# Text field blocking button

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field-blocking-button/262413>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 5, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field-blocking-button/262413 "2008-06-05T18:36:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rondog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rondog/32/2478_2.png) [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field-blocking-button/262413/1 "2008-06-05T18:36:25Z")

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I can slightly remember seeing this somewhere where you need to removeChild or something I dont know…anyway…I have a button with a dynamic text field and then a background. The text field appears to be blocking the actions of my button. How do I fix that?

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Lexcuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@Alex\_Lexcuk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex_Lexcuk)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field-blocking-button/262413/2 "2008-06-05T18:53:13Z")

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my\_txt.mouseEnabled=false;

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**Author:** ![rondog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rondog/32/2478_2.png) [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field-blocking-button/262413/3 "2008-06-05T18:55:06Z")

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Ah their it is. Thanks dude!