Outlining text via Actionscript.. or some automatic way

programming flash
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Any clues on how to have it so the text inside a textarea can be outlined, no matter what it is, through actionscript? Or some other sneaky way?

I’m not talking about using the ink tool and such, a more complex way is what I’m looking for…

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dynamic text or static text?

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It’s a text area, so not a text field. However it is dynamic text. the TextArea.text is equal to an input box that a user can input data from.

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so you want an outline around an input box?

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Sneaky way… create 2 more instances of that textbox and place them under your primary instance. Color them with the collor you want your “outline” to be… and move them one - 2px up and lelt and the other 2px down and right.
Sneaky enough :)?

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just tested it…
you should use 4 instances because with only 2… you’ll have problems at the corners.

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Thanks for the hint it worked awesome!