# programming

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## [Set color for the text \\ Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-color-for-the-text-help/256715)

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**Author:** [@landomy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/landomy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-color-for-the-text-help/256715 "2008-04-06T14:01:26Z")

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hello all, i want to do a set color movie in flash. the idea is to let the user write and change the color for what did he write So any one Can help plz Thank you

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## [Scrolling Dynamic Text within a movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamic-text-within-a-movie-clip/256712)

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**Author:** [@kyle\_artbow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kyle_artbow)\
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**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamic-text-within-a-movie-clip/256712 "2008-04-06T11:34:28Z")

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I have this movie clip. Inside this movie clip is a scroller and another movie clip. The "another" movie clip houses the dynamic text field which calls an external text file. This is supposedly for a News Section on a …

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## [Why do we use 1.000000E-002](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-we-use-1-000000e-002/256711)

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**Author:** [@asscripter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asscripter)\
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**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-we-use-1-000000e-002/256711 "2008-04-06T11:21:41Z")

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Hi I'm a bit confused as to why the gaming system most of the time uses log values such as \*\*1.000000e-002, \*\*\*\*1.000000e-001, etc \*\*for any motion or speed calculation. I can identify that using a log values give a smo…

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## [Text using font symbol: Difficulty positioning](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-using-font-symbol-difficulty-positioning/256709)

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**Author:** [@pixel\_streamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixel_streamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-using-font-symbol-difficulty-positioning/256709 "2008-04-06T10:13:46Z")

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I'm having difficulty positioning text created at run-time using font symbols (one for each of the Textformat's). Can someone show me what's wrong? Thanks.... Here's the code: (Requires 3 font symbols in the Librar…

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## [Scaling at different rates](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-at-different-rates/256707)

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**Author:** [@rivercottage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rivercottage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-at-different-rates/256707 "2008-04-06T08:25:49Z")

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Hiya guys! This one has been confusing the hell out of me! I try and try and just cant seem to get anything to work! im trying to create something similar to the goldfrapp site: http://goldfrapp.com/ With a loopi…

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## [MSN ActionScript Buddy](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/msn-actionscript-buddy/256706)

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**Author:** [@saucey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saucey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/msn-actionscript-buddy/256706 "2008-04-06T08:25:39Z")

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Hi i am a complete Noob with flash Action Script:bad: but would realy like to learn and be taught, is there anyone that would not mind helping me out when i get a bit stuck with my coding over MSN?

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## [Close MC once FLV finishes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-mc-once-flv-finishes/256701)

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**Author:** [@jennings112](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jennings112)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-mc-once-flv-finishes/256701 "2008-04-06T06:28:23Z")

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Just wondering if anyone can help me out... I have a MC with flash flv component & streaming an FLV into it,,,And I am wanting the MC to close once the FLV has played through....Can anyone help me out on how to do this…

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## [Deleting a class/sprite](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deleting-a-class-sprite/256699)

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**Author:** [@skimmmer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skimmmer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deleting-a-class-sprite/256699 "2008-04-06T05:56:34Z")

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Hi, I made a class (which extends sprite) that has a game I created in it, I add it using: gameS:Game = new Game(this.stage,mp3,id); But when I use: delete this; this.parent.removeChild(this); (inside the class…

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## [Time to convert, as2 to as3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-to-convert-as2-to-as3/256698)

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**Author:** [@Tyg3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tyg3r)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-to-convert-as2-to-as3/256698 "2008-04-06T05:22:48Z")

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\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\]Apologies if this is the wrong place for my thread. \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\]I've happily been using ActionScript 2 for a very long time now, and am very comfortable with it. Wh…

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## [CSS looks wrong in Internet explorer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-looks-wrong-in-internet-explorer/256697)

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**Author:** [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)\
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**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-looks-wrong-in-internet-explorer/256697 "2008-04-06T05:00:37Z")

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my site doesnt look right in internet explorer, it is html/css. i read online you need to "bring it up to standards". how would i do this? here is the code: \<html\> \<head\> \<style type="text/css"\> body {background-…

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## [Logging errors from a Flash Projector](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logging-errors-from-a-flash-projector/256696)

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**Author:** [@simultech](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simultech)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/logging-errors-from-a-flash-projector/256696 "2008-04-06T04:25:17Z")

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Hi All, We are current working with a public display installation, and we are looking for a way to log any errors Flash runs into while it is running. Is there a way to set a projector file to save a list of errors it…

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## [Help refreshing library MovieClip Array based on input text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-refreshing-library-movieclip-array-based-on-input-text/256692)

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**Author:** [@enginer9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/enginer9)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-refreshing-library-movieclip-array-based-on-input-text/256692 "2008-04-06T02:22:13Z")

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Hi! I've built this fancy airport board application where you can write your sentance in the input field and by that change the board. You can see here an example of what I have at the moment. here's the code I have: …

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## [Tiling an image using BitmapData.draw()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tiling-an-image-using-bitmapdata-draw/256691)

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**Author:** [@motionsmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/motionsmith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tiling-an-image-using-bitmapdata-draw/256691 "2008-04-06T02:20:49Z")

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I'm loading in a large external swf image, and trying to cut it up into stage-sized chunks using BitmapData.draw() with a clipRect parameter, then draw those chunks back onto the stage, essentially producing the same-loo…

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## [Is possible to give perspective to a textfield with xml loaded text?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-possible-to-give-perspective-to-a-textfield-with-xml-loaded-text/256688)

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**Author:** [@barrueta8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/barrueta8)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-possible-to-give-perspective-to-a-textfield-with-xml-loaded-text/256688 "2008-04-06T00:58:09Z")

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Just that, i have a textfield inside a movieclip that gets its content from a xml file and i what it to be on perspective(the movieclip including the text) but doesnt seems to work, the text just looks rotated. There i…

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## [Can I save files backwards in CS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-save-files-backwards-in-cs3/256684)

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**Author:** [@media\_mixx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/media_mixx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-save-files-backwards-in-cs3/256684 "2008-04-05T22:03:58Z")

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Am I able to save a file in Flash CS3 as a Flash 8 file ( save or export it?)?

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## [Context menu divider?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/context-menu-divider/256683)

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**Author:** [@iceflyin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iceflyin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/context-menu-divider/256683 "2008-04-05T21:19:51Z")

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How do you add a context menu divider to your context menu? This don't cut it... LoL! var divider:ContextMenuItem = new ContextMenuItem("---------------"); myContextMenu.customItems.push(divider); Uh, never mind.…

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## [Loading Youtube into Flash with 100% width](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-youtube-into-flash-with-100-width/256678)

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**Author:** [@learntoreed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learntoreed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-youtube-into-flash-with-100-width/256678 "2008-04-05T18:18:09Z")

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I am creating a flash site, set to a width of 100% in the HTML file with some javascript that essentially takes a way the movie's borders. Many of you are probably already familiar with this. In any case, I found this…

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## [Very odd problem with MouseX](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-odd-problem-with-mousex/256677)

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**Author:** [@Dart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-odd-problem-with-mousex/256677 "2008-04-05T17:17:24Z")

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Hello Everybody \[smile\] I'm Actionscript 3.0 newbie and I have little problem here, I would be very pleased if you could help me :toad: here is code that can be found in my .fla file var hand:Zombie\_hand = new Zomb…

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## [Button Prototype : Is this possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-prototype-is-this-possible/256668)

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**Author:** [@squadjot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/squadjot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-prototype-is-this-possible/256668 "2008-04-05T13:48:23Z")

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Hi i need some help I would like all my buttons to set a variable in \_level0 whenever the button Events are triggered. The challenge is, that you should still be able to use myMc.onRollOver = function(){trace("myOthe…

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## [A confusing question :S](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-confusing-question-s/256667)

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**Author:** [@hellogoodbye](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hellogoodbye)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-confusing-question-s/256667 "2008-04-05T13:41:45Z")

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I know that it's possible to load text from an external file, but is it possible to take a part of a php file and load it onto a flash movie? For instance, I took a part of a php file: \<tr\> \<td height="17"\>…

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## [HTML in Flash limits?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-flash-limits/256661)

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**Author:** [@Macsy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Macsy)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-in-flash-limits/256661 "2008-04-05T11:11:57Z")

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Hello. was trying to add \<div\> tag to flash TB. but it doesnt render it, i use htmlText ... any tip why i cant work?:hr: thanks

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## [MXML Component as Actionscript Class Property](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mxml-component-as-actionscript-class-property/256660)

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**Author:** [@chris12295](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chris12295)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mxml-component-as-actionscript-class-property/256660 "2008-04-05T10:40:10Z")

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I am trying to create a custom actionscript component that has an HTTPService property that I define in MXML and pass to the "service" property of a DatabaseNavigator component. However I keep getting null object errors…

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## [Sending buttons to levels in game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-buttons-to-levels-in-game/256657)

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**Author:** [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-buttons-to-levels-in-game/256657 "2008-04-05T07:10:55Z")

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my game is tile based and split up into myMap=1, myMap=2, etc. at the end of each level u are sent to a page that says yay u win, cont? and i need that cont. button to go back to the script frame and play myMap=2,skippin…

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## [Several levels in game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/several-levels-in-game/256656)

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**Author:** [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/several-levels-in-game/256656 "2008-04-05T07:10:19Z")

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my game is tile based and split up into myMap=1, myMap=2, etc. at the end of each level u are sent to a page that says yay u win, cont? and i need that cont. button to go back to the script frame and play myMap=2,skippi…

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## [Amount of XML tags?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amount-of-xml-tags/256654)

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**Author:** [@Maqrkk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maqrkk)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amount-of-xml-tags/256654 "2008-04-05T05:19:42Z")

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Hello, I've got an XML file that contains maps for my game. It's set up like this: \<maps\> \<map\> \<row\>\</row\> \<row\>\</row\> \</map\> \<map\> \<row\>\</row\> \<row\>\</row\> \</map\> \</maps\> With the row tags …

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## [CSS Positioning of Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-positioning-of-text/256653)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-positioning-of-text/256653 "2008-04-05T04:35:15Z")

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I'm going to make changes to a template that has a lot of inline styles. I want to remove the CSS to stylesheets, but before I do, I'd like to figure out why Firefox is displaying the text farther from the top than IE. A…

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## [\<policy-file-request/\> error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/policy-file-request-error/256651)

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**Author:** [@shawnske](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shawnske)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/policy-file-request-error/256651 "2008-04-05T04:25:16Z")

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Hi, I am trying to make a flash client connect to a Java server with a socket. Now once I load this onto a webpage, It returns \<policy-file-request/\> in the Java and these error shows up on the client "\[SecurityErrorEv…

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## [100% width even after scroll](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/100-width-even-after-scroll/256650)

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**Author:** [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/100-width-even-after-scroll/256650 "2008-04-05T03:27:47Z")

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ok, lets take this page for example: http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/thebox/deadcentre4.html We've all seen it and used it for reference. Ok, \[LIST=1\] \[\*\]Open Firefox \[\*\]Resize your browser so that it is too narrow and…

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## [Custom Error Handling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-error-handling/256646)

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**Author:** [@Icy\_Penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icy_Penguin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-error-handling/256646 "2008-04-05T02:39:01Z")

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Howdy Kirupians, Was wondering if there is a simple way to redirect PHP errors to a different page rather than having them display inline on the page. I have something similar going on with my mysql errors, which red…

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## [Flash gallery fetching photos from directory](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gallery-fetching-photos-from-directory/256639)

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**Author:** [@imagined](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagined)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gallery-fetching-photos-from-directory/256639 "2008-04-04T22:26:22Z")

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Is there a Flash gallery that would fetch photos from a directory and display them? It can choose the photos randomly or in order, whichever is fine. A small gallery like this one: http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-…

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