                 // get styles for this text component
                 
                 // need to create it
-                messageDisplay = MobileTextField(createInFontContext(MobileTextField));
+                messageDisplay = StyleableTextField(createInFontContext(StyleableTextField));
                 messageDisplay.getStyleFunction = messageGetStyleFunction;
                 messageDisplay.editable = false;
                 messageDisplay.selectable = false;

    private function createLabelDisplay():void
    {
        // need to create it
        labelDisplay = MobileTextField(createInFontContext(MobileTextField));
        labelDisplay.styleProvider = this;
        labelDisplay.editable = false;
        labelDisplay.selectable = false;

     *  @playerversion AIR 2.5
     *  @productversion Flex 4.5
     */
    protected var messageDisplay:StyleableTextField;
    
    /**
     *  @private
