 			_textField.selectable = true;
 			_textField.type = TextFieldType.INPUT;
 			_textField.mouseEnabled = true;
+			_textField.multiline = false;
+			_textField.wordWrap = false;
 			
 			// for debug only
 			_textField.border = true;
-			_textField.borderColor = 0xFF0000;
+			_textField.borderColor = 0x333333;
+			_textField.width = 100;
+			_textField.height = 18;
 		}
+		
 		private var textModel:ITextModel;
 		
 		private var _strand:IStrand;
+		
+		private var _textField:TextField;
 		
 		public function set strand(value:IStrand):void
 		{

			textModel.text = _textField.text;
		}
		
		private var _textField:TextField;
		
		public function get text():String
		{

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
package org.apache.flex.html.staticControls.beads
{
	import flash.display.DisplayObject;
	import flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer;
	import flash.events.Event;
	import flash.events.IEventDispatcher;
	import flash.text.TextField;
	import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
	import flash.text.TextFieldType;
	
	import org.apache.flex.core.IBead;
