Constraint Sizing
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" backgroundColor="#eeeeee" layout="absolute"> <mx:Text id="myTextArea" left="50" right="50" top="20" textAlign="center" height="100%"> <mx:text> this is a test </mx:text> </mx:Text> </mx:Application>