      */
     private static var recreateTextLine:Function;
 
+    /**
+     *  @private
+     *  Used for debugging.
+     *  Set this to an RGB uint to draw an opaque background
+     *  so that you can see the bounds of the component.
+     */
+    mx_internal static var backgroundColor:Object = null;
+
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    //
+    //  Class properties
+    //
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     //----------------------------------
     //  embeddedFontRegistry
     //----------------------------------

        _fontContext = value;
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //
    //  Methods

import flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer;
import flash.display.Graphics;
import flash.display.Shape;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import flash.text.engine.EastAsianJustifier;
