A little help

[jakeinthebox]

Hey

I'm pretty new to flash but have been making a breakout game and want to add a bit of text when a life has been lost. The code I have is;

if(mcBall._y >= Stage.height-mcBall._height){
            //if the ball hits the bottom
            //then reset and lose a life
            lives --;
            txtLifeLost.text = 'Lives remaining:  '+lives;
            ballXSpeed *= 0;
            //reset the ball's position
    ballYSpeed *= -1;
            mcBall._x = 280;
            mcBall._y = 354.4;
            //reset the paddle's position
            mcPaddle._x = 252;
            mcPaddle._y = 362;
            }

At the moment, when a life is lost the txtLifeLost text comes up but stays in place. What I want it to do, is appear for 5 seconds but then disappear and then do the same when the next life is lost and so on.

Any help?

[mdmd]

Thank you so much for this nice post