TextField - behave like PowerPoint

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Published on 2010-04-06T15:25:22Z Indexed on 2010/04/06 23:03 UTC
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I have a Dynamic TextField created with ActionScript (multiline, wordwrap & autosize=true).

While running the SWF, if you click into the TextField you get an arrow "move" cursor, then you can double-click to put it into Edit mode to select text. I want it to work like PowerPoint - if you click into the box you'll always get a flashing cursor with the ability to select/insert text, and you can click on the borders to drag, or the corners to resize.

I tried adding the focusIn event textField.stage.focus = this.textField but this didn't seem to do anything. When you click into the textField, I basically want it to act as though you followed with a double-click (Edit mode) without actually having to do the double-click.

Bonus: and instead of a 2nd double-click returning you to the Move mode (or whatever it's called) I want to select all text.

TL;DR: Is there some property of a Dynamic TextField that I can get/set to see if I'm in Edit or Move mode?

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