Chapter 45: Textarea Component - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-COMPONENTS LANGUAGE Reference

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TextArea component
The TextArea component wraps the native ActionScript TextField object. You can use styles to
customize the TextArea component; when an instance is disabled, its contents display in a
color represented by the disabledColor style. A TextArea component can also be formatted
with HTML, or as a password field that disguises the text. See "Applying a style sheet to a
TextArea component" in Learning ActionScript 2.0 in Flash.
A TextArea component can be enabled or disabled in an application. In the disabled state, it
doesn't receive mouse or keyboard input. When enabled, it follows the same focus, selection,
and navigation rules as an ActionScript TextField object. When a TextArea instance has focus,
you can use the following keys to control it:
Key
Arrow keys
Page Down
Page Up
Shift+Tab
Tab
For more information about controlling focus, see "Creating custom focus navigation" in
Using Components or "FocusManager class" on page
A live preview of each TextArea instance reflects changes made to parameters in the Property
inspector or Component inspector during authoring. If a scroll bar is needed, it appears in the
live preview, but it does not function. Text is not selectable in the live preview, and you cannot
enter text in the component instance on the Stage.
When you add the TextArea component to an application, you can use the Accessibility panel
to make it accessible to screen readers.
Description
Move the insertion point one line up, down, left, or right.
Moves one screen down.
Moves one screen up.
Moves focus to the previous object.
Moves focus to the next object.
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