# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=382 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 383 --- ## [Selecting and formatting text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-and-formatting-text/315954)
**Author:** [@McLucky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/McLucky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-and-formatting-text/315954 "2010-11-08T20:39:03Z")
Hi all, I'm currently looking into selecting and formatting text but I think I need someone to point me in the right direction. What I would like to achieve is this : \[image\] So after clicking the button: the text… --- ## [Pure AS3 in Flashbuilder](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pure-as3-in-flashbuilder/315953)
**Author:** [@AS3Flasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AS3Flasher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pure-as3-in-flashbuilder/315953 "2010-11-08T20:02:32Z")
Hi, I have been wanting to code in "pure AS3" using flashbuilder 4. I know people are doing it, but I cannot find enough help to do a project myself. I am stuck programming in Flash CS5. I need to understand: a) h… --- ## [GC inconsistent behaviour between SA player and Web player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gc-inconsistent-behaviour-between-sa-player-and-web-player/315951)
**Author:** [@rumblesushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumblesushi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gc-inconsistent-behaviour-between-sa-player-and-web-player/315951 "2010-11-08T17:11:39Z")
Sen, perhaps this is something you can enlighten me on. Something I've recently implemented in my engine is freeing the RAM for a level. It's something that's pretty essential seeing as I'll have thousands of polygon… --- ## [Stripper pole Santa ecard text input tattoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stripper-pole-santa-ecard-text-input-tattoo/315949)
**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stripper-pole-santa-ecard-text-input-tattoo/315949 "2010-11-08T16:34:56Z")
Does anyone remember an ecard Flash animation that took a name text input, that at the end of the animation showed Santa dancing around a stripper pole & when he dropped his pants, the user input name was a tattoo on san… --- ## [FlashBuilder 4 - Prevent FLA from publishing every time I save](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashbuilder-4-prevent-fla-from-publishing-every-time-i-save/315948)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_eX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alpha_eX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashbuilder-4-prevent-fla-from-publishing-every-time-i-save/315948 "2010-11-08T16:26:29Z")
Hi there, I have a Flash Professional CS5 project in Flash Builder 4, i'm trying to find a way to prevent it from publishing the FLA everytime I save, I only want it to publish when I actually debug or run it. Is thi… --- ## [Pages Transition help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pages-transition-help/315947)
**Author:** [@worthless](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/worthless)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pages-transition-help/315947 "2010-11-08T16:13:49Z")
Hello This is simple to all of you but I need some info. Attached fla has two movie clip and one page with simple animation of the page. Now when the movie clip pressed the page changed. But what I want that the… --- ## [Cant email contact form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-email-contact-form/315946)
**Author:** [@Necromanthys](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Necromanthys)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-email-contact-form/315946 "2010-11-08T16:11:35Z")
Hello guys, i been searching and searching and i cant find a solution everything seems fine to me so help me a bit on this : First of all i got my .js form like this : Contact.js $(document).ready(function(){ $… --- ## [Projector File](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/projector-file/315944)
**Author:** [@wireframe74](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wireframe74)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/projector-file/315944 "2010-11-08T15:24:37Z")
Hi I am working on creating a flash projector file for a usb stick that will run automatically I have a question about the positioning and screen resolution of a flash projector file. Here is a link to a layout tha… --- ## [Maintime line issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maintime-line-issue/315943)
**Author:** [@oasmat83](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oasmat83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maintime-line-issue/315943 "2010-11-08T14:21:18Z")
I have 6 frames on the main timeline each with a different movieclip. Is it possible that when one movie clips finishes running it will go to he next frame on the maintime line and run the next movieclip on the next fram… --- ## [removeChild trouble!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-trouble/315942)
**Author:** [@Jaman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jaman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-trouble/315942 "2010-11-08T13:30:17Z")
Aiaiaiai.. my pre-loader 'custom\_animation' is on frame 1. Once the pre-loader completed it jumps to frame 2 as you can see in the code below. While navigating through my project (up to 65 frames) and the play-head r… --- ## [Trigger window without bookmark/ tabs bars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigger-window-without-bookmark-tabs-bars/315939)
**Author:** [@Jaman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jaman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigger-window-without-bookmark-tabs-bars/315939 "2010-11-08T13:11:14Z")
Hey gents/ ladies, My navigation often disappears under bookmarks/ tabs/ or other bars added to the browser. The complete project will only be shown correctly on high-res monitors. This will be an issue for the average u… --- ## [How to create dynamic vector strict type?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-dynamic-vector-strict-type/315938)
**Author:** [@ayumilove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ayumilove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-dynamic-vector-strict-type/315938 "2010-11-08T12:24:01Z")
Below does not work \[violin\] var c:Class = Sprite; var v:Vector.\ = new Vector.\(); --- ## [Silverlight3 VS AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silverlight3-vs-as3/315937)
**Author:** [@jagguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jagguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silverlight3-vs-as3/315937 "2010-11-08T10:29:44Z")
silverlight 3 VS AS3 is more like it I made the same game in both these technologies for various reasons to learn the language of both. http://www.mymrt.net/cm1/cm1.html http://www.mymrt.net/cave3/cave3.Web/cave3… --- ## [Plugin Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/plugin-issue/315933)
**Author:** [@glisando](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/glisando)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/plugin-issue/315933 "2010-11-08T06:48:22Z")
Hi Guys.. I was testing out some applications written in AS3 and it worked fine untill I encountered one app when I got the Flash10i.ocx error message. I uninstalled and re-installed the flash player and this time when… --- ## [How can I insert a movie into a HTML document?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-insert-a-movie-into-a-html-document/315930)
**Author:** [@sophielucky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sophielucky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-insert-a-movie-into-a-html-document/315930 "2010-11-08T06:40:02Z")
How can I insert a movie into a HTML document? Anyone helps? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Extracting a node from XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extracting-a-node-from-xml/315928)
**Author:** [@nikhil104iic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nikhil104iic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extracting-a-node-from-xml/315928 "2010-11-08T05:23:00Z")
Hi All.. I am new to AS3. I have a little problem in connecting web service to AS3. i have a response from XML i.e. \ \ \ **Author:** [@Cormac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cormac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-need-help-making-moviclip-point-at-and-follow-other-movie-clip/315923 "2010-11-07T23:29:52Z") I've only been using flash for a short while and, before you dismiss this I have trawled forums in search of an answer to this question - maybe I missed something but I'm fairly sure I didn't. What I want to do is ma… --- ## [Spaceship pattern/wave](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spaceship-pattern-wave/315922)
**Author:** [@gregmax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gregmax)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spaceship-pattern-wave/315922 "2010-11-07T23:09:09Z")
Hello, I am brainstorming a top down space shooter with alien ships coming from the top of the screen to the middle of the screen, shooting at the hero spaceship. I am trying to figure out the best way to do waves in A… --- ## [Difficulty with dynamically created movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difficulty-with-dynamically-created-movieclips/315921)
**Author:** [@jcg31](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jcg31)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difficulty-with-dynamically-created-movieclips/315921 "2010-11-07T22:20:10Z")
I am trying to use the ENTER\_FRAME event with a number of dynamically created movieclips and it is not working. The swf features a series of five clock faces that the user will select by hitting the appropriate button.… --- ## [Import/sort XML into alphabetical order?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-sort-xml-into-alphabetical-order/315918)
**Author:** [@Kappa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kappa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-sort-xml-into-alphabetical-order/315918 "2010-11-07T21:51:09Z")
I'm using this code below to load xml data and display it in text fields, I was wondering if there was a way to load them in alphabetical order, based on the nodeValue of name? stop(); function loadXML(true) { if (t… --- ## [AS3 no eval string concatenate question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-no-eval-string-concatenate-question/315917)
**Author:** [@FlashUserNull](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashUserNull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-no-eval-string-concatenate-question/315917 "2010-11-07T21:48:03Z")
I'm having a string concatenate problem. As3 got rid of the eval command so does anyone know how to do something like this in AS3. var string1:String ="ObjectA" ; var string2:String ="x" ; //any property function… --- ## [Make previous movie clip disappear](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-previous-movie-clip-disappear/315916)
**Author:** [@saiyura](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saiyura)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-previous-movie-clip-disappear/315916 "2010-11-07T21:40:52Z")
So I'm in a bit of a dilemma and quite new to actionscript. I'm working with Flash CS5 and have a button on click trigger a movie clip to fade in. The problem is I want to be able to click any of the buttons on the sc… --- ## [Preloader to a scaleable background image?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-to-a-scaleable-background-image/315915)
**Author:** [@Ikaami](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ikaami)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-to-a-scaleable-background-image/315915 "2010-11-07T20:24:21Z")
Hi, I used this tutorial, or so to speak- this piece of code: http://www.bensonarts.com/flash/fullscreen-background-images-in-flash/ to create a scaleable background image, now I want to place it on my website. The pro… --- ## [XML Grid Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-grid-gallery/315914)
**Author:** [@treeleaf20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treeleaf20)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-grid-gallery/315914 "2010-11-07T20:14:49Z")
All, I've looked at the tutorial on this site: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm It looks good but I'd actually like to load the thumbnails (from XML) as a grid so maybe like 4 across … --- ## [Swf address](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-address/315912)
**Author:** [@pumpkin05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pumpkin05)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-address/315912 "2010-11-07T17:55:39Z")
Hi everyone , Im using swf address at the moment all is working well but there is one thing I would like to tweak. The code below displays my URL as www.swfaddress.com/#this?id=That What code do I need to change to … --- ## [cacheAsBitmap question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cacheasbitmap-question/315911)
**Author:** [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cacheasbitmap-question/315911 "2010-11-07T17:35:24Z")
i guess im dong this wrong... i create movieclips up front. cache them as bitmap. when i add and remove them from the display list, there is a slight stutter/pause. If i don't cache them as bitmap, there is no stutte… --- ## [Slide and Snap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-and-snap/315909)
**Author:** [@omnivibe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/omnivibe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-and-snap/315909 "2010-11-07T14:50:22Z")
I'm having trouble figuring out the code to make an object slide or snap. I.e. imagine a checkerboard. I want it to be able to move only horizontally or vertically, from any square. But I also want to make it feel smoo… --- ## [Mute Unmute](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mute-unmute/315907)
**Author:** [@wreckx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wreckx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mute-unmute/315907 "2010-11-07T11:26:04Z")
Hi everyone, i will try to make it clear as much as possible (sorry for my english) my video are in a MC called (video1) .. i insert this in another MC called Page1 (everything works perfectely) the video are playi… --- ## [Blitting CopyPixels with Pooling BitmapData](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blitting-copypixels-with-pooling-bitmapdata/315906)
**Author:** [@ayumilove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ayumilove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blitting-copypixels-with-pooling-bitmapdata/315906 "2010-11-07T11:19:05Z")
What do you think about mixing this two up? Would it lead to better performance for the scenario described below? However, method done below still contains jerking/stuttering in animation. Any solution to remove the stu… --- ## [Call AS function from SWF embedded with "swfobject.embedSWF"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-as-function-from-swf-embedded-with-swfobject-embedswf/315905)
**Author:** [@flashgroove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashgroove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-as-function-from-swf-embedded-with-swfobject-embedswf/315905 "2010-11-07T10:50:30Z")
I am trying to call an ActionScript function from a SWF embedded using "swfobject.embedSWF". The SWF is also located in an iframe. In the ActionScript code, I have used "ExternalInterface": import flash.external.E… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=381) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=383)