# programming

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## [Ropeadope tees](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ropeadope-tees/277125)

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**Author:** [@seenab8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seenab8)\
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**Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ropeadope-tees/277125 "2008-12-08T07:05:46Z")

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\[COLOR=#1F497D\]Some of these t-shirt designs are really good, I've not seen Ropeadope t-shirts before think I may have to buy a few. \[COLOR=#1F497D\]http://www.8ball.co.uk/tshirt/2/Ropeadope/\[/COLOR\]\[/COLOR\]

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## [ADD\_TO\_STAGE vs someChild.init()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-to-stage-vs-somechild-init/277123)

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**Author:** [@zhangxiaorui](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zhangxiaorui)\
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**Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-to-stage-vs-somechild-init/277123 "2008-12-08T06:50:34Z")

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As we cannot use "root" or "stage" when we just new a child (before we addChild it to the displayList), we had to use the two ways: 1) trigger the initHandler with ADD\_TO\_STAGE: // constructor of some child public f…

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## [XML Slideshow with Thumbs problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-with-thumbs-problem/277119)

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**Author:** [@flydianslip](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flydianslip)\
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**Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-with-thumbs-problem/277119 "2008-12-08T04:26:56Z")

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I'm using Kirupa's XML Slideshow with Thumbs. I've increased the document size for my needs but I can't move the thumbs from their current position. I can move them slightly to the right and/or to the top of the scene.…

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## [Displaying image in Flash photo gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-image-in-flash-photo-gallery/277117)

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**Author:** [@crays](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crays)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-image-in-flash-photo-gallery/277117 "2008-12-08T04:17:29Z")

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Hi, i'm been following this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery9.htm to make a XML based photo gallery. Now i would like to add a feature which is to display the picture in full size. I…

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## [How to create sparkle effects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-sparkle-effects/277114)

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**Author:** [@webdiva3000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webdiva3000)\
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**Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-sparkle-effects/277114 "2008-12-08T03:34:59Z")

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Hi there, I was wondering if there's a tutorial that could help me to create the following effect when you mouse over the navigation. http://www.bagbliss.com/ Nothing shows up when I do a search for "sparkle effect…

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## [Search up all Movieclips set with Export](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-up-all-movieclips-set-with-export/277113)

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**Author:** [@four4swords](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/four4swords)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-up-all-movieclips-set-with-export/277113 "2008-12-08T02:04:44Z")

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Hi, Is it possible make a script that looks through Flash's library and outputs all movieclips that are exported for Actionscript? Thanks

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## [Use lots of frames or should I use actionscript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-lots-of-frames-or-should-i-use-actionscript/277112)

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**Author:** [@four4swords](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/four4swords)\
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**Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-lots-of-frames-or-should-i-use-actionscript/277112 "2008-12-08T01:53:47Z")

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Hi, I've got this little character movieclip which has all the different states of the character.. for example.. I've got 1 frame of the character smiling ,walking,running,sliding.. etc.. And in total.. I have around…

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## [Rotating Menu - Button doesnt work inside MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-menu-button-doesnt-work-inside-mc/277111)

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**Author:** [@xlifes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xlifes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-menu-button-doesnt-work-inside-mc/277111 "2008-12-08T01:47:49Z")

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Hello, This is my first post here and it would be great if I could have your help to solve this little problem: Flash CS3 | AS2 | Rotating Menu I'm creating a small animation in which I have a clock-like rota…

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## [Loop Sound, But Stop Animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-sound-but-stop-animation/277108)

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**Author:** [@electric\_emu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/electric_emu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-sound-but-stop-animation/277108 "2008-12-08T00:28:17Z")

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Hello, first time poster and beginner actionscript-er. I've been researching a sound problem I'm having with Flash 9 Actioscript 3, but I can't seem to find an answer. Perhaps becasue the solution is too simple..? I…

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## [Animated Flash Menu.. Button over state stays if clicked?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-flash-menu-button-over-state-stays-if-clicked/277107)

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**Author:** [@emeyer1986](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emeyer1986)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-flash-menu-button-over-state-stays-if-clicked/277107 "2008-12-07T23:37:06Z")

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Hi, I made a Flash menu with this tutorial: http://www.toxiclab.org/tutorial.asp?ID=85 The animation is different but the scripting is basically the same. I have animated buttons (They're actually movie clips thoug…

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## [Desperatly seeking guidance with my Flash form containing radio buttons using PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperatly-seeking-guidance-with-my-flash-form-containing-radio-buttons-using-php/277102)

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**Author:** [@ShareeNeff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ShareeNeff)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperatly-seeking-guidance-with-my-flash-form-containing-radio-buttons-using-php/277102 "2008-12-07T22:35:41Z")

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I have been trying to figure this out for days and am so frustrated...could someone look at my scripting below and help me please, I don't know what I am missing. I've been teaching myself about flash forms and so far I …

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## [Sound area rollover](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-area-rollover/277096)

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**Author:** [@keskin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keskin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-area-rollover/277096 "2008-12-07T20:50:02Z")

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Here's the case, hopes somebody helps me on this I've made my first flash movie, and I'm happy with it. I would like to make it neat in such way that if user goes with pointer over certain area - sound plays. This …

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## [Dynamicly name mc instances](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamicly-name-mc-instances/277095)

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**Author:** [@Kloucek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kloucek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamicly-name-mc-instances/277095 "2008-12-07T20:05:07Z")

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So the problem is this: I want to place 24 instances of the same movie clip on stage in a grid 6 by 4. I'm doing that using a loop: for (var i:uint=1 ; i\<=24 ; i++){ for (var x:uint=0 ; x \<6…

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## [Dragged distance? Multiline Textfield Height?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragged-distance-multiline-textfield-height/277092)

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**Author:** [@youwh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/youwh)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragged-distance-multiline-textfield-height/277092 "2008-12-07T18:12:50Z")

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How can I detect the distance I have draged my object to run an action rather than using a hitTest? 2.how do you get the height of an external loaded text with multiline? i keep tracing small numbers that maybe repres…

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## [Flash div full screen over a html div for people without flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-div-full-screen-over-a-html-div-for-people-without-flash/277091)

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**Author:** [@Line](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Line)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-div-full-screen-over-a-html-div-for-people-without-flash/277091 "2008-12-07T17:50:21Z")

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I made a new temp site for myself www.LineDetail.com Flash div full screen over a html div for people without flash but I'm noticing a thin white line at the bottom. Any idea why that's appearing? Thanks ahead for your…

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## [Error 1009Cannot access a property or method of a null object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1009cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object/277089)

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**Author:** [@Ricky55](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricky55)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1009cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object/277089 "2008-12-07T17:25:20Z")

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How do I prevent this error? is is fine until I shift all my content on one frame to create a preloader for the main swf. I'm using this class called proximitymenu, written by Lee at the Flash Blog. package { // Im…

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## [Hi...and a JS/ExternalInterface question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-and-a-js-externalinterface-question/277088)

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**Author:** [@joshstrike](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joshstrike)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-and-a-js-externalinterface-question/277088 "2008-12-07T17:01:58Z")

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Hey, it's my first post on Kirupa... I asked this over at flashkit but nobody seemed on to help me. This is AS3-related but really more of a client/browser/JS issue... I've got a piece of flash code sitting in a page tha…

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## [DataSet.next()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dataset-next/277085)

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**Author:** [@isekream](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/isekream)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dataset-next/277085 "2008-12-07T16:37:52Z")

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I'm using a DataSet component to manage a photo gallery... when a thumbnail is clicked a DataSet.find() is done to get the id of the thumbnail to load the large scaled version of it.However, on a "next" button click us…

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## [Importing project files from Flash MX 2004: How?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-project-files-from-flash-mx-2004-how/277083)

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**Author:** [@Flash\_MX\_2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_MX_2004)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-project-files-from-flash-mx-2004-how/277083 "2008-12-07T16:18:40Z")

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Is there any way of importing my project files from Flash MX 2004 to this latest version of Flash? So far, I haven't seen any similar questions around. If there is one still active, can anyone please post the link to i…

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## [\[as3\]how to make custom controls?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-how-to-make-custom-controls/277081)

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**Author:** [@bluemagica](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bluemagica)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-how-to-make-custom-controls/277081 "2008-12-07T15:01:36Z")

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basically i want to make custom controls for my game, but there are a few problems 1) Which should i use? key code? or char code? 2) How do i get or reject special keys? like ctrl, alt, shift, arrows etc?

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## [Add random movieclips to stage problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-random-movieclips-to-stage-problem/277080)

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**Author:** [@emrepbrown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emrepbrown)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-random-movieclips-to-stage-problem/277080 "2008-12-07T14:55:20Z")

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Hello everyone. My problem is that i want to adding random movie clips to stage from library ,where there are some movieclips, when i click to stage. I want to create a button and addevent listener to it then each time i…

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## [Game Help(Arrays and Collision)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-help-arrays-and-collision/277078)

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**Author:** [@Entente](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Entente)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-help-arrays-and-collision/277078 "2008-12-07T14:43:27Z")

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Haven't seen anything that forbids help topics, so here's my problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to get the collision to work (for five hours), I started out without the array and someone helped m…

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## [Two questions concerning Flash CS3 (duplicate resources & imaginary buttons)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-questions-concerning-flash-cs3-duplicate-resources-imaginary-buttons/277075)

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**Author:** [@Alluminitti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alluminitti)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-questions-concerning-flash-cs3-duplicate-resources-imaginary-buttons/277075 "2008-12-07T13:41:20Z")

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Hello, I'm currently working on a casual game with Adobe Flash CS3. And I have two conerns irritating me as I move forward with my project. I will try my best to communicate my question as coherently as I can in hopes th…

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## [Help needed! How to repeat frames in a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-how-to-repeat-frames-in-a-movieclip/277070)

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**Author:** [@Silverfisken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Silverfisken)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-how-to-repeat-frames-in-a-movieclip/277070 "2008-12-07T12:27:20Z")

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This seems to be something standard in flash but I can't figure it out. Using flash CS3. On Scene1: I have a timeline where everything is on frame 1. On layer A in Scene1 there is a movieclip MC\_a. When double clicking…

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## [Generating non-repeating random numbers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generating-non-repeating-random-numbers/277069)

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**Author:** [@Toadstool13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Toadstool13)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generating-non-repeating-random-numbers/277069 "2008-12-07T11:37:56Z")

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I am trying to create a quiz. I have created arrays to hold the questions and answers I have generated the first random number (randomQ) and stored it along with the first generated question and answer. I want to gene…

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## [ReferenceError: Error #1065 : "Variable xxx is not defined"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referenceerror-error-1065-variable-xxx-is-not-defined/277067)

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**Author:** [@Stratboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stratboy)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referenceerror-error-1065-variable-xxx-is-not-defined/277067 "2008-12-07T09:34:19Z")

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Hi! I've just switched from cs3 to cs4, and I'm having a quite annoing problem: Suppose a simple blank new flash document. Suppose a simple mc symbol in the library, say 'square', with some actionscript, say a simple s…

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## [Blogs and AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blogs-and-as3/277065)

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**Author:** [@bfaubion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bfaubion)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blogs-and-as3/277065 "2008-12-07T06:37:20Z")

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Has anyone experimented with any blogging platforms and flash? I wanted to build a little flash app for a blog, it would basically read the posts and build the data off of it.. I searched around for something that would …

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## [Frame by Frame Scrolling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-by-frame-scrolling/277063)

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**Author:** [@tcabaco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tcabaco)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-by-frame-scrolling/277063 "2008-12-07T05:25:51Z")

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Hey I'm developing the web-site for a movie and the client demanded that the design was diagonal. Not too bad until he gave me the synopsis and it is a 3 paragraph long text which requires scrolling. I've been searchin…

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## [globalToLocal3D - should be simple?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/globaltolocal3d-should-be-simple/277062)

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**Author:** [@jsw\_nz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jsw_nz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/globaltolocal3d-should-be-simple/277062 "2008-12-07T03:43:40Z")

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I just am looking over the CS4/3D methods and am a little bit stumped at this: globalToLocal3D... I am just trying to determine parameters to dynamically resize the width of myMc (once it is pushed back in z dimensio…

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## [Frame Labels](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-labels/277060)

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**Author:** [@tacodogg22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tacodogg22)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-labels/277060 "2008-12-07T03:19:46Z")

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:hobbes: ok so just a simple question. im creating a siple site in flash and have all my navigation and buttons on Frame 2. can anyone tell me how i can put buttons into different frame labels? heres my problem li…

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