<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2009/01/07/setting-a-content-background-color-on-an-fxtextarea-control-in-flex-gumbo/ -->
<Application name="FxTextArea_contentBackgroundColor_test"
        xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <Style>
        FxTextArea {
            contentBackgroundColor: haloOrange;
        }
    </Style>

    <FxTextArea id="textArea"
            width="100%"
            height="100%">
        <text><String source="data/lorem.txt" /></text>
    </FxTextArea>

</Application>