Why is this text selectable?

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why are the dynamic textfields selectable? The textfield is inside a movieclip. Once the clips are attached, why can they not act like buttons?

Thanks for the help. Second post in one day. I promise it won’t become a habit.

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xmlData.[COLOR=#0000ff]ignoreWhite[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000]true[/COLOR];
xmlData.[COLOR=#0000ff]onLoad[/COLOR] = loadXML;
xmlData.[COLOR=#0000ff]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]function[/COLOR] loadXMLCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
root = [COLOR=#0000ff]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]childNodes[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#0000ff]for[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] i = [COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR]; i < root.[COLOR=#0000ff]length[/COLOR]; i++[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] textMC:[COLOR=#0000ff]MovieClip[/COLOR] = nav.[COLOR=#0000ff]attachMovie[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“text_mc”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#ff0000]“text”[/COLOR] + i, i[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
textMC.[COLOR=#000080]txt[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]text[/COLOR] = root[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]attributes[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]title[/COLOR];
textMC.[COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR] = i * COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
id = [COLOR=#0000ff]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]textMC[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];
textMC[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]onPress[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000]function[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#808080]//trace(root);[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#808080]//trace(“loaded”);[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff]else[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
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