solve my font display problems.

Thank you both for the help you have been giving me.  If I find the answer I will let you know.
I got those pesky fonts to work!  I had to load XF86.dsl and nvidia.dsl, and after I got the xfree86 to work, I uncommented the line:

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/font/Type1"

and it worked!!!  I can see the text correctly in flash!

I am not a linux guru, but if anyone is could you please tell me if there is a way to do the same thing on the base DSL system?  Is it as simple as adding the Type1 directory to a font path?  Where would I do that?

Thnks again I am on a cloud right now.
You can use the xset command to append or prepend font paths while in X:
xset +fp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/font/Type1 (to prepend)
xset fp+ /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/font/Type1 (to append)
This can be added to /home/dsl/.xinitrc to have it done automatically.

I have no idea if the Xvesa server supports type1 fonts.
it doesn't look like it does.  I got this error

xset:  bad font path element (#51), possible causes are:
   Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
   Directory missing fonts.dir
   Incorrect font server address or syntax

There was a fonts.dir, and I ran update-fonts-dir Type1 before I ran xset without an error.  If I loaded GTK & defoma would that help?  How do you update fonts in GTK?
Ming huh?
Anyone know if a GUI swf producer is in the works?  Maybe a combo of a ming type thing and the likes of inkscape...
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