You need to look at, http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=textcontrols_04. html#437546
It doesn't automatically work in Flex, as the automatic behaviour may be undesirable. You need to have event handlers for the link. Gk. Gregor Kiddie Senior Developer INPS Tel: 01382 564343 Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8 3QJ Registered Number: 1788577 Registered in the UK Visit our Internet Web site at www.inps.co.uk <blocked::http://www.inps.co.uk/> The information in this internet email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it by anyone else is not authorised. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of INPS or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bjorn Sent: 03 October 2008 12:33 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [flexcoders] swf with TextField.htmlText - links do not work Well, in flash this works "out-of-the-box" with htmlText .. if you have an "a href" tag it's clickable and opens the url in a new window. 2008/10/3 Gregor Kiddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What would you expect to happen? Is there code to deal with catching the event and opening the url, opening new windows, etc? Gk. Gregor Kiddie Senior Developer INPS Tel: 01382 564343 Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8 3QJ Registered Number: 1788577 Registered in the UK Visit our Internet Web site at www.inps.co.uk The information in this internet email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it by anyone else is not authorised. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of INPS or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ________________________________ From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of bjorn Sent: 03 October 2008 11:37 To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [flexcoders] swf with TextField.htmlText - links do not work I've got a flex application which loads an SWF which contains a link in a TextField's htmlText. It displays the mouse over handcursor and it looks like a link - yet when I click it nothing happens. Is there some security limitation here? -- ======================== http://www.juicability.com <http://www.juicability.com/> - flex blog http://www.nospoiler.com <http://www.nospoiler.com/> - link to youtube videos without the spoilers -- ======================== http://www.juicability.com <http://www.juicability.com> - flex blog http://www.nospoiler.com <http://www.nospoiler.com> - link to youtube videos without the spoilers
