# flash

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## [Galley script help, please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/galley-script-help-please/244424)

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**Author:** [@serazoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/serazoo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/galley-script-help-please/244424 "2007-11-17T21:44:18Z")

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Hello, I'm new to actionscript in general, I do know a little... I foung a gallery script, modified many things, the images open fine, everything is working, but here's the thing: the gallery is in 3 sections, red, …

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## [Flash Game Ice age](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-game-ice-age/244423)

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**Author:** [@Navs\_dhinki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navs_dhinki)\
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**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-game-ice-age/244423 "2007-11-17T21:34:47Z")

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HI, I am new to flash game programming and I am on a project for the game Ice Age which i found in a ebook(i dont have CD just Ebook) Game Design Demystified by Job Makar. The data given in that book was not sufficient. …

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## [Isometry z-sorting problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/isometry-z-sorting-problem/244422)

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**Author:** [@Stiakooo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stiakooo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/isometry-z-sorting-problem/244422 "2007-11-17T20:50:29Z")

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Hello I'm working on a flash application for bath design. The user can set the dimensions of the bathroom and add different types of bath furniture on a 2d plane. After that the user can see the design in an isometric vi…

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## [Duplicate movieclips with external x,y coordinates](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-movieclips-with-external-x-y-coordinates/244421)

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**Author:** [@Designer1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Designer1)\
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**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-movieclips-with-external-x-y-coordinates/244421 "2007-11-17T20:21:41Z")

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Hello everyone, I am new to kirupa, and this is my first post. I want to duplicate a movieclip - then give each of the copies their own x-y coordinates and their own actions ( get url, load movie... ). This all i wa…

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## [Accessing Singleton Methods](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-singleton-methods/244419)

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**Author:** [@quietless](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/quietless)\
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**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-singleton-methods/244419 "2007-11-17T19:54:44Z")

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Hello, I'm a bit new at OOP and am trying to implement a Singleton that parses some XML into an object to use throughout my application. It is my understanding that getInstance() returns a reference to the object retur…

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## [\[problem\] Adding Thumbnails tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-adding-thumbnails-tutorial/244416)

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**Author:** [@7040](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/7040)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-adding-thumbnails-tutorial/244416 "2007-11-17T19:18:57Z")

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\[LEFT\]Greetings! i recently found this forum and I must say it has helped me greatly regarding flash doubts i've had. I followed the "Photo Gallery" tutorial as well as the "Adding Thumbnails" tutorial and I ran into s…

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## [Passing function parameters from an XML doc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-function-parameters-from-an-xml-doc/244414)

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**Author:** [@Clemente](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Clemente)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-function-parameters-from-an-xml-doc/244414 "2007-11-17T18:50:15Z")

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Hi- I'm having an issue with calling a function from an imported XML file. This is my function: function SwitchImage(movieName) { this.popBox.popImage.loadMovie(movieName); this.popBox.popCaption = "Go Bulldogs"; } …

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## [Show/Hide MC holding text field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/show-hide-mc-holding-text-field/244413)

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**Author:** [@bigSHIFT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigSHIFT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/show-hide-mc-holding-text-field/244413 "2007-11-17T18:17:20Z")

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Hey all, I've asked this question before with no luck, mainly due to me not being able to fully explain myself. I have a mc that holds a text field. The mc's default alpha is 0, on the click of a button I want the m…

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## [Volume Slider help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/volume-slider-help/244412)

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**Author:** [@yoyoyo\_2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yoyoyo_2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/volume-slider-help/244412 "2007-11-17T18:04:44Z")

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I recently used this volume slider here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/volume\_slider.htm and I'm please by the results. Theres one thing I'm stuck on, I'd like the mp3 to autoplay when the site is entered. Is there …

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## [Help needed in finding the angle between two lines](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-in-finding-the-angle-between-two-lines/244406)

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**Author:** [@vjay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vjay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-in-finding-the-angle-between-two-lines/244406 "2007-11-17T14:04:10Z")

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I'm doing a project, and I need help to do the following... I create a line first by clicking first and a second point. Then I create a second line by clicking on the second point of the first line and second click som…

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## [XML Socket Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-socket-problem/244403)

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**Author:** [@True\_Believer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/True_Believer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-socket-problem/244403 "2007-11-17T13:35:18Z")

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Hi guys can someone help me with this I’ve been looking at it for a while now and can’t see where I’m going wrong. All I need to do is get my file to connect to the socket but when I try it nothing happens I don’t even g…

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## [Dispatching a custom event just received by a dispatcher](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dispatching-a-custom-event-just-received-by-a-dispatcher/244397)

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**Author:** [@IlTimido](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IlTimido)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dispatching-a-custom-event-just-received-by-a-dispatcher/244397 "2007-11-17T12:12:38Z")

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Hello there. I would like to know why this piece of code doesn't work. When I try to dispatch a custom event "MyEvent" after receiving it from another dispatcher I get this error (at run-time): TypeError: Error #1034: …

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## [\[CS3\] Photo Gallery tutorial help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-photo-gallery-tutorial-help/244392)

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**Author:** [@expansion17](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/expansion17)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-photo-gallery-tutorial-help/244392 "2007-11-17T08:07:44Z")

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Hey i read your tutorial on Creating a Photo Gallery: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.htm I've been trying to figure out how to activate the script when I click on a button - as in loadmovie into a blan…

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## [Load Var](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-var/244389)

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**Author:** [@creyentededios](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creyentededios)\
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**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-var/244389 "2007-11-17T05:55:25Z")

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Heres what i would like to do i have a small flash file with a dynamic text field with instance name: load\_txt i have a server...http://myserver.com what i would like to be able to do is when embedding my flash fil…

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## [CSS textField](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-textfield/244388)

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**Author:** [@bpdp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bpdp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-textfield/244388 "2007-11-17T04:36:42Z")

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Hello, I am trying to attach a styleSheet to a textField. If I have a tag defined in the css file it will not show in the textField. all the other text is there just not the link (a {font-weight: bold;} is the only thing…

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## [PHP question (Flash contact form)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-question-flash-contact-form/244385)

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**Author:** [@pivotal76](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pivotal76)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-question-flash-contact-form/244385 "2007-11-17T02:37:58Z")

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Does anyone happen to know why that would I only get emails when I use my own email address when testing my Flash contact form? I found out from my ISP that messages aren't sent if the from email address isn't from the s…

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## [Snap to Pixel Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snap-to-pixel-question/244382)

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**Author:** [@function4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/function4)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snap-to-pixel-question/244382 "2007-11-17T02:11:58Z")

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Hi, is there a way to ALWAYS have objects move and scale to whole pixel numbers? I turned on "snap to pixels" and I still get fraction numbers when I move stuff around with my mouse, and it is getting very annoying. Than…

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## [Animated Mouse trails (as 3)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-mouse-trails-as-3/244374)

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**Author:** [@kidagara](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kidagara)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-mouse-trails-as-3/244374 "2007-11-16T23:19:18Z")

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Hi. I'm new to this site, so forgive me if I'm confusing in my request. I have an assignment due next week and I'm trying to go 'above and beyond' by including a fancy mouse trail animation (a random drop of a movie cl…

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## [How is this cool text effect done?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-cool-text-effect-done/244373)

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**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-cool-text-effect-done/244373 "2007-11-16T22:18:20Z")

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\-http://www.kaiserinteractive.com/ What im trying to figure out is how they did that "IDEAS" text effect with the particles floating up and that cool smoke effect around it.

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## [Timer for SS and global](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-for-ss-and-global/244370)

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**Author:** [@Multi\_Task](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Multi_Task)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-for-ss-and-global/244370 "2007-11-16T21:17:10Z")

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question about global vars I am trying to set a timer when no activity removeMovie and attach screen saver. I am trying to use a global var so that I can reset the count. Here is my AS what can I do to reset my timer…

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## [Aligning content to bottom of browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aligning-content-to-bottom-of-browser/244367)

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**Author:** [@jibble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jibble)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aligning-content-to-bottom-of-browser/244367 "2007-11-16T20:32:44Z")

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So i'm trying to align a navigation to the bottom of the browser. and this is whats happening...The NAV clip is aligning to something, but it's not working right. I want it to be 25 pixels from the bottom at all times…

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## [Help With Boolean And Broadcasting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-boolean-and-broadcasting/244366)

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**Author:** [@theuprock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theuprock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-boolean-and-broadcasting/244366 "2007-11-16T20:21:17Z")

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I've got my buttons worked out finally to react correctly on clicks, now I want to send what I think should be a global call to the movie's maintime to let it know that the audio clip is either paused or player, via a Bo…

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## [Guilty Flash Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guilty-flash-question/244363)

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**Author:** [@SteelCity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SteelCity)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guilty-flash-question/244363 "2007-11-16T20:04:30Z")

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I'm quite new to Flash (CS3 FLASH is what I have). I was watching and working w/ online tutorials, to get the lay of the land, since I've never worked with flash, just your cheesy 29.00 webeasy website programs. I ha…

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## [How do I hide a flash button?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-hide-a-flash-button/244362)

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**Author:** [@Tsid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tsid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-hide-a-flash-button/244362 "2007-11-16T19:47:09Z")

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Hi, I have a question about hiding a flash button. I have 2 buttons (one for muting and one for unmuting). When I click on the mute one, I want to make it so that it hides the mute one and makes the unmute button visible…

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## [Simple variable naming question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-variable-naming-question/244360)

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**Author:** [@psych](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/psych)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-variable-naming-question/244360 "2007-11-16T19:07:17Z")

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Is it possible do dynamically create and assign variable names using as like this for example: name1 name2 name3 I am think about something like this which of course doesn't work: for (var i:int=1; i\<4; i++){ var…

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## [CSV to Array? HTTPService.... \[Flex/AS\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/csv-to-array-httpservice-flex-as/244358)

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**Author:** [@ratherblue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ratherblue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/csv-to-array-httpservice-flex-as/244358 "2007-11-16T18:37:56Z")

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Is it possible to convert a CSV to an Array? My CSV looks something like this: ID, Date, Value PID,1/31/2007,8.6054 PID,2/28/2007,10.3755 PID,3/31/2007,10.2985 PID,4/30/2007,12.7639 PID,5/31/2007,13.3313 PID,6/30/2…

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## [Problem with contact sheet (only half visible when used in website)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-contact-sheet-only-half-visible-when-used-in-website/244357)

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**Author:** [@goeiste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goeiste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-contact-sheet-only-half-visible-when-used-in-website/244357 "2007-11-16T18:33:43Z")

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Dear all, I have a problem..I made a contact sheet which is working perfectly (I tested it in a seperate flash file and it worked). The problem hoever is that I want to use it in a website I'm making, but when I copy t…

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## [Trace data from a list component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-data-from-a-list-component/244355)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-data-from-a-list-component/244355 "2007-11-16T17:46:15Z")

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Well this is my first attempt at AS3 so here goes..Ive successfully loaded xml into a list component. I want to just trace out the data part of the slide list when you change the selection. I have MouseEvent.CLICK right …

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## [Embeded a FLV to a SWF, want to mute all sounds initially](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeded-a-flv-to-a-swf-want-to-mute-all-sounds-initially/244354)

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**Author:** [@Tsid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tsid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeded-a-flv-to-a-swf-want-to-mute-all-sounds-initially/244354 "2007-11-16T17:35:14Z")

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Hi, I am a noob at this, but I embedded a FLV into a SWF, from here, I'd like to make it so that the sound is muted initially, and then there would be a mute toggle button on top of the video that allows the user to unmu…

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## [Desperate for a CAROUSEL MENU actionscript, PLEASE HELP!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperate-for-a-carousel-menu-actionscript-please-help/244350)

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**Author:** [@nortagem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nortagem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperate-for-a-carousel-menu-actionscript-please-help/244350 "2007-11-16T16:52:57Z")

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Hello, I'm a graphic design student and need to create a certain interface for a big project. I want to make a spinning carousel menu which 'locks' onto a specific position when clicked, just like in http://www.sobeli…

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