Multiple web fonts in text object?

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- sqiddster
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Hey, just quickly, I was wondering what would be the correct way to implement multiple web fonts in a single object.

Basically, I have a single text object and I want to dynamically set its font from a selection of four.

So how should I do it?

Does it only need one 'initialisation' of 'use web font', or shall I 'use web font' every time I set/change the font?

If it is the former, can I use the css for a whole collection that Google provides or do I have to do them individually.
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You can do this:

+ On start of layout

-> Set web font A...

-> Set web font B...

-> Set web font C...

-> Set web font D...

This will leave it on font D, but it will download all four ready for use. Then just set web font during the running of the game between the four, and since they're already downloaded it should switch instantly.
- sqiddster
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OK, thanks.
- Kyatric
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To use the font, "text:set font face".

You only need one "set webfont" action at the very beginning of the project.
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- sqiddster
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— oh, OK. That is different.
- wgfunstorm
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I don't mean to hijack the thread but since it seems the question has been answered, I was wondering about the opposite case:

Using 1 web font across multiple text fields.

If I do 1 set webfont at the beginning of the project for textfield A, can I then use set font face on any text field with that webfont?
- sqiddster
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wgfunstorm
Yeah, I was also wondering about that. Once I have a web font, can I use it across all text objects?
- shinkan
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To use the font, "text:set font face".

You only need one "set webfont" action at the very beginning of the project.

As he said.

Text1: Set web font to "some web font"

Text2: Set Font face to Text1.FaceName

Text3: Set Font face to Text1.FaceName

...
- Kyatric
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Indeed, setted fonts appear to be "global" to the text objects.

Nice trick/thinking —
- shinkan
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I just did what you wrote. Kyatric we can share credits ;)
- sqiddster
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So... just to clarify..

If I set a random text object to all my web fonts at the start of the game, I can use these fonts from ANY object by 'setting font face' to the name of the web font?
- Kyatric
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Apparently yes.
- sqiddster
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OK then. Coolio ;)
- sqiddster
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— I regret translating your french :O
- Kyatric
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sqiddster: ROFL, indeed sorry.
I didn't pay attention, that's my kind of testing sentences/debug <img src="smileys/smiley17.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

I've changed it to something more suitable.

Sorry again.