Re: [Flashcoders] textArea doesn't scroll far enough

2007-05-24 Thread Muzak
try calling invalidate on the component instance after setting/changing the text: UIObject.invalidate() http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/4199.html regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders

RE: [Flashcoders] textArea doesn't scroll far enough

2007-05-24 Thread David Ngo
I've run into this issue before as well. My (hackish) work-around was to create an empty MovieClip right after the text, set its alpha to 0, set its height to like, 50 or some arbitrary number to force the scrollbars to scroll beyond the text. Very hackish and not the best solution, but I had to

Re: [Flashcoders] textArea doesn't scroll far enough

2007-05-24 Thread Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle)
yeh i've had to do something a bit hackish - a bunch of br / tags at the end of my script it's not pretty but it is working i tried that .invalidate() method but it didn't seem to do anything thanks for the input, guys On 24 May 2007, at 18:44, David Ngo wrote: I've run into this issue

RE: [Flashcoders] textArea doesn't scroll far enough

2007-05-24 Thread Marc Hoffman
I've just added a couple of line breaks to the xml text: myTextField.htmlText = theXmlText + BRBRBR; Hackish, but easy to implement. At 10:44 AM 5/24/2007, you wrote: I've run into this issue before as well. My (hackish) work-around was to create an empty MovieClip right after the text, set

Re: [Flashcoders] textArea doesn't scroll far enough

2007-05-24 Thread nelson ramirez
my solution? I don't use the crappy v2 components. Adobe V2 components = the devil. Believe me when i say it will be time well spent to create or find your own solution. On 5/24/07, Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just added a couple of line breaks to the xml text: