# programming

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## [How to dynamically scale an object on mouse over](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-dynamically-scale-an-object-on-mouse-over/242575)

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**Author:** [@zokim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zokim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-dynamically-scale-an-object-on-mouse-over/242575 "2007-10-27T20:45:41Z")

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Hello, I'm new to the forum and I'm here to hopefully get help from the experts. I'm trying to get the same effect as this page: http://www.futureofthebook.org/blog/archives/2006/11/itin\_place\_2007\_redux\_design\_j.h…

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## [How to make button that saves file to disk](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-button-that-saves-file-to-disk/242572)

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**Author:** [@iSilkin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iSilkin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-button-that-saves-file-to-disk/242572 "2007-10-27T19:38:51Z")

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Hi, everyone! Does anyone know what code to use to make a button on your website that lets a viewer save a file to his/her hard drive. It used to be as simple as getURL in actionscrip 2, but I have now idea how to do th…

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## [Confusing movieclips and buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confusing-movieclips-and-buttons/242570)

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**Author:** [@Fraz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fraz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confusing-movieclips-and-buttons/242570 "2007-10-27T18:41:36Z")

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Ok, I am getting really confused at this. I have A button ( one\_btn ), inside a movieclip ( two\_MC) inside another movieclip ( three\_mc ) inside another movieclip ( four\_mc ) inside my timeline. When I click …

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## [Flash and HTML alignment issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-html-alignment-issue/242567)

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**Author:** [@jayrich86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jayrich86)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-html-alignment-issue/242567 "2007-10-27T17:56:00Z")

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I'm trying to get my movie to line up with the background in an html file, here is the link www.mav-media.com/clients/techno in firefox it seems to line up correctly, but in i.e. its slightly off until i resize the p…

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## [Font looking](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-looking/242563)

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**Author:** [@Felixz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Felixz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-looking/242563 "2007-10-27T15:30:21Z")

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Is there a way to see whether user has a Segoe UI font or other installed? Does enumeratefonts help? And is there a way to AntiAlias DeviceFont?

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## [4way scroll top view game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/4way-scroll-top-view-game/242562)

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**Author:** [@StridBR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/StridBR)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/4way-scroll-top-view-game/242562 "2007-10-27T15:07:26Z")

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Hey i was wondering which of those approaches performs better (use less cpu) when scrolling movieclips through the screen 1- Add all objects to one array, and iterate through it to update positionings 2- Make all o…

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## [Complex btn help needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-btn-help-needed/242561)

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**Author:** [@g\_rochford](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_rochford)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-btn-help-needed/242561 "2007-10-27T14:49:10Z")

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Hi all, Sorry for this long winded question to what i think will be a simple answer... I am using this code i found on here to have a rollon rolloff effect for my menu stop(); // stop the movie clip from playing (…

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## [Download complete flash web site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-complete-flash-web-site/242560)

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**Author:** [@dejanp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dejanp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-complete-flash-web-site/242560 "2007-10-27T14:44:10Z")

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I want to make a complete browsable version of flash website on my computer. For instance I want to take down www.mgmgrand.com and make a browsable version on my computer just as showcase of great use of flash video for …

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## [Adding a pause game function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-pause-game-function/242559)

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**Author:** [@jose3760](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jose3760)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-pause-game-function/242559 "2007-10-27T14:38:34Z")

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Hey guys! well, basically the title says it all. I need help in creating a pause game button in my snake game. Ive attempted it myself, but it was just an epic fail. heres the code on the frame: stop(); \_root.options…

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## [Standalone Help Panel](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/standalone-help-panel/242558)

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**Author:** [@geoken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geoken)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/standalone-help-panel/242558 "2007-10-27T14:13:10Z")

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What's my best option for replacing the help panel in the IDE when I'm using a plane jane text editor? Is there a folder somewhere with all the HTML files that make up the content for the help panel?

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## [A button jumping to different scenes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-button-jumping-to-different-scenes/242555)

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**Author:** [@souljah242](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/souljah242)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-button-jumping-to-different-scenes/242555 "2007-10-27T12:38:39Z")

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Hey I created my flash website with Multiple scenes for each category/page. The problem I am having is placing the movie inside of a Button. When I put the movie clip inside of the button (I wanted a cool rollover effect…

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## [Change horizontal scroll to vertical scroll](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-horizontal-scroll-to-vertical-scroll/242550)

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**Author:** [@NovemberRain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NovemberRain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-horizontal-scroll-to-vertical-scroll/242550 "2007-10-27T11:09:05Z")

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Hi, I've flash source code that is having a horizontal scrolling. Anybody can help me to change this to a vertical scroll. Pls check the attached file. thanks in advance... :}

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## [mcTween: Cascading tweens](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mctween-cascading-tweens/242548)

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**Author:** [@daffy\_dowden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daffy_dowden)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mctween-cascading-tweens/242548 "2007-10-27T10:28:29Z")

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I want to fade a series of pictures one after the other, such that they'll loop around. I'm calling this a cascade. So to do this, i've placed all of the image names into an array and I set all of their alpha propertie…

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## [Textfield inline image question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-inline-image-question/242546)

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**Author:** [@theSchtickler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theSchtickler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-inline-image-question/242546 "2007-10-27T08:30:25Z")

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Hey there, I have to load a single image into a html textbox in Flash. It loads fine, but not aligned to the left like all my text is? Any ideas how to get it all the way left? This is my code \[AS\]var myText:String =…

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## [Jumping Frames! YAY!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-frames-yay/242545)

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**Author:** [@ANEWIDEACo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ANEWIDEACo)\
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**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-frames-yay/242545 "2007-10-27T07:33:27Z")

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Hey! How do I write a path for this code from about\_us.html to nav.html: \<script language = "JavaScript"\>\<!-- function PassFlash(){ window.document.ani\_header.SetVariable("movie", "3"); } //--\> \</script\> about\_us…

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## [Best Design Pattern Practice For ChildObjects?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-design-pattern-practice-for-childobjects/242544)

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**Author:** [@deltajam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deltajam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-design-pattern-practice-for-childobjects/242544 "2007-10-27T07:32:04Z")

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I have a class that creates a bunch of boxes. I would like to the boxes to communicate to eachother somehow. So if one box resizes, there would be an event dispatched and all the other boxes would shift over or resize,…

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## [Random Letter Cycling - Again](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-letter-cycling-again/242540)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-letter-cycling-again/242540 "2007-10-27T05:21:44Z")

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I'd like to reuse this old code, but need to have it rewritten for the main timeline. I can't seem to get it right. Anyone else? You need to create a textfield and give it the variable name of "letter" (No instance name …

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## [Loading while loading function help please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-while-loading-function-help-please/242537)

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**Author:** [@RichGags](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RichGags)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-while-loading-function-help-please/242537 "2007-10-27T03:15:22Z")

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Ive got a menu on top of my page which has a few buttons. On each button press, I have a standard "\_root.pages.gotoAndStop(frame#);" and also a function call which loads a different picture into the background. So, the …

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## [UIScrollbar with easing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uiscrollbar-with-easing/242536)

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**Author:** [@Ineedsleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ineedsleep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uiscrollbar-with-easing/242536 "2007-10-27T02:17:29Z")

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I was just wondering if it possible to add easing to the UIscrollbar? I imagine you can but I cant find anything about it. Please help

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## [Disable Scroll](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-scroll/242535)

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**Author:** [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-scroll/242535 "2007-10-27T02:16:11Z")

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I am creating a flash object that will be larger than a lot of my viewers' screen sizes, but smaller than some other....I want to center this flash object on the screen and prevent the browser from scrolling horizontally…

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## [Rpg AI fight](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rpg-ai-fight/242534)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_beef](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_beef)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rpg-ai-fight/242534 "2007-10-27T01:05:52Z")

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Well my concept is when you enter the scene (the frame) the enemy will slowly walk to you. You can only move along the x axis. When you press space you attack and cant move, if your touching the enemy… Well what i’m cur…

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## [Preloading .SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-swf/242530)

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**Author:** [@endemoniada](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/endemoniada)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-swf/242530 "2007-10-27T00:00:24Z")

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Hi guys, I made a preloader that loads my main application. Is there a way I can transfer control to the loaded (main) .swf ? I guess what I mean is to make the main.swf the document of the player after it's loaded. T…

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## [\[php\] deprecated functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-deprecated-functions/242527)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-deprecated-functions/242527 "2007-10-26T23:11:56Z")

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I am learning from \[this Flickr API tutorial. It uses PHP to grab photos from Flickr. Flickr sends the requested images as XML, so it also uses another PHP file to parse that XML response. When I try to run his \[url="ht…

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## [Survey Flash file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/survey-flash-file/242526)

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**Author:** [@creyentededios](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creyentededios)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/survey-flash-file/242526 "2007-10-26T22:48:12Z")

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okay, here we go so for all of you who have myspaces, you see bulletins with surveys that people do you read them, almost everyone with a different amount of questions i would like to make a flash file in the flash…

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## [.htaccess Redirect with condition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/htaccess-redirect-with-condition/242525)

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**Author:** [@CriTiCeRz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CriTiCeRz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/htaccess-redirect-with-condition/242525 "2007-10-26T22:34:19Z")

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So what I'm trying to do is only allow people that come from a certain site to view a website. If they don't come from the site in the list, then they will be redirected somewhere else. So here is a way to do it that som…

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## [Duplicate movieclips hittest question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-movieclips-hittest-question/242523)

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**Author:** [@ginowhitaker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ginowhitaker)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-movieclips-hittest-question/242523 "2007-10-26T21:32:51Z")

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There has to be a better way to do this, but I've been banging my head against the wall for four days now. I have a little game going where a movieclip (star) bounces off of some obstacles (cloud). The clouds are gener…

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## [Can someone help me tighten up this code?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-help-me-tighten-up-this-code/242521)

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**Author:** [@wildlettuce](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wildlettuce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-help-me-tighten-up-this-code/242521 "2007-10-26T21:09:07Z")

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I am a newbie at this and this is the best site on the web for learning. So I hope someone can help me out. I am designing a set of instructions. Each instruction movie clip is in a different place on the stage. The…

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## [Make clickable movieclip un-clickable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-clickable-movieclip-un-clickable/242520)

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**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-clickable-movieclip-un-clickable/242520 "2007-10-26T21:04:24Z")

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I'm working on the card matching game from flashgameu, in which a deck of cards with pairs of identical cards are layed out face down and the player selects pairs in an attempt to match them. (Same project as in a post f…

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## [Editing a combo box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-a-combo-box/242519)

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**Author:** [@Rubia\_mac\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rubia_mac_com)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-a-combo-box/242519 "2007-10-26T20:44:33Z")

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Hi there, I’m trying to change the font and design on the combo box, anyone can help? Thanks \[smile\]

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## [I need some help with MC.createTextField](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-some-help-with-mc-createtextfield/242518)

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**Author:** [@Loof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Loof)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-some-help-with-mc-createtextfield/242518 "2007-10-26T20:23:40Z")

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I'm working with a flash program that dynamically creates a user-specified amount of text fields in an MC using the createTextField function. However, it seems only one of the text fields will show up. I've done some t…

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