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more than triple that amount and that
s going to automatically
push you over the size limit on most ads. Another component
you may find yourself considering in a form is the TextInput. While
the TextInput component doesn
'
t add as much to the file size as
the ComboBox, it does still add to it, and you may want to look
into simply using the Text Tool to draw a text field on the stage
instead.
'
TIP
Rather than a using a TextInput component in a form that requires users
to type in their information, try using the Text Tool to draw a text field on
the stage and set its text type property to
The file size
consumption for the TextInput component is approximately 16k, whereas
the file size consumption of a text field placed on the stage with the Text
Tool is much lower, approximately 2k (Fig. 4.1).
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Input Text.
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Figure 4.1
A text field drawn on the stage (a) eats up much less file size than a TextInput component (b).
