<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/11/13/setting-the-text-selection-color-on-a-fxtextarea-control-in-flex-gumbo/ --> <Application name="FxTextArea_selectionColor_test" xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" layout="vertical" verticalAlign="middle" backgroundColor="white"> <Style> FxTextArea { selectionColor: haloOrange; } </Style> <FxTextArea id="textArea"> <content><String source="data/lorem.txt" /></content> </FxTextArea> </Application>