SWFFont::__construct

Loads a font definition

&reftitle.description; `SWFFont::__construct` `string` `filename` &warn.experimental.func;

If `filename` is the name of an FDB file (i.e., it ends in ".fdb"), load the font definition found in said file. Otherwise, create a browser-defined font reference.

FDB ("font definition block") is a very simple wrapper for the SWF DefineFont2 block which contains a full description of a font. One may create FDB files from SWT Generator template files with the included makefdb utility- look in the util directory off the main ming distribution directory.

Browser-defined fonts don't contain any information about the font other than its name. It is assumed that the font definition will be provided by the movie player. The fonts _serif, _sans, and _typewriter should always be available. For example:

    <?php
    $f = newSWFFont("_sans");
    ?>

will give you the standard sans-serif font, probably the same as what you'd get with `<font name="sans-serif">` in HTML.