# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1811 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1812 --- ## [Problem with a sliding tab menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-a-sliding-tab-menu/184285)
**Author:** [@spoison](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spoison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-a-sliding-tab-menu/184285 "2006-04-05T04:45:44Z")
Hi all, I'm working on a sliding tab menu using tweens, tab menu is vertical, and I don't find the solution to move tabs together. I can move the tabs with onRollOver and RollOut, but I would like to ad a push or pull ef… --- ## [Problem With Button Load multiple external SWFs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-button-load-multiple-external-swfs/184433)
**Author:** [@jbautista18](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbautista18)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-button-load-multiple-external-swfs/184433 "2006-04-05T03:40:56Z")
I'm trying to get a button to load multiple external swfs into separate empty movie clips. The first one works fine, however the second empty movie clip is giving me trouble. Whenever I click on a button, it loads the m… --- ## [\[Flash 8\] Post graphics to form?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-post-graphics-to-form/184395)
**Author:** [@blackf0rk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blackf0rk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-post-graphics-to-form/184395 "2006-04-05T03:12:16Z")
I have a simple graphics drawing app made in flash; just an onMouseDown event that lets the user draw a simple line drawing - nothing extraordinarily fancy. The movie clip it's being drawn on is called "Line" and is dyna… --- ## [Referal post URL data to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referal-post-url-data-to-flash/184363)
**Author:** [@OmniSprinter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OmniSprinter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referal-post-url-data-to-flash/184363 "2006-04-05T01:15:05Z")
Anyone know a good way to read data from the referal URL, into flash? For example, I would like my .swf to read "id=457" from: www.myexampleflashsite.com/content.html?id=457 is this a php thing? --- ## [News Ticker Tutorial Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-ticker-tutorial-help/184418)
**Author:** [@BFDEXP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BFDEXP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-ticker-tutorial-help/184418 "2006-04-05T00:29:14Z")
Does anyone know any good tutorials for a basic vertical news ticker. Pretty much this one: http://www.flashkit.com/movies/launc...426&bg=#ffffff Maybe even how to add to Kirupa's to make it a vertical news ticker??:po… --- ## [Sliding Menu Tutorial/ Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-tutorial-problem/183545)
**Author:** [@drake0013](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drake0013)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-tutorial-problem/183545 "2006-04-05T00:21:30Z")
I have been trying to use the tutorial at http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/slidingMenu.htm I sort of got it to work, but I can't figure out why I have a little glitch. When you click around the menu a bit I lose… --- ## [Motion Tween alpha](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-tween-alpha/184229)
**Author:** [@DarkArrow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DarkArrow)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-tween-alpha/184229 "2006-04-04T23:10:25Z")
Hey all, I have just finished the motion tween tutorial for flash 8 and I noticed that the example circle fades in and out. How do you do this? I have tried what I did with the basic flash but no luck... Anyone help me… --- ## [Textfield, CSS Stylesheet external loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-css-stylesheet-external-loading/184239)
**Author:** [@Flash\_Boi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Boi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-css-stylesheet-external-loading/184239 "2006-04-04T22:35:12Z")
Hi Everyone, I got this tutorial from the Macromedia FLASH 8 Advanced book at a local library. It has helped me through some stuff. The example of loading external CSS stylesheet into a textfield works lovely, but they… --- ## [(dynamic text) how to \_alpha and mask](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-how-to--alpha-and-mask/184345)
**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-how-to--alpha-and-mask/184345 "2006-04-04T22:32:07Z")
I have a dynamic text box and i want to mask it but its not working. i remember once someone was showing me something that had to be done to a dynamic text box to get \_alpha effects on them and I wonder if its the same t… --- ## [Reversing an External SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reversing-an-external-swf/184296)
**Author:** [@briand5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/briand5)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reversing-an-external-swf/184296 "2006-04-04T22:21:47Z")
Hi, I am trying to build a portfolio site and I am woking on my resume section. I have it set up so that each part of my resume loads an external swf in seperate empty movie clips when the button is click. The problem is… --- ## [myLoader.contentPath = x & ".jpg";](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myloader-contentpath-x-jpg/184387)
**Author:** [@dashival](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dashival)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myloader-contentpath-x-jpg/184387 "2006-04-04T21:50:50Z")
This is my code: myLoader.contentPath = x & ".jpg"; I'm randomly generating a number, x, and I want to load that random jpg file. How do I put the x in there so it'll recognize it as x.jpg? --- ## [Need a quick xml gallery w/ clickable thumbs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-quick-xml-gallery-w-clickable-thumbs/184399)
**Author:** [@AIC\_STUDENT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AIC_STUDENT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-quick-xml-gallery-w-clickable-thumbs/184399 "2006-04-04T21:25:00Z")
Hy Everybody, I know someone out there has a source for a dynamic photo gallery... Any help would be greatly appreciated... I don't need a .fla if ya got a link to somewhere for a download. thx --- ## [Textarea component problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-component-problem/184326)
**Author:** [@hexadecimal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hexadecimal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-component-problem/184326 "2006-04-04T21:15:27Z")
Hi im skinning the scrollbar in a textarea component, it works just fine, exept from two things... First off when i click in the textarea, an annoying green border is displayed... second.... the text is dark green, i wan… --- ## [\[F8\] animating via AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-animating-via-as/168069)
**Author:** [@kritikal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kritikal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-animating-via-as/168069 "2006-04-04T21:13:52Z")
Is there an easy way to animate multiple movieclips without using a lot of functions and setInterval?? I want an animation to start and before it's finished another one starts, right now I'm using a ton of functions an… --- ## [\[Flash8\]Help needed! Pop-Up & Scroll not working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-help-needed-pop-up-scroll-not-working/184374)
**Author:** [@PCBOY123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PCBOY123)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-help-needed-pop-up-scroll-not-working/184374 "2006-04-04T20:46:01Z")
Hi, there Im new to flash, mostly in to php and html, but i want to try out new things this is more of a hobby thing.. well, let me get in to my to major problems right now.. I cant seem to load external txt correct… --- ## [Preloader. uncomplete!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-uncomplete/184371)
**Author:** [@gllanci](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gllanci)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-uncomplete/184371 "2006-04-04T20:43:59Z")
Hi all With this script how can I add a textfield that shows the percentage and how can I make e MC that comes out with opactiy from 0% to 100% same as the percentage! as code this.onEnterFrame = function() { var … --- ## [Open typing in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-typing-in-flash/184394)
**Author:** [@Grimshaw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Grimshaw)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-typing-in-flash/184394 "2006-04-04T20:25:09Z")
How do you program the open type password protection similar to the fCMS on flashloaded.com. Is it just some kind of listener? --- ## [Closing a Centered Pop-Up Window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/closing-a-centered-pop-up-window/161571)
**Author:** [@einstein](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/einstein)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/closing-a-centered-pop-up-window/161571 "2006-04-04T20:20:17Z")
I am using kirupa's "Launching a Centered Pop-Up Window" from flash which works great - but i need to launch a second popup window which closes the first one. Any ideas anyone? --- ## [The Vertical News Ticker](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-vertical-news-ticker/184392)
**Author:** [@BFDEXP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BFDEXP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-vertical-news-ticker/184392 "2006-04-04T20:16:24Z")
Does anyone know any good tutorials for a basic vertical news ticker. Pretty much this one: http://www.flashkit.com/movies/launcher.php?url=http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Scripting/Scrolling/FlashNew-marioz-8875/FlashNew… --- ## [Simple Custom Scrollbar question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-custom-scrollbar-question/184390)
**Author:** [@clgubbs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/clgubbs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-custom-scrollbar-question/184390 "2006-04-04T20:12:30Z")
Hi, first i really liked the\*\* \*\*Simple Custom Scrollbar tutorial. i was just wondering if it would be possible to alter the action script so that the scroll bar will work without the user having to click it. In other… --- ## [\[AS2.0\] Multiple Super Calls irrgularity](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-multiple-super-calls-irrgularity/184261)
**Author:** [@Deviant1853](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Deviant1853)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-multiple-super-calls-irrgularity/184261 "2006-04-04T19:18:58Z")
interface I { ... } class A { public function A() { ... } } class B extends A implements I { public function B() { super(); trace("B Called"); } } class C extends B { publi… --- ## [Complex Button Tutorial - Bug!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-button-tutorial-bug/184377)
**Author:** [@losse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/losse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-button-tutorial-bug/184377 "2006-04-04T18:53:33Z")
Hi there I used the complex button rollover tutorial found here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/button\_effect.htm on my site. I have a few buttons created with this effect sitting right next to each other. I noti… --- ## [LoadVars questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-questions/184372)
**Author:** [@marws](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marws)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-questions/184372 "2006-04-04T18:34:17Z")
I´ve never used loadVars before, after reading the help I put togheter this piece of code, but I still do not understant it completelly function send() { \_root.play(); var wordResposta:LoadVars = new LoadVar… --- ## [Window Component depth issues?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/window-component-depth-issues/184373)
**Author:** [@yossarianpickwi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yossarianpickwi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/window-component-depth-issues/184373 "2006-04-04T18:30:56Z")
Hi all, I've had this problem a few times now and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I have a Flash movie that attaches a .as defined MovieClip in the first frame of the timeline. In my MovieClip class, I attach a ba… --- ## [Menu following mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-following-mouse/184361)
**Author:** [@fr\_ode](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fr_ode)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-following-mouse/184361 "2006-04-04T18:00:46Z")
Hi! I have a menu inside a movieclip. It's suppose to follow the mouse with ease (as in kirupas tutorial), and when it hits the center - stop following it until the mouse rolls out. I have been trying all kinds of s… --- ## [\[F8\] looping through xml levels problem. help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-looping-through-xml-levels-problem-help/184366)
**Author:** [@unit009](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/unit009)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-looping-through-xml-levels-problem-help/184366 "2006-04-04T17:28:10Z")
hey. i've been trying to get this to work for a few days and i've had no luck. apparently i'm not as smart as i thought i was. what i'm trying to do is make a menu system. i've loaded the xml correctly, i think, and have… --- ## [Random non repeating variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-non-repeating-variables/184339)
**Author:** [@greendog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/greendog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-non-repeating-variables/184339 "2006-04-04T17:12:20Z")
OK I'm somewhat descent at Actionscript, but I'm brand new to arrays. I know very little about them. It seems at the moment I'm going to have to make use of them. Here's what I'm doing: I'm creating a flash game in whic… --- ## [Need a little help (preloading and animating)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-little-help-preloading-and-animating/184012)
**Author:** [@somebody509](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somebody509)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-little-help-preloading-and-animating/184012 "2006-04-04T17:05:44Z")
Okay so I am trying to combine two FLA's. the movie / actual flash part and the preloader part. So I go into the second scene of the preloader and try to paste the first frames for my actual content part (buttonc… --- ## [Mouse Coordinates Over a Triangle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-coordinates-over-a-triangle/184356)
**Author:** [@4everest](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/4everest)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-coordinates-over-a-triangle/184356 "2006-04-04T16:50:38Z")
Hi Friends, I need to make a tool where as you mouse over a triangle it displays the percentage of proximity to each of the triangle's three corners. Then, when clicked, it places a dot on that spot and the correspond… --- ## [Best export settings for sounds?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-export-settings-for-sounds/184109)
**Author:** [@B\_L\_U\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_L_U_E)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-export-settings-for-sounds/184109 "2006-04-04T16:17:15Z")
Whenever I import a sound to the library, it always differs from the original .mp3 - usually making it hard and loud. What're the best export settings you guys use for sounds such as rollover's? I've messed with the sett… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1810) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1812)