# programming

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## [Quick Question about Using BitmapData and PHP to Save as Jpeg](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about-using-bitmapdata-and-php-to-save-as-jpeg/253309)

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**Author:** [@chikara](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chikara)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about-using-bitmapdata-and-php-to-save-as-jpeg/253309 "2008-02-28T23:22:19Z")

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Greetings Everyone, Just a bit lost as to what I found on the internet about the Bitmapdata class. You see, Im trying to create a flash game where at the end, the user should be able to click on save as Jpeg. The onl…

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## [\[mysql\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql/253307)

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**Author:** [@kingofnukes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingofnukes)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql/253307 "2008-02-28T23:00:02Z")

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Im workin on a site where users are allowed to pick 3 classes and 3 sub classes for each. I currentl want them to be able to change at anytime. The problem with this is that there are over 60 classes. To store their ski…

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## [Organizing code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/organizing-code/253303)

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**Author:** [@Icy\_Penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icy_Penguin)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/organizing-code/253303 "2008-02-28T22:45:28Z")

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Hey people, I'm new to AS3, and never really used class-based code in AS2. My question is then, say for designing a new portfolio, would I have all of my code in external .as files (other than importing and instantia…

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## [loadBitmapSmoothed image tracing 0 width and 0 height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadbitmapsmoothed-image-tracing-0-width-and-0-height/253298)

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**Author:** [@pixel\_streamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixel_streamer)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadbitmapsmoothed-image-tracing-0-width-and-0-height/253298 "2008-02-28T22:34:13Z")

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The code I found below basically caches an image and renders it to the screen with controls for keeping the loaded image smooth. My problem is the image I tried isn't registering a width or height, thought the clip is …

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## [Pulling info from websites into flash noob question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-info-from-websites-into-flash-noob-question/253297)

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**Author:** [@slackr15](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slackr15)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-info-from-websites-into-flash-noob-question/253297 "2008-02-28T22:32:43Z")

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So for my final project in a class, I wanna pull the values of the mph of specific freeways in San Diego and make an animation that reflects these values, all in real time. Would php be the best route or something else?…

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## [CSS Rollovers Padding Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-rollovers-padding-issue/253292)

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**Author:** [@MaggieBroon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MaggieBroon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-rollovers-padding-issue/253292 "2008-02-28T22:11:17Z")

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Hi Guys, I really hope you can help. Spent AGES on this tonight and I have NO idea how to fix it. My mate's building this site & I said Id help fix the menu. When you rollover its fine in every browser except IE. In …

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## [getChildAt(i).text?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildat-i-text/253290)

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**Author:** [@danthemilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danthemilk)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildat-i-text/253290 "2008-02-28T22:00:48Z")

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I'm sure this is a simple thing to do, but I'm can't seem to find an example anywhere. I've got some dynamically generated textField objects that have been added to a container, and I want to get the text from them and…

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## [Once again about Flash navigation on HTML pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/once-again-about-flash-navigation-on-html-pages/253289)

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**Author:** [@audiohominis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/audiohominis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/once-again-about-flash-navigation-on-html-pages/253289 "2008-02-28T21:59:38Z")

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Hi, guys. Probably we all face this problem at some point in our lives. I’m trying to create a site with HTML pages and Flash based navigation, which basically means that the site content itself is standard in HTML/CSS …

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## [Removing Bandwidth Detector Makes swf stop working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-bandwidth-detector-makes-swf-stop-working/253288)

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**Author:** [@rooterman42](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rooterman42)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-bandwidth-detector-makes-swf-stop-working/253288 "2008-02-28T21:58:28Z")

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Hi, I have a project where I'm removing code for bandwidth detection, but after I remove it, my code in the }else{ won't execute anymore like it did before. Not sure what I'm missing? Maybe a pair of curly braces somew…

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## [Loading from external text file = "undefined"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-from-external-text-file-undefined/253287)

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**Author:** [@Gamer99](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gamer99)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-from-external-text-file-undefined/253287 "2008-02-28T21:57:16Z")

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Hi all, It's my first time here and after searching for over 2+ hours I've grown sick and tired of trying to get my text to load from an external file... it succeeding for previews and then when I try and put it online…

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## [Dragging and Rotating Individual Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragging-and-rotating-individual-movie-clips/253286)

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**Author:** [@JRRC](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JRRC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragging-and-rotating-individual-movie-clips/253286 "2008-02-28T21:52:58Z")

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Hello everyone A while ago, I posted a little thread asking for help with a simple yet stressing issue (at least for me, an AS noob). I wanted to drag individual movie clips around the stage as well as rotate them, but…

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## [Help with Caption Tutorial - Keep captions static?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-caption-tutorial-keep-captions-static/253285)

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**Author:** [@adamrobertson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adamrobertson)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-caption-tutorial-keep-captions-static/253285 "2008-02-28T21:51:26Z")

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I have a quick question about the caption tutorial here or Kirupa. Currently, as you move your mouse along the button while the caption is hovering, the hover box moves with your mouse. Is there a way to keep the hover b…

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## [Eraser Tool in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eraser-tool-in-flash/253283)

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**Author:** [@GiveMeCoffee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GiveMeCoffee)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eraser-tool-in-flash/253283 "2008-02-28T21:35:50Z")

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Is there a way to erase from point to point with the eraser tool in Flash? In Photoshop if you click to erase then hold the shift key and click again in another place, it make a straight erase from point to point. I kno…

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## [FLV loading issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-loading-issue/253281)

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**Author:** [@boardy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boardy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-loading-issue/253281 "2008-02-28T21:09:35Z")

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Hi, I have a slight issue with my movie at the moment. I have to use AS3 for a Flash assignment at Uni to create an IPTV site. I'm pretty new to all this Flash stuff, I've dabbled but never really used AS3 only AS2 ver…

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## [Sending mail with ÄÕÜÖ characters](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-mail-with-aouo-characters/253280)

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**Author:** [@tanel96](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tanel96)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-mail-with-aouo-characters/253280 "2008-02-28T21:05:22Z")

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Hey everyone, I've discovered a nice way to send MIME emails with php using a class written by Richard Heyes -\> http://www.phpguru.org/static/mime.mail.html The only problem is, that i'm unable to use charaters like…

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## [papervision3d null object exception](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-null-object-exception/253279)

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**Author:** [@chinesnegaum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chinesnegaum)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-null-object-exception/253279 "2008-02-28T20:45:17Z")

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hi, i'm having some problems with getting the mouseRelease event from papervision3d 1.5 when i click the object i can get the reference to the object by the parameter passed to the function private function handleMo…

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## [How do I use a fixed height background at the bottom of a page?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-fixed-height-background-at-the-bottom-of-a-page/253276)

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**Author:** [@Tsid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tsid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-fixed-height-background-at-the-bottom-of-a-page/253276 "2008-02-28T20:15:13Z")

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I have an overall background image using CSS, but I also want to use a gradient image background at the bottom of the page. I tried using the ApDiv to do it, but it keeps positioning the background to the bottom of the b…

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## [MovieClipLoader/navigation issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-navigation-issue/253275)

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**Author:** [@lrandc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lrandc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-navigation-issue/253275 "2008-02-28T19:54:17Z")

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Hi there, Apologies if this has been covered before or seems like a stupid question! I'm an Actionscript novice in Dublin, trying put together a friend's photographic website. I used (and abused) sbeener's code that I …

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## [eventListener simple problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-simple-problem/253273)

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**Author:** [@mleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mleep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-simple-problem/253273 "2008-02-28T19:19:44Z")

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im trying to get movieclips that were made with as2 to handle eventListeners with no luck. no compile errors. i see the image loaded in the swf, but the "trace" call i put in the listener never happens. heres my code . .…

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## [FLV Playlist Shuffle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playlist-shuffle/253272)

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**Author:** [@Tom5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tom5)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playlist-shuffle/253272 "2008-02-28T19:14:07Z")

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Hi I am trying to create a video playlist using flv's. I am using xml to import the flv files into flash, but I need to make the player play the videos continuously, one after the other, in a random order (shuffled). …

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## [XML parsing with php4?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-parsing-with-php4/253270)

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**Author:** [@Tsid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tsid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-parsing-with-php4/253270 "2008-02-28T18:45:58Z")

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Hello, I have looked at the tutorial for parsing xml on Kirupa, which is suffice at printing out contents held within an xml file, however, I need to be able to extract records in an xml and input them into a database. T…

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## [MapTiles and variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maptiles-and-variables/253267)

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**Author:** [@jnmwilson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jnmwilson)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maptiles-and-variables/253267 "2008-02-28T17:57:31Z")

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When building your tile prototypes...is there a way to assign variables to it??? For instance...if a player steps on a certain tile, I want to be able to identify the type of tile they are standing on, i.e. grass, dese…

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## [Need help with xml and html links](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-xml-and-html-links/253266)

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**Author:** [@janjan32](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/janjan32)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-xml-and-html-links/253266 "2008-02-28T17:54:47Z")

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HI All, I've created a portfolio with thumbnails, \[http://graphicmuse.com\](http://graphicmuse.com) and the last thing I need to do is add a link to the web sites. (schrieberrealty.com works because I made it a swf with a…

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## [HTML to PDF Solution that doesn't require PDFLib or ros](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-to-pdf-solution-that-doesnt-require-pdflib-or-ros/253265)

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**Author:** [@bear](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bear)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-to-pdf-solution-that-doesnt-require-pdflib-or-ros/253265 "2008-02-28T17:35:55Z")

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Does it exist?

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## [Images Fading in Slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/images-fading-in-slideshow/253263)

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**Author:** [@GuessG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GuessG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/images-fading-in-slideshow/253263 "2008-02-28T17:24:14Z")

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I have 5 images (4 and 5 are commented out). I'd like each to fade in, then disappear, then the next fades in. Right now, only the first one fades in. \[AS\] import fl.transitions.\*; import fl.transitions.easing.\*; impor…

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## [2 questions - Classes & Text/Shape](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-questions-classes-text-shape/253262)

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**Author:** [@stuartm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stuartm)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-questions-classes-text-shape/253262 "2008-02-28T17:24:11Z")

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1 - In AS3 is it possible to add a class to a dynamically loaded image? (like right clicking and viewing properties if it was in the library) If so can anyone point me to an example of how to go about it? 2 - Is there …

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## [\[Flash 8\]Embeded character not workin (on an external loaded swf)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-embeded-character-not-workin-on-an-external-loaded-swf/253260)

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**Author:** [@botonzico](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/botonzico)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-embeded-character-not-workin-on-an-external-loaded-swf/253260 "2008-02-28T17:07:02Z")

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Hallo, I have this movie wich loads a serie of external files. On this files i have a character ( an è) that displais when you open the SWF directly, but that does NOT display when the SWF is loaded through another SWF…

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## [Full Screen Video is blank](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-video-is-blank/253259)

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**Author:** [@quackor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/quackor)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-video-is-blank/253259 "2008-02-28T16:34:21Z")

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Hi, In my flex application, I set: view.stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULLSCREEN; but when that happens, all I get is a full-black screen with a message that explains how I can press Esc to exit this mode.…

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## [Imitating NetStream.publish() inside flash app](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imitating-netstream-publish-inside-flash-app/253258)

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**Author:** [@wvxvw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wvxvw)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imitating-netstream-publish-inside-flash-app/253258 "2008-02-28T16:34:20Z")

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Hi. Firstly, I was thinking about input from microphone only, but I've realized that if there will be a solution it may work both for sound and video... So, what I'm trying to do is to intercept the data sent by the pub…

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## [Problem with Fill bg and BitmapData](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-fill-bg-and-bitmapdata/253253)

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**Author:** [@Gernouille](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gernouille)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-fill-bg-and-bitmapdata/253253 "2008-02-28T16:11:40Z")

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Hi, I'm attending to do a fill background when the web page resize with a bitmap tile. I've achieved to do one with a vector graphic (draw by Flash), following this tutorial (http://www.senocular.com/pub/kirupa/as3tips…

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