# programming

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## [Make a character walk to a clicked point - need help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-a-character-walk-to-a-clicked-point-need-help/257365)

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**Author:** [@stillbeating](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stillbeating)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-a-character-walk-to-a-clicked-point-need-help/257365 "2008-04-13T10:31:09Z")

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hi everybody! im having a bit of an issue with making a character walk to a position when the area is clicked (but i dont want them to move on the y scale, just the x). i dont want them to instantly move, i want them t…

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## [Control movie clip duration with an external config file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-movie-clip-duration-with-an-external-config-file/257362)

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**Author:** [@Calydon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Calydon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-movie-clip-duration-with-an-external-config-file/257362 "2008-04-13T09:15:58Z")

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I have a stage with a few different movie clips placed one on top of the other, in different layers, one frame per clip. One is a day time scene, one a night-time scene, one is raining, one is just cloudy. I want to be a…

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## [++I vs I++](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-vs-i/257359)

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**Author:** [@spiderbox\_am](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spiderbox_am)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-vs-i/257359 "2008-04-13T07:27:55Z")

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Hi everyone. I just want to ask one question about the following: //Version 1. for(var i:uint = 0; i \< 100; ++i) trace("i = " + i); //Version 2. for(var i:uint = 0; i \< 100; i++) trace("i = " + i); Which version is…

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## [Generating new classes using the Class variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generating-new-classes-using-the-class-variable/257358)

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**Author:** [@shekel20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shekel20)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generating-new-classes-using-the-class-variable/257358 "2008-04-13T07:20:14Z")

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As you know we can use the Class reference to construct new Variable classes at runtime (http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/Class.html) Is it possible to pass arguments to the constructor of th…

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## [Removing previous loaded XML Items](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-previous-loaded-xml-items/257356)

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**Author:** [@jor133d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jor133d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-previous-loaded-xml-items/257356 "2008-04-13T05:42:33Z")

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Ok, well I am struggling with the crossover to AS3 but I am trying to make a super simple AIR application and it is proving to be difficult because of the AS3. I purchased this code and trying to modify for my needs. …

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## [SWF refuses to unload](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-refuses-to-unload/257352)

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**Author:** [@rohicks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rohicks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-refuses-to-unload/257352 "2008-04-13T03:38:11Z")

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I've tried a couple different ways to try and get my swf to unload and it just will not do it. I've got a swf that loads another swf into it fine. I then have an image on that loaded in swf that is a movie clip; that j…

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## [About sleep() and flush](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-sleep-and-flush/257351)

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**Author:** [@vietskynet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vietskynet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-sleep-and-flush/257351 "2008-04-13T03:19:59Z")

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\<?php for($i=1;$i\<=10;$i++){ echo $i.";"; flush(); sleep(2); } ?\> Every 2 seconds print to screen 1 number When i tested, it was ok But some friends said that it waited for 20 seconds and then i…

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## [Zoom feature?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-feature/257350)

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**Author:** [@mikemus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikemus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-feature/257350 "2008-04-13T03:14:55Z")

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Hi, I'm new to the forums. \[smile\] I'm designing a portfolio for school and I have an image that i would like to zoom into on different sections. I have searched the web and these forums for hours and find things that …

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## [Yet Another IE Positioning Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yet-another-ie-positioning-problem/257349)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yet-another-ie-positioning-problem/257349 "2008-04-13T03:04:27Z")

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The next and previous buttons on this page should appear right below the stack of buttons: http://www.tornedgedesign.com/\_test/kirupa/main\_menu.html Works in Safari and Firefox, but not IE. Can anyone tell me where the…

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## [Sweeney Todd flash effect...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sweeney-todd-flash-effect/257348)

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**Author:** [@dtrace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dtrace)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sweeney-todd-flash-effect/257348 "2008-04-13T01:49:13Z")

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If you go into the site... there is a mask effect that is used to reveal the image on the home page. It sort of bleeds outward in a very organic way. http://www.sweeneytoddmovie.com/ The file they are using is an flv…

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## [Avoid Mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avoid-mouse/257344)

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**Author:** [@rgbeat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rgbeat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avoid-mouse/257344 "2008-04-13T00:25:25Z")

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Hi everyone, I am not so good at flash and i really have to learn as soon as i can, but now i need some help with one problem, i need to make something very similar to the moving petals in this website http://www.chroma…

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## [Online pamphlet or booklet](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-pamphlet-or-booklet/257337)

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**Author:** [@NeoWeb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoWeb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-pamphlet-or-booklet/257337 "2008-04-12T22:24:27Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to create a website where on one of the pages a small book or a pamphlet sits in the middle of the page. The web page is consisted of three sections, banner section, main content section in the middle…

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## [Linkage movieclip issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linkage-movieclip-issue/257334)

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**Author:** [@qpixo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/qpixo)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linkage-movieclip-issue/257334 "2008-04-12T21:44:11Z")

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Hi all, I have one movieclip in (my.fla) and I'm trying to use the linkage to give a classname of "bgMC" to it. Unlike as2, there's no more identifier. The compiler gives me that error: Error #1009: Cannot access a p…

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## [Centering button text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centering-button-text/257333)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centering-button-text/257333 "2008-04-12T21:32:57Z")

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I can get this to work in IE only: http://www.tornedgedesign.com/\_test/kirupa/nextbttn\_pagenumber.html I would like the text to center horizontally and vertically on the buttons. I probably started with some overly c…

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## [\[Flash as 2\] visibility = help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as-2-visibility-help/257328)

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**Author:** [@quincyhall187](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/quincyhall187)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as-2-visibility-help/257328 "2008-04-12T19:28:06Z")

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Sorta new to AS but I feel I've got a good question. I have a swf file that has hotspots that will circle over an object over the course of 20 frames. I wanted to have a button that allows you to turn off/ on the the h…

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## [Vocie Commands/ Microphone](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vocie-commands-microphone/257327)

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**Author:** [@tkunze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tkunze)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vocie-commands-microphone/257327 "2008-04-12T19:27:58Z")

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Okay, so i am working on a project that requires voice commands, for example if i say into the microphone (dog) it will go to frame 6 and do what ever is programmed to frame six, but if i say (cat) it will go to frame th…

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## [How do I make a Flash layout for MySpace?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-flash-layout-for-myspace/257326)

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**Author:** [@u\_stu\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/u_stu_com)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-flash-layout-for-myspace/257326 "2008-04-12T18:54:35Z")

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I want to make my own Flash layout like those on LoveMyFlash.com I know a lot about Flash and intermediate ActionScript. It's not going to be used by anyone else so it doesn't need customization (I can change the .fla…

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## [Need some assistance; placing random MCs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-assistance-placing-random-mcs/257324)

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**Author:** [@MediaMaverick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MediaMaverick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-assistance-placing-random-mcs/257324 "2008-04-12T18:20:44Z")

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I'm new to the KirupaForums....and new to Flash. (I'm a student attending Basic Flash at my college) Recently, one of my instructors showed me a Flash movie called "Flower Garden". Basically, every time you click the mou…

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## [Placement of snow file on stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placement-of-snow-file-on-stage/257322)

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**Author:** [@bigbabyj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbabyj)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placement-of-snow-file-on-stage/257322 "2008-04-12T17:47:01Z")

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I changed the flash snow tutorial to become bubbles, but I only want it to show on the right side of the stage. I've got the proper width of the bubble path, but I can't figure out how to move it to the right of the stag…

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## [Exporting to frame 2 to ease the preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-to-frame-2-to-ease-the-preloader/257319)

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**Author:** [@reecall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reecall)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-to-frame-2-to-ease-the-preloader/257319 "2008-04-12T16:29:42Z")

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I am using a Flasloaded component called flipNavigation Works well but frame one is huge in my movie clip Been following Senolcuar's tutorial as below to ease my preloader http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/pre…

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## [AS3 / C# interop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-c-interop/257318)

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**Author:** [@warthog518](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warthog518)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-c-interop/257318 "2008-04-12T16:18:40Z")

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For the past day, ive been trying to send simple variables from AS3 to C# via shockwaveflashobject.setVariable("asdf", "jkl;"); on flash, im unable to detect the variable \[its not being set\] also, fscommand events arent …

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## [Read a file while downloading(stream like)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-a-file-while-downloading-stream-like/257314)

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**Author:** [@ariel\_ro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ariel_ro)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-a-file-while-downloading-stream-like/257314 "2008-04-12T15:46:05Z")

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Hello all! I have to create an application in AS 3.0 and MXML(Flex) where users have to upload XML files to a web-server and the information from that XML be placed in a database table(MySQL). The problem is that the XML…

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## [Rotating on a registration point](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-on-a-registration-point/257311)

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**Author:** [@adam\_fake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adam_fake)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-on-a-registration-point/257311 "2008-04-12T15:13:03Z")

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I've attached a little .FLA - if you take a look at it this will make more sense. I was wondering how this shape would be animated so it the point stays in the middle. I've set the registration point to the bottom righ…

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## [Accessing MC after attachMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-mc-after-attachmovie/257310)

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**Author:** [@duckhill101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duckhill101)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-mc-after-attachmovie/257310 "2008-04-12T14:54:48Z")

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Accessing MC after attachMovie Hi all, This is a simplified version of the script I'm using. var aNames:Array = \["Bob", "Carl", "Christopher", "Wayne", "Peter"\]; for (var i = 0; i\<aNames.length; i++) { nameBtn = …

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## [Inserting an email form in my contact page \[paid job\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-an-email-form-in-my-contact-page-paid-job/257309)

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**Author:** [@d0dge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/d0dge)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-an-email-form-in-my-contact-page-paid-job/257309 "2008-04-12T14:37:03Z")

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Hi guys, Um.. Not sure if I'm posting this in the right section but it's just something minor which will take a minute or two Basically I have a flash template and I'll like to insert contact form to my contact us pa…

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## [PHP variable problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-variable-problem/257306)

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**Author:** [@horner2693](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/horner2693)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-variable-problem/257306 "2008-04-12T13:45:16Z")

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Hi, I have a problem which I cannot for the life of me work out why it is occurring! If someone would be kind enough to take a quick look at a sample page i've set up, its just a straight forward form which I cannot …

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## [Beach soldier \[ first game! \]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beach-soldier-first-game/257305)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Pancake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Pancake)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beach-soldier-first-game/257305 "2008-04-12T13:32:46Z")

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Beach Soldier v1.0 http://www.jg-designs.nl/beachsoldier.html my first ever game, coded by myself from scratch. i might add some other bosses etc later. so whatcha think? cut me some slack its my first :D.

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## [FLVPlayback: pause -\> play causes stutter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-pause-play-causes-stutter/257304)

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**Author:** [@as3tim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/as3tim)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-pause-play-causes-stutter/257304 "2008-04-12T13:32:37Z")

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hi I'm creating a flvplayback instance in my code, loading a movie etc etc - all fine. The problem I'm finding is that after pausing the video, when I hit play again there is a small stutter and frame jump before the…

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## [\[FLASH 8\] MC position's changing at first Zoom attempt](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-mc-positions-changing-at-first-zoom-attempt/257302)

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**Author:** [@rtank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rtank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-mc-positions-changing-at-first-zoom-attempt/257302 "2008-04-12T12:21:20Z")

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Hi everybody. I got an mc (named "img") on the stage. In order to zoom it, I'm using the following code: \[FONT=monospace\]\[LIST=1\] \[\*\]myZoom = function (myDepth) \[\*\]{ \[\*\] if (myDepth == "deep") \[\*\] { \[\*\] …

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## [Exact fit scene?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exact-fit-scene/257298)

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**Author:** [@Pattt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pattt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exact-fit-scene/257298 "2008-04-12T11:48:47Z")

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Hi, I'm making a solar system simulator, where planets are flying around. The problem is that they are flying outside the scene. So I want to scale the scene in the Enter\_frame so I can see all the planets. And of course…

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