# Text Tool's "Input" or TextInput Component?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-tools-input-or-textinput-component/156768
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 27, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-tools-input-or-textinput-component/156768 "2005-07-27T21:24:22Z")
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### Author: ![mgomez03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@mgomez03](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mgomez03)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-tools-input-or-textinput-component/156768/1 "2005-07-27T21:24:22Z")

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What’s the fundamental difference between the two?

I ask because I’m working on a site that will eventually require users to log in and I’m reading over all these tutorials on customizing the looks of a TextInput component and I began to wonder: wouldn’t it be way easier to just use the regular text tool to make a field and set its properties to “Input?” The text tool already makes it transparent and I’m free to draw whatever box/border I want whereas the TextInput component you have to fiddle with themes and such.

Just want to know so I don’t waste too much time investing in something that might not even work out for me down the road.