# programming

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## [Integer problems, please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/integer-problems-please-help/225896)

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**Author:** [@fabrice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fabrice)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/integer-problems-please-help/225896 "2007-05-16T15:14:12Z")

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Hi all, I am loading up a variable into flash from a .txt file. everything is fine but but I can't find a way to have the variable showing up as an integer (I need to use that number with a switch statement afterwards). …

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## [Preloader with MySQL connection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-with-mysql-connection/225895)

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**Author:** [@sarumitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarumitai)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-with-mysql-connection/225895 "2007-05-16T15:07:36Z")

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I've searched for this with no luck, so forgive me if it's been discussed before. I have a preloader and I have a file that loads a lot of data from a MySQL file. Both work independently. The problem is the file siz…

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## [Changing font colour dynamically](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-font-colour-dynamically/225894)

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**Author:** [@True\_Believer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/True_Believer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-font-colour-dynamically/225894 "2007-05-16T14:43:19Z")

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Ok I’m hoping some one can help me I have a client that wants to be able to change the colour of the font on their site dynamically so that people with visual impairments can change the colour to suit them. I have seen a…

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## [Saving bitmaps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-bitmaps/225890)

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**Author:** [@jimjiminyjimjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimjiminyjimjim)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-bitmaps/225890 "2007-05-16T14:21:33Z")

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I used the kirupa drawing tutorial to create a simple doodle application. Heres the code: \_root.container.mcDraw.createEmptyMovieClip("line",1); \_root.onMouseDown = function(){ line.moveTo(\_xmouse,\_ymouse); line.…

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## [FLV creator](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-creator/225889)

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**Author:** [@friggingmick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/friggingmick)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-creator/225889 "2007-05-16T14:12:10Z")

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The client and I are discussing on the video playlist options for his website that he'll manage/update videos himself after it's completed. One problem came up: the client doesn't have Flash 8 and don't want to shell ou…

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## [Flash Pro 8 - Help with sounds on different frames](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-pro-8-help-with-sounds-on-different-frames/225888)

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**Author:** [@salaams89](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/salaams89)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-pro-8-help-with-sounds-on-different-frames/225888 "2007-05-16T14:11:03Z")

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Hi, I have a timeline with several layers which uses only 12 frames. The three main layers are: 1) "labels" (which consists of 12 different labels and takes the user to a new frame), 2) "audio" (consisting of 1…

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## [So.. where is my component?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-where-is-my-component/225886)

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**Author:** [@o111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/o111)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-where-is-my-component/225886 "2007-05-16T14:02:37Z")

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Helloo, I installed the SlideShowPro component and it seemed to go well.. but then I ran Flash. It said that the component should appear in the components panel, but it didn't. So where is my component and how do I fin…

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## [Flash Content Management](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-content-management/225882)

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**Author:** [@mrmike](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrmike)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-content-management/225882 "2007-05-16T13:57:04Z")

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Hi I'm doing a website for a client who wants to be able to do 3 things. 1) Update their news section ( The will be able to input Article Name, Date, And Content) 2) They would like to update the text for their emplo…

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## [Disabling tabs in MX 2K4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-tabs-in-mx-2k4/225881)

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**Author:** [@JUMBOshrimp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JUMBOshrimp)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-tabs-in-mx-2k4/225881 "2007-05-16T13:48:31Z")

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Is there a way I can disable tabs (and replace it with 4 spaces) in flash MX 2k4? I'm working on a project that requires us to use spaces instead of tabs - and I kind of hate Flash Develop and Sepy

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## [PHP 5 Sockets with Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-5-sockets-with-flash-8/225879)

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**Author:** [@ellenyas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ellenyas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-5-sockets-with-flash-8/225879 "2007-05-16T13:25:26Z")

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\*\*PHP 5 \*\*Sockets with Flash 8 by obiAdmin (raymond): 30 September 2006 \*\* HI!, I made that nice tutorial in localhost and all work fine :ko:. But I dont have idea to how I can configure in my web pr…

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## [The new Maximize Mode](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-new-maximize-mode/225878)

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**Author:** [@Rezmason](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rezmason)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-new-maximize-mode/225878 "2007-05-16T13:24:52Z")

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If you're a Mac user and you have any CS3 program, try using the Maximize Mode for your toolbars. It's kind of an interface strategy Adobe's using to let Mac users benefit from the liberties Adobe takes when designing in…

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## [Cool transition effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cool-transition-effect/225875)

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**Author:** [@nameez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nameez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cool-transition-effect/225875 "2007-05-16T12:59:53Z")

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HI, Anyone can tell me how this transition effect is done in moving thumbs, heres the link you can see a sample http://www.picturetrail.com/flicks/s...=moving\_thumbs Thanks

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## [9 thumbs, click one, enlarge and move it. o\_o;](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/9-thumbs-click-one-enlarge-and-move-it-o-o/225870)

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**Author:** [@Jiruharudo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jiruharudo)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/9-thumbs-click-one-enlarge-and-move-it-o-o/225870 "2007-05-16T11:41:52Z")

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Greetings fellow Kirupians. ^^ \[COLOR=silver\]And people who scavenge for AS's without yourself to the forum. xD\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#c0c0c0\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]I'm making a portfolio for myself, and created a "Projects" pa…

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## [IE 7 Navigation CSS issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-7-navigation-css-issues/225868)

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**Author:** [@DeringerColt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DeringerColt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-7-navigation-css-issues/225868 "2007-05-16T11:26:17Z")

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Hi all I have just created a navigation bar using an external style sheet, it works perfectly in FF, but it is completely messed up in IE. Can anyone help me or give me advice on how to solve this problem Cheers …

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## [How to test connection speed in a banner ad?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-test-connection-speed-in-a-banner-ad/225867)

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**Author:** [@a\_richards25](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/a_richards25)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-test-connection-speed-in-a-banner-ad/225867 "2007-05-16T11:13:29Z")

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Hi guys, Im having some problems with a connection speed detector in a banner im supposed to make for friend of mine. Can anybody help me or give me some pointers on how to make this happen? Im pretty new to actionscri…

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## [Can't get TextFormat working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-textformat-working/225866)

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**Author:** [@jimjiminyjimjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimjiminyjimjim)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-textformat-working/225866 "2007-05-16T10:59:11Z")

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This is a bit of code that lets the user click somewhere and type in some text. Everything in my code works except I can't seem to set the text format. It defaults to Times New Roman. Do I need to embed the fonts or some…

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## [How do I use timers to repeat a function, and what else r they for?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-timers-to-repeat-a-function-and-what-else-r-they-for/225865)

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**Author:** [@Mythic\_Fr0st](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mythic_Fr0st)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-timers-to-repeat-a-function-and-what-else-r-they-for/225865 "2007-05-16T10:06:55Z")

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How can I use a timer to repeat a function, and what else do timers "do"

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## [AS Puzzle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-puzzle/225864)

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**Author:** [@Theofiel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Theofiel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-puzzle/225864 "2007-05-16T09:48:52Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to unravel a piece of AS that i found, but untill now I'm not very succesfull in understanding it, maybe you guys can make sense of it (for me) function str\_replace(str, char, replace) { return (str…

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## [I hava a array, want to explode it](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hava-a-array-want-to-explode-it/225862)

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**Author:** [@yallapenos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yallapenos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hava-a-array-want-to-explode-it/225862 "2007-05-16T09:23:45Z")

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Hi all. I have a array like this -- on (release) { L = 34; //Lotto tall T = 10; // Antall trekte tall 7 + 3 lottotall = array = \[\]; for (i = 0; i \< L && T \> 0; ++i) { if (random(L-i) \< T) { array…

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## [Actionscript 3.0 tutorial and a textfield creation problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-0-tutorial-and-a-textfield-creation-problem/225859)

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**Author:** [@Mythic\_Fr0st](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mythic_Fr0st)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-0-tutorial-and-a-textfield-creation-problem/225859 "2007-05-16T09:13:05Z")

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Anyone know a decent AS3 tutorial, I need one Question 1 Im trying to create a text field on the stage, and put it in a movieclip normally in AS2 it'd be var m:MovieClip = \_root.createEmptyMovieClip("yo", \_root.…

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## [AS (XML) challenge](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-xml-challenge/225857)

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**Author:** [@Theofiel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Theofiel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-xml-challenge/225857 "2007-05-16T08:49:58Z")

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sorry wrong forum Moved it myself, http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2126562#post2126562 :tb:

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## [Quries related to 3D](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quries-related-to-3d/225855)

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**Author:** [@shreyasi\_dey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shreyasi_dey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quries-related-to-3d/225855 "2007-05-16T07:30:18Z")

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Hi, I want to use 3d flash, but i don't know anything about it. Actually i have a image & i want to get the view of the image from different angles. How can i acieve this? Is there any 3D software that i can use. …

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## [How To Keep Track Of Scores In Games](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-keep-track-of-scores-in-games/225854)

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**Author:** [@jyothi\_hk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jyothi_hk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-keep-track-of-scores-in-games/225854 "2007-05-16T07:16:46Z")

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hi, I want to know how can we keep scores(games) in flash. the score has to be compared with the highest scores.

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## [FlV player help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-player-help/225853)

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**Author:** [@gimmig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gimmig)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-player-help/225853 "2007-05-16T07:15:04Z")

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Hi, i am trying to build a moviplayer and my problem is that i can´t get the timebar going. heres the code: \_root.media.volumeBar = volBar; // Streaming status var loaded\_interval:Number = setInterval(checkBytesLoad…

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## [Empty Anchor with Style](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/empty-anchor-with-style/225849)

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**Author:** [@Lukus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lukus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/empty-anchor-with-style/225849 "2007-05-16T06:37:09Z")

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Hey guys This may be really simple, but I'm stumped at the moment :/ Here's a simplified version of what I'm trying to do: \<a style="display:block; height:400px; width:400px" href="#"\>\</a\> I just want an empty ar…

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## [Get a value from a text box in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-a-value-from-a-text-box-in-flash/225846)

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**Author:** [@chanchelkumar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chanchelkumar)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-a-value-from-a-text-box-in-flash/225846 "2007-05-16T05:34:50Z")

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Hi... I am fresher in flash... i want to take a value from the text box in flash to a php page... Any option i tried with getURL, but the result was pathetic... The textbox is for searching ... the value we entered …

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## [Character Hit box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-hit-box/225844)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-hit-box/225844 "2007-05-16T04:40:11Z")

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I have a character with center registration point. I have a bullet that shoots and I am doing a hitTest with that. The bullet only seems to kill him if it hits him at the registration point. It can go through his legs or…

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## [Components in Movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/components-in-movieclips/225840)

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**Author:** [@LeiaGraf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LeiaGraf)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/components-in-movieclips/225840 "2007-05-16T04:13:42Z")

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I'm trying to get a component combobox working in a movieclip. It works fine on the main timeline, but doesn't do a thing when I stick it in a MC. The only info I've been able to find about it involves dynamic movieclips…

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## [onKeyDown mix up... so confused!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onkeydown-mix-up-so-confused/225839)

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**Author:** [@nlyttle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nlyttle)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onkeydown-mix-up-so-confused/225839 "2007-05-16T04:13:01Z")

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So I have this linear photo "slideshow" with forward and back buttons in which the photo frame resizes to fit the image, and I want to add the ability to move through the photos via the arrow keys. However, when I applie…

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## [\[Flash 8\] Slowing down playback of .flv?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-slowing-down-playback-of-flv/225837)

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**Author:** [@tseven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tseven)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-slowing-down-playback-of-flv/225837 "2007-05-16T03:55:34Z")

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Sorry, answer no longer needed. Thanks.

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