How does:
myMc.buttonMode = true;

set things for the entire stage? Seems that’s setting it for a movie clip. Is there some step missing?

mcListItem.buttonMode = true;
mcListItem.useHandCursor = true;

mcListItem.mouseChildren = false;

Setting this property to a MovieClip makes all TextField elements inside this MovieClip to use the same cursor that the MovieClip object uses. In this case it’s a hand.

Another, not a good, solution is to detect a mouse over/our events for a TextField or any other object, and set the Mouse Cursor to what ever you like:

clipHand.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,overHand);
clipHand.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT,outClip);
clipIbeam.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,overIbeam);
clipIbeam.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT,outClip);
clipButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,overButton);
clipButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT,outClip);
clipArrow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,overArrow);
clipArrow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT,outClip);
clipAuto.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,overAuto);
clipAuto.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT,outClip);

function overHand(e:MouseEvent):void {
Mouse.cursor=”hand”;
}

function overIbeam(e:MouseEvent):void {
Mouse.cursor=”ibeam”;
}

function overButton(e:MouseEvent):void {
Mouse.cursor=”button”;
}

function overAuto(e:MouseEvent):void {
Mouse.cursor=”auto”;
}

function overArrow(e:MouseEvent):void {
Mouse.cursor=”arrow”;
}

function outClip(e:MouseEvent):void {
Mouse.cursor=”auto”;
}

Any idea how can i do it for TextField?

This TextField is included in the MovieClip that is using Hand mouse cursor, but when you mouse over the TextField, the mouse cursor becomes default arrow.