# flash

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## [XML Photo Gallery w/ Thumbnails Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photo-gallery-w-thumbnails-help/252705)

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**Author:** [@downtime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/downtime)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photo-gallery-w-thumbnails-help/252705 "2008-02-22T17:01:28Z")

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I went through the tutorial for the XML photo gallery w/ thumbnails and I have a couple issues. For one, not all my thumnails have the same dimensions and they're overlapping, is there a solution for this? (most are 50 …

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## [Document height?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/document-height/252701)

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**Author:** [@flashuser78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashuser78)\
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**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/document-height/252701 "2008-02-22T16:30:55Z")

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Is there a way of increasing the document height? I have converted a very long technical document from PDF to SWF which works quite well but if I wish to reduce or increase the FLA document size (over 2880px), it wouldn'…

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## [5003: error, problems with txEFF component & long animations](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5003-error-problems-with-txeff-component-long-animations/252698)

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**Author:** [@devin\_cheevers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/devin_cheevers)\
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**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5003-error-problems-with-txeff-component-long-animations/252698 "2008-02-22T16:03:04Z")

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Hi all, I getting this error when I publish: ",Line1 5003: Unknown error generating bye code." Which causes my movie to play all the way through and run all the movie clips at the same time. I am creating a large…

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## [Button Hit State](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-hit-state/252689)

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**Author:** [@ponyboy32](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ponyboy32)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-hit-state/252689 "2008-02-22T15:06:09Z")

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I've added a button to my main timeline. I only want part of the button to be clickable so I draw a rectangle in the Hit state of the button to declare which section of the button to be clickable. However, when I run it …

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## [What am i doing wrong guys](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-guys/252686)

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**Author:** [@Averroes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Averroes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-guys/252686 "2008-02-22T14:46:04Z")

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Hi guys i have posted this in the Flash 8 section but have not had much response. Thought maybe someone here can help me. Right first of all im a designer, deal with graphics only and in recent times have seen the need…

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## [How do I create a background image in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-background-image-in-flash/252685)

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**Author:** [@djl23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djl23)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-background-image-in-flash/252685 "2008-02-22T14:45:49Z")

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I'm trying to produce a website with a non scalable, animated background image that sits in the middle of a browser, so when the browser window is re-sized there are no horizontal scroll bars. The content for the websi…

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## [Flash 8 Renderer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-renderer/252684)

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**Author:** [@nbrown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nbrown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-renderer/252684 "2008-02-22T14:04:24Z")

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There is a limit as to how many layers containing alpha transparency that can be handled by flash, I believe it is 24. I heard that you could get around this by using assets in the library, this prompted me to do some r…

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## [Interactive Image Panning\_help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-image-panning-help/252681)

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**Author:** [@pinero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pinero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-image-panning-help/252681 "2008-02-22T12:36:33Z")

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Hi there, following the tutorial from: \*\*Interactive \*\*Image Panning I made a map which can be zoomed, http://www.zoexstudio.com/test/isa\_test.html here is the code that i came up: this.onMouseMove = function() { …

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## [Need help with this - made in AS2 - need to be AS3 :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-this-made-in-as2-need-to-be-as3/252678)

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**Author:** [@Bunker42](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bunker42)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-this-made-in-as2-need-to-be-as3/252678 "2008-02-22T10:38:52Z")

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Hi! Im am working on this webpage... and currently I am making a movie which is the "menu" movie - to be loaded into the main movie. I want it to have fading buttons like the one ive attached. I found a tutorial here o…

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## [Masking With Multiple Graphics](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-with-multiple-graphics/252664)

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**Author:** [@udnagn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/udnagn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-with-multiple-graphics/252664 "2008-02-22T07:14:47Z")

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Hello: I am trying to use a mask layer with two graphics, but when I apply the mask only one of the graphics works. My question is how do I get both of the graphics to mask on this layer. Thank you in advance.

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## [Jpeg not loading in container](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jpeg-not-loading-in-container/252662)

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**Author:** [@Tarun\_Aggarwal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tarun_Aggarwal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jpeg-not-loading-in-container/252662 "2008-02-22T06:27:21Z")

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Hi, I have created a flash gallery where I am trying to fetch all thumbnails and large images from external folders. I am using the following code to load image blow-ups in a container: this.onRelease = function() { …

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## [Calculate coordinates for a prism](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculate-coordinates-for-a-prism/252660)

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**Author:** [@shaji](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shaji)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculate-coordinates-for-a-prism/252660 "2008-02-22T06:11:05Z")

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Hi All, I am not sure whether this is correct place for my question, I didn't find an appropriate location in the forum. Its more of maths than actionscript, I assume. I am working on a simulation showing refraction of…

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## [GotoAndPlay button Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-button-problem/252659)

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**Author:** [@raml](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raml)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-button-problem/252659 "2008-02-22T05:48:25Z")

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Hello, I have a movie clip and inside I have some menu buttons, I want to link them to a timeline in another movie clip but I have not been able so far. Example: The buttons inside movie clip 4 should affect the time…

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## [Blur Sequence](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-sequence/252654)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-sequence/252654 "2008-02-22T04:07:00Z")

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Here's some code that doesn't quite work. I would like to be able to feed the name of any movieclip to the BlurIn() function at any time. But it looks like the first clip has to complete its animations before feeding in …

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## [Duplicating a Movie Clip (help please)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-a-movie-clip-help-please/252649)

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**Author:** [@DaveMania](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DaveMania)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-a-movie-clip-help-please/252649 "2008-02-22T02:24:03Z")

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I want to duplicate a movie clip for each item selected from an XML file. I can't seem to find anything that works. Can somebody give me something to start with? Thanks!

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## [Stop a dynamic MC in its place by \_xmouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-a-dynamic-mc-in-its-place-by--xmouse/252645)

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**Author:** [@ScottG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ScottG)\
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**Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-a-dynamic-mc-in-its-place-by--xmouse/252645 "2008-02-22T01:31:00Z")

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My website has a ring of images arranged in a loop in 3d space (thanks to a kirupa.com tutorial) and the ring's rotation is controlled by the \_ymouse value. The problem is that anywhere you go on the page, the loop keeps…

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## ["this" to .as file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-to-as-file/252642)

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**Author:** [@mleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mleep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-to-as-file/252642 "2008-02-21T23:56:37Z")

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if i have the following actionscript on frame1 inside a movieclip with the identifier name "inventory" var container\_mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("container\_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth()); and i want to…

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## ["this" to .as](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-to-as/252641)

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**Author:** [@mleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mleep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-to-as/252641 "2008-02-21T23:48:27Z")

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if i have the following actionscript on frame1 inside a movieclip with the identifier name "inventory" var container\_mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("container\_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth()); and i want to…

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## [Does anyone know how to do this like this site here](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-to-do-this-like-this-site-here/252636)

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**Author:** [@oavs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oavs)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-to-do-this-like-this-site-here/252636 "2008-02-21T21:58:08Z")

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Hi, Does anyone know what this effect is called like at this site http://www.emakina.com/work/clients-list.cfm? I am looking for a sample code if anyone knows if there is any mentioned in the forum. I can't do a sear…

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## [Flash 9.0.115.0's System class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-9-0-115-0s-system-class/252633)

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**Author:** [@Rezmason](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rezmason)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-9-0-115-0s-system-class/252633 "2008-02-21T21:26:35Z")

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Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Has anyone looked at the flash.system.System class lately? For those of us who use Flash experimentally (ie, Flash devs who have the Debug player and often write code that they only expect…

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## [Random Movement - floating danelion seeds?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-movement-floating-danelion-seeds/252632)

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**Author:** [@artjunky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artjunky)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-movement-floating-danelion-seeds/252632 "2008-02-21T21:03:32Z")

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I've used the Kirupa "Random Movement" flash and I'm trying to create an animation with dandelions floating off after being blown away. With the Random Movement flash, it starts in the wrong place and doesn't exactly …

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## [Sliding page interface - arrow buttons...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-page-interface-arrow-buttons/252628)

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**Author:** [@g\_unit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_unit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-page-interface-arrow-buttons/252628 "2008-02-21T20:43:56Z")

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Hello, I am creating a site for a client that involves a large movie clip with 9 different "pages" in a 3x3 grid. Each page is the same size as ths stage, so only one can be seen at a time. The use will click arrows to n…

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## [Overflowing text into multiple fields](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overflowing-text-into-multiple-fields/252626)

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**Author:** [@CommanderCool](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CommanderCool)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overflowing-text-into-multiple-fields/252626 "2008-02-21T20:14:51Z")

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Hi, i'm building a site which centers around a book. The pages each have a textfield with a constrained size. What i'm trying to do is have the text load, and then have the text wrap from one field to the next when it re…

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## [Flash ---\> PHP ---\> Database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-database/252625)

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**Author:** [@robdarkplace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/robdarkplace)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-database/252625 "2008-02-21T20:13:37Z")

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Hello I am looking to use php to send information to a database. I want to enter an email address into a text area in Flash, then on the click of a button I want to store it in a database and I think i need to use php. …

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## [Loading AS2 .swf files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-as2-swf-files/252624)

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**Author:** [@Izend](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Izend)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-as2-swf-files/252624 "2008-02-21T19:53:04Z")

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I've been tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to properly load old AS2 .swf files so that they don't have mouse issues, or cause my AS3's timeline to screw up. The main problem comes down to: The old AS2s ar…

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## [Multiple Button Press](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-button-press/252621)

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**Author:** [@cajonestoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cajonestoo)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-button-press/252621 "2008-02-21T19:44:26Z")

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Need some help... Here's my code: on (rollOver) { tellTarget ("rollover") { gotoAndPlay("text7IN"); } } on (rollOver) { tellTarget ("headings") { gotoAndPlay("Heading7"); } } on (rollO…

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## [onMouseOver when mouse button held down](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onmouseover-when-mouse-button-held-down/252616)

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**Author:** [@snailface](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snailface)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onmouseover-when-mouse-button-held-down/252616 "2008-02-21T18:50:05Z")

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Am I correct in understanding that the onMouseOver event doesn't fire if the mouse button is clicked and held down prior to moving the mouse over the specified object? If so, does anyone know of a way around this? Woul…

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## [If possible, actionscript conversion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-possible-actionscript-conversion/252614)

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**Author:** [@Ayatheangel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayatheangel)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-possible-actionscript-conversion/252614 "2008-02-21T18:26:42Z")

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From Flash 8 down to MX. I really hope this can be done. It's for a multimedia class project. function parseWords():Void { if (wordsLoader.firstChild.nodeName == "gamedata") { var rootNode:XMLNode = wordsLoader.firstChil…

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## [Flash image scroller xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-image-scroller-xml/252613)

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**Author:** [@marpropdel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marpropdel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-image-scroller-xml/252613 "2008-02-21T18:20:04Z")

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hi Guys, I am a beginner in flash. i have made some flash movies and have some understanding on actionscripts. my question is how to make flash movie which will dynamically load thumbnail images (of different width)…

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## [Press Spacebar at Anytime](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/press-spacebar-at-anytime/252611)

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**Author:** [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/press-spacebar-at-anytime/252611 "2008-02-21T18:08:50Z")

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Hello, I am trying to create a function that is called anytime the spacebar is pressed, no matter what item is focused. thanks for any help.

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