HTML Text fields and masks . . .

When working with dynamic text fields and you apply a mask to it unless you imbed the fonts it wont always display. “Or so I’v found”. Now i have sorted this problem out but my next problem is when the text is html formated.

with out mask it displays fine but when i apply the mask nothing! although my text box still scrolls to the correct height as though it was there???

Any help would be great….

A solution would be even better though! lol

Thanks in Advance.

Add the font into your library. I think that will fix the issue. Do it like this: find the buttons somewhere on the top right of the library, click, then click on Add Font.. and choose the font you would like to add You will need to add new fonts for each type or font (bold/italic/both)

Try to put the text field into a movieclip, then cache as bitmap the two objects(the mask movieclip, and the movieclip that holds the text)..

HAve you tried placing the text field in a holder sprite and then applying the mask to the sprite? I was doing this recently, though html links still became activated by the mouse through the mask. Didn’t really find a solution. Hiding the textfield wasn’t an option for me. But otherwise the mask was fine. AS3 though. Not sure what you’re using.

AS2

I’v just tried it with the font in my library but still no joy. The text is already in a movie as well!

I’ll keep trying thanks for your help!

Try not to embed the font….

Thats what i tried originally!

I just ran into this same problem and it was making me lose my marbles. I believe now (it seems to be working anyways…) is to use a Shape() for your mask (if you can). Create and define your mask in your AS rather than in the timeline.

In my current movie an empty MC on the stage loads in a separate clip. The MC is masked, giving the loaded object rounded corners. At first I had a mask applied to the empty MC on the stage and my html text wouldn’t appear (though I could select it!). Since I’ve switched to using a mask made with shape.graphics.drawRoundRect() the text is finally appearing.