# programming

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## [SHARE an example of a working SlideShowPro Class PLEASE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/share-an-example-of-a-working-slideshowpro-class-please/287185)

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**Author:** [@Terraform](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Terraform)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/share-an-example-of-a-working-slideshowpro-class-please/287185 "2009-04-27T19:15:59Z")

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I am going out of my head trying to figure this out. there are tons of tutorials on building a slideshow using class paths in AS3 however in all of those cases they are building the slideshow from scratch. and I can no…

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## [Component Height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-height/287184)

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**Author:** [@colouredFunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colouredFunk)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-height/287184 "2009-04-27T19:03:32Z")

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Hi all, I'm trying to get the height of a TextInput box (or any component for that matter) that is nested with in MC. When trace the height of the TextInput directly, it comes out at 22, great! But when I trace the he…

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## [Determining initial load size of swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/determining-initial-load-size-of-swf/287183)

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**Author:** [@Persistent1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Persistent1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/determining-initial-load-size-of-swf/287183 "2009-04-27T18:50:58Z")

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...How do you do this? I'm gunning for \<65 kb and need to figure out if my published swf will meet this goal. Is there a window or something (maybe a 3rd party tool) to let me know what the initial download size of my sw…

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## [Problem with Layered Button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-layered-button/287182)

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**Author:** [@quizza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/quizza)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-layered-button/287182 "2009-04-27T18:48:28Z")

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Hello...I currently have a movie that has a mouse over/mouse out event that points to specific frames on the time line that do certain tweens. I also have about 5 buttons on top of the movie on my stage. The problem I …

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## [Runtime URL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/runtime-url/287181)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/runtime-url/287181 "2009-04-27T18:22:47Z")

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I am trying to make a link to a website. The link should have the same label as its URL. Currently, only the label is showing up properly. The URL is literally being set to {url}. Do you know why? \[Bindable\] privat…

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## [Interactive coloring book help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-coloring-book-help/287177)

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**Author:** [@cocoblush](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cocoblush)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-coloring-book-help/287177 "2009-04-27T17:28:56Z")

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Hi everyone, i have been doing this tutorial http://animation.about.com/od/flashanimationtutorials/ss/flashcolorbook.htm but i am stuck on PART 8, i have done everything the tutorial has said so far (although my image…

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## [Help with ' and " symbols](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-and-symbols/287176)

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**Author:** [@utsav](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/utsav)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-and-symbols/287176 "2009-04-27T16:34:16Z")

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I have a article upload form which is only accessible to the admin. Now the article may contain characters like ' or " . but when php reads these, it gives a mysql error. How do i accept these characters?

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## [Image Tag won't work in CS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-tag-wont-work-in-cs3/287173)

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**Author:** [@bleedmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bleedmedia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-tag-wont-work-in-cs3/287173 "2009-04-27T16:18:22Z")

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Hello, I'm using XML text files throughout a site I'm currently building. I'm trying to display an image in a text field using the following image tag: \<IMG SRC="history1.jpg"\> It works just fine in an older Flash …

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## [TextField.appendText problem with "\\r"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-appendtext-problem-with-r/287172)

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**Author:** [@subx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/subx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-appendtext-problem-with-r/287172 "2009-04-27T15:19:43Z")

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Maybe this is a well known problem that people just don't like to talk about, or perhaps I've not managed to hit upon the correct search terms, but I can't find any discussion of this issue. People must have come across …

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## [Conky clone?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conky-clone/287166)

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**Author:** [@johnlouis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnlouis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conky-clone/287166 "2009-04-27T14:39:41Z")

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i just heard about \[Conky for Linux, and was pretty impressed by \[URL="http://lifehacker.com/5068294/beautifully-minimalist-conky-setup"\]this\](http://conky.sourceforge.net/). Too bad there isn't a Windows counterpart (af…

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## [Loading multiple images from an XML file problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-images-from-an-xml-file-problem/287165)

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**Author:** [@wvoets](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wvoets)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-images-from-an-xml-file-problem/287165 "2009-04-27T14:19:21Z")

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Hey All, I'm facing a problem - pretty sure it's an easy fix. I've searched the forum and found some similar posts but none of them really made it clear to me what to do. So ... any help is really appreciated! I'm tr…

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## [Storing The Value Of Labels That Are In A DataList As Session Variables?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-the-value-of-labels-that-are-in-a-datalist-as-session-variables/287162)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_Spinebuster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joe_Spinebuster)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-the-value-of-labels-that-are-in-a-datalist-as-session-variables/287162 "2009-04-27T14:01:36Z")

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I have a button click event that stores a number of session variables, like so: Protected Sub Button1\_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Session(“No\_Item”) = Session(“No\_Item”) + 1 Label1.Text…

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## [Combined Preloader - Bugging me for Days](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combined-preloader-bugging-me-for-days/287161)

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**Author:** [@DJR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DJR)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combined-preloader-bugging-me-for-days/287161 "2009-04-27T14:00:47Z")

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Hello people, I need to call upon your services again. Here is an explanation of the problem: I have a masterFile (master.swf) which loads in a game file (game.swf). The game file uses an external library of images b…

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## [Resizing a Movie Clip to the Stage Size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-a-movie-clip-to-the-stage-size/287160)

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**Author:** [@J\_Mo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/J_Mo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-a-movie-clip-to-the-stage-size/287160 "2009-04-27T13:58:45Z")

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Hi, I have an MC which is sized as follows: contentbox\_mc.\_x = 318.1; contentbox\_mc.\_y = 238.1; contentbox\_mc.\_width = Stage.width/0.3; contentbox\_mc.\_yscale = contentbox\_mc.\_xscale; This is fine until the stage si…

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## [Flash 5 Actionscript Motion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-5-actionscript-motion/287156)

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**Author:** [@ZettaGeek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ZettaGeek)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-5-actionscript-motion/287156 "2009-04-27T12:50:12Z")

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Hey Everyone! I am trying to make an object tween from its starting location to the location of a mouse click. I have a script, but it has a very annoying ease to it. I would LIKE the object to mantain a certain speed …

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## [Flash Player Installation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-installation/287154)

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**Author:** [@J\_Mo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/J_Mo)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-installation/287154 "2009-04-27T12:07:13Z")

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Hi, If Flash player is not recognised by a browser is there alerting the viewer that it needs to be installed? At the moment when visiting a flash site from computers without Flash Player nothing is displayed. Cheers …

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## [Reflect image in carousel](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reflect-image-in-carousel/287153)

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**Author:** [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reflect-image-in-carousel/287153 "2009-04-27T12:00:56Z")

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I have a carousel that adds images from an xml files. I am trying to create a reflect of the image. Below is my function to create the image. Thanks. public function createItem(image\_path:String, image\_name:String):…

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## [Dynamic Embed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-embed/287152)

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**Author:** [@snozbunny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snozbunny)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-embed/287152 "2009-04-27T11:50:00Z")

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Hello everyone! I’m wondering if there’s a way to dynamically set the ’source’ of the Embed so I can do batch Embeds? That would be fantastic. It seems you can’t access constant variables once you enter the embed tag…

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## [Nokia opportunity for Flash developers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nokia-opportunity-for-flash-developers/287151)

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**Author:** [@pinordsimon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pinordsimon)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nokia-opportunity-for-flash-developers/287151 "2009-04-27T11:01:57Z")

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Came across this nice bit of info and want to share with all of you - Nokia has added Flash category to its Calling All Innovators contest in 2009. Applications can be submitted for S60 or Series 40 Nokia devices, us…

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## [When is video size available to Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-is-video-size-available-to-flash/287150)

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**Author:** [@haagel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/haagel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-is-video-size-available-to-flash/287150 "2009-04-27T09:26:54Z")

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\[FONT=Calibri\]I'm building a video player but are running into some issues with the original size of the FLV:s. What I need to know is when the size of the FLV is available to me in the code.\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Calibri\]Bel…

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## [Path to standalone Flash Player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-standalone-flash-player/287149)

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**Author:** [@the\_lar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/the_lar)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/path-to-standalone-flash-player/287149 "2009-04-27T09:14:12Z")

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Hi, Quick Flex question - I'm trying to run a Flex AS project, without the HTML wrapper, so just in the standalone player but I'm getting an error: Flex Builder cannot locate the required version of Flash Player It…

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## [Problems linking buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-linking-buttons/287148)

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**Author:** [@Switch01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Switch01)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-linking-buttons/287148 "2009-04-27T09:10:22Z")

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Hey, im creating a character sheet and all i have to do is get the character to do a few things, im using Stan from american dad, so he draws his gun, salutes, and does this guns speech, only problem is. i can get him to…

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## [Property of a property](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/property-of-a-property/287139)

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**Author:** [@radgar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/radgar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/property-of-a-property/287139 "2009-04-27T05:08:04Z")

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Hi, I have a question about AS3 I couldn't find any answers. I'd be glad if you could help me. I can only explain this by an example; so: I have 2 classes and one of them includes the other as a getter/setter property: …

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## [Loadsound external mp3 and play from middle problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadsound-external-mp3-and-play-from-middle-problem/287137)

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**Author:** [@vivekme77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vivekme77)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadsound-external-mp3-and-play-from-middle-problem/287137 "2009-04-27T04:51:04Z")

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I am unable to play the mp3 from the middle mycode: \[U\]Layer1 first frame\[/U\] var mySound:Sound = new Sound(); mySound.loadSound("myFavSong1.mp3",true) \_root.mySound.start(1500,0); \[U\]Button\[/U\] …

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## [Longest Sequence of Successive Numbers In Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/longest-sequence-of-successive-numbers-in-array/287135)

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**Author:** [@dylan\_james](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dylan_james)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/longest-sequence-of-successive-numbers-in-array/287135 "2009-04-27T03:09:38Z")

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How would you write a method that returns the length of the longest sequence of successive numbers in an array? For example \[1,2,3,1,0,7,9,10,16\] would output 7,9,10,16 ....

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## [Problem with instance names given in the editor](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-instance-names-given-in-the-editor/287133)

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**Author:** [@almo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/almo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-instance-names-given-in-the-editor/287133 "2009-04-27T01:25:10Z")

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Hi! I have two buttons, they're both movie clips, and have identical code except for their names. When I place one of each on the stage and give them instance names, they come up output: mi\_defaultButton instance294 …

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## [Decorater Pattern vs XML Database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decorater-pattern-vs-xml-database/287132)

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**Author:** [@ayumilove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ayumilove)\
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**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decorater-pattern-vs-xml-database/287132 "2009-04-27T01:07:34Z")

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hi guys, I wanna ask about the usefulness of this decorator pattern. Decorator pattern allows user decorate an item with different unique things. But what if there are 800 items to decorate the main component? That would…

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## [Preloader for non-flash sites?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-for-non-flash-sites/287131)

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**Author:** [@Theros](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Theros)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-for-non-flash-sites/287131 "2009-04-27T01:05:07Z")

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Hey guys! Question for you all. Do you guys know any preloaders (like JS powered) that I can put on my website just to show users that their browser is loading stuff? I've definitly seen stuff like this before, and I'd…

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## [Horizontal Scrollbar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-scrollbar/287127)

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**Author:** [@goalpost95](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goalpost95)\
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**Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-scrollbar/287127 "2009-04-26T23:41:10Z")

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I'm a noob when it comes to coding and I was wondering how I would convert this vertical scrollbar into a horizontal scrollbar heres the code: onClipEvent (load) { diff\_y = bound\_box.height-scroller.height; bounds = …

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## [Flash hasn't got crossbrowser compatibility?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-hasnt-got-crossbrowser-compatibility/287118)

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**Author:** [@andriusain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andriusain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-hasnt-got-crossbrowser-compatibility/287118 "2009-04-26T21:14:39Z")

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Hello I have just finished making a little mp3 player that you can view at the following address http://andresvaquero.com/Otros/beeSafer/mp3.html The thing is... I thought it was going to work on every browser but I t…

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