Styles will allow you to change the contentBackgroundColor or the focusAlpha [1].<http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/spark/components/supportClasses/SkinnableTextBase.html#style:contentBackgroundColor>
[1] http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/spark/components/TextInput.html#sparkstyleSummary -Mark On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Scott Matheson <smathe...@intralinks.com>wrote: > Hi > i have be struggling with a few questions to do with textInput > > how do i colour the back ground > how to i remove the blue line round the input when the box has focus > how to i set the courser to a position > > > <s:RichEditableText id="activityinput" width="772" height="28" > > ligatureLevel="minimum" > > styleName="WordsEnabled" verticalCenter="0" > > backgroundColor="{_u.user.workAreaColour}"/> > > > the above works, but the docs say you should not user RichEditableText is > you want to create module apps (which i do later) > > > so i tried > > > <s:textInput/> but can not set the background colour > > > > activityinput.setFocus() set the focus but not at say position 10 > > > > and the nice blue box round the outside, how do i get ride of that ? > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Disclaimer: This electronic mail and any attachments are confidential and > may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the > sender immediately by replying to this email, and destroy all copies of > this email and any attachments. Thank you. >