TextField with filters

[drmelzie]

I wrote about this problem in June and still waiting for a solution.

Problems with TextFields with DropShadow filter

I found big problems with dynamic textfields with a dropshadow filter applied. The initial display is fine but changing the text stored in the text field produces strange results. I tried storing the textfield in a movie clip with each frame containing the text variations I wanted. Then I just use gotoAndStop to display the desired text. Again very strange results. This is the initial view: [TextFieldWithFilter1] The top text is the textfield, the bottom is the movie clip. Clicking the right …