             _textModel.addEventListener("widthChanged", widthChangeHandler);
             _textModel.addEventListener("heightChanged", heightChangeHandler);
 			DisplayObjectContainer(value).addChild(_textField);
-            textField.width = DisplayObject(_strand).width;
-            textField.height = DisplayObject(_strand).height;
 			if (_textModel.text !== null)
 				text = _textModel.text;
 			if (_textModel.html !== null)

		private function textChangeHandler(event:Event):void
		{
			text = _textModel.text;
			sizeChangeHandler(event);
		}
		
		private function htmlChangeHandler(event:Event):void

            autoWidth = false;
			textField.width = DisplayObject(_strand).width;
            if (autoHeight)
    	        textField.height = textField.textHeight + 4;
            else
                textField.height = DisplayObject(_strand).height;
		}
