title: How do I make transparent background in text fields?
body: <p>Say, i have a text field with some text in it, and i want to make it have a backgruond with alpha value (as in partially transparent, not sure how to make it sound good ^^). This text field reacts to mouse events, such as clicks and rolls out/over, and each event changes the background color.</p>
  
  <p>I've done some digging and ran across <code>flash.text.TextField.backgroundColor</code> and <code>flash.text.TextField.background</code> properties of text fields. They're cool, but not enough to solve the problem. And obviously, if I change the text field's alpha value, the text will also become transparent.</p>
  
  <p>I know I can create a movieclip below the text field and alter its properties to acheive my goal, but I'm wondering if there is a simpler way. </p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance</p>