Re: [Flashcoders] setNewTextFormat and textField.variable

I wrote a few tutorials on Community MX a while back that cover this very issue, if you're interested. Disclaimer: the articles cost $5. http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=3519C http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=0D80B At the end of it all you get a nice-n-easy

RE: [Flashcoders] setNewTextFormat and textField.variable

Curious, why are you using the Textfield.variable property? I would recommend making the switch over to textfield.text or textField.htmlText so as to avoid any complications and do it the Actionscript way. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Organizational Effectiveness

RE: [Flashcoders] setNewTextFormat and textField.variable

Curious, why are you using the Textfield.variable property? I would recommend making the switch over to textfield.text or textField.htmlText so as to avoid any complications and do it the Actionscript way. Various reasons. Most obviously, I've got a fair number of fields referencing the

RE: [Flashcoders] setNewTextFormat and textField.variable

IMO, there's nothing wrong with using TextField.variable. It has its time and place and can be used properly. Just because it's overused by novices doesn't make it a bad thing, just like bevels and dropshadows in Photoshop aren't always a bad thing either. Of course, Lens Flare is a different