<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application name="RichTextEditor_textArea_backgroundAlpha_test" xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" verticalAlign="middle" backgroundColor="white" viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.events.ColorPickerEvent; import mx.events.SliderEvent; private function colorPicker_change(evt:ColorPickerEvent):void { richTextEditor.textArea.setStyle("backgroundColor", evt.color); } private function slider_change(evt:SliderEvent):void { richTextEditor.textArea.setStyle("backgroundAlpha", evt.value); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true"> <mx:Form styleName="plain"> <mx:FormItem label="backgroundColor:"> <mx:ColorPicker id="colorPicker" selectedColor="0xFFFFFF" change="colorPicker_change(event);" /> </mx:FormItem> <mx:FormItem label="backgroundAlpha:"> <mx:HSlider id="slider" minimum="0.0" maximum="1.0" value="1.0" snapInterval="0.01" tickInterval="0.1" liveDragging="true" change="slider_change(event);" /> </mx:FormItem> </mx:Form> </mx:ApplicationControlBar> <mx:RichTextEditor id="richTextEditor" /> </mx:Application>