Summary

• You can use HTML text formatting within Flash text fields. Only basic HTML text formatting is allowed.

• You can insert HTML tags into the values of ActionScript variables that refer to Input or Dynamic text fields. Any quotes used with HTML attributes should be preceded by a backward slash, \.

• You can now apply style sheets to text within Flash movies that are compatible with Flash Player 7 or higher movies. The TextField class can also display inline artwork with the HTML <img> tag.

• The asfunction parameter for the HREF attribute of the <A> tag enables you to execute ActionScript functions from text fields. You can pass one argument to the specified function.

• The scroll property of Input and Dynamic text fields enables you to control the portion of a text field value that is displayed within the text field. maxscroll returns the highest line number for a given set of text in a text field.

• The new FlashType rendering engine of Flash Player 8 enables you to create Flash movies with small text that is more legible than in previous versions of the Flash Player.