# Masking disables text input?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-disables-text-input/246436>\
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**Created:** [December 11, 2007, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-disables-text-input/246436 "2007-12-11T06:04:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![omnislant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e57/32.png) [@omnislant](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/omnislant)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-disables-text-input/246436/1 "2007-12-11T06:04:33Z")

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why is it whenever i put an input text field under a mask, it seems to automatically set visible = false; ???

i know it’s there, because the mouse turns to a cursor over where it should be, and if i create a dynamic text field with the same variable name outside the mask, as i type in the input filed the letters will show up in the dynamic field…

anybody know how to get input fields to show up under a mask?