Embed Text in Shape - actionscript

Question

I would like to embed some text into a circle in ActionScript. I have three problems: I can't get the text to center in the circle, I can't get the text to be center aligned, and I can't get the font to be applied to the text. Regarding the font, I know that it is embedded correctly, as it works on TextFields I create on the stage.
[Embed(source="DAXCOMPL.TTF", fontName="DaxCompact-Light", mimeType='application/x-font', embedAsCFF='false')]
private var MyFont:Class;
public function Bubble(...) {
var myFont:Font = new MyFont();
var myFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
myFormat.size = 20;
myFormat.align = TextFormatAlign.CENTER;
myFormat.font = myFont.fontName;
var circle:Sprite = new Sprite();
var r:int = 30;
var text:TextField = new TextField();
text.text = "Hello world!";
text.wordWrap = true;
text.defaultTextFormat = myFormat;
text.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
text.x = -30;
text.y = -30;
circle.graphics.lineStyle(2, 0x000000, 1.0);
circle.graphics.drawCircle(0,0,r);
circle.graphics.endFill();
circle.addChild(text);
circle.x = 75;
circle.y = 450;
addChild(circle);
}

Answer 1

try to initalize the textfield this way:
var text:TextField = new TextField();
text.embedFonts = true; // use embedded font
text.defaultTextFormat = myFormat; // use this command before setting text
text.text = "Hello world!";
text.wordWrap = true;
text.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
text.x = -text.textHeight*0.5; //center the textfield after setting text
text.y = -text.textWidth*0.5;