# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1799 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1800 --- ## [Some XML help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-xml-help/185306)
**Author:** [@Vectar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vectar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-xml-help/185306 "2006-04-14T07:12:27Z")
I want to make a site that is run by xml. i kind of want something like this http://www.philippearchontakis.com/ the x buttons are build depending on how many swf's the gallery has and the details are also coming from a … --- ## [(MX pro 2004) the YET AGAIN and exhausting 'disable button' dilema!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-pro-2004-the-yet-again-and-exhausting-disable-button-dilema/185430)
**Author:** [@Claire\_murphy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Claire_murphy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-pro-2004-the-yet-again-and-exhausting-disable-button-dilema/185430 "2006-04-14T07:11:34Z")
Hello to all! I've done a search for 'disable buttons' and found lots, but am not sure how to go about the situation with my code! Below is my code on 1 of 9 buttons. Once the button is clicked, indeed it is disabled … --- ## [Loading dynamic thumbnails](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-dynamic-thumbnails/185398)
**Author:** [@skaiwayne2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skaiwayne2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-dynamic-thumbnails/185398 "2006-04-14T07:08:41Z")
I have a question about the tutorial on: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm Instead of loading the thumbnails in a scroller sideways, how can I load the thumbnails in a column like this: thumb1 thu… --- ## [Help with dynamic scrollers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-scrollers/185558)
**Author:** [@mattzi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mattzi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-scrollers/185558 "2006-04-14T06:29:21Z")
hi there, i have got the following code, which i have found on this forum somewhere, now it does almost exactically what i need it to do. What i need the code to do is get the size of the dynamic textfield and scroll i… --- ## [Loading Random Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-random-text/185553)
**Author:** [@no\_rain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/no_rain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-random-text/185553 "2006-04-14T05:20:41Z")
For my site I decided I want to have a header that says "Jeff Wood is" and then below I want it to load a random quote like "a misguided geneous" (I know I spelled geneous wrong don\`t call me on it) or something and load… --- ## [All objects at depth of -16384?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/all-objects-at-depth-of-16384/185542)
**Author:** [@endy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/endy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/all-objects-at-depth-of-16384/185542 "2006-04-14T04:55:19Z")
for some reason all the objects in my movie seem to be at the depth -16384 and when I try to swap one lower it does not work... any ideas on what is going on here? --- ## [Scrollbar moving the position of an image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-moving-the-position-of-an-image/184872)
**Author:** [@Flashback10](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flashback10)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-moving-the-position-of-an-image/184872 "2006-04-14T03:17:25Z")
I have a horizontal scrollbar. I want this scrollbar to move a movie clip left and right on the screen. I cannot figure out what I am doing. In one example I'm looking at, it has the script on the button of the slider: … --- ## [Load image from XML into flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-image-from-xml-into-flash/185507)
**Author:** [@caynada](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/caynada)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-image-from-xml-into-flash/185507 "2006-04-14T02:01:33Z")
I have a very simple question: How do I load one image from an XML file into a flash movie. Thats it, nothing fancy, just one image. Here is my XML \ \ … --- ## [Image transition masking - Recreate existing effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-transition-masking-recreate-existing-effect/168239)
**Author:** [@tigerkid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tigerkid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-transition-masking-recreate-existing-effect/168239 "2006-04-14T01:24:10Z")
I'm trying to get some masking practice in, so I decided to find an effect that I like and try to recreate it. Here is the welcome.swf file, which is the effect I'm trying to duplicate. (Skip the intro and you'll see the… --- ## [I really need HELP with duplicating movies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-really-need-help-with-duplicating-movies/185503)
**Author:** [@Nikini](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nikini)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-really-need-help-with-duplicating-movies/185503 "2006-04-14T00:21:03Z")
I tried to duplicate a movie in runtime (used the mc.duplicateMovieClip function). It duplicates just fine.. but the function it had in its first frame doesn't work for the duplication.. To say it in another way.. Examp… --- ## [Page Stretching to Fit](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-stretching-to-fit/185533)
**Author:** [@McGuffin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/McGuffin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-stretching-to-fit/185533 "2006-04-13T23:43:02Z")
Boy, do I feel like a noob all over again... Anyway, what I'm doing is loading MySQL data into Flash via PHP, and what I need to have happen is the Flash movie to behave like a normal HTML page. For example, the inform… --- ## [Formatting Text Externally?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formatting-text-externally/185467)
**Author:** [@chargrims](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chargrims)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formatting-text-externally/185467 "2006-04-13T22:32:36Z")
Hi there, I'm creating a news page, and have a dynamic text box programmed to load an external text file. I'd really like to be able to have headings, and vary colors of the text. Is it possible to define these attri… --- ## [Merry-go-round by seno](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/merry-go-round-by-seno/184609)
**Author:** [@nooodles](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nooodles)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/merry-go-round-by-seno/184609 "2006-04-13T21:52:58Z")
hello, i would like to use Merry-go-round by seno with a number of different mc's. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/camera\_panning.htm the example uses one image which is repeated. i would like to have s… --- ## [How to NOT show "true" while loading xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-not-show-true-while-loading-xml/185497)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Hed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rob_Hed)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-not-show-true-while-loading-xml/185497 "2006-04-13T21:48:41Z")
function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded) { xmlNode = this.firstChild; Title = \[\]; XMLSection = \[\]; total = xmlNode.childNodes.length; for (i=0; i\ **Author:** [@flextnet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flextnet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-not-load-wsdl/185516 "2006-04-13T20:55:29Z") Hello I've got a strange problem connecting to a webservice from flash. Everything works fine when I run the movie from the flash authoring environment, but when I upload my swf and run in the browser (IE or firefox, d… --- ## [No sound on loadmovie from URL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-sound-on-loadmovie-from-url/185514)
**Author:** [@travistee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/travistee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-sound-on-loadmovie-from-url/185514 "2006-04-13T20:39:37Z")
I am using flash8 actionscript 2.0 for the main movie. I use loadmovie to play an swf video in the main movie. When I load it from the same directory it plays with sound. When I use loadmovie to load it from a web ur… --- ## [XML from xml..?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-from-xml/185506)
**Author:** [@Brisa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Brisa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-from-xml/185506 "2006-04-13T20:27:24Z")
I have two Lists (components) on stage. The first one (mainList populates from an XML called topics.xml \ \ \ \ **Author:** [@evil\_genius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evil_genius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-some-help-with-basic-animation/185504 "2006-04-13T19:43:52Z") I've got 5 characters with over sized heads that act as navigational buttons and stand next to a speaker which plays the site's music. What i need is for the heads to 'bop' up & down while the music is played and to stop… --- ## [Math questions for the math experts :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-questions-for-the-math-experts/185469)
**Author:** [@Uli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Uli)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-questions-for-the-math-experts/185469 "2006-04-13T17:15:57Z")
Hello there, I am looking for a way to find a vector if i know one point and 1 angle... Like i have A(x,y) and a vector starting from A(x,y) with an angle. I would like to know the position on a point X(x,y) that can b… --- ## [Taking a snapshot from a movie clip and storing it](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-a-snapshot-from-a-movie-clip-and-storing-it/185482)
**Author:** [@leraptor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leraptor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-a-snapshot-from-a-movie-clip-and-storing-it/185482 "2006-04-13T17:08:34Z")
Hi guys ! I need to take a snapshot of a movie clip (only a rectangular of a movie clip, not the whole) and to store it in a variable so I can later show it to the user. Can you help me ? --- ## [Duplicating a part of a movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-a-part-of-a-movie-clip/185391)
**Author:** [@leraptor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leraptor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-a-part-of-a-movie-clip/185391 "2006-04-13T16:49:29Z")
I'm currely doing a sort of digital camera simulator. The user will take photos, and those photos will be part of a movie clip. How to save the photos he took so I can show em later to him ? The photos will represent pa… --- ## [Music Player work in IE not in Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-player-work-in-ie-not-in-firefox/185313)
**Author:** [@chup](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chup)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-player-work-in-ie-not-in-firefox/185313 "2006-04-13T16:45:36Z")
Hi guy, got a issue here, pls take a look at my music player http://www.dreamance.com/download/music.htm Work prefectly in IE, but not in firefox The text/title of the song is not showing in firefox. Any idea h… --- ## [Adding a pop-up link into Kirupa Flash gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-pop-up-link-into-kirupa-flash-gallery/185480)
**Author:** [@breathe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/breathe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-pop-up-link-into-kirupa-flash-gallery/185480 "2006-04-13T16:43:26Z")
\[LEFT\]I got links working in the kirupa gallery script. I am building a portfolio with images and captions, and there are links in the captions (array \[4\]) that open new browser pages. I would like some of these links to… --- ## [Distances between 2 objects inside 2 movie clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/distances-between-2-objects-inside-2-movie-clips/185472)
**Author:** [@leraptor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leraptor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/distances-between-2-objects-inside-2-movie-clips/185472 "2006-04-13T16:13:25Z")
Hi guys, I know that I should use pythagore to calculate the distance, but I need to calculate distance between 2 objectfs that are contained within 2 different movie clips. Something in the line of : xdist = Math.roun… --- ## [Blur with Laco Tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-with-laco-tween/185457)
**Author:** [@mediumman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mediumman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-with-laco-tween/185457 "2006-04-13T15:44:05Z")
I am trying to use the Blur filter with Laco's Tween....I attached an FLA however it is not working correctly....I would like the Red Circle to move when you click on the Blue Square....instead they both move/blur when i… --- ## [Movieclip preloader?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-preloader/185438)
**Author:** [@o111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/o111)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-preloader/185438 "2006-04-13T15:39:36Z")
I read something about this in a tread, but didn't get any further. Is it possible to create a movieclip, lets say it contains 10 frames of some animation. And put it on the main timeline and add some code to it that ma… --- ## [Some help please with full browser XML gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-help-please-with-full-browser-xml-gallery/185375)
**Author:** [@cmart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cmart)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-help-please-with-full-browser-xml-gallery/185375 "2006-04-13T14:24:07Z")
Hi all, a couple issues I'd like to work out. I have taken the XML photgallery tutorial a step further by making it full browser (with images centered in the browser window). To make this possible, I've sunk the "pic… --- ## [FINALLY: Transparent Tree or List - Solved!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-transparent-tree-or-list-solved/185452)
**Author:** [@mquinan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mquinan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-transparent-tree-or-list-solved/185452 "2006-04-13T14:07:43Z")
Hi All I'm puzzling with this for a while and now I finally reached a solution! To make the Tree or List background transparent use the following code: mx.controls.treeclasses.TreeRow.\[COLOR=#003399\]prototype… --- ## [Stretching or shrinking the length traversed by object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretching-or-shrinking-the-length-traversed-by-object/185205)
**Author:** [@bachchun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bachchun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretching-or-shrinking-the-length-traversed-by-object/185205 "2006-04-13T13:37:53Z")
If L be the original length of linear path (horizontal or vertical) traversed by an object, how can I make Flash change the length according to equation y = L/x where x is an dynamic value generated? --- ## [Timer in gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-in-gallery/185447)
**Author:** [@lysholdt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lysholdt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-in-gallery/185447 "2006-04-13T13:35:47Z")
Hello flashers, I have downloaded the kirupa slideshow. I have modified it a bit so far and set a delay = 6000; Can I get it to show the seconds at the same time? - like a count down 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. help would be g… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1798) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1800)