# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1091 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1092 --- ## [Changing tab indexes and stuff](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-tab-indexes-and-stuff/250418)
**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-tab-indexes-and-stuff/250418 "2008-01-29T12:36:19Z")
I know that it's possible to change tabindex using ActionScript on the components. But I'd really like a design-time way of changing the tabindex. So I checked the help and found it mentioning the "Accessability" panel… --- ## [Need help making XML.onLoad return a value](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-making-xml-onload-return-a-value/250417)
**Author:** [@jonnyleeharris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jonnyleeharris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-making-xml-onload-return-a-value/250417 "2008-01-29T12:21:12Z")
After using Google and these forums I've discovered that it's not possible to return a value directly from this function. However, I still need some kind of workaround, so here is my scenario: This function overrides t… --- ## [Trigger Event](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigger-event/250416)
**Author:** [@pixelDepth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixelDepth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigger-event/250416 "2008-01-29T11:57:19Z")
Hey, I have a list component, what I wish to do is when you hover on a cell, it then grabs that row index (which I can do), and then it looks at another list component to fire the roll over event. How can I do that i… --- ## [Senoculars 'Perlin Flag Wave' to AS2 Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/senoculars-perlin-flag-wave-to-as2-class/250411)
**Author:** [@duncanhall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duncanhall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/senoculars-perlin-flag-wave-to-as2-class/250411 "2008-01-29T10:55:09Z")
I've been trying to encapsulate Senoculars brilliant PerlinNoise Flag Wave example into a self contained AS2 class. The original Fla example is here: http://www.senocular.com/flash/source.php?id=0.188 I've tried to… --- ## [Accessing duplicatedMovieClip dynamic text vars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-duplicatedmovieclip-dynamic-text-vars/250410)
**Author:** [@LozT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LozT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-duplicatedmovieclip-dynamic-text-vars/250410 "2008-01-29T10:46:39Z")
Hello ppl, I have an xml content loaded in AS and to that content I made a movieClip to show that content. I'm duplicating that movieClip according to the quantity exposed in xml. My problem is that when I duplicat… --- ## [4 Buttons and a VideoPlayer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/4-buttons-and-a-videoplayer/250407)
**Author:** [@ChromeDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChromeDemon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/4-buttons-and-a-videoplayer/250407 "2008-01-29T10:10:31Z")
Problem: I have 4 Buttons called: vbtn\_1 vbtn\_2 vbtn\_3 vbtn\_4 and one Videoplayer component called "videoplayer" now i want load different videos inside the component by clicking on of the buttons ... can anyo… --- ## [OOP class variables question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oop-class-variables-question/250405)
**Author:** [@Dragy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dragy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oop-class-variables-question/250405 "2008-01-29T09:49:11Z")
Hey \[smirk\] Not too long ago I started using Flash CS3 and AS3. OOP is completely new for me, but I'm getting the hang of it with time. But I have a question - I have a class which extends a movieclip, that class is… --- ## ["Internet Explorer" not supporting thumbnail generation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/internet-explorer-not-supporting-thumbnail-generation/250401)
**Author:** [@jlackyashdya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jlackyashdya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/internet-explorer-not-supporting-thumbnail-generation/250401 "2008-01-29T08:30:47Z")
hi, i m developing a xml based image gallery. i wrote code for generating thumbnails using loader component. its working fine locally. but when i upload it , "Mozilla firefox" browser is working perfect. but "Internet Ex… --- ## [Set Movieclip Boundaries on zoom & pan](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-movieclip-boundaries-on-zoom-pan/250397)
**Author:** [@Scooby2008](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scooby2008)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-movieclip-boundaries-on-zoom-pan/250397 "2008-01-29T08:19:42Z")
This is my first post here at kirupa.. I'm not too sure how this works here, but I have a problem trying to set some boundaries.. Here is what I have so far: http://www.rickdu.net/examples/boundaries/ It works fin… --- ## [Problem in creating as2.0 program in FlashDevelop and MTASC Complier](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-creating-as2-0-program-in-flashdevelop-and-mtasc-complier/250393)
**Author:** [@jaksonline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaksonline)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-creating-as2-0-program-in-flashdevelop-and-mtasc-complier/250393 "2008-01-29T07:34:21Z")
Hi.., I am creating as2 programs in Flash Develop Editor and compling that .as2 file in M\*\*TASC compiler\*\*,\*\* I am not using the FLASH IDE , \*\*I want to write a pure AS2 program that should contain any of form elements … --- ## [Opening in new Window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-in-new-window/250391)
**Author:** [@Vladimiru](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vladimiru)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-in-new-window/250391 "2008-01-29T07:04:24Z")
Hello, I have the following problem, and I hope there is someone here that encountered it before or has an idea of how can be solved. So, I've finished a website in flash, and it's in fullscreen mode. And on the webs… --- ## [Memory management in flah 8!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-management-in-flah-8/250390)
**Author:** [@smita\_datar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smita_datar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-management-in-flah-8/250390 "2008-01-29T06:48:15Z")
\[FONT=Times New Roman\]Hi,\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] I want to create 2 scenes for login related functionality..1. loginpage 2. Homepage.\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] \[… --- ## [Button stages - mistery flickering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-stages-mistery-flickering/250389)
**Author:** [@stevenmahoney](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stevenmahoney)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-stages-mistery-flickering/250389 "2008-01-29T06:32:54Z")
Please help! I created a simple "button" movie clip with 3 stages (up, over and out). Then I made text in the upper part of the button to be on in up position, move to the right and dissapear in over postition (it then s… --- ## [Looking for a tutorial on creating an oop website?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-a-tutorial-on-creating-an-oop-website/250388)
**Author:** [@cbandco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cbandco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-a-tutorial-on-creating-an-oop-website/250388 "2008-01-29T06:00:32Z")
I was just wondering if anyone knew of a tutorial about creating a website in OOP. I'm familiar with creating flash sites and pretty familiar with OOP, but as far as creating my own OOP to accomplish the tasks of a simpl… --- ## [Flash file hosting server?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-hosting-server/250383)
**Author:** [@MaxGhost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MaxGhost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-hosting-server/250383 "2008-01-29T04:34:14Z")
I don't know if this is the right category to ask this in, but I think I need help to find a good file hosting server/website to save my swiff's in to show examples in a freewebs... Reason is I made stuff in Flash 8 bu… --- ## [Need help with color transform call](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-color-transform-call/250380)
**Author:** [@lkingman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lkingman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-color-transform-call/250380 "2008-01-29T03:17:09Z")
This works, but only with the last image. Why? I broke apart a kitchen photo into five .png files so I could click on cabinets or floor, etc. to change color. Using separate functions like "colorCabinets()", "colorFl… --- ## [\[FMX04\]Random Quiz Sound Effects Actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-random-quiz-sound-effects-actionscript/250377)
**Author:** [@Zizi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zizi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-random-quiz-sound-effects-actionscript/250377 "2008-01-29T02:55:55Z")
I’m trying to figure how you add correct & wrong sound effects into buttons of a “Who want’s to be a Millionare?” as well as correct & wrong symbols popping up using actionacript. Thanks, much appriciated. All I got so… --- ## [Custom events are driving me mad! :'(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-events-are-driving-me-mad/250376)
**Author:** [@black\_angel082](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/black_angel082)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-events-are-driving-me-mad/250376 "2008-01-29T02:55:17Z")
I need to start really getting into AS3 events, but I'm really confused.. I have read a lot on custom events but I still can't make them work.. Custom Event: package Game{ import flash.events.Event; import f… --- ## [Problem accessing movieclip on stage from Document Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-accessing-movieclip-on-stage-from-document-class/250373)
**Author:** [@jcarwile](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jcarwile)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-accessing-movieclip-on-stage-from-document-class/250373 "2008-01-29T02:27:53Z")
Is there anyway to access variables or methods in actionscript in the timeline from a class? I am new to CS3 and started developing with the meat of my code in the timeline. After creating a class and some instances o… --- ## [How to change the width and height of an image loaded in a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-the-width-and-height-of-an-image-loaded-in-a-movieclip/250368)
**Author:** [@kitsunegari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kitsunegari)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-the-width-and-height-of-an-image-loaded-in-a-movieclip/250368 "2008-01-29T00:44:34Z")
Hi I would like to know how I can modify the size properties of an image that is loaded in a movie clip with Loader() In my example, if I change the width and height properties of the movieclip in which the image is lo… --- ## [I need someone to write a quick code please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-someone-to-write-a-quick-code-please/250366)
**Author:** [@MDuncanAU](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MDuncanAU)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-someone-to-write-a-quick-code-please/250366 "2008-01-29T00:22:56Z")
I have done Kirupa's tutorial and read a couple others, but it seems no matter what I do I cannot get a button to launch an external swf into a MovieClip. I can get it to launch onto the stage, but not to a specified MC… --- ## [bitmapData oddness](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-oddness/250360)
**Author:** [@Adamius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Adamius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-oddness/250360 "2008-01-28T22:45:58Z")
got a bit of a issue with bitmapData, i'm trying to make a replica of a movie clip inside a sperate movie clip at half scale. so far theres been no problems, however the bitmap that gets reutrned is only of the bottom ri… --- ## [Button/actionscript question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-actionscript-question/250356)
**Author:** [@MaxGhost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MaxGhost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-actionscript-question/250356 "2008-01-28T21:46:56Z")
I have a particle animation made in Flash 8, and for publishing purposes I want to have an opening page to begin it, then on the second frame (where the actionscript and "flames" are), I have a stop button, to return to … --- ## [Help! problems with scotty's "total" kirupa slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-problems-with-scottys-total-kirupa-slideshow/250351)
**Author:** [@friggingmick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/friggingmick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-problems-with-scottys-total-kirupa-slideshow/250351 "2008-01-28T20:24:21Z")
I modified some of codes in "total" slideshow to adopt the slide and loop functions from other kirupa slideshow with slide and loop capabilities, but it's frustrating that I couldn't get the it to work. The preloader w… --- ## [How to dynamically create Object’s trough for loop?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-dynamically-create-object-s-trough-for-loop/250350)
**Author:** [@Bojan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bojan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-dynamically-create-object-s-trough-for-loop/250350 "2008-01-28T20:21:27Z")
\[FONT=Arial\]Hi,\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]I want to dynamically create 10 Objects trough for loop. Each Object should have unique name.\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]In previous version od AS you could sove this with these lines of code:\[… --- ## [Cant Pass var url to navigateToURL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-pass-var-url-to-navigatetourl/250342)
**Author:** [@jrutter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrutter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-pass-var-url-to-navigatetourl/250342 "2008-01-28T18:26:12Z")
So Im stumped, Im trying to pass a var url - which grabs the URL out of the xml file. I have the code setup correctly and I can see the URL being pulled out of the XML - but I cant seem to get it into the onClickNYOP fun… --- ## [Drag, Drop and Snap Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-drop-and-snap-question/250336)
**Author:** [@Crystal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Crystal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-drop-and-snap-question/250336 "2008-01-28T17:20:49Z")
Hello- I am currently working on a game which includes a drag and drop timeline; however, I am unable to get the items to snap into their correct position. I can get the items to snap when dropped, they just do not sn… --- ## [Automatic File Deletion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-file-deletion/250333)
**Author:** [@mrwizzer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrwizzer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-file-deletion/250333 "2008-01-28T16:58:43Z")
I've got an application running on my Flash Communication Server that creates small audio files on my FMS as the user uses the site. I need to know... Is there a way to delete these files from the server on a regular … --- ## [H.264 Loading?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/h-264-loading/250329)
**Author:** [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/h-264-loading/250329 "2008-01-28T15:55:11Z")
Hello All, I have been reading that we can now load H.264 encoded movies now. how is this done? what extension do they have to be? can i load an h264 movie into a video object? please help, i have h.264 quicktime… --- ## [Knowing when a movieclip is finished](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/knowing-when-a-movieclip-is-finished/250327)
**Author:** [@Wedge\_Man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wedge_Man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/knowing-when-a-movieclip-is-finished/250327 "2008-01-28T15:52:22Z")
Hey All, In old AS2 days you could go into a movieclip's timeline and on the the last frame put something like "stop();" to stop the movieclip. How can I do something like this is AS3? I basically want to play a m… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1090) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1092)