<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
<!--  http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/11/12/creating-multicolumn-text-in-an-fxtextarea-control-in-flex-gumbo/ --> 
<FxApplication name="FxTextArea_columnCount_test"
        xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
        viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html">
    <layout>
        <VerticalLayout /> 
    </layout>

    <FxTextArea id="textArea"
            columnCount="2"
            columnGap="16"
            textAlign="justify"
            marginTop="10"
            horizontalScrollPolicy="off"
            width="100%"
            height="100%">
        <content>
            <String source="data/lorem.txt" /> 
        </content>
    </FxTextArea>

</FxApplication>