# programming

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## [rawChildren ruins layout in Flex 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rawchildren-ruins-layout-in-flex-3/267533)

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**Author:** [@Thurinus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Thurinus)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rawchildren-ruins-layout-in-flex-3/267533 "2008-08-02T10:49:43Z")

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Hey all! I've been playing around with Flex lately, and having come from a pure AS3 background, I couldn't help but create some simple effects in there for fun. That's when I hit a snag. Now, with Flex, I'd have to use…

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## [HELP NEEDED: Get value of a selectedItem in a DataGrid?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-get-value-of-a-selecteditem-in-a-datagrid/267532)

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**Author:** [@Kenwio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kenwio)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-get-value-of-a-selecteditem-in-a-datagrid/267532 "2008-08-02T09:40:38Z")

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Hi everyone! What do I have to do to get the value of a selectedItem in a DataGrid? I wan't this to happen dynamically. 1 This works: trace(event.currentTarget.selectedItem.station\_name); Here I give the selecte…

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## [Attribute comparison chart between HTML and XHTML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attribute-comparison-chart-between-html-and-xhtml/267528)

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**Author:** [@sTyleSHA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sTyleSHA)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attribute-comparison-chart-between-html-and-xhtml/267528 "2008-08-02T05:53:29Z")

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Dear All, hope this would be required by most of the web designers..Is there any links or source in the net that has the complete list of XHTML attributes for the corresponding HTML tags in the form of a tabular column…

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## [Nested Movie Clips?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clips/267527)

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**Author:** [@orangebychoice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/orangebychoice)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clips/267527 "2008-08-02T05:46:02Z")

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I don’t know the correct name for this…but I’m using the 3d tutorial here for a pattern to make a cover flow gallery with dynamic images, the final project will pull the image location from an xml file…I know my navigati…

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## [Help with your thumbNailScroller function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-your-thumbnailscroller-function/267525)

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**Author:** [@erandil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/erandil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-your-thumbnailscroller-function/267525 "2008-08-02T05:19:56Z")

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Im very new with programming in Flash. I was reading your tutorial on adding a thumbnail to an image gallery. Im trying to use your \[FONT=Arial\] thumbnail\_final.fla inside another movie and is not working for me. I …

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## [Stop Audio Streaming](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-audio-streaming/267513)

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**Author:** [@ThaJock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThaJock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-audio-streaming/267513 "2008-08-02T02:02:02Z")

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I have a stop and play button that is used for streaming an mp3. I can stop the audio with stopAllSounds(); but it keeps downloading. This causes glitches and delays each time the other play buttons are clicked on beca…

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## [Nothing wrong with the code I just need an explanation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nothing-wrong-with-the-code-i-just-need-an-explanation/267512)

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**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nothing-wrong-with-the-code-i-just-need-an-explanation/267512 "2008-08-02T01:58:41Z")

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\[COLOR="DarkRed"\]Hi, This is a simple (simple?) particle system that came in the Learning ActionScript 3.0 book. I was trying to create a particle system and than I thought could use this as a reference but I am lo…

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## [How do I make a chalkboard?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-chalkboard/267511)

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**Author:** [@untitled10101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/untitled10101)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-chalkboard/267511 "2008-08-02T01:17:03Z")

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Hello all, This is my first post in this forum, so I should let you know that I know absolutely nothing about flash, but I can figure things out if I take it slow. Heres what I wanna do. I need to make a chalkboard…

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## [Blinking Movie Clip Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blinking-movie-clip-problem/267509)

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**Author:** [@r3p3nt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/r3p3nt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blinking-movie-clip-problem/267509 "2008-08-02T00:47:50Z")

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I am having an incredibly frustrating error in a Flash game I am creating. Basically, the problem is this: Whenever I open my game, and either go to test the game or publish, several of the movieclips will constantly…

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## [Texturing 3D sphere](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/texturing-3d-sphere/267503)

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**Author:** [@DjPizat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DjPizat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/texturing-3d-sphere/267503 "2008-08-01T21:39:03Z")

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Hey Everyone, I am currently working on a project where i need to create and texture a 3D sphere in Papervision3D. The question that i have is what should the dimensions of the 2D image be in relation to the radius of th…

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## [Basic AS 3.0 Tween Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-as-3-0-tween-problem/267499)

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**Author:** [@thursday0384](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thursday0384)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-as-3-0-tween-problem/267499 "2008-08-01T20:51:43Z")

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hey i'm new to as3.0 just like this guy was (http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=280037&page=1) and i was trying to do the same thing. however, i WAS starting out w/ a movie clip called picMC. I asked this que…

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## [Reading local XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-local-xml-file/267496)

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**Author:** [@AlexWeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWeldon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-local-xml-file/267496 "2008-08-01T20:27:30Z")

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Hi, I'm having a problem with Flex. When I make a Flex app that reads a local XML file, it works when I run it from the bin-debug directory, and it works when I run it from my website, but if I copy it to another directo…

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## [Remote File Copy](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remote-file-copy/267493)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remote-file-copy/267493 "2008-08-01T19:59:33Z")

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I'm trying to create a script to copy a remote file to my host. Whenever I run it, I get an error like this: Warning: copy(/2.gif) \[function.copy\]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/web1/html/upload…

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## [Levels... help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/levels-help/267490)

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**Author:** [@jasonhardwick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasonhardwick)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/levels-help/267490 "2008-08-01T18:50:27Z")

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I'm working on two levels my main level has some AS and some images that have been converted to buttons. what i would like is to keep the images visible but disable all of the AS on that particular MC how can i do that.

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## [Math problem :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-problem/267489)

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**Author:** [@spectator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spectator)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-problem/267489 "2008-08-01T18:22:05Z")

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Hi all I faced up a problem \[smile\] What I am trying to do is to add 20 % to a number :). I have some number and after that I add those 20 % to it, but before that people should be able to see them. I am using this \_ad…

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## [Tweening rotation on a compass](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-rotation-on-a-compass/267488)

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**Author:** [@Rebel\_Star](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rebel_Star)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-rotation-on-a-compass/267488 "2008-08-01T18:21:15Z")

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Well, I thought I might be able to work this out on my own... But, now I'm not so sure. You guys have been quite helpful so far, so I come to you again! I need the compass pointer in the attached .fla (which indicate…

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## [AS3 and Tweener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-and-tweener/267487)

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**Author:** [@jaredd1012](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaredd1012)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-and-tweener/267487 "2008-08-01T18:19:51Z")

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I am relatively new to working in AS3 and Tweener, and I am having trouble making onComplete and delay functions work within Tweener when calling them from an Enter\_Frame event. Example line\_mc.addEventListener(Event.E…

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## [Importing data and searching it](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-data-and-searching-it/267485)

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**Author:** [@nickyBaseball](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nickyBaseball)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-data-and-searching-it/267485 "2008-08-01T18:13:34Z")

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I am kinda new to Flash programming, and could use a little guidance. Here is the challenge: I am importing into Flash an XML file containing a price list, with the two key items being the item number and price. I want t…

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## [Help needed with a preloader-bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-a-preloader-bug/267484)

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**Author:** [@Speeder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Speeder)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-a-preloader-bug/267484 "2008-08-01T18:10:05Z")

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Hi everyone! I've got a problem with a flash-website I'm creating as follows: The flash movie has a preloader, it works in the following way: - Frame 1: Loader symbol - Frame 2: Class export. The movie jumps through …

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## [SoundChannel.play(pauseTime) (pausing a movie with sound)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundchannel-play-pausetime-pausing-a-movie-with-sound/267481)

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**Author:** [@FfanaticR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FfanaticR)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundchannel-play-pausetime-pausing-a-movie-with-sound/267481 "2008-08-01T17:17:55Z")

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Alright. So I've viewed this forum many times for help, but I now need to ask a question of my own. So I'm making a video that illustrates an mp3 narration. I decided to make the a\*nimations on my main timeline,\* (most…

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## [Setting the stage size from an XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-stage-size-from-an-xml-file/267480)

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**Author:** [@vanderwaal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vanderwaal)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-stage-size-from-an-xml-file/267480 "2008-08-01T17:07:32Z")

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is it possible to set the stage (the actual flash movie as it appears on the screen to the user) size in as2.0? i have a photo gallery that i plan on reusing on several sites and i need it to be different sizes on each …

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## [Flash Form Tab Index](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-tab-index/267477)

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**Author:** [@ThaJock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThaJock)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-tab-index/267477 "2008-08-01T16:30:25Z")

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I have a form that works fine except that when trying to navigate through input text fields with tab it would skip the last input text field and go to the submit button. So I used this to fix the problem: name.tabI…

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## [2.0 script to 3.0 createEmptyMovieClip question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-0-script-to-3-0-createemptymovieclip-question/267476)

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**Author:** [@vanderwaal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vanderwaal)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-0-script-to-3-0-createemptymovieclip-question/267476 "2008-08-01T16:28:49Z")

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trying to make the leap from 2.0 to 3.0. wanna help me? i need to know how the following would be written in 3.0. \_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container\_mc",\_root.getNextHighestDepth());

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## [Loading CSS for text in CS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-css-for-text-in-cs3/267475)

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**Author:** [@markasey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/markasey)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-css-for-text-in-cs3/267475 "2008-08-01T16:24:51Z")

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I'm having a big problem but I read a tutorial for Flash MX that makes me think I know what the problem is but I don't know how to fix it! (ha!) I have a site with a scrolling formatted text box. But -- many times I'll…

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## [Child SWF talking to Parent SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/child-swf-talking-to-parent-swf/267474)

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**Author:** [@Largo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Largo)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/child-swf-talking-to-parent-swf/267474 "2008-08-01T16:23:04Z")

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Hi, I have a SWF file that I call the a parent, it imports a number of SWF(children) which I can switch through. Now my question is, is it possible to have a function in the parent SWF that the child SWF can launch? Th…

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## [Creating a button in an external MC that controls the main SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-button-in-an-external-mc-that-controls-the-main-swf/267473)

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**Author:** [@jasonhardwick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasonhardwick)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-button-in-an-external-mc-that-controls-the-main-swf/267473 "2008-08-01T15:50:33Z")

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How can i do this i have a flash file (MAIN) that loads an external mc (SUB1) onto a new level. On my SUB1 MC i have a close button. How can i make it so if you click on the close button it unloads the SUB1 MC. this is…

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## [Full Browser flash movies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-browser-flash-movies/267471)

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**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-browser-flash-movies/267471 "2008-08-01T15:41:53Z")

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Hello In the html file I use the Css style tag to remove the margin and padding to 0px \<style\> body {margin:0px, padding:0px} \</style\> But the bottom of the broswer is still there is there any other Css property t…

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## [Fullscreen Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-problems/267466)

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**Author:** [@DrMaxMad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DrMaxMad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-problems/267466 "2008-08-01T13:55:27Z")

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Hi... i am building a flv player and i have some issues. 1.I want controls to have there orignal height and just change there width to full the screen once they toggle to fullscreen... 2.i want resize my flash movie …

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## [Image panning](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-panning/267464)

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**Author:** [@roadrunner999](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roadrunner999)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-panning/267464 "2008-08-01T13:38:05Z")

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I like the idea of interactive image panning, and the tutorial is excellent (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/interactive\_image\_pan2.htm) but what if I want to make the panning to go up and down instead of left and…

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## [Vertical According is jerky](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-according-is-jerky/267461)

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**Author:** [@marcnr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marcnr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-according-is-jerky/267461 "2008-08-01T10:57:54Z")

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I’ve created a vertical accordion based of this one - http://www.visual-blast.com/flash/accordion-style-flash-menu/ But for some reason in my version the scrolling is jerky and sometimes overlaps causing two layers to f…

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