# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1532 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1533 --- ## [Selection.getBeginIndex Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selection-getbeginindex-issues/211344)
**Author:** [@RonH](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RonH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selection-getbeginindex-issues/211344 "2006-12-30T09:52:41Z")
The problem is that when I select my input textField, then select some of my text I typed, then use a function to save the Selecition.getBeginIndex result as a variable, when I trace that variable, it always comes up as … --- ## [List components green color outline display](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-components-green-color-outline-display/211342)
**Author:** [@karuppaiyan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/karuppaiyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-components-green-color-outline-display/211342 "2006-12-30T08:16:36Z")
hai, i work trailer page main player, loadMovieNum("gal1\_avi1.swf", 1); using gal1\_avi1.fla list components, my main player run list components outline display. how do using list components and outline script help h… --- ## [Dropdown rollover rollout problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-rollover-rollout-problem/211341)
**Author:** [@hankd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hankd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-rollover-rollout-problem/211341 "2006-12-30T07:15:34Z")
Here is my code on(rollOver) { btn = new Sound(this) btn.attachSound("btn") this.btn.start(0,1) dropdown.gotoAndPlay("playdropdown") } on(rollOut) { this.btn.stop(0,0) setTime… --- ## [Importing custom A.S classes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-custom-a-s-classes/211338)
**Author:** [@InSidiousGG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/InSidiousGG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-custom-a-s-classes/211338 "2006-12-30T05:52:31Z")
Hello peeps, I am getting confused about importing custom classes into Flash 8. What exactly are the steps to go about doing it? And once it's integrated, it's there forever? Don't mind me for asking this, I am trying … --- ## [Breaking apart / moving elements](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/breaking-apart-moving-elements/211320)
**Author:** [@daleth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daleth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/breaking-apart-moving-elements/211320 "2006-12-29T21:53:17Z")
Hi everyone! I have a basic Flash question or two... First, say you have a movieclip in your root timeline, and that movieclip has a bunch of complex animation inside it. What's the best way to just break apart the m… --- ## [FLASHMX04: help!: duplicate/drag and drop movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx04-help-duplicate-drag-and-drop-movieclips/211318)
**Author:** [@juanita37](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/juanita37)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx04-help-duplicate-drag-and-drop-movieclips/211318 "2006-12-29T21:20:18Z")
I realize there are related threads to moviclip duplication, and I've been studying them, but so far i still haven't been able to answer my question and am tearing out my hair! —I am making a program that allows the us… --- ## [I want to load an external swf into an mc that is above another mc........HELP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-load-an-external-swf-into-an-mc-that-is-above-another-mc-help/211311)
**Author:** [@dtrace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dtrace)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-load-an-external-swf-into-an-mc-that-is-above-another-mc-help/211311 "2006-12-29T19:57:26Z")
It seems fairly basic. I want to load in an external swf into an mc that is above another mc. Once the new swf is loaded in, I want the lower one to be set to \_visible = false. How would I set this up? Is it a matter… --- ## [\[F8 AS2\] tips to optomize FLV playback?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-tips-to-optomize-flv-playback/211308)
**Author:** [@RileyBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RileyBoy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-tips-to-optomize-flv-playback/211308 "2006-12-29T19:20:59Z")
hey all... hope everybody is having a good holiday season... I recently had a project which entailed creating a motion piece in After Effects and playing through flash for a holiday themed ecard. Normally we do the ani… --- ## [EASY Question - I'm embarrased to ask!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question-im-embarrased-to-ask/211306)
**Author:** [@Soig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Soig)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question-im-embarrased-to-ask/211306 "2006-12-29T19:10:25Z")
Hey People, I have a simple project, but one part is giving me problems. The entire code is as follows. Everything works except for the \[COLOR=Red\]Bold & Red part\[/COLOR\]. Any thoughts? The FLA is here: http://www.ser… --- ## [Enter frame in a external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-frame-in-a-external-swf/211305)
**Author:** [@wuwuwu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wuwuwu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-frame-in-a-external-swf/211305 "2006-12-29T18:59:55Z")
Hello, I hope someone can help me with this coding issue. I have external swfs that loads in a container on a main swf. When I press a button on the main swf, I would like to load a specific frame from an external swf. … --- ## [Change Order Of Items](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-order-of-items/211304)
**Author:** [@iloveny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iloveny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-order-of-items/211304 "2006-12-29T18:57:08Z")
Hi ! I am trying to create the list of tasks where users can change the order. Like this one: http://www.surfmind.com/lab/table\_reorder.cfm I am creating this for Flash only though, can't be combined with any server … --- ## [Median Filter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/median-filter/211299)
**Author:** [@discreate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/discreate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/median-filter/211299 "2006-12-29T17:45:15Z")
Does anyone know of any existing actionscript code (as2 or as3, functions or classes) that performs a median filter on a bitmap? Seems like it's kind of a common image processing filter, but I couldn't find anything onli… --- ## [Need Help with buttons for a Movie Clip loaded site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-buttons-for-a-movie-clip-loaded-site/211298)
**Author:** [@stonewolff75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stonewolff75)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-buttons-for-a-movie-clip-loaded-site/211298 "2006-12-29T17:44:55Z")
Hi, I'm looking for some help please. I set up my site so I can load my pages into a master fla. the pages load into level 5. I have my main menu page with my buttons and submenu movie clip loaded into level 20. I'm just… --- ## [BASE:The Best Structure for your Flash Site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/base-the-best-structure-for-your-flash-site/211294)
**Author:** [@Tillie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tillie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/base-the-best-structure-for-your-flash-site/211294 "2006-12-29T16:50:17Z")
Hi everyone! I have a question regarding mentioned article! I'm working on a project that will be structured as written, and if someone can give me some hints on how to apply a RollOver state on a button! I've attached… --- ## [Question about structuring flash movies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-structuring-flash-movies/211292)
**Author:** [@imhotep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imhotep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-structuring-flash-movies/211292 "2006-12-29T16:33:42Z")
I'm struggling to understand the overall ebb and flow of the Flash timeline. My goal is to create a flash website that consists of about 5 different pages. Each page will be animated with flash. My mental block has to… --- ## [Hover Captions Tutorial Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-tutorial-help/211290)
**Author:** [@briand5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/briand5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-tutorial-help/211290 "2006-12-29T16:17:06Z")
Hi, I am working thru the Hover Captions Tutorial and I need alittle help modifying the coding for my project. Problem 1: Currently the text for the hover caption is loaded dynamiclly thru actionscript: (“Cut & Style” … --- ## [Char function equivalent?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/char-function-equivalent/211288)
**Author:** [@tom\_jones](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tom_jones)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/char-function-equivalent/211288 "2006-12-29T15:51:55Z")
Hi, I noticed this function (Char) available to authorware and i am trying to something similar in Flash, but this function doesnt seem to be available. http://livedocs.macromedia.com/authorware/7/using\_aw\_en/wwhelp/… --- ## [Scaling dynamic text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-dynamic-text/211284)
**Author:** [@NHansen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NHansen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-dynamic-text/211284 "2006-12-29T15:27:45Z")
Hello I'm working on a project that dynamically loads news articles. There is basically a title text box and a news box, both are the same width. I would like to know if there is a way that I can get the dynamic title to… --- ## [Do you use scenes? do you reverse? preload?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-use-scenes-do-you-reverse-preload/211283)
**Author:** [@korpka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/korpka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-use-scenes-do-you-reverse-preload/211283 "2006-12-29T15:09:16Z")
Some questions for the Flash 8 users about practices. Is it better to create a preloader in a separate swf for the whole site so it preloads and at the end loads the site.swf ? How do you create a raster preloader th… --- ## [Help with creating a fade-in effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-creating-a-fade-in-effect/211282)
**Author:** [@imhotep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imhotep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-creating-a-fade-in-effect/211282 "2006-12-29T14:58:02Z")
I would like to create a slide-show that automatically starts playing when my website loads. After looking through several libraries of online Flash tutorials, I haven't found one that tells me how to do the exact thing… --- ## [Any scrollpane gurus out there?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-scrollpane-gurus-out-there/211277)
**Author:** [@seanbez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seanbez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-scrollpane-gurus-out-there/211277 "2006-12-29T14:21:35Z")
I am beating my head against the wall with this. I have the scrollpane component on the stage with a movie clip loaded into it and working--no problems with that. However, I need to take it a step further. This is wh… --- ## [PRELOADER = no love](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-no-love/211276)
**Author:** [@yell\_sheep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yell_sheep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-no-love/211276 "2006-12-29T14:16:59Z")
Happy New Year everyone - hope ya'll had a great xmas. issue: preloader only starts to load when it gets t oaround 80% --\>does it have anything to do with the main scene (since i've used 'attached movie' functions)? k… --- ## [PHP3 Form Mailer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php3-form-mailer/211275)
**Author:** [@hedake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hedake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php3-form-mailer/211275 "2006-12-29T13:46:39Z")
i have a send button that is on a contact page and the actions on the button are: on (release) { if (name eq "" or message eq "" or from eq "") { stop(); } else { lineAdapt(); loadVariablesNum("/php\_uploads/ma… --- ## [Embed Quicktime VR in Flash website](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-quicktime-vr-in-flash-website/211270)
**Author:** [@beet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-quicktime-vr-in-flash-website/211270 "2006-12-29T12:25:25Z")
Merry Christmas and Happy Newyear to all! I've recently built a few Quicktime VR movies and would really like to embed them in a Flash website for the architecture company I work for (www.mooarc.com). I've found tutori… --- ## [Random Effect for RollOver](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-effect-for-rollover/211261)
**Author:** [@warmpepsi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warmpepsi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-effect-for-rollover/211261 "2006-12-29T05:49:18Z")
Anyone know how to even approach this effect and can it be done with one symbol?... http://www.anim-fx.com/samples2/christmas-star.htm And how would I go about making it a roll-over effect which on mouse roll-over, f… --- ## [\[MX04\]Loading from XML files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-loading-from-xml-files/211257)
**Author:** [@miao\_the\_cat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/miao_the_cat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-loading-from-xml-files/211257 "2006-12-29T05:22:15Z")
Hi, I am doing up a photo gallery as a pet project using only actionscript. So far I have been successful in achieving the objectives that I want. However, moving forward, I intend to make the flash photo gallery eas… --- ## [Flash8 Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-help/211255)
**Author:** [@erikg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/erikg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-help/211255 "2006-12-29T04:50:03Z")
Hey ya'll! I'm really new to flash and actionscript, so here's a simple question. I'm trying to externally load a swf at a certain time on the timeline. Right now I am loading it by using an on(release) with buttons,… --- ## [Need help with XML combobox (image gallery)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-xml-combobox-image-gallery/211253)
**Author:** [@Peterhead\_Dave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Peterhead_Dave)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-xml-combobox-image-gallery/211253 "2006-12-29T03:12:08Z")
Hi there, I've used the original XML image gallery tutorial to create my own gallery and it's working brilliantly - so thanks for a great and easy to understand tut! Now I've come to the point where I want to customi… --- ## [Buttons aren't going to correct scene, just progresses to next scene :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-arent-going-to-correct-scene-just-progresses-to-next-scene/211236)
**Author:** [@Origami](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Origami)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-arent-going-to-correct-scene-just-progresses-to-next-scene/211236 "2006-12-28T22:25:02Z")
Anyone ever have the problem when your buttons have the code to jump to a specific scene, they just jump to the next scene on your palette instead? For instance, I've got 6 buttons that I need to operate as a normal HT… --- ## [Stacking Order Tutorial Broken - Plz Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stacking-order-tutorial-broken-plz-help/211233)
**Author:** [@severon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/severon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stacking-order-tutorial-broken-plz-help/211233 "2006-12-28T21:42:25Z")
Nevermind, was making a stupid mistake. I would delete this post, but I do not see a way. Following the information on the link listed at the bottom fixed everything. Refering to the stacking order tutorial: http://ww… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1531) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1533)