# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1198 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1199 --- ## [Installing jQuery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-jquery/262760)
**Author:** [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-jquery/262760 "2008-06-12T13:09:57Z")
I've downloaded JDK w/ NetBeans IDE, Apache Ant, and the jQuery script but when I run it, it doesn't install. How do you build it? Their site just says "download JDK, Ant, and build jQuery to start using it". I'm lost. … --- ## [Loading SWF with a larger stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-swf-with-a-larger-stage/263075)
**Author:** [@monkeydoc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/monkeydoc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-swf-with-a-larger-stage/263075 "2008-06-12T12:25:33Z")
This seems like it must have a very simple answer, but I've been unable to get it figured out so far. I am putting together a page for a photographer friend. On the page will be 4 thumbnail size SWFs. Upon clicking a p… --- ## [TextField width of a List component item](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-width-of-a-list-component-item/263060)
**Author:** [@BMA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BMA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-width-of-a-list-component-item/263060 "2008-06-12T12:14:29Z")
Hi, is there a way to find out the label textwidth of a list component item? list.getItemAt(x) only returns an object but not the reference to the list item class (or whatever it is called :crying: )... Thanks, BMA --- ## [Need help writing cleaner version of this array of buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-writing-cleaner-version-of-this-array-of-buttons/263059)
**Author:** [@allreadydone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/allreadydone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-writing-cleaner-version-of-this-array-of-buttons/263059 "2008-06-12T11:28:52Z")
Hi there, not sure how difficult this is going to be, but I have 30 movie clips, which will all be sequentially numbered. (pos1, pos2, pos3......pos30). They will all have the same functions, with the only change bei… --- ## [Anyone Understand forceSmoothing here?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-understand-forcesmoothing-here/263048)
**Author:** [@extravaganza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/extravaganza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-understand-forcesmoothing-here/263048 "2008-06-12T09:30:35Z")
I have been making the Internet rounds trying to find someone who can help answer this question. I am so frustrated. I am having trouble getting forceSmoothing to work with a script I found and want to use. The script… --- ## [XML Photogallery - how to add url link?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photogallery-how-to-add-url-link/223339)
**Author:** [@paulmurphy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulmurphy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photogallery-how-to-add-url-link/223339 "2008-06-12T08:09:00Z")
I'm an XML newbie- Any idea how you would make each image in the photogallery a url link to a page? http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm --- ## [Getter / Setter being taken advantage of](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getter-setter-being-taken-advantage-of/263041)
**Author:** [@dthought](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dthought)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getter-setter-being-taken-advantage-of/263041 "2008-06-12T07:47:12Z")
Okay, an interesting question that I haven't found a definitve answer for yet (but I'm sure there is one out there \[wink\]) If I have a class that has an object such as a Point that uses getter / setter methods to set i… --- ## [Problem with create new MovieClip and move them](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-create-new-movieclip-and-move-them/263049)
**Author:** [@alex298](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alex298)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-create-new-movieclip-and-move-them/263049 "2008-06-12T07:43:33Z")
Hi, I created 6 new MovieClips on the stage. I want to move them. The codes are: // Create 6 balls for (var i=0; i\<=5; i++) { var ball:MovieClip = new TestClip(); ball.name = “ball”+i; ball.x = Math.random()\*450… --- ## [First real game project - Performance Tips?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-real-game-project-performance-tips/261725)
**Author:** [@andrew2110](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrew2110)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-real-game-project-performance-tips/261725 "2008-06-12T07:25:00Z")
Hi Guys. I've tried making a game for my friends website. They've gone ahead and integrated it with their system but I still worry that performance is not that great, frame rates are slow on older computers and route f… --- ## [Linking external flash pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-flash-pages/262994)
**Author:** [@Thesystem3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Thesystem3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-external-flash-pages/262994 "2008-06-12T06:46:26Z")
\[m\] Please help me, I have spent many hours trying to figure out how this works and why it doesn't but i can't do it!!! I want my contact us button on my flash page to go to the contact us page when you click on it. I al… --- ## [You Good at Vectors?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/you-good-at-vectors/262928)
**Author:** [@motionsmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/motionsmith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/you-good-at-vectors/262928 "2008-06-12T05:26:14Z")
I got this project. I'm working with rotated rectangles a lot. I'm drawing them (using the graphics API) so that their X and Y are centered withing the rectangle. I'm often needing to figure out these regtangles' corne… --- ## [IE refresh issues with Apple Style Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-refresh-issues-with-apple-style-menu/263042)
**Author:** [@demondesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/demondesign)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-refresh-issues-with-apple-style-menu/263042 "2008-06-12T04:57:39Z")
Hi All, I've got an extremely annoying issue that I'm hoping you can help me with. I have a site which uses the Apple Style dock component from jrgraphix.net. You can view the development site at http://nltucker.cvw… --- ## [Flowchart Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flowchart-help/263006)
**Author:** [@mandaxo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mandaxo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flowchart-help/263006 "2008-06-12T04:52:41Z")
HELP PLEASE! I hate flowcharts and i have to make one for a game i am making for a programming class. It is a simple shooting game. I don't know what to put in the flowchart I have the start and the initialize variable… --- ## [loadMovie / gotoAndPlay in loaded movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-gotoandplay-in-loaded-movie/50407)
**Author:** [@Soul814](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Soul814)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-gotoandplay-in-loaded-movie/50407 "2008-06-12T04:33:21Z")
okay if i write this \_root.container.loadMovie("testing.swf"); \_root.container.gotoAndStop(5); I want to load testing.swf and make it go to the 5th frame... how do i do that? since that code doesnt work... --- ## [Problem with swapDepths..WTF mate?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-swapdepths-wtf-mate/263044)
**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-swapdepths-wtf-mate/263044 "2008-06-12T03:42:20Z")
I am making a gallery very similar to the way this file acts: http://flashden.net/item/strongphotostrong-stack-gallery/12483 the problem is my images are not swapping depths! if I trace each images depth by means o… --- ## [FLVPlayback - disable SeekBarHandle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-disable-seekbarhandle/250174)
**Author:** [@pips](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pips)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-disable-seekbarhandle/250174 "2008-06-12T03:28:56Z")
Hi, in my project I need to disable the seekbar for some videos. I can disable the seekBar by calling videoname.seekBar.visible = false; but the handle is still there as it attaches automatically and I can't find t… --- ## [How to recreate Apple's WWDC site Calendar?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-recreate-apples-wwdc-site-calendar/262747)
**Author:** [@jderosa3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jderosa3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-recreate-apples-wwdc-site-calendar/262747 "2008-06-12T03:17:38Z")
I think apple's calendar function on their wwdc site is a really slick way to show their data. Anyway to do something like this in AS3... tutorial or something : http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/schedules/#day=thursda… --- ## [Online game items](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-game-items/263040)
**Author:** [@revin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/revin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-game-items/263040 "2008-06-12T03:06:46Z")
alright i've partially created an example of my Character creation screen http://aliendesires.freeweb7.com/cap/game/Cap%20player.swf it loads hair from the /hair/ file on my site and loads multiple .swfs at a time wh… --- ## [Loading XML for use in the same function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-for-use-in-the-same-function/262973)
**Author:** [@nikomax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nikomax)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-for-use-in-the-same-function/262973 "2008-06-12T02:56:04Z")
Hello there, This is sort of to do with my earlier post here: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2338801#post2338801 What I ended up doing was having the class function \[main();\] call loadXML(); which would… --- ## [How to use MIcrophone to control Framerate?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-microphone-to-control-framerate/262935)
**Author:** [@Helen\_N](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Helen_N)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-microphone-to-control-framerate/262935 "2008-06-12T02:49:18Z")
Hello everyone, I tried take the advantage of dynamic frame rate of as3, but my terrible understanding of as3 has given me a huge headache.:stare::stare: I imported an external swf by using the following script var re… --- ## [Creating flash application from existing database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-flash-application-from-existing-database/263016)
**Author:** [@sargeonline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sargeonline)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-flash-application-from-existing-database/263016 "2008-06-12T02:07:26Z")
I was just wondering, for example, if I had an existing database for an airline company or similar that was already a website - am I were able to create a flash application where I can utilise the existing code/backend d… --- ## [Drag along path](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-along-path/262916)
**Author:** [@cholin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cholin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-along-path/262916 "2008-06-12T01:35:53Z")
I know this has been brought up before but mine's different. I have some script to drag along a circle (listed below) but here's the catch: I dont want to use angles to calculate the position. I want there to be mult… --- ## [How to fire off actions when a key is pressed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-fire-off-actions-when-a-key-is-pressed/262930)
**Author:** [@gloopy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gloopy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-fire-off-actions-when-a-key-is-pressed/262930 "2008-06-12T01:32:45Z")
This bit of ActionScript randomly places MCs. I'd like to create a method to allow the MCs to be removed when the user presses the 'C' button. Where the key value comes from here. I had a look on google and found the… --- ## [AS3 monitor progress main swf loading (preload)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-monitor-progress-main-swf-loading-preload/238016)
**Author:** [@giovapaglia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/giovapaglia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-monitor-progress-main-swf-loading-preload/238016 "2008-06-12T00:48:15Z")
Never had any problem with loading and monitoring loading progress of external files. Having some problems on monitoring progress of downloading of the main swf file... In document class constructor: I add listeners … --- ## [Adding the values of attributes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-the-values-of-attributes/263022)
**Author:** [@desoto0311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/desoto0311)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-the-values-of-attributes/263022 "2008-06-11T23:31:07Z")
I have an XML document with the following layout: \ \ \ \ **Author:** [@nubian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nubian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-locking-freezing-my-browser-please-help/263019 "2008-06-11T22:42:53Z") i'm running into a situation. what i have are two datagrids named "dgList" and "dgCarFind"; they both display make and models of vehicles. with great help from a moderator of another forum he/she was able to provide wi… --- ## [Send simple form data to php](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/send-simple-form-data-to-php/263011)
**Author:** [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/send-simple-form-data-to-php/263011 "2008-06-11T22:29:41Z")
Hmm, Simply need to pass for data to PHP and I cannot figure out how... What do I need to do to hit a php file? private function submitLogin(eventObj:MouseEvent):void { Alert.show("Submi… --- ## [Custom-shaped text boxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-shaped-text-boxes/263013)
**Author:** [@shane\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shane_c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-shaped-text-boxes/263013 "2008-06-11T21:53:29Z")
So I want to make a hexagon-shaped text box... Is there an easy-ish way to do this? Thanks \[beer\] --- ## [\[help\] School Project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-school-project/262968)
**Author:** [@flashnaab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashnaab)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-school-project/262968 "2008-06-11T21:52:40Z")
\[FONT=Arial\]Hello,\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\] \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]Imagine that I have 4 characters and I want to select one and load it in a particular place to play with it. There is some easy way to do it?\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1197) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1199)