# programming

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## [Scale Moveclip From Any Point with Slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale-moveclip-from-any-point-with-slider/311713)

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**Author:** [@tcambron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tcambron)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale-moveclip-from-any-point-with-slider/311713 "2010-07-14T16:03:51Z")

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Greetings, Any code suggestions for scaling a movieclip from a defined point. Currently I am using this function: function scaleAroundPoint(objToScale:DisplayObject, regX:int, regY:int, scaleX:Number, scaleY:Number){ …

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## [Stop zoom](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-zoom/311712)

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**Author:** [@imcabee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imcabee)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-zoom/311712 "2010-07-14T15:59:23Z")

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I want to stop the zooming function after the zoom in button has been clicked once. How can I achieve this? Here is my code: controller.target = image; image.stop(); import mx.transitions.\*; import mx.transitions.e…

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## [Unique identifier for a computer?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unique-identifier-for-a-computer/311711)

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**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unique-identifier-for-a-computer/311711 "2010-07-14T15:43:15Z")

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Is there any way to get some UNIQUE, unchanging value from the user's computer, such as MAC address etc, via ActionScript? IP Addresses change too often, and even though MAC addresses are fakeable, at least it is a bit o…

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## [Mouse position in certain area's triggers code?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-position-in-certain-areas-triggers-code/311710)

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**Author:** [@tris3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tris3d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-position-in-certain-areas-triggers-code/311710 "2010-07-14T15:41:19Z")

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Hey! I'm wondering whether its possible to trigger some script by what area the mouse is hovering over. I know this would be simple with roll over buttons, but I already have buttons and thats where the problem comes in …

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## [Importing my data into flash - Where to start?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-my-data-into-flash-where-to-start/311709)

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**Author:** [@joshgage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joshgage)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-my-data-into-flash-where-to-start/311709 "2010-07-14T15:19:34Z")

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Good Morning, I am cartographer/graphics specialist by trade but am working to apply these skills to flash. I've had great luck so far moving my projects out of Illy and making them interactive through AS3. I am …

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## [How to resize Flash overlay plugin on fullscreen in video player?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-resize-flash-overlay-plugin-on-fullscreen-in-video-player/311707)

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**Author:** [@heyitsjayy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/heyitsjayy)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-resize-flash-overlay-plugin-on-fullscreen-in-video-player/311707 "2010-07-14T14:41:59Z")

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First of all hello everyone. This is my first post here so I hope this is the right forum to post in since I've had this Flash problem for a long time and hope to get a fix from someone knowledgeable! Currently I'm run…

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## [Efficient Coding for Multiple Buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/efficient-coding-for-multiple-buttons/311705)

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**Author:** [@timmy666](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/timmy666)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/efficient-coding-for-multiple-buttons/311705 "2010-07-14T13:49:39Z")

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Hey guys, This is my first post (probably of many to come). I am currently making a portfolio in AS3 for myself, and am coding the actionscript for the buttons (of which there are 5), and i was wondering what the most …

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## [Is removing children object required?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-removing-children-object-required/311704)

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**Author:** [@black\_pearl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/black_pearl)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-removing-children-object-required/311704 "2010-07-14T13:10:51Z")

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I have a movieclip which contains other movieclips/loader. Does removing the parent movieclip removes all the children objects?

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## [For Loop onRelease function \[AS2, Flash CS3\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loop-onrelease-function-as2-flash-cs3/311702)

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**Author:** [@AndyA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AndyA)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loop-onrelease-function-as2-flash-cs3/311702 "2010-07-14T12:46:02Z")

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Hi everyone, I have another question about my For loop. I am designing and coding a navigation menu at the moment, and so far I have got the button instances to duplicate for each of the menu items, and set widths, pos…

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## [Inspectable list values in component inspector](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inspectable-list-values-in-component-inspector/311700)

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**Author:** [@benkyma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benkyma)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inspectable-list-values-in-component-inspector/311700 "2010-07-14T11:33:32Z")

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How can I code an inspectable list into my class so that my the list values are selectable in the component inspector? I have them appearing fine in the component definition panel, but the values entered here seem to b…

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## [Remove Child from Diferent Timeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-child-from-diferent-timeline/311698)

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**Author:** [@black\_pearl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/black_pearl)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-child-from-diferent-timeline/311698 "2010-07-14T10:45:26Z")

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How do I remove child from a different Timeline. One of my movieclip contains three children. I want to remove all the three children. How could I do that. I tried setting instance name and removing the instances using g…

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## [\[AS2\] Flash is sending weird formatted variables to PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-is-sending-weird-formatted-variables-to-php/311697)

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**Author:** [@skadoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skadoo)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-is-sending-weird-formatted-variables-to-php/311697 "2010-07-14T10:40:32Z")

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After holding my breath for a week waiting for this to get approved, I'm going to post it again. I've tried everything, parsing the variables, turning HTML formatting on and off on the text boxes, honestly I don't even…

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## [Iphone App](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iphone-app/311696)

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**Author:** [@vishnubhatla](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vishnubhatla)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iphone-app/311696 "2010-07-14T10:29:31Z")

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Hi All, I want to learn creating Iphone apps using flash cs5, please if u have any tutorials forward me. Thanks, K Swamy Vishnubhatla.

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## [Child movieclip triggers ROLL\_OVER in parent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/child-movieclip-triggers-roll-over-in-parent/311694)

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**Author:** [@lagufirtnec](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lagufirtnec)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/child-movieclip-triggers-roll-over-in-parent/311694 "2010-07-14T09:43:39Z")

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\[image\] This image shows the problem, the 3 is a PNG image with a nice drop shadow that expands quite far from the white square. It is a movieclip which was added by the square movieclip. This obviously changes the s…

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## [AS3: RotationY of a TextField makes it Blurry](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-rotationy-of-a-textfield-makes-it-blurry/311692)

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**Author:** [@adityam4444](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adityam4444)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-rotationy-of-a-textfield-makes-it-blurry/311692 "2010-07-14T09:11:53Z")

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Hi I have a Movieclip on which there is a Video Player in the left and thumbnails in the right. The thumbnails are of other videos and aligned in 4x4 grid. Every thumbnail has a small description (textfield) below it. …

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## [iPhone 4G V.S. HTC EVO 4G which is better player for DVD/Video?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iphone-4g-v-s-htc-evo-4g-which-is-better-player-for-dvd-video/311691)

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**Author:** [@zhu10](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zhu10)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iphone-4g-v-s-htc-evo-4g-which-is-better-player-for-dvd-video/311691 "2010-07-14T08:45:30Z")

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Android and iPhone are always old rivals. So, not long after Apple Company released iPhone 4G, HTC released the HTC Evo 4G. But when the iPhone 4 hits retail shelves it will have to battle a gaggle of Android devices for…

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## [Flash gallery with zoom](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gallery-with-zoom/311688)

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**Author:** [@ts87](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ts87)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gallery-with-zoom/311688 "2010-07-14T07:37:59Z")

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Hello all! I'm searching for flash gallery which looks like the lightbox gallery in javascript :http://fancybox.net/ . Is there such a thing?

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## [Fog Rendering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fog-rendering/311687)

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**Author:** [@Tivoilos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tivoilos)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fog-rendering/311687 "2010-07-14T07:35:13Z")

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Is there a way in Actionscript 3 to render fog without having to make a fog image, and replay it over an over on a mask layer on the sceen. Like I know with DirectX we can program fog without using any type of image. So …

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## [MovieClipLoader stuck in onLoadStart](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-stuck-in-onloadstart/311684)

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**Author:** [@aditi\_bluekrill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aditi_bluekrill)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-stuck-in-onloadstart/311684 "2010-07-14T06:29:46Z")

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I looked up MovieClipLoader tutorials and finally ended up with the code: \[COLOR=#008000\]\[FONT=courier new\]var myMCL:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#008000\]\[FONT=courier new\]var loadLi…

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## [SharedObject doesnt work on different computer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharedobject-doesnt-work-on-different-computer/311683)

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**Author:** [@xoriuz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xoriuz)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharedobject-doesnt-work-on-different-computer/311683 "2010-07-14T06:05:48Z")

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hello, i am developing a game with flash.. the data for this game is saved in sharedobject.. in my computer it runs ok, but when i gave it into my friend, first it run ok, but later after i make some changes (the saving…

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## [AS3 | ExternalInterface | HTML Loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-externalinterface-html-loading/311681)

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**Author:** [@BiGg\_RiE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BiGg_RiE)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-externalinterface-html-loading/311681 "2010-07-14T03:54:05Z")

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Hi I have a flash app that is embedded in an html document that pulls in variables from a few javascript functions. I need these variables to be updated in flash. I have it functioning to where it checks for externalin…

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## [Convert flash file to video on server](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-flash-file-to-video-on-server/311680)

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**Author:** [@Donal\_O\_Keefe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Donal_O_Keefe)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-flash-file-to-video-on-server/311680 "2010-07-14T02:58:07Z")

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Has anyone found a way to convert a swf file to a video file (any format) on the server? i.e. not just an animated swf but with dynamic content. On a local machine you could screen capture. Are you able to someho…

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## [Multiple Email sending](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-email-sending/311679)

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**Author:** [@worthless](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/worthless)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-email-sending/311679 "2010-07-14T02:31:36Z")

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Here is a very simple php script that allow me to send email from Flash AS-2 now My question is if I want to send the email to different person how can I modify this script. Please advise. \<?PHP // read the variable…

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## [AS3 UI component (alternative to native UI components)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-ui-component-alternative-to-native-ui-components/311678)

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**Author:** [@asthyanax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asthyanax)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-ui-component-alternative-to-native-ui-components/311678 "2010-07-14T02:18:00Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm looking for an alternative to native Flash components. They are way to heavy for my needs. I'm looking for something light, simple, still customizable if possible for AS3. I'm specifically looking for co…

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## [AJAX POST n00b Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ajax-post-n00b-problem/311676)

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**Author:** [@Nick23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nick23)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ajax-post-n00b-problem/311676 "2010-07-14T01:26:56Z")

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Hello, I am trying to write a simple AJAX program that alerts the parameters passed to the server. JS: http = new XMLHttpRequest(); http.onreadystatechange = function() { if (http.readyState==4 && http.status=…

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## [Thumbnail tween getting garbage collected](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbnail-tween-getting-garbage-collected/311675)

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**Author:** [@brianharms](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brianharms)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbnail-tween-getting-garbage-collected/311675 "2010-07-14T01:04:29Z")

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I recently posted on here about tweening in alphas of thumbnails that I was adding to a movieclip. It seems that the tween is getting garbage collected because not all of the thumbs fade in all the way. I have the tween …

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## [Pixelated Overlay Effect, used by the likes of group94](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixelated-overlay-effect-used-by-the-likes-of-group94/311674)

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**Author:** [@dc123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dc123)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixelated-overlay-effect-used-by-the-likes-of-group94/311674 "2010-07-14T00:49:05Z")

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This is my first post on these forums - so thanks to anyone who can help me! I'm currently producing a portfolio of my photography and it's time to implement full screen images (those which span across a users screen r…

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## [Global Error Handling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/global-error-handling/311669)

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**Author:** [@sFoster83](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sFoster83)\
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**Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/global-error-handling/311669 "2010-07-13T21:06:24Z")

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I'd like to be able to ensure that my end users never get that stupid debug window popping up, in the event that they have the debug player installed. Is it possible to globally HANDLE or can we only log them? edit: …

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## [Simple Question: Couldn't find an answer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-couldnt-find-an-answer/311668)

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**Author:** [@SoupHead](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SoupHead)\
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**Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-couldnt-find-an-answer/311668 "2010-07-13T20:52:45Z")

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I was just wondering if there was a simple way to make external code files in actionscript 1.0 and then call the files into your program with a simple line of code like you can in the newer versions of actionscript. Th…

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## [AIR and Webcam](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-and-webcam/311667)

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**Author:** [@surf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/surf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-and-webcam/311667 "2010-07-13T20:19:35Z")

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Hi, i am using AIR to develop a desktop based augment reality tool. the application works fine and the webcam works correctly the problem occurs when the application is packaged and installed. When its run, the webcam d…

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