# flash

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## [Position-button problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-button-problem/195198)

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**Author:** [@JPAG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JPAG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-button-problem/195198 "2006-07-29T15:44:50Z")

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This should be it (for this website), hopefully. In this code (I guess you recognize it, Scotty?): function movon (\_tox) { var move1:Tween = new Tween (indhold\_mc, "\_x", Strong.easeOut, indhold\_mc.\_x, \_tox, 2, …

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## [XML question (tricky one)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question-tricky-one/195194)

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**Author:** [@Supergizmo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Supergizmo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question-tricky-one/195194 "2006-07-29T13:51:21Z")

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hi every1, here's the tricky question... I want to create an xml file. The xml contains several names. I want these names to be actually links. So far, so good, no prob about that. The tricky part is as follows: I want…

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## [Problems with Pattern in Flash8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-pattern-in-flash8/195193)

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**Author:** [@Bonwhis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bonwhis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-pattern-in-flash8/195193 "2006-07-29T13:46:48Z")

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Hello again... I am looking to use a rather simple pattern on a flash page. I would like the pattern to fill the whole browser and then make the main content of my flash site to have transparent effect. Just lik…

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## [Making movies talk to each other (issues)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-movies-talk-to-each-other-issues/195189)

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**Author:** [@MichelleX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MichelleX)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-movies-talk-to-each-other-issues/195189 "2006-07-29T12:32:09Z")

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I posted a question about having a complicated gallery several days ago, and after some tedious experimenting with xml, I've come to the conclusion it won't work. Ok. Fine. So I thought perhaps the best way to undertake…

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## [Duplicate promblem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-promblem/195186)

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**Author:** [@Libyan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Libyan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-promblem/195186 "2006-07-29T11:55:49Z")

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i have this code var container:MovieClip = setUpContainer(); var ln:Number = 10; var spacer:Number = 1; var duplicate:MovieClip; for(var i:Number = 1; i \< ln; i++) { var newY:Number = i \* (container.\_height + spacer)…

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## [Embed font in combobox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-font-in-combobox/195182)

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**Author:** [@temp\_username](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/temp_username)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-font-in-combobox/195182 "2006-07-29T10:13:10Z")

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Ok this seems straight forward! But won't embed a font in a combobox for flash 8. I have the font in the libary 'arial' and set linkage to 'my\_font'. What needs to be changed? embed text for comboboxes - nsf = new…

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## [Simple XML Input - Please Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-xml-input-please-help/195171)

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**Author:** [@Mage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-xml-input-please-help/195171 "2006-07-29T05:47:49Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\]Hey'a :D! So if someone could please help me with this, that would be fantastic!! What I need help with is using XML to load content into a simple Flash layout. I would like to acheive what I have already…

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## [Button Animation Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-animation-problem/195169)

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**Author:** [@gravenine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gravenine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-animation-problem/195169 "2006-07-29T05:10:18Z")

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Hey everybody, I'm having a problem with this mouseover. I followed the tutorial on this site in regards to the button animation. BUT, I have a problem. The button is text, and I added a new layer on the button added a h…

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## [How are these page transitions done](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-are-these-page-transitions-done/195165)

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**Author:** [@mattjp18](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mattjp18)\
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**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-are-these-page-transitions-done/195165 "2006-07-29T04:18:48Z")

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How are these page transitions on this site http://www.fallon.com accomplished? Do you think its loading seperate swf files or all on one file with labels and frames? Thanks for any help. Any links on tutorials would …

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## [Flash button issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-button-issue/195164)

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**Author:** [@cagno](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cagno)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-button-issue/195164 "2006-07-29T03:11:14Z")

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I created a dynamic gallery in Flah 8 and all seems to be working well except for one thing. When you click on the "next" button that I created it works fine. However if you click on it again to load the next image witho…

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## [Cursor Distance and Alpha](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cursor-distance-and-alpha/195156)

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**Author:** [@ANEWIDEACo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ANEWIDEACo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cursor-distance-and-alpha/195156 "2006-07-28T20:22:20Z")

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Help or a tutorial... Okay, so I have a button (4 of em) and I want it to react to the cursor as it gets closer to the button. How do I make it go from 0% alpha to 100% over a 50 pixel distance? Thanks in advance! \[smi…

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## [Loading Text form XML on a rotated MC but text doesn´t show](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-text-form-xml-on-a-rotated-mc-but-text-doesn-t-show/195152)

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**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-text-form-xml-on-a-rotated-mc-but-text-doesn-t-show/195152 "2006-07-28T19:22:05Z")

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i´m loading some text on dinamic textfields on several Mcs that are rotated on the screen, but the texts just appear when the Mcs are 0° rotated. Any other rotation on them makes the letters to desapear. Tks:rocker:

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## [News scrollbar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-scrollbar/195151)

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**Author:** [@Bonwhis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bonwhis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-scrollbar/195151 "2006-07-28T19:15:12Z")

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Hello everyone, I am in the midst of developing a site for a DJ. I would like to do a news section that can be updated from an outside source, such as XML. As the news add up, it is necessary to be able to scroll and c…

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## [Turn Input Text into lower case](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turn-input-text-into-lower-case/195148)

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**Author:** [@Tyg3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tyg3r)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turn-input-text-into-lower-case/195148 "2006-07-28T18:40:04Z")

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Is there a way to convert the information in the inputName text field, down to lower case before it checks its validity? or a way to disable case sensitivity perhaps? \[FONT=Courier New\]\[AS\]btn.onRelease = function() { …

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## [Can't locate moveClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-locate-moveclip/195147)

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**Author:** [@gregmax17](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gregmax17)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-locate-moveclip/195147 "2006-07-28T18:34:37Z")

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This will be hard for me to explain, but please bare with me. I have loaded an external .swf file on to the stage with multiple movieClips in it. From the main timline of which I load this external .swf file, I am mov…

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## [What is and how to deeplink...anyone?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-and-how-to-deeplink-anyone/195146)

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**Author:** [@jasarius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasarius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-and-how-to-deeplink-anyone/195146 "2006-07-28T18:33:53Z")

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I ran across an article a week ago (which I can't find now) that mentioned 'deeplinking' in Flash. It helps with Google indexing your site to some degree. I searched the forum and I found something that backed it up, but…

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## [Draw API Gradient Fills](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-api-gradient-fills/195133)

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**Author:** [@buginajar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/buginajar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-api-gradient-fills/195133 "2006-07-28T16:46:44Z")

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Is it possible to draw a rectangle dynamically using 'lineTo()' and have it fill with a gradient that is 100% alpha on one side and 0% on the other?

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## [Summer Game Minicontest](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/summer-game-minicontest/195131)

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**Author:** [@armorgames](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/armorgames)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/summer-game-minicontest/195131 "2006-07-28T16:23:03Z")

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As you know, the AGC4 ( http://www.armorgames.com/contest4.html ) has minicontests with great prizes (every entry in these minicontests also counts in the big one, so it's a great way to make a lot of money). The World…

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## [embedFonts + createTextField = no cigar! :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedfonts-createtextfield-no-cigar/195128)

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**Author:** [@takethetrain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/takethetrain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedfonts-createtextfield-no-cigar/195128 "2006-07-28T16:11:51Z")

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I've embedded a font in my library(instance name "Arial") and created a new text field using createTextField. But nothing appears. Here is my code: ActionScript Code: \[FONT=Courier New\]\[LEFT\]\[COLOR=#0000FF\]this\[/COLOR\]…

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## [Textfield.StyleSheet not working (CSS)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-stylesheet-not-working-css/195124)

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**Author:** [@takethetrain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/takethetrain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-stylesheet-not-working-css/195124 "2006-07-28T15:35:28Z")

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The tutorials for using CSS in Flash seem pretty straightforward, but for some reason they just don’t work for me. I’m using this code: this.createTextField("myText", 1, 100, 100, 300, 100); myText.multiline = true; my…

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## [URGENT customScrollBar HELP from gifted ActionScriptors](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-customscrollbar-help-from-gifted-actionscriptors/195118)

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**Author:** [@chakkra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chakkra)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-customscrollbar-help-from-gifted-actionscriptors/195118 "2006-07-28T14:12:28Z")

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\[FONT=Microsoft Sans Serif\]hello, can anyone help me with this problem? I've tried for days to resolve this... and failed. And now i'd like help... This is regarding the tutorial that kirupa.com has supplied for us. http…

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## [Cached swf to be pulled into another swf on a different page?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cached-swf-to-be-pulled-into-another-swf-on-a-different-page/195115)

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**Author:** [@pittsburghjoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pittsburghjoe)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cached-swf-to-be-pulled-into-another-swf-on-a-different-page/195115 "2006-07-28T14:03:18Z")

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Hey – I'm trying to plan out a hybrid flash/html site and I need to know if a cached swf can be pulled into another swf without the need to be loaded again. If so, does it only work in certain browsers? Do I have to code…

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## [Leviated Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/leviated-menu/195114)

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**Author:** [@gabydog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gabydog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/leviated-menu/195114 "2006-07-28T13:56:39Z")

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Hi! I’m sure most of you have come across Levitated at some stage. I really like this menu: http://www.levitated.net/daily/levCylinderImageDisplay.html But I’ve been having difficulty making it work when I place it …

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## [swapDepths not working as desired](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swapdepths-not-working-as-desired/195112)

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**Author:** [@flashinapan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashinapan)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swapdepths-not-working-as-desired/195112 "2006-07-28T13:48:49Z")

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I have gone through the kirupa explanations about depths, and am trying to do something like the swapDepths example (with the green, yellow, and blue windows) included on this site. The three windows does just what I'm t…

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## [How do I get my Flash site to appear on a Mac (Apple Computer, Inc.)?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-flash-site-to-appear-on-a-mac-apple-computer-inc/195108)

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**Author:** [@caractacus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/caractacus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-flash-site-to-appear-on-a-mac-apple-computer-inc/195108 "2006-07-28T13:09:21Z")

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I am very pleased with my Flash site successfully uploading. However, I've now found out that people with Macs (Apple , 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA) can't view the site. Does anyone know how I can resolve t…

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## [How to control a MC according to its variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-control-a-mc-according-to-its-variable/195107)

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**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-control-a-mc-according-to-its-variable/195107 "2006-07-28T13:08:01Z")

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I have several MCs, each one with a different \_name. when a Mc is clicked a variable is defined to it. Like: on (press){ \_root.clicked = this.\_name; } Also have a function on the main timeline that will reduz the…

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## [Sending user information from a CD](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-user-information-from-a-cd/195104)

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**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-user-information-from-a-cd/195104 "2006-07-28T12:56:56Z")

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Hi everybody, I created months ago an interactive CD using Flash. Now the client wants me to add a new feature to the CD, to get the user contact information, that they will have to type in before their first use of th…

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## [Photos Pixelating In Flash when Full Screen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photos-pixelating-in-flash-when-full-screen/195093)

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**Author:** [@darphnugget](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darphnugget)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photos-pixelating-in-flash-when-full-screen/195093 "2006-07-28T11:02:10Z")

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I've made my flash movie and everything but when it goes to full screen the photos that have been used in it start to pixelate. Does anyone have any idea how to combat this?

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## [XML SlideShow and ASP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-and-asp/195090)

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**Author:** [@arkadoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arkadoo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-and-asp/195090 "2006-07-28T10:00:58Z")

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Hello, excuse my english. I think to use this wonderful Slideshow with xml in the website of my italian band; I'm an ASP e VB.net programmer but I don't know enough about Flash. I own Flash 8 Basic; in my website ad admi…

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## [Help on XML gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-on-xml-gallery/195088)

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**Author:** [@luisbraga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/luisbraga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-on-xml-gallery/195088 "2006-07-28T09:50:05Z")

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Hi everyone. I've been trying to use this xml gallery with the comboBox component so that I can use multiple galleries. I'm almost there but there's something I'm missing in the code related to the fade function. Whe…

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