# flash

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## [Text Not Showing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-not-showing/202675)

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**Author:** [@scvc193223](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scvc193223)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-not-showing/202675 "2006-10-03T19:32:52Z")

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I have posted a site with flash, but the text will not show up or sometimes the pictures don't show. Is this a flash issue or browser issue?

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## [Mouse limit](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-limit/202673)

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**Author:** [@max23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/max23)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-limit/202673 "2006-10-03T18:35:05Z")

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Hi , i need limit the mouse of left to right with a mc . onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (\_parent.mainVar == 0) { homeX = (-\_parent.\_xmouse\*3)+700; } else { homeX = (-\_parent.mainVar\*3)+700; …

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## [Loading Swf's into Swf's please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-swfs-into-swfs-please-help/202670)

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**Author:** [@puyaybusto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/puyaybusto)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-swfs-into-swfs-please-help/202670 "2006-10-03T18:10:05Z")

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I am working with Flash 8 to create my website. The problem i have run into is keeping file size down. I just found out how to load one swf into another, but now I have run into a problem. Here is the break down: I ha…

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## [Fluid Site help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fluid-site-help/202668)

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**Author:** [@ncsfoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ncsfoo)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fluid-site-help/202668 "2006-10-03T17:41:28Z")

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HI Guys, (sorry if this is in the wrong section i'm a newbie here) Anyway, I'm trying to create a fluid site where one element remains at the bottom (BL actually) and the other element floats in the middle and resizes …

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## [Help Req: Hover Over, Pop Over?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-req-hover-over-pop-over/202667)

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**Author:** [@Keeferno](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Keeferno)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-req-hover-over-pop-over/202667 "2006-10-03T16:51:16Z")

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First off, I am not looking to make popup ads so don't get too excited :cap: What I am after though is utilized a lot on the loathed popups. My question is, how do you pop flash over the rest of an HTML page? You se…

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## [Loading a Movieclip based on the Time of Day](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-movieclip-based-on-the-time-of-day/202666)

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**Author:** [@Maive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maive)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-movieclip-based-on-the-time-of-day/202666 "2006-10-03T16:49:58Z")

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\[FONT="Times New Roman"\] Is there a way to load a MC based on an internal clock (or if that's too complicated, a digital clock based on the \[Digital Clock tutorial)? I also read up on the \[URL="http://www.kirupa.com/d…

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## [n00b FLV prob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/n00b-flv-prob/202659)

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**Author:** [@incarnate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/incarnate)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/n00b-flv-prob/202659 "2006-10-03T15:49:28Z")

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hey peoples of Kirupa.com I have to put a video on a website for a client but i've never done such a thing before. I was given an .MOV and I used FLASH 8 to Import the video. It works fine when i view it locally. Whe I…

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## [\[help as2\] Setting Variable via Javascript to AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-as2-setting-variable-via-javascript-to-as2/202658)

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**Author:** [@gone2far](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gone2far)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-as2-setting-variable-via-javascript-to-as2/202658 "2006-10-03T15:45:23Z")

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Hey People, I'm stuck. I've tried all this afternoon trying to pass/set a variable from javascript to flash. Basically i'm trying to pass a variable from the JS to Flash that is displayed in a textbox for testing fu…

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## [Text Fade Out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-fade-out/202656)

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**Author:** [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-fade-out/202656 "2006-10-03T15:30:07Z")

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My boss sent me a flash movie to add music to and post on a site. I got the file and realized I didn't have the right fonts so I bought them. Now, despite this, flash still asks me to choose substitutes, why? And also…

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## [File Manipulation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-manipulation/202654)

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**Author:** [@randomblink](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomblink)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-manipulation/202654 "2006-10-03T15:25:44Z")

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Alrighty... Question for the masters... Using AS2 or 3, is there a way to create my own file format? I'm having a hard time using the correct words to explain what I want to do. Let me try to give an example. I would…

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## [\[F8 AS2\] Accessing Nested nodes in XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-accessing-nested-nodes-in-xml/202652)

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**Author:** [@RileyBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RileyBoy)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-accessing-nested-nodes-in-xml/202652 "2006-10-03T14:39:02Z")

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hey all, I'm trying to access some information in XML. I got the first few nodes working, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get to the nested nodes. I've tried everything i can think of. I thought it woul…

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## [Getting 'rollover' to follow mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-rollover-to-follow-mouse/202649)

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**Author:** [@Reverend](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Reverend)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-rollover-to-follow-mouse/202649 "2006-10-03T13:35:03Z")

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Hey there lovely clever ppl (butt-kissing should help)... Please have a look: http://www.fishgraphics.co.uk/menuidea/ This is just something I threw together to demo what I want. That red keyline, I want it to fol…

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## ['Can load external SWF but cannot play it!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-load-external-swf-but-cannot-play-it/202646)

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**Author:** [@fulci](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fulci)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-load-external-swf-but-cannot-play-it/202646 "2006-10-03T13:14:49Z")

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Hi, I posted a similar question a few days back. Some kirupa people were kind enough to help but now i have a new problem which is dirving me nuts!:crying: Simply; i can now load an external SWf, which is a game. When…

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## [Html entities problem in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-entities-problem-in-flash/202640)

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**Author:** [@jitu78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jitu78)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-entities-problem-in-flash/202640 "2006-10-03T12:51:12Z")

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Hi, I am displaying dynamic content in my flash. Dynamic data is coming from XML and in flash file, html entities are not showing right, strange characters are displaying there. Here is link, globtier.com/portfolio …

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## [How to store the XML content into two arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-store-the-xml-content-into-two-arrays/202637)

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**Author:** [@antonio707](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/antonio707)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-store-the-xml-content-into-two-arrays/202637 "2006-10-03T12:16:47Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a basic xml file and i want to store the content in two arrays. I have little knowledge of actionscript. I hope someone is able to help me. The XML file is the following: \<?xml version="1.0"?\> \<…

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## [Flash/XML Gallery question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-gallery-question/202631)

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**Author:** [@Rgxl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rgxl)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-gallery-question/202631 "2006-10-03T09:27:10Z")

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Ok so I made a flash/xml gallery, so to add pictures I just edit the XML file right...is there a way to create a html or php form from that xml file to upload pictures just by browsing from that form? I'm making a websit…

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## [\[FMX\] Custom Cursor](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-custom-cursor/202630)

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**Author:** [@jay\_church](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jay_church)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-custom-cursor/202630 "2006-10-03T09:13:16Z")

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Can anybody help?! Is there any way I can fade in/fade out a custom cursor when a visitor rolls into/out of an active area? Any help greatly appreciated. J.

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## [How to create xml-flash array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-xml-flash-array/202625)

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**Author:** [@SvCaR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SvCaR)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-xml-flash-array/202625 "2006-10-03T06:49:36Z")

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Hi everyone, Any one help me how to create an array in flash. This is my XML file.. \<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?\> \<FINANCIAL\> \<graph1 bgcolor="0x78A615" Line\_Size="1" opasity="100" miterDepth="4"\> \<value …

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## [Contents of input text box read into loaded movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contents-of-input-text-box-read-into-loaded-movie/202622)

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**Author:** [@Philippa\_P](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Philippa_P)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contents-of-input-text-box-read-into-loaded-movie/202622 "2006-10-03T06:03:05Z")

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I have created 2 textfields: an input textfield at level 0 with an instance name of input\_txt and a dynamic txt box in a loaded movie at level 20 with an instance name of output\_txt. How do I get the text that is input …

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## [Empty movie clips from multidimensional array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/empty-movie-clips-from-multidimensional-array/202619)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/empty-movie-clips-from-multidimensional-array/202619 "2006-10-03T04:12:52Z")

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Does anyone know why I keep getting "undefined" with this code? I'm trying to create some empty clips - each using the name of the "holder" element in the array below: var DIR:String = ""; var groupinfo:Array = \[{mc:o…

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## [Slideshow Having Problems in Browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-having-problems-in-browser/202615)

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**Author:** [@trowley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trowley)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-having-problems-in-browser/202615 "2006-10-03T03:05:40Z")

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Hi: I am using the code off this site for the xml based slideshow (built off the xml based photo gallery). It seems to be working fine in Flash as well as testing in the browser, although when I upload it doesn't seem …

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## [How to create Flash Training Video?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-flash-training-video/202610)

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**Author:** [@bjory](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bjory)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-flash-training-video/202610 "2006-10-03T01:00:57Z")

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Is there any tutorials out there to show you how we can create a Flash training video? Those kinds where you download video tutorials. How do they actually used Flash to create? Do they do it through animations or thro…

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## [Is there a way to gotoAndPlay on buttons?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-gotoandplay-on-buttons/202609)

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**Author:** [@Lacus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lacus)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-gotoandplay-on-buttons/202609 "2006-10-03T01:00:17Z")

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Hi, I am now dealing with buttons and have to create them with this kind of flow: I need to click the coloured buttons and store them into array. When I click play button, the color buttons have to play in sequence acc…

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## [onPress = what (in frame)?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-what-in-frame/202605)

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**Author:** [@jimhere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimhere)\
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**Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-what-in-frame/202605 "2006-10-03T00:30:19Z")

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\_root.navigationMC.onPress = function() { startPreload("blue.swf"); } If I wanted to change an action from a button click to a frame-based action, what do I use instead of onPress? The hints from the AS editor are a…

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## [Audio issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-issues/202597)

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**Author:** [@RockheadRumple](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RockheadRumple)\
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**Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-issues/202597 "2006-10-02T23:20:03Z")

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Right im trying to make a music video animation. Synchronising the audio to movemenets is important so I need to be listening to the audio constantly against the visual background. The first thing I noticed was that the …

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## [\< in xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-xml/202589)

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**Author:** [@pbrollwitme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pbrollwitme)\
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**Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-xml/202589 "2006-10-02T22:29:21Z")

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Hey, I've built a custom CMS and now after completing it, i'm kicking myself because I failed to realize the xml that I am creating from the database cannot include "\<" or "\>"! This completely ruins my plans to import …

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## [Audio out of sync only in browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-out-of-sync-only-in-browser/202588)

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**Author:** [@Teg0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Teg0)\
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**Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-out-of-sync-only-in-browser/202588 "2006-10-02T22:17:19Z")

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I have an animation that is in sync on the timeline and when exported and played in the flash player it is still in sync. When embeded in a web page the animation is slower and it goes out of sync. I have a loader on i…

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## [Method Reflection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/method-reflection/202587)

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**Author:** [@FizixMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FizixMan)\
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**Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/method-reflection/202587 "2006-10-02T22:12:25Z")

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I'm working on a simple logging tool for Flash and I'm wondering how I could return the method name that it's logging from. Umm... public function MyTestFunction() { LOG.Info("Logging this function: " + \<Get\_Fun…

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## [Drops over an image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drops-over-an-image/202585)

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**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\
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**Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drops-over-an-image/202585 "2006-10-02T21:31:06Z")

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Is there a way of making the effect of lens occurred when a drop of water goes over a picture using actionscript? i think I\`ve seen an effect similar on the web but can´t remember where. if someone have the link or t…

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## [Slideshow help please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-help-please/202584)

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**Author:** [@DrToaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DrToaster)\
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**Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-help-please/202584 "2006-10-02T21:29:16Z")

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Hey, I've tried using the XML Slideshow with smooth transitions that was posted here in the forums but I was having problems. After a couple pictures were shown, it would start to get funky. It would load more than one p…

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