# mouseEnabled=false and text still blocking buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseenabled-false-and-text-still-blocking-buttons/271493>\
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**Created:** [September 23, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseenabled-false-and-text-still-blocking-buttons/271493 "2008-09-23T19:06:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesignerMichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@DesignerMichael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DesignerMichael)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseenabled-false-and-text-still-blocking-buttons/271493/1 "2008-09-23T19:06:18Z")

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What gives… Can I shrink the textfield down to the width of the text without squeezing it?

```auto
        public function Notification(Message:String) {
            notificationText.text = Message;
            notificationText.mouseEnabled = false;
}
        }

```