//import libraries
import flash.utils.*;
import flash.text.TextField;
import gs.*;
import gs.easing.*
 
//make the text too long for the textfield and assign the mask for it
item.menuItemText.text = "This text is too long to fit in this tiny textfield, here is the end";
item.menuItemText.mask = item.menuItemMask;
 
//call the scrollWords function
scrollWords();
 
//the scrollWords function
function scrollWords():void {
        //make the textfield wordwrap false and autosize to textFieldAutoSize.LEFT
	item.menuItemText.wordWrap = false;
	item.menuItemText.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
 
        //if the textwidth is longer than the masks width which is 173 then call goforwardtween
	if(item.menuItemText.textWidth > 173) {
		goForwardTween(item.menuItemText);
	}
}
 
//go forward tween, on complete it calls go back tween
function goForwardTween(tf:TextField):void {
	TweenLite.to(tf, 3, {x:-(item.menuItemText.textWidth) + 163, delay:1, onComplete:goBackTween, onCompleteParams:[tf] });
}
 
//go back tween, on complete it calls go forward tween
function goBackTween(tf:TextField):void {
	TweenLite.to(tf, 3, {x:10, delay:1, onComplete:goForwardTween, onCompleteParams:[tf] });
}