# Asian Character issue

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/asian-character-issue/241070>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 9, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/asian-character-issue/241070 "2007-10-09T20:24:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpelland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@mpelland](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpelland)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/asian-character-issue/241070/1 "2007-10-09T20:24:26Z")

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Hey all,  
I am having a bit of a dilemma right now with some chinese - simplified input boxes.

Here is the set up:  
I have a text box that is being generated.  
it is using \_sans as its font  
embedFonts is set to false

now the issue:  
when i set my keyboard to Chinese (PRC) / Chinese　（Ｓｉｍｐｌｉｆｉｅｄ), I　ａｍ　ａｂｌｅ　ｔｏ　ｓｔａｒｔ　ｔｙｐｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｐｒｏｐｅｒ　ｄｉａｌｏｇ　ｂｏｘ　ｃｏｍｅ　ｕｐ　ｔｏ　ｃｒｅａｔｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ，　ｂｕｔ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｉ　ｆｉｎｉｓｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ　ｉｔ　ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒｓ．　　

Ｉ　ａｍ　ａｂｌｅ　ｔｏ　ｐａｓｔｅ　ｔｅｘｔ　ｉｎｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｏｘ　ｎｏ　ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ，　ｏｒ　ｓｅｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｅｘｔ　ｖａｌｕｅ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｃｏｄｅ，　ｂｕｔ　ｉ　ｃａｎｎｏｔ　ｓｅｅｍ　ｔｏ　ｍａｎｕａｌｌｙ　ｅｎｔｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ．

ｔｈａｎｋｓ，  
ｍａｒｃ