# programming

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## [Replay button in .fla with mupltiple scenes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/replay-button-in-fla-with-mupltiple-scenes/306457)

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**Author:** [@Akis\_Apostoliad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Akis_Apostoliad)\
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**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/replay-button-in-fla-with-mupltiple-scenes/306457 "2010-03-15T22:38:51Z")

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Hi, I have a replay button on the last scene of my .fla and I want - when clicked - to replay the .fla from frame 1, Scene 1. I've used the following code: \*stop(); ReplayBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onCl…

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## [CSS Units Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-units-question/306454)

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**Author:** [@nvidia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nvidia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-units-question/306454 "2010-03-15T21:34:12Z")

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Hi, i've been going through the css tutorial over the W3Schools website, and i just wanted to ask you guys, are there any guidlines/websites that you can suggest to me that exaplain when to use CSS units e.g % or PX…

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## [Removing children](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-children/306451)

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**Author:** [@andrewlong](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrewlong)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-children/306451 "2010-03-15T19:47:10Z")

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I am making a simple, playing-card-flipping animation. When I began I didn't know how to create a number of card instances based on the number of cards I wanted in the deck, so I just reinstantiated the Card class to sam…

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## [Reading from Text File](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-from-text-file/306450)

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**Author:** [@Dj\_Studios](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dj_Studios)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-from-text-file/306450 "2010-03-15T19:39:23Z")

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Ok guys I'm a loss here and need some help. I have a text file that reads like this: "ID","VID","Make","Model" That goes on for lots of different objects. Now I have an idea of how I would output to PHP but I'm sti…

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## [Button with slide out text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-with-slide-out-text/306449)

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**Author:** [@mikalh78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikalh78)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-with-slide-out-text/306449 "2010-03-15T18:29:19Z")

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i'm looking for a tutorial/howto/script for the following: there are 5 buttons on the stage, click on one button and a text box slides out and gives information about that stage

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## [Drag and Rotate + Condition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-rotate-condition/306445)

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**Author:** [@alemieux34](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alemieux34)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-rotate-condition/306445 "2010-03-15T17:46:13Z")

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I'm trying to create a script that would imitate an old rotary phone dial. I have this script, but need it to function on MOUSE\_DOWN: handle.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ENTER\_FRAME, startRotate); function startRotate…

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## [On Sale Brand New HTC Tattoo-$220,Nokia N900$230 and Samsung F490 $145](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-sale-brand-new-htc-tattoo-220-nokia-n900-230-and-samsung-f490-145/306444)

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**Author:** [@OYINPHONE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OYINPHONE)\
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**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-sale-brand-new-htc-tattoo-220-nokia-n900-230-and-samsung-f490-145/306444 "2010-03-15T17:41:05Z")

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SERAC SOLUTIONS LTD is a recognized distributor of various consumer electronics. We specialize in a wide range of products such as Laptops,Mobile Phones, Video Games Console, Plasma & LCD TV, MP3 & MP4 Players, Digital C…

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## [On Sale Brand New BlackBerry Storm2 9520-$260,HTC MAX 4G $200 and LG GM750$220](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-sale-brand-new-blackberry-storm2-9520-260-htc-max-4g-200-and-lg-gm750-220/306443)

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**Author:** [@OYINPHONE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OYINPHONE)\
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**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-sale-brand-new-blackberry-storm2-9520-260-htc-max-4g-200-and-lg-gm750-220/306443 "2010-03-15T17:39:49Z")

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SERAC SOLUTIONS LTD is a recognized distributor of various consumer electronics. We specialize in a wide range of products such as Laptops,Mobile Phones, Video Games Console, Plasma & LCD TV, MP3 & MP4 Players, Digital C…

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## [MY Project help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-project-help/306439)

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**Author:** [@Abraham\_Paul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Abraham_Paul)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-project-help/306439 "2010-03-15T17:02:15Z")

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## [Games not to reboot](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/games-not-to-reboot/306437)

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**Author:** [@SLaY](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SLaY)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/games-not-to-reboot/306437 "2010-03-15T15:35:42Z")

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Hey. I'm with a problem, i'm doing this games in AS3, but everytime when anyone clicks 'inicio' (begin) it reboots all variables, and whatever we did on the games goes back to 0. How should I fix this ? I've posted…

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## [TextField Character Encoding - " displaying instead of @](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-character-encoding-displaying-instead-of/306436)

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**Author:** [@eb\_dev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eb_dev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-character-encoding-displaying-instead-of/306436 "2010-03-15T15:06:41Z")

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Hi, I have a webpage which is served as UTF-8 and has the following meta tag: \<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /\> I have an swf on the page which has some textfields on it each of…

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## [EventListener for frame number?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-for-frame-number/306435)

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**Author:** [@weedunc65](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/weedunc65)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-for-frame-number/306435 "2010-03-15T14:19:57Z")

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I am making a website, I have a loaded swf that I want to animate off screen AND THEN unload on a button click, the home button in this case. I have had a shot at making this happen but to no avail... This is the code …

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## [Please, help (Flash CS4, AS2, XML)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-flash-cs4-as2-xml/306433)

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**Author:** [@lukedesigns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lukedesigns)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-flash-cs4-as2-xml/306433 "2010-03-15T13:59:17Z")

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I finally fixed it !!!!

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## [Metadata on tilesheet?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/metadata-on-tilesheet/306431)

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**Author:** [@Maqrkk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maqrkk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/metadata-on-tilesheet/306431 "2010-03-15T13:28:35Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm making a platform game, and have put the frames of the character inside a tilesheet (instead of a MovieClip). The first tile is the 'idle' state, tiles 2, 3 and 4 are for 'walking, etc. Because th…

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## [Remove Child- it still exists](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-child-it-still-exists/306430)

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**Author:** [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-child-it-still-exists/306430 "2010-03-15T12:32:34Z")

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Hi, I have a external movie loaded to as a movie clip with the name "loadedMovie" when I remove the child with removeChild(loadedMovie); the child is gone from the stage but trace(loadedMovie); gives \[object …

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## [Cropping animating background hangs in safari](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cropping-animating-background-hangs-in-safari/306426)

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**Author:** [@generator85](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/generator85)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cropping-animating-background-hangs-in-safari/306426 "2010-03-15T10:38:05Z")

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I've build some flash websites that call a javascript function that crops the website. Some of these website has got animating backgrounds. On some macs in safari, the .swf hangs when cropping the movie (but only if th…

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## [\[FMX04\] Tile-based Centering Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-tile-based-centering-issues/306425)

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**Author:** [@PsychoPop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PsychoPop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-tile-based-centering-issues/306425 "2010-03-15T10:20:05Z")

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I'm creating a pseudo-tile-based system for a project I'm working on, in the sense that from a programming perspective the project is tile-based, but the end-user won't be able to tell, because the visuals will be pre-dr…

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## [Bulge Distortion Effect?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bulge-distortion-effect/306424)

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**Author:** [@Unregistered00](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Unregistered00)\
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**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bulge-distortion-effect/306424 "2010-03-15T10:16:47Z")

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Is there a Flash CS4 alternate version of After Effects CS4's Bulge Distortion Effect? For my current project I want to have my text and graphics to have that bulge effect. I can probably just opt for After Effects to …

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## [MySQL Index Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-index-question/306422)

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**Author:** [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-index-question/306422 "2010-03-15T09:33:06Z")

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Hey guys, I am running into a problem in my database with queries like this: SELECT fbid FROM users WHERE fbid IN (a, b, c, ..., z) AND active=1 There could be hundreds or even thousands of ids in the IN() clause. R…

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## [External SWF - accessing the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-accessing-the-stage/306421)

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**Author:** [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
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**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-accessing-the-stage/306421 "2010-03-15T09:24:54Z")

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This works fine in my Move but when I load this as an external movie stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_MOVE, moveMyMouse); the error is "Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference." How …

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## [Play next FLV after previous FLV is done playing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-next-flv-after-previous-flv-is-done-playing/306420)

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**Author:** [@Unregistered00](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Unregistered00)\
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**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-next-flv-after-previous-flv-is-done-playing/306420 "2010-03-15T09:12:15Z")

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I posted before about my problem that I solved. I guess I was wrong. I have an flv intro and the flv background for the main area for the buttons, etc. I want the flv intro to stop after it's done playing and move on t…

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## [Help! FlashMX & Vista Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flashmx-vista-problem/306419)

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**Author:** [@LOHA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LOHA)\
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**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flashmx-vista-problem/306419 "2010-03-15T09:11:43Z")

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Am having a problem with a projector i made using flashmx. It uses 'freemx' to open pdfs, exes, ppts, works perfectly on my pc, using windows xp. However when i test it on vista it doesn't work, none of the files open! A…

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## [Colliding balls, any ways to improve efficiency?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colliding-balls-any-ways-to-improve-efficiency/306418)

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**Author:** [@TetleyT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TetleyT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colliding-balls-any-ways-to-improve-efficiency/306418 "2010-03-15T08:26:31Z")

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Hi, I'm quite new to as3 and could do with some help making improvements on some code I’ve wrote. I have 50 balls colliding on screen and the program seems to run quite smoothly. If I increase the amount of balls to…

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## [Tweenlite Animation problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweenlite-animation-problem/306415)

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**Author:** [@curlinguru](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/curlinguru)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweenlite-animation-problem/306415 "2010-03-15T05:37:22Z")

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Hey, I'm using external Action-script files in a small project/assignment. I have several MovieClips which have controlled animations within the main timeline. Now I need to add a glow effect using the GlowFilter Plugin …

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## [JavaScript Checkbox Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-checkbox-problem/306410)

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**Author:** [@goalieguy6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goalieguy6)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-checkbox-problem/306410 "2010-03-15T00:53:47Z")

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I've been having some problems getting the value from a checkbox using JavaScript, and I can't get anywhere. For some reason it just doesn't want to get the checkbox value. I'd really appreciate it if anyone can help w…

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## [Php \>\> xhtml \>\> pdf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-xhtml-pdf/306409)

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**Author:** [@ruiganga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ruiganga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-xhtml-pdf/306409 "2010-03-14T23:48:36Z")

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HI I have a PHP script that generates a document. At the end of the document I want to convert it to PDF exactly like it is, not less, not more. So, in the end I have a XHMTL file and just want to be able to clique a…

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## [Platform Game and no motion ( newbie)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-game-and-no-motion-newbie/306407)

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**Author:** [@santiagorook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/santiagorook)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-game-and-no-motion-newbie/306407 "2010-03-14T22:08:16Z")

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Hello, i am a newbie to action script in general and 3 is what i am trying to learn. Anyways i am trying to make a platform game and I am having trouble doing that. I bought a big $50 book just to learn but i still dont …

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## [Accessing Different movieClips In An Array?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-different-movieclips-in-an-array/306405)

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**Author:** [@Alimation](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alimation)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-different-movieclips-in-an-array/306405 "2010-03-14T21:09:14Z")

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Hi everybody, I'm having problems making a loop of different movieClips. I've been able to find info about duplicating the same movieClip but I can't seem to get it to apply to this. This is what I am working with: I…

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## [Basic tween is glitchy?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-tween-is-glitchy/306402)

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**Author:** [@JasmineS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JasmineS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-tween-is-glitchy/306402 "2010-03-14T20:10:43Z")

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I have a simple movieclip on stage which has a circle drawn in it. Just tweening it from one side of the stage to the other causes a jumpy/glitch effect. I'm not using any easing- if I do use it, the glitch is still th…

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## [Professional looking flash website?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/professional-looking-flash-website/306398)

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**Author:** [@lainga9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lainga9)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/professional-looking-flash-website/306398 "2010-03-14T18:48:40Z")

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Hi there, I know this is a very broad question but please bear with me. I'm not looking for a specific answer - any hints in the right direction will be much appreciated. I'm relatively new to flash website design bu…

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