SIFR is an open source JavaScript and Adobe Flash dynamic web fonts implementation, enabling the replacement of text elements on HTML web pages with Flash equivalents.
Questions tagged [sifr3]
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How do I tell sIFR 3 to use different fonts for bold, italic, etc?
I've done some research, and it seems that if you're using a different font for the bold and italic variants of your sIFR font (as opposed to letting Flash fake it with the B and I buttons) then you have to include the fonts in your SWF, and then…

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Orphan Char appearing when using Sifr3 in Navigation (Wordpress)
I am having an issue implementing Sifr3 on this particular site and it's driving me nuts.
Hoping someone will be able to help me:
http://client.missmonkee.com/agency-mobile
LOGIN:
client-login
cl1entpassw0rd
Here at the top right you can see the…

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Does sIFR support Hebrew and other right-to-left (rtl) languages?
I'm doing a site in Hebrew which of course runs from right-to-left. Will this be supported by sIFR? The site is currently using sIFR v2. I'm guessing that doesn't have support but what about sIFR3?
Thanks.

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Use a light font weight with Sifr
With sifr, how do I make a font use the light weight version. I have...
var gillsans = { src: '/resources/swf/gillsans.swf' };
sIFR.activate(gillsans);
sIFR.replace(gillsans, {
selector: 'h1',
css: '.sIFR-root { background-color: #FFFFFF; color:…

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Sifr displaying twice - IE only?
A client is saying that this page is displaying the sifr titles twice. Anybody had this? It doesn't happen all the time which is even more peculiar.
Here is one of the pages:
http://www.frontier-economics.com/europe/en/news/906/
Is it just IE? Any…
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How can I get sIFR to render the .sIFR-alternate correctly with FlashBlock enabled?
So I've looked this up in a few different places, and the only answer I've seen is "style the span.sIFR-alternate element". Problem is, if I apply any styles to that element that will actually have it appear & be placed correctly, it shows up…

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SIFR, JAVASCRIPT & PHP - How to apply SIFR to dynamically loaded content
Well here's the problem:
I have a PHP index page which uses show/hide layers javascript. I am using the on menu.click function to show and hide content relevant to each menu. On.click all divs are hidden except the content for that menu item , which…

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How to get soft drop shadow in sIFR3?
like this
(source: photoshopessentials.com)

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sIFR3 - diagonal text?
I'm wondering if it's possible to create diagonal text with sIFR3 ?
I searched the net, but haven't come up with any leads so far.
Any nudge in the right direction would be much appreciated.
Thanks

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sIFR replaces Text in one single line in Opera
I tested my site in different browsers now (IE, FF, Safari, Chrome) and so far sIFR works fine. But when it comes to Opera the text, which goes over more than one line, is rendered in one single line without breaks.
Can this be solve, so that it's…

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sifr 3.0 - font styles not showing?
I have created a .swf as instructed, using three font variants - bold, normal and italic however only the first font variant included in the file actually works - the normal and italic variants just don't display. What is going on here? Anyone else…

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sIFR 3 r 436 not displaying in IE7
I am new to sIFR and I am unable to get the fonts to display properly in IE7. I get an "Expected Identifier, String or Number" error, which I don't know how to troubleshoot.
Here is my dev link: http://paradigm-aero.bigrigmedia.com/test.html
Any…
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sIFR links lose focus in Firefox 3.6 after scrolling
I've noticed this issue in previous versions of Firefox whereby after scrolling sIFR links become inactive and need to be clicked in order to become links again. The fix for this was fairly straightforward and just required you to add 'fixFocus:…

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"Minimize the Flash movie size by limiting the glyphs embedded in the movie" in sIFR3 to improve rendering speed
What does this mean?
"Minimize the Flash movie size by limiting the glyphs embedded in the movie" in sIFR3 to improve rendering speed
What is the meaning of "limiting the glyphs embedded in the movie"?

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SIFR 3 NOT RENDERING IE7
I am building a site right now using the new siFR3 it works perfectly on FF & Chrome but not on IE7 to view click here

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