# programming

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## [eventDispatcher Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventdispatcher-problem/234521)

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**Author:** [@mrmyers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrmyers)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventdispatcher-problem/234521 "2007-08-02T22:58:04Z")

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Hey All, Just recently started with AS3 and have hit a wall with the eventDispatcher and creating custom events. I can't see what I am doing wrong: My class file: package resources.methodCalls{ import flash.di…

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## [Dynamic XML into component (xmlObject)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-xml-into-component-xmlobject/234520)

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**Author:** [@DannGillen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DannGillen)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-xml-into-component-xmlobject/234520 "2007-08-02T22:54:07Z")

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Hello! Does anyone recognize this problem? I am trying to pull this xml into a Flash component by way of php but it is not working. It works when I define just an xml like this: \*\*\[COLOR=Red\]myChart.setSource("http…

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## [Flash Photo Gallery, FLV Players, MP3 Players](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photo-gallery-flv-players-mp3-players/234519)

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**Author:** [@mjorge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mjorge)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photo-gallery-flv-players-mp3-players/234519 "2007-08-02T22:28:35Z")

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Hi, I´m creating a list of Flash applications. I would like you to help me out by sending or posting here FREE Flash photo galleries, mp3 and video (flv) players. You can consult the list here: http://www.beedigital…

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## [Resizing using scales work; using width and height makes it disappear \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-using-scales-work-using-width-and-height-makes-it-disappear-renamed/234512)

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**Author:** [@cyandi\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cyandi_man)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-using-scales-work-using-width-and-height-makes-it-disappear-renamed/234512 "2007-08-02T21:24:23Z")

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i have created a thumbnail gallery that pulls images from an xml file and resizes them to fit as a thumbnail. The issue is this: when i resize the thumbnail\_mc using .xscale and .yscale it does what its supposed to do…

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## [Opening a .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-swf/234511)

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**Author:** [@jose3760](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jose3760)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-swf/234511 "2007-08-02T21:16:46Z")

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Hey, im relativley new to html, but i know some of the basics. I just have one question: How do I make it so when the image on my site is pressed it opens up my .swf file in a popup window? (Game I made)

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## [AS3 Carousel help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-carousel-help/234510)

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**Author:** [@zero\_chris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zero_chris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-carousel-help/234510 "2007-08-02T21:04:08Z")

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Hi, I have been doing the carousel tutorial by Lee Brimelow from gotoAndLearn.com, but have been trying to convert it to AS3. I have gotten stuck and am hoping someone can help me out. The problem is I'm trying to …

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## [How Do I Create Weapon Inventory And Projectile collision](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-weapon-inventory-and-projectile-collision/234508)

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**Author:** [@anbu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anbu)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-weapon-inventory-and-projectile-collision/234508 "2007-08-02T20:39:24Z")

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i creating an rpg game and have all other factors in place and need to know how to create a weapon inventory- where as someone could click a button to change weapon at will-. weapon 1 - MC - I-name : Bow …

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## [How Do I Create An W Inventory and/or Projectile with collision w/ Bow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-an-w-inventory-and-or-projectile-with-collision-w-bow/234507)

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**Author:** [@anbu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anbu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-an-w-inventory-and-or-projectile-with-collision-w-bow/234507 "2007-08-02T20:36:47Z")

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i creating an rpg game and have all other factors in place and need to know how to create a weapon inventory- where as someone could click a button to change weapon at will-. weapon 1 - MC - I-name : Bow …

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## [Sliding Content](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-content/234505)

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**Author:** [@missmars](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/missmars)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-content/234505 "2007-08-02T20:23:34Z")

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\[COLOR="purple"\]hi everybody, i'm builting a flash site wich content should slide from left to right depending on the mouse position/movement. using mouse over, when the cursor moves to the left i'd like the content to…

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## [Website menu problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-menu-problem/234503)

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**Author:** [@Caryn1980](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Caryn1980)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-menu-problem/234503 "2007-08-02T20:13:31Z")

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Hello. I'm building a website entirely in flash to showcase my portfolio. I used a tutorial that I found online that uses an XML file and actionscript. However, I want to make adjustments to part of it and I'm not sure h…

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## [Adding Thumbnails - (dynamic xml gallery)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnails-dynamic-xml-gallery/234501)

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**Author:** [@cyandi\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cyandi_man)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnails-dynamic-xml-gallery/234501 "2007-08-02T19:57:13Z")

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Hi gang....i went over the xml photo Gallery here on Kirupa. Very nice tutuorial.....I also went over the second tutorial - adding thumbnails: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm again - this was a …

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## [Passing variables from loader/movieclip to another](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variables-from-loader-movieclip-to-another/234500)

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**Author:** [@kt\_sc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kt_sc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variables-from-loader-movieclip-to-another/234500 "2007-08-02T19:40:06Z")

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Lets say i have one movieclip, on click, i would like to pass some information (such as its id or name) to another movieclip/loader. How do i do that? I need to do that? This is because the movie clip to be clicked displ…

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## [Help with event listeners](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-event-listeners/234499)

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**Author:** [@pixel\_chick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixel_chick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-event-listeners/234499 "2007-08-02T19:36:35Z")

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Flash CS3, actionscript 2.0 I have a timeline animation that I am trying to convert to actionscript. Basically there are 8 movie clips that I have added to the timeline that fade in at different times. I have the code …

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## [Quick Link Reference?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-link-reference/234498)

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**Author:** [@woodman650](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woodman650)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-link-reference/234498 "2007-08-02T19:30:33Z")

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Hey all, I cannot remember the name of a website... it was a Flash 8/AS 2 tests page. It had lots of cool AS driven demos, like beat detection, particle gens, etc. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I'm trying to f…

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## [Tween/AS preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-as-preloader/234492)

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**Author:** [@James001](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/James001)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-as-preloader/234492 "2007-08-02T18:03:17Z")

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I've just completed the Kirupa Tutorial for Tween/AS preloader. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tween\_as\_preloader.htm In the tutorial it adds frame actions to the end of preloader, specifying where to go …

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## [Real Time RPG...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/real-time-rpg/234490)

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**Author:** [@gregmax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gregmax)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/real-time-rpg/234490 "2007-08-02T17:09:44Z")

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This is more of a question than a "help me", but I put it here because I assumed it deals with more game programming. Anyways, my question is "does anyone know of any real time rpg flash games on the internet?" All th…

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## [Any clue as to why some letters are being cut off on my site?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-clue-as-to-why-some-letters-are-being-cut-off-on-my-site/234484)

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**Author:** [@vthok](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vthok)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-clue-as-to-why-some-letters-are-being-cut-off-on-my-site/234484 "2007-08-02T16:24:40Z")

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http://stickeredvan.com/clients/MMP/ Under pricing section the "s" in cards is getting cut off and under events section the "h" in march. When I scrub thru playhead in Flash the stage preview doesnt show this occuring…

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## [Memory management question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-management-question/234482)

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**Author:** [@woad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-management-question/234482 "2007-08-02T16:14:02Z")

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I'm making an isometric game and I need to know which takes less memory for scrolling, making everything invisible that you can't see? Like if(!this.base.hitTest(worldHitter))this.\_visible = false; Or would it be be…

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## [XML Slideshow/Portfolio array value not passing to movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-portfolio-array-value-not-passing-to-movie-clip/234477)

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**Author:** [@blunderbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blunderbus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-portfolio-array-value-not-passing-to-movie-clip/234477 "2007-08-02T15:24:25Z")

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Hello, I've adapted Kirupa's xml portfolio and slideshow to something that works pretty well. But I haven't been able to get a certain important function to work within a loop. The following script loads the xml file, …

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## [How do I preload multiple FLVs?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-preload-multiple-flvs/234474)

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**Author:** [@p\_ziity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/p_ziity)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-preload-multiple-flvs/234474 "2007-08-02T14:45:53Z")

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\[COLOR=Navy\]So here is the task at hand. I have a site which calls in a swf. In this swf There are 4 streaming FLVs. The Client is having a problem with them loading, mainly because her internet connection sucks \*\*\*. Is …

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## [Moving Environment With Mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-environment-with-mouse/234472)

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**Author:** [@comydow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/comydow)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-environment-with-mouse/234472 "2007-08-02T14:43:00Z")

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I saw a site, www.nbc.com/Chuck, and I was just wondering how to make an environment 'pan' like that as the mouse moves, but have buttons within it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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## [F8-Stop workin in an MC?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-stop-workin-in-an-mc/234471)

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**Author:** [@Dr\_Abner\_Mellon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dr_Abner_Mellon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-stop-workin-in-an-mc/234471 "2007-08-02T14:36:30Z")

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Anyone have any ideas why this wont work now that its inside of a MC called " content "? It works fine on the main \_root. but once I moved it in.. it stopped working.. \[frowning\] Images load fine, just doesn't want to …

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## [Checking Index Number of an Item in an Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-index-number-of-an-item-in-an-array/234470)

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**Author:** [@ChromeDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChromeDemon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-index-number-of-an-item-in-an-array/234470 "2007-08-02T14:30:43Z")

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I have this Array var shoprubriken:Array = new Array(); shoprubriken\[0\] = "43"; shoprubriken\[1\] = "44"; shoprubriken\[2\] = "45"; shoprubriken\[3\] = "46"; shoprubriken\[4\] = "47"; shoprubriken\[5\] = "48"; shoprubrike…

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## [Pop-up menu and button issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-menu-and-button-issue/234466)

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**Author:** [@BHale](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BHale)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-menu-and-button-issue/234466 "2007-08-02T13:55:44Z")

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Wow... It's been so long since I've been active here I had to create a new account! Well. At any rate... Hello all and thank you in advance for any help you may be able to lend to my plight. I don't have much issue w…

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## [Web2.0 loading animation in Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web2-0-loading-animation-in-flash/234464)

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**Author:** [@Mippzon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mippzon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web2-0-loading-animation-in-flash/234464 "2007-08-02T12:54:44Z")

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Hey! Could really use some help. I'm trying to create a nice loading animation in Flash, like those web2.o-loaders... a dashed circular shape, light grey, with a marker that spins around the circle... But whatever I …

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## [Multiplayer Game Solutions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiplayer-game-solutions/234463)

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**Author:** [@iceflyin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iceflyin)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiplayer-game-solutions/234463 "2007-08-02T12:02:31Z")

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I was wondering if there was any free/cheap backend solutions for multi player flash games. I think I could run turn-based games with amfphp and MySQL memory tables. Although... Rather inefficient with the constant cal…

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## [News Slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-slideshow/234462)

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**Author:** [@thegaffer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thegaffer)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-slideshow/234462 "2007-08-02T11:38:57Z")

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Does anyone know where I may obtain an example to create a "News Slideshow" item similar to that of http://www.uefa.com/ and http://movies.yahoo.com/ where the news scrolls through like a slideshow?

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## [Sound streaming problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-streaming-problem/234461)

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**Author:** [@Ancide](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ancide)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-streaming-problem/234461 "2007-08-02T11:34:44Z")

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Hi everyone. This is my first post here! Been reading a lot of stuff on this site and in this forum and thought that it seemed like a nice place to post a problem of mine. So here's my problem, I've just started learn…

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## [Antialiasing in Components](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/antialiasing-in-components/234460)

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**Author:** [@RubenFlash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RubenFlash)\
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**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/antialiasing-in-components/234460 "2007-08-02T11:32:47Z")

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Hi! This is something that's bugging me ever since I started embeding fonts in V2 components. The problem is that, if you embed a font in any component, you'll get a VERY blurry font instead of a nice and sharp one. Do…

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## [External Interface Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-interface-question/234458)

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**Author:** [@dewey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dewey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-interface-question/234458 "2007-08-02T11:15:41Z")

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Hey Guys, I have an external interface being called with data I am getting from XML. The problem for me here is that if the data from the XML contains any quote characters ("), there is a javascript error thrown becaus…

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