             var t:String = mx_internal::_text;
             if (t != null && t != "")
             {
-                textFlow = TextFilter.importToFlow(t, TextFilter.PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT);
+                textFlow = importToFlow(t, TextFilter.PLAIN_TEXT_FORMAT);
             }
             else
             {

            // we use the markup in XML form rather than
            // having TLF reconvert it to XML.
	        var wrap:Boolean = true;
            if (markup.indexOf("TextFlow") != -1)
            {
                try
                {

		staticConfiguration.textFlowInitialFormat =
            staticTextLayoutFormat;

        if (markup is XML || markup is String)
        {
	        // We need to wrap the markup in a <TextFlow> tag
	        // unless it already has one.
