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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript classes > TextField > thickness (TextField.thickness property)

thickness (TextField.thickness property)

The thickness of the glyph edges in this TextField instance. This property applies only when antiAliasType() is set to "advanced".

The range for thickness is a number from -200 to 200. If you attempt to set thickness to a value outside that range, the property is set to the nearest value in the range (either -200 or 200).

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

This example creates two text fields and applies a thickness of -200 to one and 200 to the other. It assumes that you have a font embedded in the Library with the linkage identifier set to "Times-12". To embed the font, follow these steps:

• Open your Library
• Click the Library options menu in the upper right corner of the Library
• Select "New Font" from the dropdown list
• Name the font "Times-12"
• Select "Times New Roman" from the font dropdown list
• Press the "OK" button
• Right-click on the newly created font and select "Linkage..."
• Check the "Export for ActionScript" box
• Accept the default identifier "Times-12" by pressing the "OK" button

var my_format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
my_format.font = "Times-12";

var my_text1:TextField = this.createTextField("my_text1", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 300, 30);
my_text1.text = "thickness = 200";
my_text1.antiAliasType = "advanced";
my_text1.border = true;
my_text1.thickness = 200;
my_text1.embedFonts = true;
my_text1.setTextFormat(my_format); 

var my_text2:TextField = this.createTextField("my_text2", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 50, 300, 30);
my_text2.text = "thickness = -200."
my_text2.antiAliasType = "advanced";
my_text2.thickness = -200;
my_text2.border = true;
my_text2.embedFonts = true;
my_text2.setTextFormat(my_format); 

If your SWF file includes a version 2 component, use the version 2 components' DepthManager class instead of the MovieClip.getNextHighestDepth() method, which is used in this example.

See also

antiAliasType (TextField.antiAliasType property)

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