# programming

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## [Loading first item in XML automatically?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-first-item-in-xml-automatically/237820)

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**Author:** [@jpixel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpixel)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-first-item-in-xml-automatically/237820 "2007-09-04T10:28:00Z")

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I have made an XML portfolio, bastardising a few tutorials together. One of these was the one on kirupa actually. Basically each portfolio item has three images (which slideshow), description and title (which is also the…

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## [\<a href="#" target="\_blank" is apparently naughty](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-href-target--blank-is-apparently-naughty/237819)

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**Author:** [@RabBell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RabBell)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-href-target--blank-is-apparently-naughty/237819 "2007-09-04T10:23:47Z")

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I had another developer kinda tell me off the other day for using target="\_blank" in an anchor tag. Apparently it's been depreceated. So, what does everyone else use then? :vader:

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## [Flash Media server for Mobile devices](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-media-server-for-mobile-devices/237818)

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**Author:** [@SaiSubha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SaiSubha)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-media-server-for-mobile-devices/237818 "2007-09-04T10:20:38Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to stream, the media content from flash media server to My WM5.0 SP device/ O2 device.... I am having flash run-time installed on these devices... And I am using the following code // These lines…

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## [Page content display....thingy](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-content-display-thingy/237814)

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**Author:** [@MrH2o](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MrH2o)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-content-display-thingy/237814 "2007-09-04T09:56:48Z")

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Goodday I've been interested in getting a .... Ya the problem is that I don't even know what they are called, but they are very popular on many sites today such as \[www.gametrailers.com or \[URL="http://www.gamespot.com…

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## [Change Brightness with AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-brightness-with-as3/237813)

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**Author:** [@am1891](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/am1891)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-brightness-with-as3/237813 "2007-09-04T09:52:18Z")

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Hi, I have created a movieclip object, which is added to the stage using a class in a separate \*.as file. I am adding multiple instances of the object onto the stage and wish to change the brightness of the objects each…

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## [:: AS2: Timer ::](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-timer/237809)

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**Author:** [@lilleypants](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lilleypants)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-timer/237809 "2007-09-04T08:36:45Z")

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I thought this would be really simple but for some reason i cannot get this to work. I want to create a timer that basically records when 45 mins, are up and then produce a pop-up to say times up... does anyone have any …

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## [Printing Table across pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-table-across-pages/237807)

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**Author:** [@GCave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GCave)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-table-across-pages/237807 "2007-09-04T07:57:51Z")

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Hello! I've got a problem trying to format a very long table that contains many rows of information for printing. Using IE6, I added a \<thead\> at the top of the table, with the style tag display: table-header-group and…

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## [Performance Issue - while using arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/performance-issue-while-using-arrays/237805)

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**Author:** [@nnn123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nnn123)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/performance-issue-while-using-arrays/237805 "2007-09-04T05:17:29Z")

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Hi, I am new to Flash Programming & developing simple game in Flash. In a game I am creating array holding duplicateMovieClips. It works fine when a size of array is small & holding around 50 to 100 movieclips but pe…

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## [Preloader.as question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-as-question/237804)

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**Author:** [@keymistress](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keymistress)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-as-question/237804 "2007-09-04T05:14:51Z")

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What is the "t" in target\_mc = t; and if it's the name of the timeline, how do you name the timeline? \[ear\]

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## [Mute flv not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mute-flv-not-working/237803)

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**Author:** [@platinum2151](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/platinum2151)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mute-flv-not-working/237803 "2007-09-04T05:08:12Z")

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I have an flv that is playing through a playback component with the instance name of "player". The whole goal here is to have the audio muted when the file begins, and have an mc button ("noise") allow the user to toggl…

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## [XML Parse problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-parse-problems/237798)

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**Author:** [@petermdenton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/petermdenton)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-parse-problems/237798 "2007-09-04T03:30:43Z")

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Hello, I am having difficulty with parsing xml. It seems like it is working right, but it only displays 1 post, instead of 5. the xml page I am trying to read is http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.xml My code…

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## [Sound toggle conflict with music fade in/out scripts](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-toggle-conflict-with-music-fade-in-out-scripts/237797)

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**Author:** [@noclue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noclue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-toggle-conflict-with-music-fade-in-out-scripts/237797 "2007-09-04T03:20:29Z")

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Hi All! I have a video and background music in one flash file. I need the background music to fade out when the video is playing, and fade back in when the video is paused. Everything works fine until the Music On/Off bu…

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## [\[CSS\] Site does not work in IE6](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-site-does-not-work-in-ie6/237794)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-site-does-not-work-in-ie6/237794 "2007-09-04T02:45:27Z")

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My CSS works for FF and IE7, but not IE6. So I validated my CSS at http://www.hermish.com/css\_form.cfm . It said that I should not use the following for IE6: 1) Dynamic pseudo class selectors 2) Min-width First of al…

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## [Flash CS3 and CMS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-and-cms/237793)

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**Author:** [@Arch\_Angel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Arch_Angel)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-and-cms/237793 "2007-09-04T02:27:42Z")

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Hey guys, I want to build 100% flash website that I can update fr every single day without too much hassle. Its sort of like a blog but since its 100% flash then there will be some animation and interactivity. I am…

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## [XML List Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-list-help/237789)

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**Author:** [@ponyack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ponyack)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-list-help/237789 "2007-09-04T00:34:50Z")

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So I am trying to create lists with links. The issue I have is that I can only display three items from the XML file. In my search I see that I am missing lines pertaining to the childnodes How do I add that to my …

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## [PHP layout difficulty](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-layout-difficulty/237785)

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**Author:** [@Lules](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lules)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-layout-difficulty/237785 "2007-09-03T23:21:32Z")

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Hello. My friends and I have a website, http://dominiodezelda.com/. The current layout sucks, so I made a new one using Photoshop. The problem is, none of us know how to work with PHP, so we can't put down the new lay…

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## [Color of Object changes on button command?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-of-object-changes-on-button-command/237783)

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**Author:** [@Kaimuyio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kaimuyio)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-of-object-changes-on-button-command/237783 "2007-09-03T22:21:36Z")

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I'll brief this, I created a simple dress-up. I wish to be able to change his hair color by simply clicking a button instead of having to drag his hair into place. Can someone please explain to me how to do this?

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## [Transitions Between External SWFs :: Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-between-external-swfs-help/237781)

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**Author:** [@ssanem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ssanem)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-between-external-swfs-help/237781 "2007-09-03T21:09:17Z")

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I am using the code from the Transitions Between External SWFs tutorial that is featured on Kirupa. I have a Green\_main.swf that contains the main navigation buttons, a Main.swf (home page), a Company.swf, a Places.swf, …

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## [Xml Rollover event on imported text list](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-rollover-event-on-imported-text-list/237779)

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**Author:** [@ponyack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ponyack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-rollover-event-on-imported-text-list/237779 "2007-09-03T21:05:21Z")

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Hi, I am using XML to load a list of links. Works fine and the links work as well. Is it possible to create a rollover event for the list items? I just want the text to change colors when the cursor passes over. I…

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## [External Navbar (CSS or XML?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-navbar-css-or-xml/237776)

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**Author:** [@boswell255](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boswell255)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-navbar-css-or-xml/237776 "2007-09-03T20:49:02Z")

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Forgive me I'm a total newb at web design but I was wondering if it was at all posible to build an external navbar using something like CSS or XML. The reason I ask is because I have a site with quite a few pages, and …

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## [CSS review](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-review/237775)

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**Author:** [@hoss9009](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hoss9009)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-review/237775 "2007-09-03T20:32:24Z")

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so im trying my hand at CSS... normally i do everything in flash, but im liking what i see in the CSS world... here's what i have so far... http://designlev.com/1010/ I do have a bit of a problem... when you resize the …

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## [Circular Load-Bar... is it a component?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circular-load-bar-is-it-a-component/237773)

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**Author:** [@stone6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stone6)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circular-load-bar-is-it-a-component/237773 "2007-09-03T19:55:29Z")

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The loading movie that you see before a lot of programs and on many websites: the circle shape with lines coming out of it, gray gradient going around inside of it. Check out http://www.doknowevil.net/litebox/ and clic…

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## [Scrolling dynamically loaded text - question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text-question/237771)

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**Author:** [@Kimserov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kimserov)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text-question/237771 "2007-09-03T19:12:42Z")

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Have been working on this: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm But is it possible to change the colour of the textfield to black? I know I can change the font-colour, but what about the "backgroun…

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## [XML publish for Flash8 problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-publish-for-flash8-problem/237770)

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**Author:** [@spectreman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spectreman)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-publish-for-flash8-problem/237770 "2007-09-03T19:09:18Z")

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hello all, OK - so here is the problem. attached is the file in question. when published in flash 6 it works fine, in flash 8 doesn't work at all. i can't figure out where the problem is, it's in the AS somewhere,…

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## [Adjusting DIV length with CSS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adjusting-div-length-with-css/237769)

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**Author:** [@stefanmhodgson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stefanmhodgson)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adjusting-div-length-with-css/237769 "2007-09-03T18:47:05Z")

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Hello all, I was wandering if there was a property in css that makes a DIV a minimum length. Basically I want thye DIV to be at least 500px and then, when text is added that goes beyond 500px, for it to extend accordin…

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## [Backface Culling Logic Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backface-culling-logic-help/237765)

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**Author:** [@Slayer1557](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Slayer1557)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/backface-culling-logic-help/237765 "2007-09-03T18:06:36Z")

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I have some logical issues with a tutorial found here. there it gives a visibility formula as follows for determining what side of a 2d triangle is visible. \[FONT=Courier New\]\[COLOR=#0000ff\]if\[/COLOR\]\[/FONT\]\[FONT=Couri…

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## [\[CSS\] Default padding on input box?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-default-padding-on-input-box/237759)

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**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/burns)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-default-padding-on-input-box/237759 "2007-09-03T16:50:29Z")

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Hi, I'm pulling my hair out over this one. I have been creating a form using lists and css but IE seems to be adding a 2px padding around the input boxes and I can't for the life of me overide it. \[image\] I have t…

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## [AS 3 and PHP communication](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-3-and-php-communication/237758)

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**Author:** [@psych](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/psych)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-3-and-php-communication/237758 "2007-09-03T16:32:00Z")

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I was wondering is the priniciple the same as with AS 2.0 (using LoadVars) or something is changed in AS 3.0? Any tutorials on the subject? thanks

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## [Image scroller help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-scroller-help/237754)

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**Author:** [@ScantyNebula](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ScantyNebula)\
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**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-scroller-help/237754 "2007-09-03T16:04:49Z")

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Do you guys know how to get this thumbnail scroller to keep scrolling when it runs out of external images? For instance .. right now, I have three images in my external folder. When I scroll using the button, it stops sc…

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## [Importing transparency with a referenced image file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-transparency-with-a-referenced-image-file/237752)

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**Author:** [@viddiewell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/viddiewell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-transparency-with-a-referenced-image-file/237752 "2007-09-03T15:00:57Z")

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I'm updating my portfolio site and am currently displaying images as a referenced file which is drawn from a folder on my server when the appropriate button is pressed. Right now, in order to use a drop shadow behind ea…

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