         var font = null;
         public var lineheight = 11;
 
-        public var colorstring:String = "#000000";
+        public var textcolor = 0;
         public var text:String = "";
 
         public var resize:Boolean = true;

         * @param Number c: The color for the text -- from 0x0 (black) to 0xFFFFFF (white)
         */
        public override function setColor ( col:* ):void {
            if (col) {
                this.colorstring = "#" + col.toString( 16 );
                this.__setFormat();
                this.setText( this.text );
            }

        }

        override public function setHeight( h:* ):void {
            Debug.write('setHeight ', h);
            super.setHeight(h);
            if (h) {
                this.textfield.height = h;
