December 2002
Beginner
478 pages
17h 55m
English
Like the SWF::Text object, a TextField represents a block of text. However, TextFields cannot be transformed or skewed when displayed. The contents of a TextField can be changed over the course of a movie. (The Astral Trespassers example at the beginning of this chapter uses a TextField for the “Game Over” message.) TextFields are represented on the screen as user-editable text by default; this can be adjusted by creating the TextField with the appropriate flags.
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