Macromedia Flash8 Bible

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.