# programming

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## [Inspectable getter/setter object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inspectable-getter-setter-object/293185)

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**Author:** [@halian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/halian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inspectable-getter-setter-object/293185 "2009-07-24T11:51:04Z")

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Hey all. This is killing my brain atm. I'm trying to have an inspectable object in a class. For some reason..I can't figure out how to make this work. Below is what I have so far: \[Inspectable(type=Object, defaultVa…

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## [XML Socket project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-socket-project/293184)

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**Author:** [@RvGaTe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RvGaTe)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-socket-project/293184 "2009-07-24T11:34:15Z")

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Im sure the people that recognized the xml socket part of the title have probably used an socket server somewhere or at least tried... this thread is for the people that used one and never found it easy to use or had lim…

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## [Problem with the inverse kinematic tool](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-the-inverse-kinematic-tool/293183)

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**Author:** [@Jenx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jenx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-the-inverse-kinematic-tool/293183 "2009-07-24T11:06:12Z")

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Hi guys, I'm trying to animate a character using the bone tool. I have created the character on one layer, using different lines and fills. When I use the bone tool, it selects only part of the fill not the other lines…

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## [Tween Event + Parameter listener must be non-null](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-event-parameter-listener-must-be-non-null/293179)

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**Author:** [@romit\_2034](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/romit_2034)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-event-parameter-listener-must-be-non-null/293179 "2009-07-24T09:58:34Z")

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Hi, I am trying to call one tween event after another one has finished. My code is mv2 = new Tween(png4\_mc,"y", Regular.easeInOut, png4\_mc.y,100,0.8,true); mv2.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION\_FINISH, play1…

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## [Preloader not preloading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-not-preloading/293177)

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**Author:** [@Ashlev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ashlev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-not-preloading/293177 "2009-07-24T09:03:09Z")

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Hi all I have a preloader that doesnt show before about 90% of the movie has loaded, which it then ticks down the last 10% on screen. Is there a way to get it to show from the time the web page with my swf on it has fi…

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## [Chat feature for Online Multiplayer Game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chat-feature-for-online-multiplayer-game/293175)

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**Author:** [@Kaitenshin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kaitenshin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chat-feature-for-online-multiplayer-game/293175 "2009-07-24T08:16:07Z")

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Does anyone know where, or know exactly how to make a simple flash chat feature. A basic one, just inputs your name and message into a dynamic text box. I've looked at all the existing ones and none of them have worked e…

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## [Updating array item](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-array-item/293169)

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**Author:** [@black\_pearl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/black_pearl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-array-item/293169 "2009-07-24T05:00:08Z")

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I have an inputbox and a submit button and prev and next button in my screen. Whenever users enter a text in the input box and clicks on the button, the text value is stored in an array. Then users click on the next butt…

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## [Vector Intersection to Pseudo](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vector-intersection-to-pseudo/293166)

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**Author:** [@kei10](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kei10)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vector-intersection-to-pseudo/293166 "2009-07-24T03:38:27Z")

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Hello and i hope i posted on correct forum title and I need the answer as quick as possible because I'm having a competition of some sort of..... :!: In Flash Action Script Language Form the code of Vector Intersection…

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## [Changing Color in ActionScript 3 with Transition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-color-in-actionscript-3-with-transition/293163)

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**Author:** [@ventolinmono](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ventolinmono)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-color-in-actionscript-3-with-transition/293163 "2009-07-24T00:39:42Z")

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Hi all. This is my first post here and i'm also new with FlashCS4 and ActionScript3. I was reading Changing Color in ActionScript 3 and i was wondering how to make a transition (cross fade) or blend effect between co…

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## [Read entire path of file upload (FF3/IE8)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-entire-path-of-file-upload-ff3-ie8/293159)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-entire-path-of-file-upload-ff3-ie8/293159 "2009-07-24T00:00:59Z")

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Firefox 3 and Internet Explorer 8 no longer allows you to read the entire path of an \<INPUT TYPE="file" /\> on the user's harddrive. My video broadcasting website requires the full path. What would be the easiest way to…

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## [Publishing a swf movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-a-swf-movie/293158)

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**Author:** [@NYFlasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NYFlasher)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-a-swf-movie/293158 "2009-07-23T23:34:12Z")

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Hi everyone, I've made a presentation in the form of a swf movie using macromedia flash 8 I want to upload this to a website where when the website is loaded the movie would play automatically at a half screen size....…

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## [Access property only by instance of same class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-property-only-by-instance-of-same-class/293157)

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**Author:** [@nook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nook)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-property-only-by-instance-of-same-class/293157 "2009-07-23T22:35:40Z")

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What should I do to make a non static variable accessible to only instances of the same class?

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## [Hiding properties of extended class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-properties-of-extended-class/293156)

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**Author:** [@nook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nook)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-properties-of-extended-class/293156 "2009-07-23T22:24:49Z")

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Is there a way to hide properties or methods of an extended class? Ie, I want most of the extended properties and methods to be accessible but I want to hide others and use my own instead (not just overriding).

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## [Game controller class - best practices?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-controller-class-best-practices/293155)

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**Author:** [@kalasdojan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kalasdojan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-controller-class-best-practices/293155 "2009-07-23T22:16:52Z")

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Trying to create a game with several levels with multiple sequential steps in each. What is the best approach? So far I've created a document class ("Controller") which initializes the game and then calls functions i…

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## [Need help with draggable menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-draggable-menu/293153)

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**Author:** [@Jabz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jabz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-draggable-menu/293153 "2009-07-23T22:12:44Z")

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I basically followed this\<a href="http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/menudragger2.htm"\>this\</a\> tut but never realised it was not action script 3 and went ahead and made my own version. http://www.swfcabin.com/open…

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## [Help needed creating wash-out effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-creating-wash-out-effect/293151)

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**Author:** [@Persistent1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Persistent1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-creating-wash-out-effect/293151 "2009-07-23T21:52:43Z")

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I'm looking to create this styled effect for transition between multiple mc's. This site is an example of the effect I'm looking to create featured in the intro. http://www3.mercedes-benz.com/mbcom\_v4/ ... pe/en.html T…

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## [SWFaddress.getValue() problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-getvalue-problem/293149)

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**Author:** [@g\_necionis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_necionis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-getvalue-problem/293149 "2009-07-23T21:21:59Z")

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Hello, at moment I'm coding the project with deep linking (SWFaddress). Function SWFaddress.setValue() works fine but SWFaddress.getValue() doesn't... Actually it doesn't read any string from address bar after full prelo…

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## [New Firebug no longer reports JS errors](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-firebug-no-longer-reports-js-errors/293148)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-firebug-no-longer-reports-js-errors/293148 "2009-07-23T21:19:03Z")

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I upgraded to Firebug 1.4.0. It no longer shows JS errors such as: window.location.indexOf('indexOf only works on strings so this will fail'); I was forced to open up IE8 to tell me that was erroneous. How do you …

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## [Can I embed fonts?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-embed-fonts/293145)

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**Author:** [@geestring](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geestring)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-embed-fonts/293145 "2009-07-23T20:28:05Z")

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Do people do that anymore? I've done a search and it seems there arent any recent tutorials which leads me to believe that it;s just not cool anymore. The tutorial im referring to is the method of using microsoft's WEF…

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## [Randomly Populating Shapes with MovieClips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomly-populating-shapes-with-movieclips/293142)

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**Author:** [@SpoGames](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SpoGames)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomly-populating-shapes-with-movieclips/293142 "2009-07-23T18:51:17Z")

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I can place the movieclips randomly on the stage but I am trying to randomly populate shapes with movieclips. ball\_mc.x = Math.random() \* stage.stageWidth; I tried just replacing stage.stageWidth with box\_mc.width …

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## [Not understanding centering with div. Educate me?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-understanding-centering-with-div-educate-me/293139)

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**Author:** [@reprovisional](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reprovisional)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-understanding-centering-with-div-educate-me/293139 "2009-07-23T18:15:37Z")

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Hi All, I'm missing some fundamental understanding of simple centering/page resizing with div. No matter what I try I end up with my stuff slopped all over, looking fine in larger resolutions and horrendous in others. …

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## [Refrencing A Movie Clip from a nested button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refrencing-a-movie-clip-from-a-nested-button/293138)

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**Author:** [@fantasticphil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fantasticphil)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refrencing-a-movie-clip-from-a-nested-button/293138 "2009-07-23T18:11:18Z")

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Hello all, I created a movie clip that is driven by a button to tween onto the stage,there is a button inside the movie clip to tween the clip off the stage. Is there a way to reference the movie clip from the nest…

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## [Can't stop, won't stop the FLV Playback](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-stop-wont-stop-the-flv-playback/293137)

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**Author:** [@crmoberg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crmoberg)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-stop-wont-stop-the-flv-playback/293137 "2009-07-23T18:08:42Z")

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Hey All, I am near completing a basic website in AS3.0. I Have a portfolio section which loads in external swf's which contain a video with the FLV Playback Component. This is how I add the swf after it preloads: …

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## [WPF: detecting the speed of mousewheel scroll rotation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wpf-detecting-the-speed-of-mousewheel-scroll-rotation/293133)

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**Author:** [@vladc77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vladc77)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wpf-detecting-the-speed-of-mousewheel-scroll-rotation/293133 "2009-07-23T17:38:56Z")

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Hello, I am wondering if someone knows how to detect the speed of rotation (scrolled) of mousewheel. I need to initiate a function to run if the value will go ove certain speed. Any advice is highly appreciated. Than…

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## [Slide Show next/previous button problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-show-next-previous-button-problems/293132)

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**Author:** [@reblis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reblis)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-show-next-previous-button-problems/293132 "2009-07-23T16:56:51Z")

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Can someone give me the solution to making the nexta nd previous buttons work properly with this method of coding. I know it's probly not the best way to do it but it's the only way I know. For some reason when you click…

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## [AS3 Steam RTMP LIVE video WITHOUT FLVPlayback Component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-steam-rtmp-live-video-without-flvplayback-component/293131)

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**Author:** [@sufire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sufire)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-steam-rtmp-live-video-without-flvplayback-component/293131 "2009-07-23T16:52:44Z")

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I've spent the past 2 days scouring Google and dozens (easily over 100) websites trying to find an answer to something that people do every day! I am absolutely disgusted that this info is not available anywhere online. …

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## [Attributes help needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attributes-help-needed/293130)

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**Author:** [@crazyhorsefc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crazyhorsefc)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attributes-help-needed/293130 "2009-07-23T16:26:42Z")

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I'm working on a project for college and am having a spot of trouble. I'm trying to create a handy application for a football accumulator but can't work out how to use two different attributes to display the relevant inf…

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## [Play FLV from library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-flv-from-library/293128)

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**Author:** [@Armored](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Armored)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-flv-from-library/293128 "2009-07-23T15:55:06Z")

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Hey, I would like to make a standalone swf file (possibly encoded with Zinc or similar) that would play a predefined set of FLV files. In order to protect the video files, I was thinking about including these in the li…

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## [Is dictionary the best way to ID a class property in an event function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-dictionary-the-best-way-to-id-a-class-property-in-an-event-function/293125)

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**Author:** [@kerpob](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kerpob)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-dictionary-the-best-way-to-id-a-class-property-in-an-event-function/293125 "2009-07-23T15:04:55Z")

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\[FONT=Times New Roman\] I have a question about accessing properties of a custom class from within another class. I can do it, but I’m not sure if I am doing it the right way – or if there is a simpler alternative. \[/…

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## [Letters blown by wind](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/letters-blown-by-wind/293123)

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**Author:** [@becca2anne0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/becca2anne0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/letters-blown-by-wind/293123 "2009-07-23T13:40:45Z")

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I am trying to create an animation of letters being blown by wind. I have a statement, and pieces of the statement blow in and settle to read it, and then blow out, and then the next part comes in, etc. I've created an a…

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