Question

Cursor disappears when

TextField.selectable = false; 

How can I make cursor to be visible but textfield not selectable(with mouse) or CTRL+A.

Answer 1

I’ve seen a similar problem in the past, but I don’t remember how to duplicate it. It no longer appears in the project I first saw it in, so the two things which I know have happened since then are below. Of course, there could be some other variable, but the project is working now…

I suspect that the field is still editable. That would be my first guess. The first thing I would try then:

//( in a flash.text object ( Flash or Flex ) ) myTxtFld.type = TextFieldType.DYNAMIC;  //( in a mx.controls object ( Flex ) ) myTxtFld.editable = false; 

If that does not work, try nesting the TextField in something with a MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER listener and useHandCursor set to False. eg:

var spt:Sprite = new Sprite(); spt.useHandCursor = false; spt.addChild( myTxtFld ); spt.addEventListener( MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, function( anon:* ){} );