# 'Lagging' input text

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lagging-input-text/118312
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 4, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lagging-input-text/118312 "2004-08-04T13:19:22Z")
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### Author: ![jaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@jaz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaz)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lagging-input-text/118312/1 "2004-08-04T13:19:22Z")

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Hello

Does anyone know what might cause a lag or delay when I try to type into an “Input text” box (or form field)?

I have created the form, and it loads into level 1 of my main movie after hitting a button. But when I type into a field, it takes ages for the characters to appear…

I’ve tested it without putting it in my main movie and it works fine. I’ve also created a new test version of my main movie where a button loads the form into Level 1, and that works fine too.

Can anyone think of something in my main movie that could be causing the delay?

Thanks  
jaz

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### Author: ![jaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@jaz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaz)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lagging-input-text/118312/2 "2004-08-04T15:20:26Z")

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For those of you that read the above, the problem was that my “input text” fields were on top of a layer that contained multiple instances of a single MC making a grid effect, so several hundred instances.

As soon as I turned the offending layer to a guide, all worked perfectly… go figure.

J.