# flash

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## [Wall and Floor Collisions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wall-and-floor-collisions/326150)

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**Author:** [@DanDaMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanDaMan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wall-and-floor-collisions/326150 "2011-11-26T03:05:37Z")

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I'm having some trouble making a simple 2D platformer. Basically I have this code that tests for floor and ceiling collisions while the character is jumping. I have another set of code that prevents it from walking thr…

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## [Flash and Hebrew font problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-hebrew-font-problem/326149)

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**Author:** [@Win](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Win)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-hebrew-font-problem/326149 "2011-11-26T02:27:50Z")

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I have an application of classic ASP and Flash. The ASP get the Data from DB and then send it to flash. When the data are in English characters, it is working, I mean the flash file is working well. But when i try for He…

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## [Public Project: Multiplayer Drawing Program](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/public-project-multiplayer-drawing-program/326147)

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**Author:** [@Anthe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anthe)\
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**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/public-project-multiplayer-drawing-program/326147 "2011-11-25T21:03:36Z")

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Hey guys, I'm in need of a little help with a multiplayer drawing program. Basically, it's a lobby where people draw stuff in the box. I have some server software, but have no idea how to actually use it, although I have…

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## [Trouble with accented characters and MD5 hash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-accented-characters-and-md5-hash/326145)

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**Author:** [@rho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-accented-characters-and-md5-hash/326145 "2011-11-25T11:58:05Z")

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I'm loading in a username from a server via XML. The XML is encoded as UTF-8. At some point I'm sending back that name with some additional data. To authenticate the data I'm sending a md5 hash of the username along. …

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## [Movieclip visible = false doesn't work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-visible-false-doesnt-work/326144)

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**Author:** [@Win](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Win)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-visible-false-doesnt-work/326144 "2011-11-25T05:04:12Z")

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Hello I have a problem with the movieclips visible = false. I have one movieclip named: mcquestion. I've put the another movieclips (mc\_div) inside that mcquestion movieclip. I don't know whether i can do like that or…

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## [Variable + Declaring Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-declaring-question/326142)

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**Author:** [@selacius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/selacius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-declaring-question/326142 "2011-11-25T02:27:44Z")

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I have a question in regards to variables, declaring and "associating". If I create a new object variable such as: var player:Player = new Player(); Then I were to place said variable within an array of the party me…

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## [New weirdness for an AS3 coder :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-weirdness-for-an-as3-coder/326140)

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**Author:** [@charlesg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charlesg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-weirdness-for-an-as3-coder/326140 "2011-11-25T00:28:03Z")

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Hi, here is another thing that I don't get. Lets say I have this class class GoOnStageDamnYou extends MovieClip { public static var symbolName:String = "\_\_Packages.GoOnStageDamnYou"; private static var symbolO…

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## [External loaded swf controller](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-loaded-swf-controller/326131)

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**Author:** [@Dimitree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dimitree)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-loaded-swf-controller/326131 "2011-11-24T14:32:55Z")

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I have an external swf that loads in a file using this code: var paused:Boolean = false; play\_mc.onRelease = function() { loadMovie("1a.swf", 1); } pause\_mc.onRelease=function(){ if (\_root.paused == true); { …

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## [Creating Grid/GridRow/GridItem using Actionscript in Flex](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-grid-gridrow-griditem-using-actionscript-in-flex/326130)

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**Author:** [@nitinmukesh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nitinmukesh)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-grid-gridrow-griditem-using-actionscript-in-flex/326130 "2011-11-24T10:15:57Z")

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Hi, I am stuck with a problem and no idea on how to proceed on this. I have created a Grid and want to draw border around it so its appearance is like table. The borders are just not appearing. Can someone provide an…

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## [Problem with Multiple Drag & Drop objects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-multiple-drag-drop-objects/326128)

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**Author:** [@soria\_47](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/soria_47)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-multiple-drag-drop-objects/326128 "2011-11-24T07:28:25Z")

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Hello everyone! I wish to ask for your help and I would gladly appreciate any inputs. I'm pretty new to Actionscript 3.0 and I am currently working on a project that has multiple drag & drop item/targets with a lot of …

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## [AI in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ai-in-as3/326127)

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**Author:** [@raphaelle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raphaelle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ai-in-as3/326127 "2011-11-24T07:07:41Z")

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Hi to everybody, Im looking for a useful tutorial regarding to AI programming in flash as3. I surf the web but I dont get what im looking for. Thanks in advance. I got the logic in my mind but i dont know the codes yet…

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## [Another Accessing variable question\>](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-accessing-variable-question/326122)

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**Author:** [@lamoose](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lamoose)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-accessing-variable-question/326122 "2011-11-24T04:28:50Z")

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Ok, I've spent many hours searching the web for an answer I can understand. Its been a few years since I've done major AS1 and AS2 work. So I'm not sure why I decide to start with AS3 on this project. This is the basi…

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## [Can I use AS to move a MC a specified distance not to a cooridinate?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-use-as-to-move-a-mc-a-specified-distance-not-to-a-cooridinate/326113)

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**Author:** [@media\_mixx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/media_mixx)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-use-as-to-move-a-mc-a-specified-distance-not-to-a-cooridinate/326113 "2011-11-23T13:52:31Z")

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\[TABLE="class: tborder, width: 100%, align: center"\] \[TR\] \[TD="class: alt1, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"\]Hello, I am working on a project where I have 5 equal sized panels inside of a MC that uses the following code to load the M…

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## [Help with passing a variable to Flash. SWFObject maybe, not sure](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-passing-a-variable-to-flash-swfobject-maybe-not-sure/326112)

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**Author:** [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-passing-a-variable-to-flash-swfobject-maybe-not-sure/326112 "2011-11-23T13:19:35Z")

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Hello, I am trying to place a SWF on a page and pass a variable to it. The variable would depend on which link that the user clicked on. I am toggling the visibility of the div containing the SWF (code at the bottom). …

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## [TextAnim class - brilliant - but I have a problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textanim-class-brilliant-but-i-have-a-problem/326110)

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**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textanim-class-brilliant-but-i-have-a-problem/326110 "2011-11-23T11:37:52Z")

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Anyone tried TextAnim? It's brilliant for making your own text effects. I am making something real simple but cannot get it to work. I am sure just pure AS3 thinkers could probably solve this without even knowing the c…

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## [Text+Background Expand](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-background-expand/326109)

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**Author:** [@deaconpt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deaconpt)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-background-expand/326109 "2011-11-23T11:13:53Z")

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Hello, Noob alert:) What I would like to do is something like you see in the image. I have a small text with the background. When i click or mouse over read more, the background expands vertically also with the o…

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## [How to mantain a movieclip's color between frames?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-mantain-a-movieclips-color-between-frames/326106)

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**Author:** [@lucgeme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lucgeme)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-mantain-a-movieclips-color-between-frames/326106 "2011-11-23T08:52:39Z")

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My app has 2 frames; in frame 1 there are 5 MC and on a DOUBLE\_CLICK event the target's color change and go to the next frame 2. In frame 2 i have a button to return to frame 1. How can i maintain the MC color when i re…

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## [It is weird!Help please!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/it-is-weird-help-please/326102)

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**Author:** [@sinyi88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sinyi88)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/it-is-weird-help-please/326102 "2011-11-23T03:35:28Z")

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It is weird.Why the same fla source code publish different size of swf file in different computer with same version of adobe flash which is cs4?1 is about 3mb only and the other is about 20mb.The different is too big!Wha…

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## [Event capture?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-capture/326101)

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**Author:** [@charlesg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charlesg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-capture/326101 "2011-11-23T01:50:54Z")

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Wow, I just realized that the mouse events stop on the first registered handler... There is no bubbling in as2? How could people get by while having only one event handler for nested movieclips? Nothing was nested and …

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## [AS3 Vector Array Collisions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-vector-array-collisions/326100)

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**Author:** [@Skulmuk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skulmuk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-vector-array-collisions/326100 "2011-11-22T23:25:16Z")

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Hi guys, First off, let me introduce myself. I'm new here as a member, but Kirupa is one site I oft have visited as a Guest when in dire need of Flash advice, so I know I'm in the right place! I have a very simple qu…

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## [A button in one SWF gotoandplay in another SWF on the same HTML page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-button-in-one-swf-gotoandplay-in-another-swf-on-the-same-html-page/326097)

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**Author:** [@Dominic\_Smith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dominic_Smith)\
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**Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-button-in-one-swf-gotoandplay-in-another-swf-on-the-same-html-page/326097 "2011-11-22T20:12:40Z")

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\[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=verdana\]Ooooohkay, i’ve been digging through the internet to try and find a solution to this… Basically i have two SWFs on my page, one of them has a button which i want to affect the SWF to the righ…

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## [TypeError: Error #1006](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typeerror-error-1006/326096)

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**Author:** [@bunsak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bunsak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typeerror-error-1006/326096 "2011-11-22T17:40:18Z")

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Dear All, I'm a new AS3 script learner, the code below was extracted from a free tutorial... After I tried to test my project I received the erroe below: \*\* TypeError: Error #1006: value is not a function.\*\* \*\* at …

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## [Synchronizing loaders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/synchronizing-loaders/326091)

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**Author:** [@aldernaft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aldernaft)\
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**Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/synchronizing-loaders/326091 "2011-11-22T15:49:37Z")

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I'm currently working on a program wherein I use a main class to load external swf files using loader objects. I'm trying to synchronize the unloading of 1 menu with the loading of another using Event.COMPLETE event list…

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## [Scale all but currentTarget](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale-all-but-currenttarget/326086)

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**Author:** [@Obi\_Wan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Obi_Wan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale-all-but-currenttarget/326086 "2011-11-22T10:02:59Z")

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Hey folks on click I am trying to scale the currentTarget to 1 and loop through all of my other items and scale them down to .6 if they are not the currentTarget. Please view the two functions below. The initEaselItem…

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## [Editing a Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-a-gallery/326084)

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**Author:** [@Stela](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stela)\
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**Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-a-gallery/326084 "2011-11-22T08:03:00Z")

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Hello… I'm editing a Gallery http://www.wop.pt/Working/index.html What I wanted is that the gallery was centered, like this http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/33576.html I think the code for that it's t…

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## [printJob ignores htmlText with font face declaration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printjob-ignores-htmltext-with-font-face-declaration/326082)

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**Author:** [@kill\_robot\_kill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kill_robot_kill)\
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**Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printjob-ignores-htmltext-with-font-face-declaration/326082 "2011-11-22T02:12:50Z")

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so I am trying to print a string with html formatting. Part of the formatting includes font face. I have found that my print job will not print ANY string that includes a font face declaration. I'm guessing because the f…

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## [textFormat stops working on set text in costom text class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textformat-stops-working-on-set-text-in-costom-text-class/326081)

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**Author:** [@bonassus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bonassus)\
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**Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textformat-stops-working-on-set-text-in-costom-text-class/326081 "2011-11-21T23:01:43Z")

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I have a textDisplay class that i want to instantiate in another class and set the text property with the function setText. It works but the problem is that the textformat stops working when I call setText(\_theText); if…

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## [Event Propagation Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-propagation-problem/326079)

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**Author:** [@tyberius7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tyberius7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-propagation-problem/326079 "2011-11-21T21:09:42Z")

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Hello, I have been using Flash Builder to write an actionscript class (hence stage instances aren’t being automatically declared) and have come across a problem with event propagation and nested movieclip targeting whic…

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## [Position MovieClips relative to Flash movie size. like in FLEX](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-movieclips-relative-to-flash-movie-size-like-in-flex/326077)

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**Author:** [@Rinalds\_Zukulis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rinalds_Zukulis)\
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**Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-movieclips-relative-to-flash-movie-size-like-in-flex/326077 "2011-11-21T19:09:01Z")

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Hey guys! I have a problem. How to position Objects in flash so that they stay like 10px from left no matter the size of flash movie. Something like in flex. And how to embed Flash movie in HTML so that it all worked…

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## [Why can't I use this class inside my MovieClip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-i-use-this-class-inside-my-movieclip/326075)

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**Author:** [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)\
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**Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-i-use-this-class-inside-my-movieclip/326075 "2011-11-21T16:33:46Z")

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Hi, The attached ﻿\[COLOR=#ff0000\]SlideshowExample\*\*\*\*.as \*\*\[/COLOR\]file works quite nice when I use it on stage directly. But when I tried to use it in \[COLOR=#0000ff\]Gallery\_mc \*\*\[/COLOR\]movie clip, it doesn't work, P…

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