Can you explain me how to deal with the problem when I use a dynamic text field
in a movie, which is under mask layer. The text just does not appear, but all
other elements in the movie are in place?
When I use the same movie without the mask layer - the text I dynamically load
is visible!

Hey crazy I started the same thread last night! What is up with this dynamic
text under a mask thing!? Help me and this guy people...

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Tweek

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how the dynamic text box is in the movie or scene. Maybe put the mask below
the dynamic text.

Thanks genius. What a Flash wizard...

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Tweek

10x for the attention! :)
I know the problem is in the layers, but I need the dynamic text fields to be
under the mask layer. The idea is that I make a small window for displaying
long text messages with a scroll bar and thus with the mask layer I limit the
displaying of the whole text. My surprise is that Dynamic and Input text fields
do not dispay their contents under mask... hmmm...
I found it kinda stupid! :(

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Me too. How the hell could Flash be designed or limited this way? It's
2005...

hello,
I know how to solve your problem.
you're right it's stupid that you can't use mask on dynamic text fields. but,
you can actually.
with the function "movieClip.setMask()"
so it's like this.
ou have to convert your dynamic text to a movie clip, and assign an instance
name for it in the properties pane (just in case you don;t know this). then
convert the shape of your mask also into a movie clip. also assign an instance
name for this to.
now in the actions panel of that frame write this:
//....start code
text_mc.setMask("mask_mc");
//...end code

change text_mc with the instance name of your dynamic text, and mask_mc with
the instance name of your mask
if you have problems doing this tell me..

Just embed the font, it should solve your issue.
Select the textfield in flash, select properties, push the character button,
click the specify ranges option, then highlight the appropriate values based on
what your textfield has the ability to display, the more you select the bigger
the final swf.