Newbie Using Masks

Read thru all the topics under "mask" search, and could not
find one that matched mine, so......
I have a page banner which features the company logo in an
oval.
I want to place a layer below the banner, with relevant
photos, and provide a view into the photos, using a mask in the
same shape as the logo.
I've built the mask, and it works just fine, but I can't
figure out how to have the mask work thru the banner graphic.
The result I get is a white work space and the transparent
mask.
Appreciate any help.
Thanks,
vince_g

That is exactly what I was looking for!!!
I've looked at the .fla file, but I don't think I understand
what's happening.
I see 2 mask layers, and 2 layers that contain the banner
graphic (Layers 6 & 8). Layer 7 contains the tween with the
oval window, but I don't understand how Layers 9 & 8 make it
work.
I'm not grasping the notion of the 2nd graphic layer and
mask.
If you could hang in there with me just a bit longer, I
usually do get it.
Could you also steer me to a book or other doc on how masks
work? The online Help, to me, is too cryptic. I went thru it for a
few hours before writing the first post.
Thanks a lot for this help.
vince_g

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[svn:fx-trunk] 13076: It turns out that embedded fonts don' t clip when you shrink the height of a TextField so we' ll use masks in that case

Revision: 13076
Revision: 13076
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2009-12-17 14:12:18 -0800 (Thu, 17 Dec 2009)
Log Message:
It turns out that embedded fonts don't clip when you shrink the height of a TextField so we'll use masks in that case
QE Notes: None
Doc Notes: None
Bugs: SDK-24561
Reviewer: Corey
API Change: No
Is noteworthy for integration: No
tests: checkintests mustella/components/DataGrid
Ticket Links:
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-24561
Modified Paths:
    flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/controls/dataGridClasses/DataGridBase .as

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