# setMask bug with anti-alias text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setmask-bug-with-anti-alias-text/185252>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 12, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setmask-bug-with-anti-alias-text/185252 "2006-04-12T00:13:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![ecin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/97f17d/32.png) [@ecin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ecin)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setmask-bug-with-anti-alias-text/185252/1 "2006-04-12T00:13:34Z")

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In my search for the almighty solution to dynamic anti-aliased text being displayed through a mask I discovered a bug. Not sure if its native to Flash 8 or across the board.

Dynamic text does not respond to the complete shape of a mask set with actionscript, it only responds to the bounding box.

Check out this example: [http://www.triggermotion.com/flash/mask\_bug.html](http://www.triggermotion.com/flash/mask_bug.html)

All of the sites I build have a ton of xml driven text content that typically resides behind a mask. The masking is fine if the text is aliased, though I prefer to use anti-aliases text as I find it easier on the eyes.

If you’ve got a solution I’ve missed, I’ll buy you a beer.