# flash

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## [Read part of XML as executable code in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-part-of-xml-as-executable-code-in-as3/322127)

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**Author:** [@Emile7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Emile7)\
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**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-part-of-xml-as-executable-code-in-as3/322127 "2011-05-11T09:25:20Z")

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Hi all, I'm new to this forum (nice to meet you all!) and I'm in need of help! I have this issue with actionscript 3.0 where i can't seem to get a String to convert to executable code. Below is a part of the XML I us…

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## [Nested Movieclip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movieclip/322126)

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**Author:** [@kipping](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kipping)\
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**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movieclip/322126 "2011-05-11T09:24:18Z")

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I thought this wouldn't even be a problem but I've been struggling with it for 5 days and I'm running out of time. \[expressionless\] I have a Movie Clip (textgeneralhome) within a Movie Clip (general\_menuoptions). All I…

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## [\[HELP\]How to detect no mouse movement & keyboard activity and do something](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-to-detect-no-mouse-movement-keyboard-activity-and-do-something/322125)

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**Author:** [@celestale](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/celestale)\
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**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-how-to-detect-no-mouse-movement-keyboard-activity-and-do-something/322125 "2011-05-11T09:17:18Z")

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Hi guys, I'm looking for some help with an AS3 script that detect if the mouse has no movement for 1min +no keyboard activity, it will call a function to change the frame in TimeLine. Any ideas please?

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## [Help me find where instance is created!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-find-where-instance-is-created/322122)

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**Author:** [@etherol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/etherol)\
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**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-find-where-instance-is-created/322122 "2011-05-11T08:15:25Z")

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Hello to all. I m very new to flash. I have downloaded the code of a bubble shooter like game to study it a little. The question is: The game makes an instance of something which is calling it gun. The methods tha are u…

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## [Get external file closed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-external-file-closed/322121)

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**Author:** [@gkp\_gaurav1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gkp_gaurav1)\
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**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-external-file-closed/322121 "2011-05-11T07:30:44Z")

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Hey, I have one flash EXE. If there is no activity to a fixed time, it starts a flash screensaver (swf studio screensaver). Now i want to know in the main exe when the screensaver is closed. One method is to add a 1 s…

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## [Flash Help - New to working with classes; in over my head](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help-new-to-working-with-classes-in-over-my-head/322120)

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**Author:** [@TABout](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TABout)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-help-new-to-working-with-classes-in-over-my-head/322120 "2011-05-11T06:37:42Z")

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Hi, All. I'm using Flash to program an interactive installation, despite little prior experience with ActionScript, and I've reached a point where poking around at other peoples' posted code and seeing what works is no…

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## [XML dynamic buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-dynamic-buttons/322117)

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**Author:** [@jeponkz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeponkz)\
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**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-dynamic-buttons/322117 "2011-05-11T05:13:11Z")

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\<data\> \<button id="1" label="apple" content="This is an apple"/\> \<button id="2" label="banana" content="This is a banana"/\> \<button id="3" label="orange" content="This is an orange"/\> \<button id="4" …

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## [I need a simple image gallery!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-a-simple-image-gallery/322114)

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**Author:** [@Hurst88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hurst88)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-a-simple-image-gallery/322114 "2011-05-11T03:01:06Z")

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Hey all, I need a simple image gallery to load when you click a button. I've tried shadowbox but have had absolutely zero luck. All I need is for a simple image gallery, nothing fancy, to open when I hit a button. Any su…

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## [Stop all sounds except for one](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-all-sounds-except-for-one/322110)

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**Author:** [@Taco\_Pants](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Taco_Pants)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-all-sounds-except-for-one/322110 "2011-05-11T00:52:19Z")

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Hey guys, I'm having a problem and I'm hoping someone can assist me. I have three movie clips with sound on my timeline. When I go to one they all start playing and I can hear all three at once. I want one to be on th…

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## [Your challenge is LocalConnection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/your-challenge-is-localconnection/322109)

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**Author:** [@kipping](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kipping)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/your-challenge-is-localconnection/322109 "2011-05-10T23:43:05Z")

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I've been trying to get this working for literally a week and if anyone could unravel the enigma that is LocalConnection you will be the biggest legend of all time right, I have two Flash CS5 files that are acting as m…

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## [Help with Shadowbox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-shadowbox/322107)

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**Author:** [@Hurst88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hurst88)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-shadowbox/322107 "2011-05-10T22:58:23Z")

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Hey guys. So I'm trying to link a button to open shadowbox. I keep getting an 1120 Error "Access of undefined property button". My code is as follows: button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_DOWN, myWork); function my…

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## [Resizable movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizable-movieclip/322106)

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**Author:** [@lupus81](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lupus81)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizable-movieclip/322106 "2011-05-10T22:52:09Z")

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Hi every1! Is there any built-in property to make movieclip resizable during execution? I know to do it manualy (create handlers on each corner, and set them to be invisible, when "onRoll"...blahblah), but i was wonder…

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## [Performance tuning question : Where to declare your variables?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/performance-tuning-question-where-to-declare-your-variables/322103)

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**Author:** [@maskedMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/maskedMan)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/performance-tuning-question-where-to-declare-your-variables/322103 "2011-05-10T21:08:51Z")

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So I've been doing a little testing in a small, isolated case but I'm not yet sure whether this scales well. Maybe someone here already knows the answer. I had the feeling that declaring a variable, even if you never …

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## [NOD32 vs FileReference](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nod32-vs-filereference/322102)

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**Author:** [@Punk\_T\_34](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Punk_T_34)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nod32-vs-filereference/322102 "2011-05-10T21:08:25Z")

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Hi, it might be interesting: I've explored that if you have ESET Smart Security 4 64bit (aka NOD32) installed in the system, then FileReference class (for AS2) doesn't show the upload progress of a file to server. You ca…

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## [Bitmap Resolution & Zooming OUT](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-resolution-zooming-out/322099)

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**Author:** [@bluedot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bluedot)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-resolution-zooming-out/322099 "2011-05-10T19:24:48Z")

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Hi there, I am working with some images in my flash file which I would like to have at a high resolution (approx 1280X1024 px or even higher) so that they look good when they take up a full screen, and also when I zoom…

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## [AMFPHP help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amfphp-help/322094)

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**Author:** [@rumblesushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumblesushi)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amfphp-help/322094 "2011-05-10T16:42:10Z")

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Hopefully one of you guys can help me, because this is driving me up the wall. This is my first attempt at doing any serverside stuff, I’m using this guy’s tutorial - AS3 – AMFPHP High Score Database – ZombieFlambe I’v…

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## [Need help creating Shopping List](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-creating-shopping-list/322092)

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**Author:** [@dutch106](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dutch106)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-creating-shopping-list/322092 "2011-05-10T16:12:13Z")

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\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Calibri\]\[FONT=Calibri\]I am new to Flash and am currently working on a project, using actionscript 2.0. My project is a page flipping magazine. On each page are several products. When you click on a …

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## [Image Slider issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-slider-issue/322090)

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**Author:** [@simranzenov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simranzenov)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-slider-issue/322090 "2011-05-10T15:49:09Z")

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I have a set of externally loaded images lined up horizontally. The problem is I’m trying to make it where as the images are dragged past the boundaries of the stage, the images will pop out the other side. Kind of like…

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## [Dynamic Content MovieClip Scroller](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-content-movieclip-scroller/322088)

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**Author:** [@mgh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mgh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-content-movieclip-scroller/322088 "2011-05-10T14:42:40Z")

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So I just found this code from somewhere here on the forums, it's a AS3 version of the tutorial found here on this website. //based on the Kirupa's great original code and new "migratingFromAs2" altern paths by Senocu…

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## [Flash Full Screen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-full-screen/322087)

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**Author:** [@bluedot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bluedot)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-full-screen/322087 "2011-05-10T14:18:03Z")

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Hi ! This is my first post here. Thanks in advance for any help ! I am currently finishing off a flash project that I began using FlashMX (with action script 1). It is a language teaching tool which will be viewed b…

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## [Help Loop Timer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-loop-timer/322085)

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**Author:** [@starsoccer10921](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/starsoccer10921)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-loop-timer/322085 "2011-05-10T13:22:38Z")

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Hello there I want to add timer in a loop. for example for (var i:Number = 1; i&lt;100; i++) { var v:Number = Math.ceil(Math.random()\*(1+stage.stageWidth-0))+0; var mc:enemyGreen= new enemyGreen(); addChil…

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## [Removing everything from stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-everything-from-stage/322084)

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**Author:** [@wouter11](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wouter11)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-everything-from-stage/322084 "2011-05-10T12:30:21Z")

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Hi all, I wanna remove everything from stage if i click on an image. Well it ain't that hard but there is one problem. I want to leave albumbg on stage but it's a child of bg and if i removeChild(bg) it will remove all…

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## [XML Dynamic Buttons and Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-dynamic-buttons-and-text/322076)

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**Author:** [@jeponkz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeponkz)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-dynamic-buttons-and-text/322076 "2011-05-10T07:14:47Z")

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i am creating an application in flash as3 that -load an xml file - parse the xml file -create the UI base on the xml file here is the XML file \<data\> \<button id="1" label="apple" content="This is an apple"/\> \<button…

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## [Tweening objects to specific postion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-objects-to-specific-postion/322074)

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**Author:** [@Taco\_Pants](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Taco_Pants)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-objects-to-specific-postion/322074 "2011-05-10T04:04:01Z")

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Hey guys! This is my first post here, I'm new to AS and programming in general, so I apologize in advance if what I'm saying doesn't make complete sense, but I'm looking for an idea of how to accomplish what I want to …

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## [Add text to dynamic gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-text-to-dynamic-gallery/322072)

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**Author:** [@jennyg3011](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jennyg3011)\
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**Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-text-to-dynamic-gallery/322072 "2011-05-09T23:28:11Z")

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Hi, I have created a slider menu that moves when the arrows are clicked on either side. The images for this menu are loading dynamically from an xml file onto a 'container' in my fla. I need desperately to also be a…

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## [Collision response:as3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-response-as3/322070)

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**Author:** [@neo\_de\_van](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neo_de_van)\
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**Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-response-as3/322070 "2011-05-09T17:51:10Z")

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Can anybody help me with car sliding collision response, i am trying to work out my car collision like in that of king of drift, i have tried many methods still not able crack it, now presently am detecting collision wit…

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## [Unloading an image, loading new one in same MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-an-image-loading-new-one-in-same-mc/322068)

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**Author:** [@as3ohh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/as3ohh)\
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**Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-an-image-loading-new-one-in-same-mc/322068 "2011-05-09T16:53:40Z")

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hey peeps, I have a movie clip that I load images into. Some of the images are png's and are transparent in spots. when I load them the old image still shows underneath it. it never went away. i thought when you loa…

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## [How to make Mp3 player info text scroll horizontally](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-mp3-player-info-text-scroll-horizontally/322067)

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**Author:** [@KJoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KJoe)\
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**Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-mp3-player-info-text-scroll-horizontally/322067 "2011-05-09T16:25:36Z")

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I have created an mp3 player and I would like to make the area which displays the artist name and song scroll horizontally when the song is clicked on. I would then like this to loop until the next song is clicked or …

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## [Making images inside of ScrollPane link to frames in main timeline?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-images-inside-of-scrollpane-link-to-frames-in-main-timeline/322066)

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**Author:** [@lazerbrains](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lazerbrains)\
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**Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-images-inside-of-scrollpane-link-to-frames-in-main-timeline/322066 "2011-05-09T15:59:11Z")

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I have a scrollPane on my Stage and I have it linked to a movieClip containing a series of images that have been converted to buttons. Everything works fine, except I can't seem to figure out how to get the buttons to li…

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## [AS2 transition speed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-transition-speed/322064)

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**Author:** [@Devendra\_Singh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Devendra_Singh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-transition-speed/322064 "2011-05-09T11:01:33Z")

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Here is the details of my code...there are multiple transition effect written in actionscript 2 my problem is that i want to to control the speed of all the transition from XML iam attaching the XML & as2 code for …

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