     public function TextGraphic()
     {
         super();
-
-        if (!textImporter)
-            textImporter = TextFilter.getImporter(TextFilter.TCAL_FORMAT);
 
         _content = textFlow = createEmptyTextFlow();
     }


    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    //  Class variables
    //
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     *  @private
     *  Since this static var gets initialized by calling a method
     *  in another class, we initialize it in the constructor to avoid
     *  any class-initialization-order problems.
     */
    private static var textImporter:ITextImporter;

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    //  Constructor
    //
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 markup +
                 '</TextFlow>';
        
        return TextFilter.importToFlow(markup, TextFilter.TCAL_FORMAT);
    }

    /**
