<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/10/22/setting-text-alignment-on-an-fxtextarea-control-in-flex-gumbo/ --> <Application name="FxTextArea_textAlign_test" xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" layout="vertical" verticalAlign="middle" backgroundColor="white"> <Style> FxTextArea { textAlign: "justify"; direction: "rtl"; marginTop: 20; } </Style> <Declarations> <String id="lorem" source="data/lorem.html" /> </Declarations> <FxTextArea id="fxTextArea" content="{lorem}" widthInChars="80" heightInLines="25" /> </Application>