# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1189 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1190 --- ## [Getting buttons to work in mx2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-buttons-to-work-in-mx2004/242000)
**Author:** [@Tedri\_Mark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tedri_Mark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-buttons-to-work-in-mx2004/242000 "2007-10-20T19:44:45Z")
Okay, so after a lil' brteak from doing anything with flash, I'm having trouble doing the most basic thing- making a button skip to the next scene. Can't even get it to skip to a frame in the current scene. Not sure what… --- ## [Publishing at 100% distorts loaded movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-at-100-distorts-loaded-movieclip/241995)
**Author:** [@Armored](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Armored)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-at-100-distorts-loaded-movieclip/241995 "2007-10-20T18:51:53Z")
Hi, I have parent movieclip and I'm loading another movieclip into it. For the parent movieclip, I have set the HTML publish settings (File -\> Publish settings... -\> HTML -\> Dimensions) to 100%. Now everything loads … --- ## [Middle Tier for a Flash/Flex app](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/middle-tier-for-a-flash-flex-app/241992)
**Author:** [@jwopitz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwopitz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/middle-tier-for-a-flash-flex-app/241992 "2007-10-20T16:25:05Z")
Hi folks, I had posted over in the ServerSide forum and just wanted to get a consensus from you flash/flex folks too. Just needing some general input (pros/cons) about hooking up a flex application to a service layer.… --- ## [Audio Sync For Flash Presentation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-sync-for-flash-presentation/241989)
**Author:** [@bobcahill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobcahill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-sync-for-flash-presentation/241989 "2007-10-20T14:28:02Z")
I need to create a Flash presentation that is 5 minutes in length. I am trying to think of the best way to match up each section to the sounds. There is no interactivity and this is a linear presentation with five sectio… --- ## [Audio Sync for Flash Presentation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-sync-for-flash-presentation/241988)
**Author:** [@bobcahill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobcahill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-sync-for-flash-presentation/241988 "2007-10-20T14:27:24Z")
I need to create a Flash presentation that is 5 minutes in length. I am trying to think of the best way to match up each section to the sounds. There is no interactivity and this is a linear presentation with five sectio… --- ## [XML gallery; thumbnail buttons refuse to operate](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-thumbnail-buttons-refuse-to-operate/241986)
**Author:** [@Derugash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Derugash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-thumbnail-buttons-refuse-to-operate/241986 "2007-10-20T13:26:34Z")
I have a bit of code that doesn't do what I want it to do. As this is not an uncommon occurence, I'll elaborate! The piece of code is a modified (by me) snippet from the ''Adding thumbnails'' tutorial for the XML galle… --- ## [Loading XML, how does it work?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-how-does-it-work/241984)
**Author:** [@superbungalow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/superbungalow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-how-does-it-work/241984 "2007-10-20T12:15:59Z")
I've been learning about XML in AS2 lately, and I've started the "Displaying XML Data in Flash" tutorial, but there is something i don't get: function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded)… --- ## [Even the experts ares tumped :-)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/even-the-experts-ares-tumped/241981)
**Author:** [@Shard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/even-the-experts-ares-tumped/241981 "2007-10-20T10:56:18Z")
I've asked this question before and no-one seems to be able to answer it. I am altering the familiar image carousel script but seem unable to determine the "actual" height of an image loaded into an mc - after it has bee… --- ## [Need some help with xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-help-with-xml/241978)
**Author:** [@fr\_ode](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fr_ode)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-help-with-xml/241978 "2007-10-20T09:39:56Z")
Hi! I'm building a product gallery from the xml file below. I'm attempting to create a menu list with the names of the manufactors and display the thumbnails (from all manufactors) in a grid. Basicly, I'm making a d… --- ## [Stage dimensions get messed on resize](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-dimensions-get-messed-on-resize/241976)
**Author:** [@benkyoto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benkyoto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-dimensions-get-messed-on-resize/241976 "2007-10-20T06:03:32Z")
I got this script, which creates a centered rectangle in my movieclip to be used afterwards as the container of a photo gallery interface. var squaretwo:Sprite = new Sprite(); squaretwo.graphics.beginFill (0x3333… --- ## [\[flash8\] trouble highlighting specific areas of text in a dynamic text box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-trouble-highlighting-specific-areas-of-text-in-a-dynamic-text-box/241974)
**Author:** [@CrashDr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CrashDr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-trouble-highlighting-specific-areas-of-text-in-a-dynamic-text-box/241974 "2007-10-20T05:23:39Z")
Hi all, I'm currently trying to work out a method to highlight specific areas of text within a dynamic text field at runtime. The method I've been toying with so far has been the use of CSS highlighting, but have not se… --- ## [Rotation Problems \> 0-180](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotation-problems-0-180/241972)
**Author:** [@mr\_b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mr_b)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotation-problems-0-180/241972 "2007-10-20T04:39:02Z")
I'm working on a pretty insane pin wheel type image display UI. Photos are loaded in from XML and as they load in I am placing them a fixed radius away from the center point within a clip. Mouse movement controls whether… --- ## [Directory reading Actionscript help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-reading-actionscript-help/241970)
**Author:** [@Tenka\_Digi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tenka_Digi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-reading-actionscript-help/241970 "2007-10-20T04:03:05Z")
Heya, I'm quite the novice with actionscript, but I'm looking into making a .SWF file that will automatically load image files in a specified directory, displaying 1 randomly when the .SWF file is loaded/refreshed. It ha… --- ## [Using an event listeners function at will - event dispatching?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-event-listeners-function-at-will-event-dispatching/241968)
**Author:** [@waffe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waffe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-event-listeners-function-at-will-event-dispatching/241968 "2007-10-20T03:38:33Z")
Hi, I have a event listener that turns a camera on and off according to how much motion there is: camera1 = Camera.getCamera(""+Number(aCameraComboBoxes\[selComboBoxNum\].selectedIndex-1)); aCameras\[selComboBoxNum\].add… --- ## [Loade image "jpg" and use tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loade-image-jpg-and-use-tween/241966)
**Author:** [@sinek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sinek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loade-image-jpg-and-use-tween/241966 "2007-10-20T02:42:56Z")
i know how to load picture with Loader and URLRequest,... but the problem is cuz,.. tween class accepts only Display objects ,... any ideas ? i want to load a picture,... and scale it and change alpha,... with tweeni… --- ## [DisplayObject Resource Manager (feasible?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displayobject-resource-manager-feasible/241964)
**Author:** [@juworld](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/juworld)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displayobject-resource-manager-feasible/241964 "2007-10-20T01:47:09Z")
After reading this thread, http://www.kirupa.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-256294.html, I am trying to create a displayobject resource manager. Basically, I will have an array of display objects that loads all the extern… --- ## [Event doesnt execute](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-doesnt-execute/241963)
**Author:** [@sinek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sinek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-doesnt-execute/241963 "2007-10-20T00:42:43Z")
import fl.transitions.Tween; import fl.transitions.easing.\*; var GaleryXml:XML; var GaleryList:XMLList; var GaleryLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); var ImageLoader:Loader; var ImageShow:MovieClip; var ImageTwe… --- ## [Cant print if the loadedSwf isn't added it to displaylist](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-print-if-the-loadedswf-isnt-added-it-to-displaylist/241962)
**Author:** [@smileyDandelion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smileyDandelion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-print-if-the-loadedswf-isnt-added-it-to-displaylist/241962 "2007-10-20T00:38:12Z")
I'm having a problem- not being able to get the loaded\_swf that is not added to display list to get printed . The printer prints a blank page instead. I use Loader to load the external swf . If I add the loader to dis… --- ## [Problems with dynamic buttons with XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-dynamic-buttons-with-xml/241958)
**Author:** [@esquivel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/esquivel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-dynamic-buttons-with-xml/241958 "2007-10-19T22:36:48Z")
Hello all, I'm kinda new using XML in flash, and I can't get this to work... Everything seems to be fine, all 7 buttons have their corresponding instance, but when I hit the button already published, nothing happens, not… --- ## [Dynamically Created Events?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-created-events/241957)
**Author:** [@oreth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oreth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-created-events/241957 "2007-10-19T22:25:43Z")
I've got a data structure: var obj:Object = new Object(); and a forLoop for (var i:Number = 0; i\< SomeNumber; i++){ \[INDENT\] obj\['line\_mc'+i\] = new MovieClip(); obj\['line\_mc'+i\].someData = i; ... do some… --- ## [Flash Detection in the same page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection-in-the-same-page/241949)
**Author:** [@sudewo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sudewo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection-in-the-same-page/241949 "2007-10-19T19:22:07Z")
Hello, I have a site with navigation menu built from DW extension - extend studio menu. This menu uses flash, but it doesn't call flash object directly, instead, it has a long javascript file that calling the flash obj… --- ## [Looping through objects?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping-through-objects/241944)
**Author:** [@axiomflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/axiomflash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping-through-objects/241944 "2007-10-19T18:53:52Z")
It is easy to loop through an Object or Array's properties with the following: for(var j:String in myData){ trace(j, myData\[j\]); } But I need to loop through the properties of an unknown object, a sprite for exa… --- ## ["Bank" design pattern: is it worth it?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bank-design-pattern-is-it-worth-it/241939)
**Author:** [@Rezmason](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rezmason)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bank-design-pattern-is-it-worth-it/241939 "2007-10-19T17:48:06Z")
A Python-based associate and I have pondered over the use of the following design pattern, which I call a "Bank" (I think it differs somewhat from the Flyweight pattern): Say you have a game that instantiates Enemy obj… --- ## [AS PHP/MYSQL Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-php-mysql-help/241936)
**Author:** [@prado97](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prado97)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-php-mysql-help/241936 "2007-10-19T16:58:33Z")
Hi, I'm just beginning to work on flash and actionscript. I just finished working on a simple quiz game and I'd like to integrate with a current php/mysql script. How can I send/pass the score variable from the flash q… --- ## [Hello and question (currentframe)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hello-and-question-currentframe/241931)
**Author:** [@Padaxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Padaxes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hello-and-question-currentframe/241931 "2007-10-19T16:03:12Z")
Hi, I've just started out with flash/action script and have been trawling through tutorials/examples etc learning the ropes. However the easy slide show tutorial I was using is in action script 2.0, I\`m trying to adep… --- ## [What window size?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-window-size/241929)
**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-window-size/241929 "2007-10-19T15:42:51Z")
I'm developing a training demo in Flash and I need to decide how big the window should be that contains the demo. I'm not privvy to such best practices considerations. Any advice on this? I've tried 800 x 600 and that … --- ## [Blur transitions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-transitions/241924)
**Author:** [@ChrisSe7en](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChrisSe7en)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-transitions/241924 "2007-10-19T13:46:45Z")
Since using Flash with video, I've yet to figure out how people are doing blur transitions like these: http://www.shaveeverywhere.com/ How are they doing these smooth trasition from one VC to the next? I'm sure it is … --- ## [Converting site from Flash 6 to Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-site-from-flash-6-to-flash-8/241918)
**Author:** [@Dubhsith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dubhsith)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-site-from-flash-6-to-flash-8/241918 "2007-10-19T11:38:25Z")
I'm trying to convert a flash 6 file to a flash 8 file, but when i do, it screws up the menu in my flash site. the menu freezes half way down. It compiles error free. The menu has 4 items. When the user selects a menu … --- ## [Display on stage from subclass](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-on-stage-from-subclass/241915)
**Author:** [@Qbe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Qbe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-on-stage-from-subclass/241915 "2007-10-19T11:16:58Z")
I'm trying to add a series ofTextFields on the stage from a subclass of the creatorclass. This is my structure: FLA, the .fla file CRE, the creator file that's connected to the FLA. PROD, the sub class of CRE. I have… --- ## [MouseEventDispatcher anyone?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseeventdispatcher-anyone/241914)
**Author:** [@tezzutezzu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tezzutezzu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseeventdispatcher-anyone/241914 "2007-10-19T11:01:13Z")
Hello, I find myself a little bored by the fact that every time I want to add any sort of mouse interaction to a DisplayObject I have to add at least 4 rows of addEventListener and 4 functions for each different state (… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1188) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1190)