# Problems with the text sprite extension flying up
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/problems-with-the-text-sprite-extension-flying-up/36635
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [May 13, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/problems-with-the-text-sprite-extension-flying-up/36635 "2025-05-13T21:58:49Z")
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### Author:  [@liam3DP](https://forum.makecode.com/u/liam3DP)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/problems-with-the-text-sprite-extension-flying-up/36635/1 "2025-05-13T21:58:49Z")
I am doing a PYPx project about literacy for impoverished people, and as an action me and my partner are hosting a video game tournament about UNICEF Thailand’s mobile library. the competition is with an entry fee. I am having some problems with text that tells you what to do which I was inspired to do by Rockstar’s game GTA5.
i have arcade scroll on and for some reason when i turn it on the second time my text sprite flys up and is gone.
here is the link to the program:
> **[PYPx competition game - Copy](https://arcade.makecode.com/S32744-26253-35311-78663)**
>
> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.
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### Author:  [@a012](https://forum.makecode.com/u/a012)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/problems-with-the-text-sprite-extension-flying-up/36635/2 "2025-08-26T22:04:13Z")
Ah, I see exactly what’s happening here. This is a **classic “text sprite moving with camera” issue** in MakeCode Arcade. Here’s the breakdown:
1. **When you first create a text sprite** and turn on `scene.scrollView`, it behaves as expected because it’s positioned relative to the camera.
2. **When you toggle scroll again or re-enable scrolling** , the camera updates, but your text sprite isn’t “locked” to the screen—it’s still using its original world coordinates. That’s why it looks like it “flies up” or disappears—it’s now off-screen relative to the new camera position.
**How to fix it:**
- You need to **pin the text sprite to the camera** instead of the world. In MakeCode Arcade, you can do this using `sprite.setFlag(SpriteFlag.StayInScreen, true)` or by updating its position every frame relative to the camera.
Example :
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- If you have multiple scroll toggles, just make sure you **don’t recreate the sprite** or reset its Y position relative to the camera every time. Keep it pinned.
Basically: **text sprites are world objects by default** —once the camera moves or scroll toggling happens, their world coordinates don’t automatically follow. Pinning them fixes that.