# programming

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## [External SWF loads over buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loads-over-buttons/312144)

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**Author:** [@lanawylma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lanawylma)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loads-over-buttons/312144 "2010-07-26T22:53:42Z")

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Hi All.. I am loading an external SWF file on button click, however, when the external SWF loads, it covers the buttons... Can someone please help me on how I can keep the buttons on top? I even tried lading the Extern…

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## [Coloring Book Question \[CS5:AS2\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coloring-book-question-cs5-as2/312142)

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**Author:** [@kerry\_rnl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kerry_rnl)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coloring-book-question-cs5-as2/312142 "2010-07-26T21:56:51Z")

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I'm making a coloring book app, following the basics from the tutorial at: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/coloringbook.htm I have made my own and need to add two buttons to it: a "clear board" button and a "sho…

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## [Help with Coloring Book \[CS5:AS2\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-coloring-book-cs5-as2/312141)

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**Author:** [@kerry\_rnl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kerry_rnl)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-coloring-book-cs5-as2/312141 "2010-07-26T21:46:09Z")

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Hi, I followed the tutorial located at: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/coloringbook.htm to make a Flash coloring book. It appears to be in AS2, so that's what I made my new one from scratch in. My coloring boo…

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## [HTML tags not working when embedding font](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-tags-not-working-when-embedding-font/312140)

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**Author:** [@Zenor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zenor)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-tags-not-working-when-embedding-font/312140 "2010-07-26T20:33:55Z")

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Hello everyone, I've got a dynamic textfield(inside a movieclip) in my project that loads XML text which includes HTML tags like bold. It works great but when I embed the font in flash using the properties panel the …

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## [Randomization/Game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomization-game/312139)

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**Author:** [@downsample](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/downsample)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomization-game/312139 "2010-07-26T20:22:01Z")

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Hey all, I have a small game i'm coding, and basically I have it so that I can spawn powerups every time an enemy is killed - the powerup spawns and bounces around the stage until it's picked up. I want it to have a chan…

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## [\[AS3\] Input Textfield... doesn't allow input?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-input-textfield-doesnt-allow-input/312138)

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**Author:** [@Liandri](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Liandri)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-input-textfield-doesnt-allow-input/312138 "2010-07-26T19:13:58Z")

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Sooo... I have a basic input textfield that's inside a couple of movieclips. I have it set to input, and the cursor obediently appears when it's focused. However, any typing on the keyboard yields absolutely nothing. I'm…

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## [How can I understand mouse leaves the FP window!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-understand-mouse-leaves-the-fp-window/312135)

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**Author:** [@flashbaz\_pi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashbaz_pi)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-understand-mouse-leaves-the-fp-window/312135 "2010-07-26T16:52:59Z")

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I need to catch an event when mouse leaves the flash player window. This: stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_OUT,leaves); doesn't work properly if the stage is not filled with childs! And more, I can't understan…

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## [Multiple MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER events dispatched](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-mouseevent-roll-over-events-dispatched/312133)

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**Author:** [@esaevian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/esaevian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-mouseevent-roll-over-events-dispatched/312133 "2010-07-26T16:49:19Z")

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So I'm having an issue with rolling over a movie clip. The MC is just a textfield with a black square behind it (with the alpha turned down, so the the mouse doesn't need to be on the thin text, but this problem also hap…

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## [Duplicate a MovieClip?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-a-movieclip/312132)

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**Author:** [@slopps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slopps)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-a-movieclip/312132 "2010-07-26T16:43:21Z")

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I've searched for this and most things seem to speak about loaders...but lets say I have a new MovieClip generated purely from actionscript, and it's visual content is just some circles, squares, etc. that I added using …

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## [ButtonRollOver](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttonrollover/312129)

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**Author:** [@worthless](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/worthless)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttonrollover/312129 "2010-07-26T15:48:22Z")

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Here is a very simple problem for all of you. I have three buttons as example, what I need that when I rolled over any button the other two will fade out and on Roll out the reverse. Now I made it work with a nasty bit o…

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## [Very Strange Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-strange-problem/312128)

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**Author:** [@alleballe90](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alleballe90)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-strange-problem/312128 "2010-07-26T15:31:51Z")

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I am currently working on a game using Flash 8. It's gotten pretty big in size and i have to play it on low quality on my computer. But it was still bareable to work on it until recently. Some of the bitmaps disappear wh…

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## [Rotation issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotation-issue/312126)

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**Author:** [@echo019](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/echo019)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotation-issue/312126 "2010-07-26T13:03:25Z")

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Hi everybody, I'm working on my first small Flash project, though I've been editing html and programming for quite a long time. I'm facing a rather odd behavior that occurs only when displaying the .swf in a web browser. …

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## [Loading animation using byteArrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-animation-using-bytearrays/312123)

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**Author:** [@shaji](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shaji)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-animation-using-bytearrays/312123 "2010-07-26T11:12:42Z")

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Hi, I am trying to load swf as byteArrays. I am able to load the swf, however I am unable to access movieclip properties. I have the code below.. How do I get access to movieclip properties? var binaryLoader:URLLoad…

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## [PV3D question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pv3d-question/312117)

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**Author:** [@luoruize](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/luoruize)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pv3d-question/312117 "2010-07-26T07:58:15Z")

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Hey, I've created a sphere, and used a texture of Earth to create a rotating planet (using movie material). Is it possible to add buttons or other interactive objects to the material itself that will be clickable? Is the…

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## [Question and hoping to get an answer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-and-hoping-to-get-an-answer/312116)

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**Author:** [@punk123123123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/punk123123123)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-and-hoping-to-get-an-answer/312116 "2010-07-26T07:49:03Z")

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Anyone know how to make movieclips move only from left to right under the same lane(meaning it is like marching on a lane straight) and stop at 3/4 of the whole stage(3/4 of a stage is a platform i wish to have) irregard…

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## [Embedding videos and images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-videos-and-images/312115)

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**Author:** [@oberoi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oberoi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-videos-and-images/312115 "2010-07-26T06:50:53Z")

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Hi I am using flash for developing a project(flash cs4 professional) with actionscript 3.0. I am reading an xml file from which i am getting the path of the videos and images to be loaded. When delivering the swf fi…

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## [FLVPlayback with rtmp](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-with-rtmp/312114)

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**Author:** [@vrparekh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vrparekh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-with-rtmp/312114 "2010-07-26T06:42:18Z")

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Hello, I am using FLVPlayback component private var FLVVid:FLVPlayback=new FLVPlayback(); FLVVid.load("rtmp://"+"url of flv file"); FLVVid.play(); though i have given protocol rtmp it tries to connect with rtmpe an…

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## [Kap Inspect works with flash apps (not flex)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kap-inspect-works-with-flash-apps-not-flex/312113)

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**Author:** [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kap-inspect-works-with-flash-apps-not-flex/312113 "2010-07-26T06:34:06Z")

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Hi everyone, The popular debugging tool "Kap Inspect" http://lab.kapit.fr/display/kapinspect/Kap+Inspect Does this work with normal flash applications that have been built with Flash CS4 (and not Flex)? Their tutorials…

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## [Fixing ambiguous combobox reference](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fixing-ambiguous-combobox-reference/312112)

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**Author:** [@neatgadgets](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neatgadgets)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fixing-ambiguous-combobox-reference/312112 "2010-07-26T04:32:46Z")

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I have two frames in my Flash piece. On one frame I have a combobox called source\_id, and on the other frame I also have a combobox called source\_id. Now I know I could rename these but I want to keep them the same for v…

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## [Help With Centering FIRST Image in "Create a Photo Gallery"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-centering-first-image-in-create-a-photo-gallery/312110)

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**Author:** [@foolontheplanet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/foolontheplanet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-centering-first-image-in-create-a-photo-gallery/312110 "2010-07-26T03:18:55Z")

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hey everyone, hoping for an answer here. I followed the tutorial mentioned above, link is here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.htm I am in severe need of some help. after solving a few issues and fin…

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## [Missing instance objects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/missing-instance-objects/312109)

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**Author:** [@DoughBoy23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DoughBoy23)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/missing-instance-objects/312109 "2010-07-26T01:59:43Z")

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Hello everyone, I have some instance object movie clips on the timeline. These movie clips have a mouse-over effect and a click function. At first, each button has a working mouse-over effect. By clicking on the button…

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## [PLEASE Need Help With "Create A Photo Gallery"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-need-help-with-create-a-photo-gallery/312106)

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**Author:** [@foolontheplanet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/foolontheplanet)\
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**Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-need-help-with-create-a-photo-gallery/312106 "2010-07-25T23:59:18Z")

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Hey everyone, crossing my fingers that someone can help me with my problem. Following this tutorial on the site: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.htm Get it working mostly, but my pictures are enormous!…

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## [Target Area - Detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-area-detection/312105)

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**Author:** [@tcambron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tcambron)\
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**Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-area-detection/312105 "2010-07-25T23:33:14Z")

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Greetings, I have a stroked square with no fill in the center of a stage. A user can mouse drag an image and scale the image up and down on the stage. Can anyone recommend a way, possibly with code example, to detect w…

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## [Resources for learning Design Patterns?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resources-for-learning-design-patterns/312099)

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**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
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**Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resources-for-learning-design-patterns/312099 "2010-07-25T17:53:01Z")

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Hey folks, I've been programming with AS3 -- 90% self taught (mostly via kirupa) -- for the past two years in the context of my technical training job, primarily building self-paced tutorials and modules using animatio…

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## [Flash takes me a lot of hardisk space](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-takes-me-a-lot-of-hardisk-space/312097)

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**Author:** [@samo70](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samo70)\
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**Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-takes-me-a-lot-of-hardisk-space/312097 "2010-07-25T16:08:52Z")

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Hello, at first, sorry for my English And now my problem. I have a flash application which runs locally on the computer in the stand alone adobe flash player. In my application, I load some photos and videos dynamicall…

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## [How do I broadcast video online?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-broadcast-video-online/312095)

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**Author:** [@appletree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/appletree)\
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**Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-broadcast-video-online/312095 "2010-07-25T14:34:33Z")

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Is it possible to broadcast a live video stream from my PC to my website and have it appear in a flash player? Does anyone know of a script to do this?

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## [Hello people some body can help me?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hello-people-some-body-can-help-me/312080)

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**Author:** [@prosoft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prosoft)\
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**Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hello-people-some-body-can-help-me/312080 "2010-07-25T02:35:20Z")

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Hello people some body can help me? Please. I'have a simple flash galery, I need to change little logic. Now it works lkee that, you click at the thumbs, then show big image. What i want, is that when I click …

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## [CS3 Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-help/312076)

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**Author:** [@Philip\_Larocque](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Philip_Larocque)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-help/312076 "2010-07-24T18:46:03Z")

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I copied the library from one project and pasted into the next project and the dialog box question was asked to replace existing items on not. I need to replace so the info transfers-- everthing was great until I closed …

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## [Is this AS2?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-as2/312075)

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**Author:** [@radbourn3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/radbourn3)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-as2/312075 "2010-07-24T16:29:02Z")

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Hi forum Apologies for duplicate posts. I'm not sure whether to ask the AS2 or AS3 communities. I'm doing a small project for a client. I have been given an 'AS2' FLA containing this code: stop(); addEventListener(E…

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## [Is this AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-as3/312074)

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**Author:** [@radbourn3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/radbourn3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-as3/312074 "2010-07-24T16:27:49Z")

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Hi forum I'm doing a small project for a client. I have been given an 'AS2' FLA containing this code: stop(); addEventListener(Event.ENTER\_FRAME, loading); function loading(event:Event) { var bytestotal = stage.l…

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