You may want to look at this thread : http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/pipermail/flashcoders/2006-September/173034.html Instead of looking of the x,y position you could modify your link to handle html and make links to your own actionscript functions with asfunctions.
Also, a cool tooltip manager example : http://www.betriebsraum.de/external_data/downloads/TooltipManager/TooltipManager.zip ----- Original Message ---- From: Bjorn Schultheiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Flashcoders mailing list <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 9:11:45 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Get Cursor x y position within textarea? Has anyone had to do this previously. I want to display a tooltip balloon where the cursor is within a textArea component. I'm restrcited to Flash8 for this. I've looked into it and it's looks nasty, So far I can see only a vague possiblity of achieving this although it involves estimates. TIA Bjorn _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com