# flash

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## [Search Engine and history navigation summary](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-engine-and-history-navigation-summary/212338)

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**Author:** [@ThePuzzleMaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThePuzzleMaster)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-engine-and-history-navigation-summary/212338 "2007-01-10T10:03:59Z")

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I've read quite a few posts on SEO and history navigation (Using the back/forward buttons to navigate through a flash site) and I'm looking for a general concensus as well as having a few questions about SEO. SEO first…

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## [Flash - JS communication from CD ROM](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-js-communication-from-cd-rom/212334)

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**Author:** [@alflow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alflow)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-js-communication-from-cd-rom/212334 "2007-01-10T08:51:10Z")

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I am delivering Flash content (embedded in a HTML page) from a CD-ROM. The Flash makes calls to JS that is in the HTML (e.g. AS code = getURL("javascript:openGlossary()") ) FF and IE do not seem to be happy with this…

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## [Delayed, YouTube-like Loading of Preview Images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delayed-youtube-like-loading-of-preview-images/212333)

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**Author:** [@grex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grex)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delayed-youtube-like-loading-of-preview-images/212333 "2007-01-10T08:47:19Z")

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Hello there, You've probably all seen a YouTube video somewhere on the web. I'm interested in how they built their Flash player's feature that only loads the video's preview image when the video is in the view of the bro…

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## [Fuse the sliding menu or ill like to](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fuse-the-sliding-menu-or-ill-like-to/212332)

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**Author:** [@dondeigo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dondeigo)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fuse-the-sliding-menu-or-ill-like-to/212332 "2007-01-10T08:43:54Z")

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A big Hello to all you genius people here at KirupaForum. I’m seeking some help to make a sliding menu. Or I have the sliding menu, worked out but it isn’t running super smooth . So ill like to combine the old code o…

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## [Dynamic Web Pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-web-pages/212330)

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**Author:** [@ZumoWrestler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ZumoWrestler)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-web-pages/212330 "2007-01-10T08:03:44Z")

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Hey Everyone, Straight to the quesiton.... Is there a way to do call a function in Flash via href? Example... \_root.textBox.htmlText = "\<a href='actionscript:\_root.mySound.loadSound('link');'\>Button\</a\>" If it …

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## [Sound disappears from movie loaded via MovieClipLoader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-disappears-from-movie-loaded-via-moviecliploader/212326)

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**Author:** [@adamnash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adamnash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-disappears-from-movie-loaded-via-moviecliploader/212326 "2007-01-10T06:56:36Z")

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I thought it was about time my Pretty Noise Toys had preloaders on them, so I went about using MovieClipLoader like so: mcLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); loadListener = new Object(); mcLoader.addListener(loadListene…

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## [onLoadComplete issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onloadcomplete-issue/212322)

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**Author:** [@jbailey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbailey)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onloadcomplete-issue/212322 "2007-01-10T05:19:31Z")

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I'm loading an MC and then attempting to activate a function onLoadComplete in order to hide the MC. The function is actually reused several times through out the "app" I'm building. I know the onLoadComplete works bec…

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## [Moving around and about](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-around-and-about/212319)

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**Author:** [@gregmax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gregmax)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-around-and-about/212319 "2007-01-10T04:40:00Z")

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Ok, this is my script: while(village\_holder.village.build.hit.hitTest(pt.getBounds(root).xMin, pt.y, true)) { pt.\_x++; } while(village\_holder.village.build.hit.hitTest(pt.getBounds(root).xMax, pt.y, true)) { …

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## [FLASHCOM MX 2004 - Font Properties Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashcom-mx-2004-font-properties-question/212313)

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**Author:** [@dracco73](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dracco73)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashcom-mx-2004-font-properties-question/212313 "2007-01-10T03:39:52Z")

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How do I pass Font Size changes in a Flash Chat Client? I know it has something to do with the messageSend() function. The "htmlText" property doesn't work, as the server just reparses when it Syncs with the other clie…

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## [Flash Video Trouble](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-trouble/212310)

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**Author:** [@jor133d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jor133d)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-trouble/212310 "2007-01-10T02:27:05Z")

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I have a video that plays in a FLV player when you click a button. My problem is I have a close button, but when I click the close it does not stop playing the video, the sound remains in the background. What is the ac…

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## [Call button function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-button-function/212309)

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**Author:** [@Tyg3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tyg3r)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-button-function/212309 "2007-01-10T02:23:07Z")

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I have a bunch of buttons. That when pressed call a seperate function. I do this so that if I wanted to play a video, I can put a command at the end telling it to launch to a new page automatically. Sooooo, I'd do this: …

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## [Simple variable calculation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-variable-calculation/212299)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Splash1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Splash1)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-variable-calculation/212299 "2007-01-10T00:34:55Z")

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Hi everyone, I've spent a long time now trying to get a basic calculation working, which multiplies two variables, however I keep getting 'NaN' displayed in my dynamic textbox instead of the answer. I've attached my .…

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## [Flash Rasterising My PNG](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-rasterising-my-png/212298)

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**Author:** [@tomyknoker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tomyknoker)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-rasterising-my-png/212298 "2007-01-10T00:16:11Z")

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Hi All, I have a PNG file, and when I import it into Flash it doesn't give me the option to retain layers it just rasterizes it straight away... Anyone had this problem?

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## [Locking input text boxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/locking-input-text-boxes/212292)

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**Author:** [@tristan888](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tristan888)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/locking-input-text-boxes/212292 "2007-01-09T23:20:39Z")

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How can you make an input text box read-only once someone has typed something into it? (i.e. they are unable to change the contents)

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## [Array/Combo Box Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-combo-box-help/212287)

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**Author:** [@hpaum99](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hpaum99)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-combo-box-help/212287 "2007-01-09T23:08:51Z")

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I am fixing a bug on an app that someone else developed but there is a huge bug in it. There is a combo box that is being auto populated with the school year. So it looks like this... 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-…

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## [Simple HELP Request](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-help-request/212281)

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**Author:** [@iamheaddown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iamheaddown)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-help-request/212281 "2007-01-09T22:45:04Z")

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Hey Kirupa members and staff, I am new to actionscript but highly motivated to jump in head first. I need a little help and direction. I recently started to dive in head first into learning AS3 with no substantial AS…

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## [Font Tester](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-tester/212278)

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**Author:** [@ollie1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ollie1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-tester/212278 "2007-01-09T22:23:31Z")

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Hi Guys, I'm helping a good friend of mine with his font site. He wants for the user to input their own text in order to test the font out. I figured that the best way to do this is to create an input text field and embe…

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## [Tracking \_x \_y coordinates of different clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracking--x--y-coordinates-of-different-clips/212277)

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**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracking--x--y-coordinates-of-different-clips/212277 "2007-01-09T22:07:03Z")

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Here's the deal. I've got a movie clip, with another clip (let's say its a rectangle) nested inside it. Now I've got another movie clip on the \_root of my movie that I want to track to the \_x, \_y of the rectangle. I wan…

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## [Removed clips still triggering detection script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removed-clips-still-triggering-detection-script/212276)

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**Author:** [@Pup\_100](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pup_100)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removed-clips-still-triggering-detection-script/212276 "2007-01-09T22:04:38Z")

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Hi, I'm in the finishing stages of a shoot 'em up game where you shoot down attacking aircraft & have info about the shell used to hit the plane displayed on the stage, info such as which plane it hit, time in flight e…

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## [loadMovie works in flash but not html](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-works-in-flash-but-not-html/212269)

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**Author:** [@Icy\_Penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icy_Penguin)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-works-in-flash-but-not-html/212269 "2007-01-09T21:06:18Z")

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Hi all, I'm having trouble with a header I'm developing for my site. Basically, I have header.swf which loads header2.swf (which is a kind of image gallery from ffiles.com). This works fine in flash, but as soon as it …

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## [Hover caption does not show up when mc is nested](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-caption-does-not-show-up-when-mc-is-nested/212268)

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**Author:** [@germanjenny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/germanjenny)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-caption-does-not-show-up-when-mc-is-nested/212268 "2007-01-09T21:05:43Z")

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Hello everyone, I've been searching for answers to this problem but I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong! I have a small flash file that works fine. However, when I place it in my main website's timeline, …

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## [Odd request...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-request/212265)

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**Author:** [@Kaotik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kaotik)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-request/212265 "2007-01-09T20:16:07Z")

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I have a client asking me if it's possible to somehow add a date / password script into a flash based presentation where it somehow interacts with the date and clock on the user's computer and resets to a new password ev…

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## [Problem w/Transitions Between External SWFs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-w-transitions-between-external-swfs/212254)

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**Author:** [@nress](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nress)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-w-transitions-between-external-swfs/212254 "2007-01-09T18:02:13Z")

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I am new to flash and I am trying to set up a transition between external swf files. I came across the tutorial \[COLOR=Black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]"Transitions \[/FONT\] \[/COLOR\] \[FONT=Verdana\] \[COLOR=Bl…

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## [Dynamic Text field doesn't wrap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-doesnt-wrap/212247)

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**Author:** [@littlepowell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/littlepowell)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-doesnt-wrap/212247 "2007-01-09T16:48:49Z")

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I am using a dynamic text field in a movie that gets its .text value from an xml file. I need the dynamic text field to wrap to the next line, but it doesn't. I've made sure that the height of the field is tall enough …

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## [Apply Text Filter Dynamically](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apply-text-filter-dynamically/212245)

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**Author:** [@duncanhall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duncanhall)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apply-text-filter-dynamically/212245 "2007-01-09T16:39:48Z")

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How can I add a glow filter to a textfield via actionscript? I know the procedure for doing the same thing with a movieclip, but the TextField class (and TextFormat) don't seem to accept filters as a property? What I h…

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## [3d image sequence playback](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-image-sequence-playback/212243)

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**Author:** [@jbw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbw)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-image-sequence-playback/212243 "2007-01-09T16:15:53Z")

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I'm trying to work out how to take a mc with a jpg image sequence in it and then control the playback by using the left and right mouse movement. I've searched the web and various flash forums for quite sometime but cann…

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## [Why don't create MC whth XML, if is loaded?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-dont-create-mc-whth-xml-if-is-loaded/212242)

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**Author:** [@zazk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zazk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-dont-create-mc-whth-xml-if-is-loaded/212242 "2007-01-09T16:15:40Z")

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My Flash http://i.turismoinkaiko.net/i.swf :bandit: menus created by xml http://i.turismoinkaiko.net/cargador.swf this flash load swf of i.swf dont created Mcs in menus, why??? :red:

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## [Lines and pics](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lines-and-pics/212239)

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**Author:** [@cagge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cagge)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lines-and-pics/212239 "2007-01-09T15:45:45Z")

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Hi I'm trying to make this intro for a webpage. What i want to do is have a simple line that in the end becomes a picture. It's very similar to what you'll see here http://www.arsvirtual.com/visitas/visitas/Alhambra/in…

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## [\[AS\]attachMovie/removeMovieClip when they move!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-attachmovie-removemovieclip-when-they-move/212238)

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**Author:** [@btibia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/btibia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-attachmovie-removemovieclip-when-they-move/212238 "2007-01-09T15:42:27Z")

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Hello guys, now it's my time to ask some help from you guys! I need to create a list of items align on vertical and the items need to have a expand animation and in the same time when the expand happens, i move the res…

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## [Malfunctioning text scrollers? (one scrolls the other)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/malfunctioning-text-scrollers-one-scrolls-the-other/212232)

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**Author:** [@phez1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phez1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/malfunctioning-text-scrollers-one-scrolls-the-other/212232 "2007-01-09T14:57:24Z")

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Basically, when two scrollers are placed on the stage, one malfunctions whilst the other works. I also noticed that the malfunctioning scroller also scrolls the working scroller. At this point, i've tried many things t…

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