# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1746 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1747 --- ## [Button Help again!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-help-again/190591)
**Author:** [@DeringerColt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DeringerColt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-help-again/190591 "2006-06-13T10:47:27Z")
Hi I have just started creating a set of buttons, but the problem is when I rollover on the button just randomly the movie clip keeps on looping or repeating, but when I place the cursor over the base of the button the b… --- ## [Photo Gallery With thumbnails on another page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-with-thumbnails-on-another-page/190587)
**Author:** [@willythekid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/willythekid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-with-thumbnails-on-another-page/190587 "2006-06-13T08:04:25Z")
Hi, I've made a photo gallery based on the Kirupa Photo Gallery with XML. My client wants to have thumbnails, but not on the same page as the gallery. In his design, you first get to a page with thumbnails. When you cli… --- ## [How do i make a menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-menu/190586)
**Author:** [@vortex92](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vortex92)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-menu/190586 "2006-06-13T07:53:02Z")
i made a game... How do i create a menu in frame 1 which has a button.. and when the button is clicked, it brings me to the game --- ## [Running a function from a child MC?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-a-function-from-a-child-mc/190585)
**Author:** [@messlah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/messlah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-a-function-from-a-child-mc/190585 "2006-06-13T07:47:23Z")
Hi all I have a function called menuchange sitting on frame 1 of root.ptmenu.ptmenumc.menufinal.menuchange To run this function I would use root.ptmenu.ptmenumc.menufinal.menuchange(); Is that correct? Any help … --- ## [Adding a variable to a getURL line (correct way to code it)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-variable-to-a-geturl-line-correct-way-to-code-it/190582)
**Author:** [@messlah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/messlah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-variable-to-a-geturl-line-correct-way-to-code-it/190582 "2006-06-13T06:23:18Z")
Hey all, all I want to do is add a variable to a getURL line of code. EG: getURL("/index.asp", "\_self"); I need to add a variable (\_root.myvariable) to the end of the link so that it goes to: index.asp?myvar=the… --- ## [Need help in solving Datagrid Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-solving-datagrid-problem/190581)
**Author:** [@n\_porkodi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/n_porkodi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-solving-datagrid-problem/190581 "2006-06-13T05:49:07Z")
Hi All, I'm using datagrid in a pop-up to display some details. I have made vScrollPolicy to "auto".Now it is displaying vertical scoll bar whenever needed. But the problem is when I tried to use … --- ## [Queastion about backgrounds and preloaders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/queastion-about-backgrounds-and-preloaders/190572)
**Author:** [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/queastion-about-backgrounds-and-preloaders/190572 "2006-06-13T03:41:34Z")
I have two queastions. firstly: is it a good idea to make my splash page, preloader and main page all seperate SWF's and the link them together. (would help with file size also I am asking because I am having a problem w… --- ## [Using manual JS Active Content Fix, but now how do I append the \*.swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-manual-js-active-content-fix-but-now-how-do-i-append-the-swf/190571)
**Author:** [@messlah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/messlah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-manual-js-active-content-fix-but-now-how-do-i-append-the-swf/190571 "2006-06-13T03:24:17Z")
Hi all I am using this method to fix the Active Content issue, http://www.adobe.com/devnet/activecontent/articles/devletter.html#multipleoccurrences but now I have come across a situation when I have to append the end of… --- ## [Contact Form on a CD Rom Possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-on-a-cd-rom-possible/190567)
**Author:** [@Bodom78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bodom78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-on-a-cd-rom-possible/190567 "2006-06-13T01:35:44Z")
Hey Guys, I have been asked to add a contact form on a flash CD presentation. I was wondering if this was possible. I have used the flash form from the tutorial on this site a few times with success on the web but I'… --- ## [SharedObject, using it to play an intro animation only once](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharedobject-using-it-to-play-an-intro-animation-only-once/190565)
**Author:** [@messlah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/messlah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharedobject-using-it-to-play-an-intro-animation-only-once/190565 "2006-06-13T01:12:20Z")
Hi all, Having some difficulty getting my sharedobject to operate. All I am trying to do is have my intro animation play only once, so that I can use the same swf on multiple pages without showing the intro animation e… --- ## [Rotating menu?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-menu/190562)
**Author:** [@hpaum99](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hpaum99)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-menu/190562 "2006-06-13T00:02:47Z")
Does anyone know of any other tutorials or components to building menus similar to these.. http://www.ultrashock.com/flas/Detailed/154.html http://www.frogstyle.ch/go.cfm?bob\_...der&language=en Thanks --- ## [Importing Video does not import Audio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-video-does-not-import-audio/190558)
**Author:** [@nath\_y](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nath_y)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-video-does-not-import-audio/190558 "2006-06-12T22:55:30Z")
Please help me here. Whenever I import .wma or .mov video files, the Flash does not import the audio. I am using Flash Mx 2004 Pro. Also are any there any good tutorials of importing video via netstream etc. Reall… --- ## [\[Flash8\] W/S Key Conflict?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-w-s-key-conflict/190557)
**Author:** [@Aesir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aesir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-w-s-key-conflict/190557 "2006-06-12T22:40:23Z")
\[FONT=Comic Sans MS\]\[COLOR=black\]When I hold the W key and S key simultaneously, neither the A key nor D key will respond. \[/COLOR\]However, when I hold A and D simultaneously, either W or S will \*respond. \*\*No combinatio… --- ## [Contact Form Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-problems/190545)
**Author:** [@Vexir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vexir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-problems/190545 "2006-06-12T20:24:09Z")
\[worried\] Man, it should all be working but its not. I'm trying to develop a simple contact form, everything normal. Where its screwing up? a) There is a textbox on the stage with no text in it. Upon pressing of the su… --- ## [Volume Control (help needed!)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/volume-control-help-needed/190539)
**Author:** [@armdippedinglue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/armdippedinglue)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/volume-control-help-needed/190539 "2006-06-12T19:36:48Z")
I need to control the volume of streaming sound file that is within a movie clip. If possible can you build a fla that I could deconstruct? It needs a slider. Thanks! Rollin --- ## [Using HTML or TXT for External Text Files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-html-or-txt-for-external-text-files/190535)
**Author:** [@misterpatrick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/misterpatrick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-html-or-txt-for-external-text-files/190535 "2006-06-12T19:19:57Z")
Hello all, \*\*Dynamic Text, Odd Characters and Quality\*\* Hello all, I am having a couple of issues with dynamic text. I am loading fairly simple text documents, but am ending up with some … --- ## [Attaching a movie clip to another -- dynamically?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-a-movie-clip-to-another-dynamically/190534)
**Author:** [@tetraconz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tetraconz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-a-movie-clip-to-another-dynamically/190534 "2006-06-12T19:00:23Z")
I have a situation where I have a parent object that I want to act as a container for any number of dynamically generated child objects. Using the attachMovie() command however, it seems to require a linkage ID, which I … --- ## [Help With Tutorial - Photo Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-tutorial-photo-gallery/190529)
**Author:** [@Se7s](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Se7s)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-tutorial-photo-gallery/190529 "2006-06-12T18:46:25Z")
Im having some trouble with the following tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.htm When I test my scene, the photos do not appear where the movie clip is supposed to be. they appear on the bottom r… --- ## [Anti Aliasing on dynamic text boxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anti-aliasing-on-dynamic-text-boxes/190521)
**Author:** [@stunt\_penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stunt_penguin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anti-aliasing-on-dynamic-text-boxes/190521 "2006-06-12T17:28:31Z")
Hi Guys, I was wondering if there's any way of having anti-aliasing properly happen on a dynamic textbox. They always revert to no-AA mode \[expressionless\] Regards, Chris --- ## [Staggered text, shaped text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/staggered-text-shaped-text/190519)
**Author:** [@jake74](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jake74)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/staggered-text-shaped-text/190519 "2006-06-12T17:17:48Z")
I'm trying to format my text in flash to conform to a shape. How can I create this in flash? So far it looks like I just have to create all my text in Illustrator and import it. http://clarussystems.com/demo/text1.swf … --- ## [Background Color Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color-issue/190517)
**Author:** [@jillymo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jillymo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color-issue/190517 "2006-06-12T16:33:28Z")
I am having an issue with bg color. I know that any loaded movies will be the bg color of the original movie, so was working around this issue when I needed to by using the color I wanted the bg of the loaded movie to be… --- ## [Resize issue, urging help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-issue-urging-help/190515)
**Author:** [@FedEx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FedEx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-issue-urging-help/190515 "2006-06-12T16:13:55Z")
Im using Stage.addListener({onResize:expandall}); function expandall() { content\_mc.\_width = Stage.width; content\_mc.\_height = Stage.height; }; to resize a mc holding ext swf to load, I dont know wh… --- ## [Help with Instances](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-instances/190513)
**Author:** [@SGPHOTO](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SGPHOTO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-instances/190513 "2006-06-12T14:47:22Z")
Hi, I am a newbie here and purchased a website template that has nothing but instances in the template itself and I can not understand how to manipulate them because if I manipulate one of them then the site goes all wa… --- ## [Resize external Swf´s to full screen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-external-swf-s-to-full-screen/190509)
**Author:** [@FedEx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FedEx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-external-swf-s-to-full-screen/190509 "2006-06-12T14:29:00Z")
Does anyone knows how do I resize an an external loaded swf to full screen?? Im not sure if I have to resize the container to full screen as loaded or it just loads what it comes as the size of the movieclip. help? --- ## [\_root.movieclip.movieclip.gotoAndPlay(15);](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-movieclip-movieclip-gotoandplay-15/190502)
**Author:** [@B\_TEK](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_TEK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-movieclip-movieclip-gotoandplay-15/190502 "2006-06-12T13:03:14Z")
Is it possible to do: \_root.movieclip.movieclip.gotoAndPlay(15); Because in my case it is not working, but I think it should... what is working is: \_root.movieclip.play(); It looks exactly like this when it i… --- ## [Dynamically changing fill colour in Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-changing-fill-colour-in-flash-8/190500)
**Author:** [@bachchun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bachchun)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-changing-fill-colour-in-flash-8/190500 "2006-06-12T12:50:53Z")
I have drawn a rectangular box with lineTo and filled it with orange colour using beginFill. I want the colour to change as user inputs values, like red for 2, green for 3, etc. upto say 10. Also, I want the previous col… --- ## [Hiding from activity viewer in safari](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-from-activity-viewer-in-safari/190499)
**Author:** [@rapo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rapo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-from-activity-viewer-in-safari/190499 "2006-06-12T12:32:47Z")
Is there away to hide what is loading in the activity viewer of safari. I know this can be a great helper for debugging loads but I dont really want it to be so easy to find the image files that I'm loading to a page. --- ## [Positioning 2 loaded images together in MX](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-2-loaded-images-together-in-mx/190491)
**Author:** [@Flash\_M\_in\_X](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_M_in_X)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-2-loaded-images-together-in-mx/190491 "2006-06-12T11:06:31Z")
I'm having trouble trying to work out how to centre 2 loaded images via XML. I found some code by scotty that will centre one image but of course when I'm loading 2 images, they are both stacked ont top of each other. I… --- ## [When has a cuePoint in Video Loaded?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-has-a-cuepoint-in-video-loaded/190490)
**Author:** [@mmcg\_33](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmcg_33)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-has-a-cuepoint-in-video-loaded/190490 "2006-06-12T10:59:31Z")
I've been working through a tutorial on the Adobe Macromedia site which has an Flv video (Progressively Downloading), and buttons at the side which jump to certain Cue Points within the video. http://www.adobe.com/devnet… --- ## [Reset button - Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reset-button-help/190489)
**Author:** [@Largo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Largo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reset-button-help/190489 "2006-06-12T10:32:38Z")
Hi, Im trying to get this reset button to work. I used to use this code in Flash MX but it doesn´t work in AS2.... on (press) { \_root.playb.onRelease = function() { \_root.gotoAndStop(1); } } I also tried: load… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1745) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1747)