# flash

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## [Dynamic hittest](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-hittest/232664)

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**Author:** [@bardic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bardic)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-hittest/232664 "2007-07-16T19:27:38Z")

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hell hello, Sorry if this is a little confusing, but i cracked into my vodka store and it still didn't help me solve the problem xD Anyways, I am attempting to build a xml driven drop down menu where everything is take…

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## [F8 - Streaming Audio from streaming server help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-streaming-audio-from-streaming-server-help/232663)

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**Author:** [@Dr\_Abner\_Mellon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dr_Abner_Mellon)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-streaming-audio-from-streaming-server-help/232663 "2007-07-16T19:23:00Z")

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Any one have any ideas why my streaming audio wont play? I trying to stream audio .mp3's from a streaming server. This way it is not a progressive download and cache. But I can not seem to get the audio to play thr…

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## [Input Data Help Needed ASAP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-data-help-needed-asap/232661)

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**Author:** [@rcaira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rcaira)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-data-help-needed-asap/232661 "2007-07-16T19:08:11Z")

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\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\]:hangover: Hi All,:hangover: \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\] \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT='Times New Roman'\]Here is my dilemma. I am designing an e-learning activity where the use…

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## [Display variable information in another loaded MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-variable-information-in-another-loaded-mc/232660)

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**Author:** [@Baeshin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baeshin)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-variable-information-in-another-loaded-mc/232660 "2007-07-16T19:01:25Z")

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Hi guys, I'm building a product page, here's the setup: http://www.pikzel.nl/product\_nav/ On the index.swf is the main navigation that'll open swf's for the different categories. Those products.swf fills with produ…

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## [Please have a look at this site, need help:](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-have-a-look-at-this-site-need-help/232659)

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**Author:** [@designursite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/designursite)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-have-a-look-at-this-site-need-help/232659 "2007-07-16T19:01:17Z")

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Hi, Kindly have a look at this website http://www.tourism-in-oman.com and let me know why does the "tick" noise come when the intro gets loaded. It comes in every increase of the percentage of the loader. I would like …

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## [ComboBox: load swf to empty mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-load-swf-to-empty-mc/232655)

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**Author:** [@SillyMidOn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SillyMidOn)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-load-swf-to-empty-mc/232655 "2007-07-16T18:51:06Z")

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I have an empty movieclip (mc\_holder) on the stage into which I want to load any one of three SWFs. I have a comboBox with three choices, 1,2 and 3, which point to the swf files. I can do this fairly easily using a b…

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## [Saving user conditions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-user-conditions/232649)

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**Author:** [@Checkers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Checkers)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-user-conditions/232649 "2007-07-16T17:53:32Z")

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I'm working on a custom Avatar system in flash. It's a fairly simple external image loader layout where you can load a different image using roll-out buttons. Currently I'm working on configuring a way for the user to …

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## [Can somebody help me?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-somebody-help-me/232645)

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**Author:** [@thefisl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thefisl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-somebody-help-me/232645 "2007-07-16T17:36:22Z")

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I have three problems left to solve..... \[COLOR=Red\] 1) I need to have it to where I don't have to wait for all the thumbs to finish downloading before I can view a "big image"... All the solutions that I have come up…

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## [Level 0 and Level 1 question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/level-0-and-level-1-question/232634)

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**Author:** [@mixeeplikstick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mixeeplikstick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/level-0-and-level-1-question/232634 "2007-07-16T16:21:54Z")

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i have this two movie clips… i set one on level zero and the other on level one. scenario: i click a specific button at level zero movie clip that loads the level one movie clip above it, but hides the level zero movie …

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## [\[Flash8\] Help needed with Draw API (AS2)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-help-needed-with-draw-api-as2/232631)

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**Author:** [@Maddug](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maddug)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-help-needed-with-draw-api-as2/232631 "2007-07-16T16:13:13Z")

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Hi all, I've done the Draw API tutorial on the site and it works like a dream. My question is: I have an icon that the user clicks to turn the draw api on and off. I can get it to turn on and if the icon is clicked a…

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## [Actionscript mask](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-mask/232629)

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**Author:** [@Tattered](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tattered)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-mask/232629 "2007-07-16T15:46:25Z")

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Hello people, I have created a mask using actionscript, but I found that it will only mask over graphic/movieclip/etc... am I doing something wrong here? this.createEmptyMovieClip("mask\_mc", this.getNextHighestDept…

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## [MLaZz](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mlazz/232626)

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**Author:** [@aamirbhatti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aamirbhatti)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mlazz/232626 "2007-07-16T15:10:09Z")

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Dear MLaZz www.tbwaworld.com check this site and please tell me how to make this moving mc with mouse with easing. I know you can help me. any tutorial or thread

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## [Displacement Map for Perspective](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displacement-map-for-perspective/232625)

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**Author:** [@greatbigbrain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/greatbigbrain)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displacement-map-for-perspective/232625 "2007-07-16T15:05:45Z")

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Greetings All, I've tried in vein to understand displacement maps; I can find nothing on "The Internet" that teaches me what I need to learn. Now I'm looking to all you smart-types to solve my problem for me! All I want …

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## [Resizing flash projectors](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-flash-projectors/232623)

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**Author:** [@c990](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/c990)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-flash-projectors/232623 "2007-07-16T14:41:45Z")

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I'm having a few problems with flash projectors. I want to be able to put my finished site onto CD and launch it that way. The problem is I want my main movie to always be 824x602 but the background to resize to fit 10…

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## [Stopping a loader while it is in the process of loading?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-a-loader-while-it-is-in-the-process-of-loading/232616)

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**Author:** [@Macky\_Bwoy22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Macky_Bwoy22)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-a-loader-while-it-is-in-the-process-of-loading/232616 "2007-07-16T14:14:41Z")

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Hello to you all and thanks for your time. My problem goes something like this. I am creating an application for a website selling cars and I have used a loader to automatically load in the car pictures from an xml file.…

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## [swapDepths issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swapdepths-issue/232610)

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**Author:** [@Jarcki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jarcki)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swapdepths-issue/232610 "2007-07-16T12:36:32Z")

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I have a MC and put this code in it: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (this.hitTest(root.xmouse, root.ymouse, true)) { this.nextFrame(); } else { this.prevFrame(); } } This was for the button to scale backwards and…

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## [Full Browser Flash - Need an element to be 'bigger' than the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-browser-flash-need-an-element-to-be-bigger-than-the-stage/232601)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Goudie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sam_Goudie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-browser-flash-need-an-element-to-be-bigger-than-the-stage/232601 "2007-07-16T11:17:41Z")

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Hey guys, I'm working on a full browser flash site and it works great, its got a 1000x650 movie in the middle centred in the html and the background colour of the movie fills the rest of the stage, no margins, no mess…

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## [Whats the time?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-time/232599)

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**Author:** [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-time/232599 "2007-07-16T11:14:18Z")

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Hey this works well but I have one wee question. once the variable hits 60 seconds how do I tell it to display minutes:seconds. rather than just seconds?? var time\_Duration:Number; var total\_frames = root.totalframes; …

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## [Flash 8 Function not working in Flash 8 but in Flash 9](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-function-not-working-in-flash-8-but-in-flash-9/232595)

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**Author:** [@ChromeDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChromeDemon)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-function-not-working-in-flash-8-but-in-flash-9/232595 "2007-07-16T09:42:20Z")

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I use this piece of Code from Senoculars Matrix Tutorial: import flash.geom.Matrix; function duplicateMovieClipImage(from, target){ var pics= new flash.display.BitmapData(from.\_width, from.\_height); pics.draw(…

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## [Browser Cacheing Woes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-cacheing-woes/232576)

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**Author:** [@Shard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-cacheing-woes/232576 "2007-07-16T05:25:56Z")

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Hi all, I have tried everything and come up beaten \[frowning\] I have an incredibly tiny 2k flash movie that reads image paths from a seperate xml file, so theres really only 10+ lines of code in the whole thing. The pr…

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## [Emailing a JPG through a flash form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/emailing-a-jpg-through-a-flash-form/232571)

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**Author:** [@alpharaven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alpharaven)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/emailing-a-jpg-through-a-flash-form/232571 "2007-07-16T03:33:22Z")

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I have created a page where people can go in and color the stones on the page. Its kinda like a coloring book. Now what I want to do is once they are done creating there image I want them to be able to email that image t…

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## [Actionscript 1/2 need help with external swf preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-1-2-need-help-with-external-swf-preloader/232570)

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**Author:** [@hitoyano](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hitoyano)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-1-2-need-help-with-external-swf-preloader/232570 "2007-07-16T03:09:42Z")

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Hi, I would greatly appreciate if someone could tell me how I can preload external swf files to a main movie clip. I've seen many examples but I can't figure it out. I have the following code: bHow.onPress = function…

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## [Sound visualizer for flv files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-visualizer-for-flv-files/232563)

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**Author:** [@Louis777](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Louis777)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-visualizer-for-flv-files/232563 "2007-07-16T00:48:50Z")

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Hello, does anyone know if there is a way to create a sound visualizer for flv files? Thanks, Louis

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## [Dvd Menus?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dvd-menus/232560)

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**Author:** [@buck101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/buck101)\
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**Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dvd-menus/232560 "2007-07-15T23:26:16Z")

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Hey guys Im pretty new to flash, but I was wonderin if its possible to make dvd menus with flash..? What i would like to do is make the whole menu and export it in some file that i can mix with my movie clip and then bur…

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## [Good and bad gradients... what's the difference?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-and-bad-gradients-whats-the-difference/232556)

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**Author:** [@Kajinku](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kajinku)\
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**Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-and-bad-gradients-whats-the-difference/232556 "2007-07-15T21:17:05Z")

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Hi, I want to use a gradient between two colours for the background of my website. The thing is, whenever I preview it in my browser window, I can see the different "steps" of the gradient to reach the other colour, wh…

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## [Example of Preloader in AS3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/example-of-preloader-in-as3-0/232550)

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**Author:** [@ecptavares](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ecptavares)\
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**Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/example-of-preloader-in-as3-0/232550 "2007-07-15T19:05:36Z")

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Hi Where can I find an example of preloader with AS3.0 to preload the current movie and not external.? thank you

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## [Flash 8 FLV Playback/Custom UI Volume Components with Global Volume Control](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-flv-playback-custom-ui-volume-components-with-global-volume-control/232547)

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**Author:** [@pacificm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pacificm)\
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**Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-flv-playback-custom-ui-volume-components-with-global-volume-control/232547 "2007-07-15T18:19:47Z")

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I'm creating a multi-scene swf with several FLV Playback - Player 8 Component videos on different scenes/frames. I want to use the FLV Playback Custom UI Volume Bar so that when a user makes a volume adjustment during…

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## [How do you use the ProgressBar with the XMLConnector?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-use-the-progressbar-with-the-xmlconnector/232545)

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**Author:** [@SparseMatrix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SparseMatrix)\
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**Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-use-the-progressbar-with-the-xmlconnector/232545 "2007-07-15T17:35:29Z")

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The XMLConnector loads a file, right? How do you apply a ProgressBar component to indicate the progress of that xml being loaded? I have some very large XML files to load.

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## [About Kirupa's XML gallery with thumbnail tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-kirupas-xml-gallery-with-thumbnail-tutorial/232537)

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**Author:** [@Abus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Abus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-kirupas-xml-gallery-with-thumbnail-tutorial/232537 "2007-07-15T12:25:34Z")

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Hi, I want to put a background image to all thumbnails. So when the thumbnail is loaded it will have a beatiful frame. Can somone guide me? How can I achieve this? http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails…

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## [Need Image Path](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-image-path/232536)

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**Author:** [@1219](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/1219)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-image-path/232536 "2007-07-15T11:30:56Z")

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I need to know where the image path for the SWFs are in this ActionScript. Stage.showMenu = false; var i = 1; while (i \<= 3) { var t = attachMovie("photo", "photo" + i, i, {\_x: Stage.width / 2 - 200 + Math.random() \* 4…

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