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OK, real close<br><br>Text icon properties 200 x 30.<br><br>daveid.txt.setSize(200,30); //set the actual text object (txt) to match the icon <br>daveid.txt.autoSize = "none"; //tell the text object not to resize<br>daveid.drawBorder(2,0x000000,80); //fill the text icon area<br>daveid.fillIcon(0xff0000,80); //fill the text icon area<br><br>So I get a red object 200 X 30 with the first line of text showing in it.<br><br>Now I want to expand it and show all:<br><br>daveid.txt.autoSize = "left"; //tell the text object to resize to show all text<br>daveid.txt._height = daveid.txt.textHeight; //get the height of the text object <br>daveid._height = 400; // try to expand the icon area to match the new text object height<br><br>Unfortunately, this expands the text as well, with the font size jumping radically.<br>I thought the icon and txt objects were divorced at this point?<br>Problem because it's a child?<br><br> </body>
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