GetTextExtent

hi guys,
I've getting different results on different computers
dependant on if the computer has the font installed even though I'm
embeding the font in the swf?
i.e using the code below, if you publish the .swf it works.
If you then unistall the font (PC) and run the .swf the text is
cropped ;( can someone confirm if computer need the font installed
to used the method even if the font is embeded in the .swf?

Thanks but:
"Sure I could specify number of chrs, but it's not pixel
perfect."
I need a simple function that shortens the string according
to a set width. Actually calculating the exact pixelwidth of both
String and textField. Just like getTextExtent used to do.
Yes there are workarounds, some not so exact like basing it
on chr number, or an awkward loop. I really wonder why this
function has been removed from the AS3 library? And what people use
in place?

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method is good for measuring the distance between 2 textfields. In
the livedocs it mentions that this method has deprecated, this is
incorrect, it is still being used today. In Flash hit F1 and search
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Yep, the reason is I never tried that. :)
No... I'm just about to give it a try, but I want to draw a
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blemmo

My function not working good...

Solve it.
Thanks anyway.

I check that trace before the change you told me to do, and
after it.
Before:
etterSpacing: null
kerning: null
display: block
bullet: null
tabStops: null
blockIndent: null
leading: null
indent: null
rightMargin: null
leftMargin: null
align: null
underline: true
italic: false
bold: false
target: null
url: null
color: 0
size: 8
font: arial
getTextExtent2: [type Function]
getTextExtent: undefined
letterSpacing: null
kerning: null
display: block
bullet: null
tabStops: null
blockIndent: null
leading: null
indent: null
rightMargin: null
leftMargin: null
align: null
underline: false
italic: false
bold: true
target: null
url: null
color: 0
size: 8
font: arial
getTextExtent2: [type Function]
getTextExtent: undefined
After:
letterSpacing: null
kerning: null
display: block
bullet: null
tabStops: null
blockIndent: null
leading: null
indent: null
rightMargin: null
leftMargin: null
align: null
underline: false
italic: false
bold: false
target: null
url: null
color: null
size: -2147483648
font: null
getTextExtent2: [type Function]
getTextExtent: undefined
letterSpacing: null
kerning: null
display: block
bullet: null
tabStops: null
blockIndent: null
leading: null
indent: null
rightMargin: null
leftMargin: null
align: null
underline: false
italic: false
bold: true
target: null
url: null
color: 0
size: 8
font: arial
getTextExtent2: [type Function]
getTextExtent: undefined
1) The before look Ok and if you remember it did change the
last Content.
2) I not realy understand in trace of textformat so I will
wait for your reply.
Thank you.

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