         {
             bounds.width = paddingLeft + paddingRight;
             bounds.height = paddingTop + paddingBottom;
-            return createdAllLines;
+            return false;
         }
         
         // If not measuring the width, innerWidth remains the same since 

        // - compose width is specified
        // - content doesn't fit
        var lb:String = getStyle("lineBreak");
        if (maxDisplayedLines && (lb == "toFit" || lb == "explicit") &&
            !doesComposedTextFit(height, width, allLinesComposed, maxDisplayedLines, lb))
        {
            truncateText(width, height, lb);

        bounds.bottom = textLine.y + textLine.descent + paddingBottom;
        
        return createdAllLines;
    }
 
    /**
     *  @private
     *  Create textLine using paragraph terminator "\u2029" so it creates one
     *  text line that we can use to get the baseline.  The height is 
     *  important if the text is vertically aligned.
     */ 
    override mx_internal function createEmptyTextLine(height:Number=NaN):void
    {
        staticTextElement.text = "\u2029";
        
        bounds.width = NaN;
        bounds.height = height;
        
        createTextLinesFromTextBlock(staticTextBlock, textLines, bounds);
        
        releaseLinesFromTextBlock();
    }
    
    /**
