# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1582 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1583 --- ## [Full screen in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-in-flash/206457)
**Author:** [@Flash\_Man1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Man1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-in-flash/206457 "2006-11-08T10:52:33Z")
hey all, just wondering how you would make your background repeat in flash (by the \_y value) i know how to do this via css in html...but in flash yeh not a clue?? and also how to have your footer stick to the bottom of… --- ## [Global Pause & Scene Switch mid-animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/global-pause-scene-switch-mid-animation/206456)
**Author:** [@H2Okay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/H2Okay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/global-pause-scene-switch-mid-animation/206456 "2006-11-08T10:12:12Z")
In need of some help. Fairly green at Flash 8. I have swf project that has navigation buttons between scenes. When first built (without animation contained within each scene) the buttons switched between scenes no prob… --- ## [Scale an object WITHOUT scaling the keyline?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale-an-object-without-scaling-the-keyline/206455)
**Author:** [@gordonglobal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gordonglobal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale-an-object-without-scaling-the-keyline/206455 "2006-11-08T09:11:20Z")
I am trying to scale a box object on the state that I've used in different instances to highlight relevant information. The areas are all different sizes, and I'd like to use different instances of the same movie clip wi… --- ## [Swap cursor and go to defined x and y position](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swap-cursor-and-go-to-defined-x-and-y-position/206453)
**Author:** [@naken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/naken)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swap-cursor-and-go-to-defined-x-and-y-position/206453 "2006-11-08T08:06:37Z")
Deh! This was harder than I thought (or could it be my lack of knowledge in AS \[stuck\_out\_tongue\] ) Anyhow, problem: I want my cursor to swap with a costum cursor, go to an defined x and y position from its original posi… --- ## [Menu coroling objects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-coroling-objects/206452)
**Author:** [@snaxs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snaxs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-coroling-objects/206452 "2006-11-08T08:05:23Z")
Hello, i want to make a menu that colors other objects// i have 4 btn's each one with a different color, when i click on one of does btns i want another object eg. rectangle' to be colored with the same color as the… --- ## [Link for the dynamic Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-for-the-dynamic-text/206448)
**Author:** [@jasvarghese](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasvarghese)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-for-the-dynamic-text/206448 "2006-11-08T06:41:14Z")
Hi buddies... Here i got stuck with a prob... i think it's simple, but still im not clear... I need to link my dynamic text... That data is comming from an array... Is that possible to do... Thanks in advance......… --- ## [flash8 - preloading tutorial question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-preloading-tutorial-question/206444)
**Author:** [@manga101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manga101)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-preloading-tutorial-question/206444 "2006-11-08T05:31:02Z")
hey guys great tutorial on senocular.com but im sure all you already know. Ok. I was following the last 2 example of his "preloading" using "hide and reveal" and "blend" transition. I customized it all, works gre… --- ## [Flash to PHP & PHP to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-to-php-php-to-flash/206436)
**Author:** [@awdio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/awdio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-to-php-php-to-flash/206436 "2006-11-08T03:43:37Z")
I'm creating an automated flash video upload page that needs to be completed quickly - supposedly tomorrow. I pretty much have all the pieces and it's just a matter of putting them together with baby steps until I get i… --- ## [IM using ActionScript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-using-actionscript/206435)
**Author:** [@asiridol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asiridol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-using-actionscript/206435 "2006-11-08T03:40:14Z")
Hi guys! I am really new to this site. Can anyone help me. I want to know is it possible to develop a Instant Messaging Site using ActionScript? --- ## [HTML and Music](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-and-music/206433)
**Author:** [@delpadre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/delpadre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-and-music/206433 "2006-11-08T03:21:09Z")
\[FONT=Times New Roman\] Hello everyone, I have a problem I am hoping someone can help me with. I have a few clients that I am building HTML sites for with some Flash content like navigation and banners however they both… --- ## [Custom \_xmouse coordinates using parabola](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom--xmouse-coordinates-using-parabola/206431)
**Author:** [@11113](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/11113)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom--xmouse-coordinates-using-parabola/206431 "2006-11-08T02:56:36Z")
Hi, i was trying to print out the readings for custom \_xmouse coordinates as the mouse moves. I succeeded in manipulating xmouse coordinate readings with two points, but now i am trying to manipulate it through 4 points!… --- ## [Loading Random Movie Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-random-movie-problem/206426)
**Author:** [@mohabitar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mohabitar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-random-movie-problem/206426 "2006-11-08T01:58:11Z")
Ok I used the code provided in kirupa tuturial on how to load random movies. It works fine except the fact that I have three movies, each with a different size and different background color. But when I use the script pr… --- ## [Help - external jpegs distorting in text field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-external-jpegs-distorting-in-text-field/206424)
**Author:** [@beetroot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beetroot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-external-jpegs-distorting-in-text-field/206424 "2006-11-08T01:46:38Z")
Hello all flash people!! I'm having a problem with loading jpegs dynamically using the \ tag in a html text field. Basically, the jpegs are distorting, stretching (mainly vertically), even if I specify height and w… --- ## [attachMovie nightmare](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-nightmare/206423)
**Author:** [@fatPluto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fatPluto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-nightmare/206423 "2006-11-08T01:42:09Z")
"nightmare" is a bit dramatic... but I have a mc that onRelease invokes attachMovie as such: mc.onRelease = function() { root.attachMovie("popUpsymbol", "popUp", 52, {\_x: 155, \_y: 575}); popUp.slide(popUp, 320, 30… --- ## [Help with IF statement and sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-statement-and-sound/206421)
**Author:** [@Darren\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Darren_E)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-statement-and-sound/206421 "2006-11-08T01:29:41Z")
This code obviously isn't right...I have a movie clip that either plays forwards or backwards with this actionscript at the start and at the end of the clip. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks in adva… --- ## [If Then Else alternative](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-then-else-alternative/206420)
**Author:** [@scriptrookie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scriptrookie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-then-else-alternative/206420 "2006-11-08T01:21:10Z")
Hi guys, I made a script which will tile dynamic mc in a way that after a number of clips (say 5) in a row, i would like the 6th mc to position on the next row below the first row, like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 i… --- ## [Input Text Length](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-length/206417)
**Author:** [@dewey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dewey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-length/206417 "2006-11-08T00:09:55Z")
Hi, I'm building a small Flash app in which users will enter a promotion code and will submit that to a server... well... there's more to it than that... but that's what I am here about... Anyways, I wanted to activa… --- ## [V3 with thumbs scrolled Photo gallery with 80x80 not 40x40 thumbs problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/v3-with-thumbs-scrolled-photo-gallery-with-80x80-not-40x40-thumbs-problem/206415)
**Author:** [@c2k6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/c2k6)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/v3-with-thumbs-scrolled-photo-gallery-with-80x80-not-40x40-thumbs-problem/206415 "2006-11-08T00:04:20Z")
Hi I've been testing out the V3 with thumbs scrolled .fla from this topic http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87388&highlight=scrolling+thumbs well basically i've been trying to modify it to accept images for th… --- ## [Flash/XML Gallery questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-gallery-questions/206414)
**Author:** [@Peterhead\_Dave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Peterhead_Dave)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-gallery-questions/206414 "2006-11-08T00:02:50Z")
Hi, I currently have a rough version of the Flash/XML gallery running on my site and I'm really happy with it as a one-off. What I'd like to do though, is use it in a pop-up to show pictures related to news items. I… --- ## [CountDown Timer help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-help/206411)
**Author:** [@Flash\_Man1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Man1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-help/206411 "2006-11-07T23:23:30Z")
hey all, what i'm trying to do but forgot how lol...is have a very very simple countdown where the dynamic text field is set at 60 and then 1 is taken away each second...till it gets to 0 then something happens... an… --- ## [Not your average Flash question...up for the challenge?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-your-average-flash-question-up-for-the-challenge/206410)
**Author:** [@apodixis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/apodixis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-your-average-flash-question-up-for-the-challenge/206410 "2006-11-07T23:19:22Z")
ok, so this may not prove to be the "challenge" you were hoping for, but i figured with a headline like that who could resist? here's the situation... a client has come to us with a powerpoint presentation that they… --- ## [MC kill](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-kill/206407)
**Author:** [@james182](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/james182)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-kill/206407 "2006-11-07T21:51:20Z")
How do i get this to work inside the Movie Clip? Attached is my .FLA and my .swf (this has it working outside the MC) --- ## [\[Flash 8\] need help with variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-need-help-with-variables/206406)
**Author:** [@shakazulubro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shakazulubro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-need-help-with-variables/206406 "2006-11-07T21:47:58Z")
As Ive stated in probably every thread ive created I still consider myself a beginner because I dont know all the little syntax quirks yet, so bare with me. question 1: Is it possible to assign a single variable to a gro… --- ## [HELP dynamically loading LOTS of XML files at one time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-dynamically-loading-lots-of-xml-files-at-one-time/206403)
**Author:** [@ironchefmoto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ironchefmoto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-dynamically-loading-lots-of-xml-files-at-one-time/206403 "2006-11-07T21:12:46Z")
A vendor has offered a data stream for elections coverage that is driving me nuts. It's a county-by-county data stream for a given state's races. Each race has upwards of 250 XML files -- depending on the state -- one… --- ## [movieClip listener problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-listener-problem/206401)
**Author:** [@Navarone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navarone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-listener-problem/206401 "2006-11-07T21:08:25Z")
I have tried to follow the example in the flash help files but my movieClip listener doesn't seem to be working. What am I not doing correctly? var container:MovieClip = obj\_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("container", 999); … --- ## [Playing Sounds using ActionScript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sounds-using-actionscript/206397)
**Author:** [@Lobo\_](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lobo_)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sounds-using-actionscript/206397 "2006-11-07T20:55:22Z")
Hi, I found this tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/sound.htm) and is great but I want to play an intro 1 time and after the intro music is over play my loop. How can I achive this? on (release) … --- ## [Multiple Photo galleries in 1 swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-photo-galleries-in-1-swf/206394)
**Author:** [@jaredcheeda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaredcheeda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-photo-galleries-in-1-swf/206394 "2006-11-07T20:14:14Z")
k, so this problem arises from trying to use whats in this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.htm multiple times as different scenes in a swf. I set up a main scene to pick which photo gallery to go… --- ## [SWF Load play to end Unload - Load next SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-load-play-to-end-unload-load-next-swf/206393)
**Author:** [@charles\_i](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charles_i)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-load-play-to-end-unload-load-next-swf/206393 "2006-11-07T20:02:10Z")
Hello, I'm new to this forum and joined because I have spent several hours researching this basic question but either I find info that is too old (eg. Flash 5) or too complex for what I want to do. In Flash 8, using … --- ## [Tween object target?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-object-target/206388)
**Author:** [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-object-target/206388 "2006-11-07T18:52:21Z")
Is there a way to return the target of a Tween object from within the object? myTween.onMotionFinished = function (){ trace (this.target) } That's obviously not the way you do it, but that's what I want it to be... … --- ## [Collision detection using classes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-detection-using-classes/206386)
**Author:** [@chuckylefrek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chuckylefrek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-detection-using-classes/206386 "2006-11-07T18:33:20Z")
Just trying to do a collision detection between 2 instances There is a ball movie clip created with a class called Ball.as And a player movie clip created with a class called Player.as The player movie clip has a neste… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1581) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1583)