# programming

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## [Problem setting focus on MC within MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-setting-focus-on-mc-within-mc/303871)

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**Author:** [@joejubee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joejubee)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-setting-focus-on-mc-within-mc/303871 "2010-01-28T14:01:21Z")

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So here’s my situation… I have a MC called “Questions” that’s on the stage. Inside that Movie clip, there are 10 frames and four layers. The 1st layer spans all 10 frames and has a MC called “logoMC” The 2nd layer has …

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## [Adding a Bitmap file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-bitmap-file/303868)

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**Author:** [@J\_Mo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/J_Mo)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-bitmap-file/303868 "2010-01-28T13:37:42Z")

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Hi, I have this AS3 var buttonWidth:Number = 60; var background:Shape = new Shape(); background.graphics.beginFill(0x333333); background.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0xffffff); background.graphics.drawRect(20,…

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## [Badge install](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/badge-install/303867)

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**Author:** [@Esseti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esseti)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/badge-install/303867 "2010-01-28T13:31:20Z")

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Is there a way to simplify the setup of the badge install method? I don't want any textfields etc. just to connect a plain movieclip in my index.swf with a MouseEvent.MOUSE\_UP event to trigger the installation of my app …

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## [Booleans - True, False, or Default](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/booleans-true-false-or-default/303866)

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**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/booleans-true-false-or-default/303866 "2010-01-28T13:27:27Z")

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I want a Boolean to have one one of three properties; true, false, or default. Otherwise I need code like this in the getter/setter: //WHAT I'M USING private var \_useTimestamp:Boolean; private var \_useTimestampDefa…

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## [Mute only sounds or only music!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mute-only-sounds-or-only-music/303864)

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**Author:** [@brunoja](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brunoja)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mute-only-sounds-or-only-music/303864 "2010-01-28T13:24:01Z")

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Hello! I am using the Sound class to play both music and sound in my game (.mp3). I am using the: SoundMixer.soundTransform = new SoundTransform(0); But, I will need something to mute only sound or only music, this…

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## [Finding an instance name from another instance name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-an-instance-name-from-another-instance-name/303863)

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**Author:** [@FunkMaster\_J](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FunkMaster_J)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-an-instance-name-from-another-instance-name/303863 "2010-01-28T13:22:47Z")

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Hi all. I'm having a lil play with some drag and drop events, and have come to a bit of a hurdle. The main problem (that I have) is I'm fairly new to AS3 ... so it's all pretty much a learning curve, but thats not to…

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## [Problem in tweening](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-tweening/303857)

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**Author:** [@charmander](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charmander)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-tweening/303857 "2010-01-28T10:43:59Z")

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Hi there, I faced a Problem in the motion tween (motion & classic), its jumps between the main poses, I attached a symbol file, any suggestion?

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## [How to convert M2TS Video File using M2TS Converter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-convert-m2ts-video-file-using-m2ts-converter/303856)

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**Author:** [@jerrybrown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerrybrown)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-convert-m2ts-video-file-using-m2ts-converter/303856 "2010-01-28T10:11:13Z")

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First we need to know: 1: What is M2TS Files? M2TS is the raw file of AVCHD video. These formats are high-definition MPEG, AVC, H.264 transport stream video file format which commonly used by HD camcorders such as So…

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## [Download video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-video/303855)

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**Author:** [@jeff\_bouck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeff_bouck)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-video/303855 "2010-01-28T09:28:22Z")

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Hello, Maybe this question is not in the right place. I've been trying very hard to capture/download a certain video from an online newsite. My granny appears in this video and i would like to save it locally. Can so…

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## [Houston PHP and ASP.Net Services Quote](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/houston-php-and-asp-net-services-quote/303853)

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**Author:** [@desss](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/desss)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/houston-php-and-asp-net-services-quote/303853 "2010-01-28T07:30:07Z")

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## [Can AS3 stream a .wav file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-as3-stream-a-wav-file/303851)

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**Author:** [@manfree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manfree)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-as3-stream-a-wav-file/303851 "2010-01-28T03:00:47Z")

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Hi all, I know that AS3 can stream a .mp3 file but is it possible to stream a .wav file as well ?? Thanks Sam

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## [Movieclip: Ajustable Width & Height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-ajustable-width-height/303849)

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**Author:** [@juliantgh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/juliantgh)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-ajustable-width-height/303849 "2010-01-28T00:45:54Z")

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hi, how can i make a movieclip resize itslef in relation to the width and height of an external image? i tried loading the external image and then assigning the w/h of the movie clip to the loader but doesn't work. …

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## [If I only instantiate a class once should I make all its vars static?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-i-only-instantiate-a-class-once-should-i-make-all-its-vars-static/303845)

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**Author:** [@Shaedo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shaedo)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-i-only-instantiate-a-class-once-should-i-make-all-its-vars-static/303845 "2010-01-27T23:49:29Z")

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If I only instantiate a class once should I make its vars static? I understand how this is of benefit if I make multiple classes, clearly you use less memory as it creates a reference to the same place for each class. …

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## [Change bitmap to MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-bitmap-to-movieclip/303842)

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**Author:** [@aaron2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aaron2004)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-bitmap-to-movieclip/303842 "2010-01-27T23:11:28Z")

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I'm importing bitmaps from an xml file and need each bitmap to be named as a different movie clip. The commented area, "This is the Line", in the below code could easily be BlankMovieClip.addChild(imageLoader). However…

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## [Help! making a bubbles game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-making-a-bubbles-game/303841)

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**Author:** [@sparol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sparol)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-making-a-bubbles-game/303841 "2010-01-27T22:47:56Z")

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\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]This game sounds rather simple but I’m struggling as I’m new to actionscript 3.\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]I’m trying to make a simple…

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## [removeChild on exit frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-on-exit-frame/303840)

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**Author:** [@pavlis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pavlis)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-on-exit-frame/303840 "2010-01-27T22:45:31Z")

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I've been trying for about 8 hours -- sorry 12 hours! -- to get a child removed from the screen when exiting a frame (my homepage). Help...

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## [How to do this menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-do-this-menu/303839)

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**Author:** [@SLaY](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SLaY)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-do-this-menu/303839 "2010-01-27T22:40:59Z")

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Hey guys, i know somethings of AS3 and this is a thing that i haven't figured it out. The menu is like this http://oclixagoraeoptimus.clix.pt (the site is in portuguese but it doesnt matter), when I click in on menu th…

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## [Problem with Stage resize and Html](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-stage-resize-and-html/303838)

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**Author:** [@Grenadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Grenadian)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-stage-resize-and-html/303838 "2010-01-27T22:03:19Z")

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Hello, I am new at the forum and was hoping that you can help me. I am working on a flash movie which is resizing, depending on the screen resolution. I followed a few tutorials and put together a lot of code already…

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## [COnvert links in content to clean urls](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-links-in-content-to-clean-urls/303837)

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**Author:** [@mentha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mentha)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-links-in-content-to-clean-urls/303837 "2010-01-27T21:29:15Z")

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I'm working on (finally!) learning the whole mod\_rewrite stuff, but there's 1 thing I've run into and I can't get my head around the solution. If I have content, of a menu for that matter, containing 'dirty' urls (eg. in…

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## [How to load images from .swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-images-from-swf/303836)

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**Author:** [@brunoja](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brunoja)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-images-from-swf/303836 "2010-01-27T21:21:17Z")

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Hello! I want to keep the images from my app in a separate .swf file. So I embed them using the Embed tag. I know how to load the .swf, just need to use the Loader class. But, after that how can I retrieve a certain im…

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## [SWC with embedded assets... having a very BAD time!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swc-with-embedded-assets-having-a-very-bad-time/303832)

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**Author:** [@yankleber](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yankleber)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swc-with-embedded-assets-having-a-very-bad-time/303832 "2010-01-27T19:37:40Z")

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Hi All! I have tried it at other forums but had no luck, and a big research on Google was equally unuseful. I am very puzzled... I used to be able to create distributable components in AS2 (swc files) containing cl…

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## [Need help with falling snow effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-falling-snow-effect/303828)

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**Author:** [@mgazik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mgazik)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-falling-snow-effect/303828 "2010-01-27T19:18:28Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to create a Flash animation where there are photos of people in the middle and I want to put snow falling on both sides but not in the middle, so as not to cover their faces. I followed the Kirupa falling …

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## [Flash hanging when user Reloads page in IE or FF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-hanging-when-user-reloads-page-in-ie-or-ff/303827)

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**Author:** [@weblifecycle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/weblifecycle)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-hanging-when-user-reloads-page-in-ie-or-ff/303827 "2010-01-27T19:17:03Z")

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http://www.projetnyc.com the first time you visit the site, the flash photo gallery loads with no issues. if you hit the refresh/reload button, it hangs with 100% complete load bar (the logo) i am using the loadBar…

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## [MovieClip vs Object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-vs-object/303824)

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**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-vs-object/303824 "2010-01-27T17:16:52Z")

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Hi, I’m a little confused with something that I think I should know by now, but I don’t and I have to ask sorry! I know what a MovieClip, Sprite and Shape are but I just don’t know what is the difference between …

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## [Loading External content with XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-content-with-xml/303823)

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**Author:** [@thedark\_master](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thedark_master)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-content-with-xml/303823 "2010-01-27T16:40:53Z")

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Hello, So I know how to load external images via XML, but don't know how to make it so that it can load both movies and images. Right now I can just load images such as .jpg, .gif, and .png. I want to also be able to…

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## [System.useCodePage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/system-usecodepage/303818)

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**Author:** [@grass](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grass)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/system-usecodepage/303818 "2010-01-27T15:17:46Z")

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Hi, I came across a lil problem, with some data recieving between utf8 and iso and then tried usecodepage=true, which seemed to make absolutely no difference. Now in as2, the proper way was to set usecodepage as a firs…

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## [Art gets destroyed in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/art-gets-destroyed-in-flash/303817)

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**Author:** [@Snivvle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Snivvle)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/art-gets-destroyed-in-flash/303817 "2010-01-27T15:10:42Z")

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Hi there, What is the best route for an artist to take, when it comes to Flash? Is illustrator the best, since it doesn't use pixels, rather vectors? I had someone draw me something in photoshop, and when I resize it t…

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## [Full screen without anti-aliasing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-without-anti-aliasing/303814)

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**Author:** [@megadev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/megadev)\
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**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-without-anti-aliasing/303814 "2010-01-27T14:04:37Z")

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Hi everyone, I've been looking in to this problem for a while now and have pretty much come to a dead end, so thought I would ask for some help. Our games purely use pixel art and run at 640x480, but our latest title w…

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## [Is there anybody to help me!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-anybody-to-help-me/303810)

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**Author:** [@noogool](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noogool)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-anybody-to-help-me/303810 "2010-01-27T12:18:56Z")

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Hi everybody. i am really confused with my problem and i can not find any solution for this problem. let me explain my problem: i want to make a scroller not using components. there is a Movieclip which is scroller and …

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## [Link to Email from text in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-email-from-text-in-flash/303809)

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**Author:** [@Nimaro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nimaro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-email-from-text-in-flash/303809 "2010-01-27T12:00:47Z")

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Hy everyone, How can i link from a text to my email adress... So when someone click on the text it open the outlook or something like that to send to my email.... Can u guys help me on this??

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