My hunch is that flash.filters.ConvolutionFilter could be used to accomplish that kind of "halo" effect around text characters, if you can figure out, or Google, the right convolution matrix to use. It might be easier to first try our flash.filters.GlowFilter.
Gordon Smith Adobe Flex SDK Team From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ACasualObserver Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 7:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: 2 Questions abot TextField in ActionScript Thanks. I want halo as it appears on the Figure A on http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6118091.html

