# flash

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## [Preloader Not Working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-not-working/181854)

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**Author:** [@coertli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coertli)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-not-working/181854 "2006-03-13T18:56:54Z")

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I have a 100 fram long preloader that does not seem to want to show up until 100 percent any ideas? Here are the files. Thanks for the hlep!

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## [Displaying text from XML in incrementing text boxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-text-from-xml-in-incrementing-text-boxes/181847)

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**Author:** [@hectors](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hectors)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-text-from-xml-in-incrementing-text-boxes/181847 "2006-03-13T17:40:15Z")

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Hiya, I’m sorry if the title of this post doesn’t explain what I mean too well, here’s some more explanation: I want to parse the data from an XML file into an array and then put each of the values in the array into a d…

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## [Aye! preloadr for each frame?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aye-preloadr-for-each-frame/181845)

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**Author:** [@xtinarox26](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xtinarox26)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aye-preloadr-for-each-frame/181845 "2006-03-13T17:31:21Z")

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hey ya'll...i have 5 frames w/ diff. photo galleries..and i need to use a prelaodr for each frame...i don't know if its the best way to do this..but i do have a preloadr at the beginning of the movie (which works fine)..…

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## [Problems with site speed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-site-speed/181843)

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**Author:** [@krlosandres](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krlosandres)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-site-speed/181843 "2006-03-13T17:23:20Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a problem with the speed of the site, I believe that the problem is when it tries to reproduce the background sound, but if I must preloader, this it does not make load of the mc that I put in the …

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## [Anyone know of a simple mp3 player controls in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-simple-mp3-player-controls-in-flash/181842)

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**Author:** [@chrisisjargon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisisjargon)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-simple-mp3-player-controls-in-flash/181842 "2006-03-13T17:20:57Z")

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Hi just wondered if anyone knows of a simple mp3 player controls for flash i just want something that controls the following action's for a mp3 file or maybe serval mp3 files. play, stop, pause, and if possible vol…

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## [Please Help - Multiple onRelease](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-multiple-onrelease/181839)

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**Author:** [@yolkSac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yolkSac)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-multiple-onrelease/181839 "2006-03-13T17:11:45Z")

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No one seam to be acknowledging me in other forums so hopefully I'm wording my problem corectly. Basically, I have a Movie-clip button that plays another nested movie-clip when it is clicked. How would I go about and p…

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## [Fish animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fish-animation/181836)

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**Author:** [@manga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fish-animation/181836 "2006-03-13T16:56:03Z")

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hey al.. i wanna make a fish in flash that swims like a real fish movement from one side to the other side of the screen.. true code.. so no! tweenings I was looking to make a array.. and fill it with cos-sin curve p…

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## [Flash & PHP = formmail](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-formmail/181832)

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**Author:** [@CIPRIANO](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CIPRIANO)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-formmail/181832 "2006-03-13T16:15:07Z")

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I've tryed all night! I can't figure out how to make a formmail in flash and php. I've done everything written on the tutorials but still it won't work.. Can somenone help me and maybe tell what i've done wrong? T…

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## [Noobie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noobie/181831)

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**Author:** [@MJ\_Creations](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MJ_Creations)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noobie/181831 "2006-03-13T16:11:49Z")

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Hey... I'm new to the forums as you could tell by looking at my post count... anyways, I was going through some tutorials, and had a question about a preloader code. onClipEvent (enterFrame) { var bytes = \_root.getByt…

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## [Linkage coding help plz!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linkage-coding-help-plz/181830)

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**Author:** [@martinb18](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/martinb18)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linkage-coding-help-plz/181830 "2006-03-13T16:06:48Z")

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\[COLOR=#003366\]Hi, ive been following the 3d wheel turioal and its just what i want ive slighty edited it to suit what i need but i just cant seem to get other movie clips to go onto the wheel im pretty sure its to do wi…

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## [WebService](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/webservice/181828)

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**Author:** [@arturo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arturo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/webservice/181828 "2006-03-13T15:50:02Z")

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hi There, I've a doubt about a job done, but now it's need to be modified, thing is the flash file feeds the info from a public and free WebService, in this case I'm using drop down components so people can choose betwee…

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## [Random Glitter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-glitter/181822)

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**Author:** [@losse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/losse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-glitter/181822 "2006-03-13T15:00:27Z")

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hi there I'm trying to create an effect on an image where every once in a while a glitter shines from one of the corners of the images. is there a way to ask a movie clip to play randomly? I'd rather hope to do this th…

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## [Cinema 4d vs ActionScript? I know right! Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema-4d-vs-actionscript-i-know-right-help/181819)

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**Author:** [@hogfish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hogfish)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cinema-4d-vs-actionscript-i-know-right-help/181819 "2006-03-13T13:29:10Z")

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Guys here is the thing. I crafted some nice \*\*\* icons in PS, and I positioned them like in a circular fashion - with 4 icons in a window. I want to rotate them when the user mouses over 1 of the 4 icons the entire menu r…

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## [\[Flash 8\] OOP & how to do this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-oop-how-to-do-this/181816)

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**Author:** [@Rasper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rasper)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-oop-how-to-do-this/181816 "2006-03-13T13:02:43Z")

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So I'm trying to make an imageviewer in flash, using the concept of OOP. Inside one of my classes I'm using an MovieClipLoader to load an image. When the loading starts, I want to use my classvariable "preload" to show a…

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## [Dynamic size based on font pixel width](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-size-based-on-font-pixel-width/181812)

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**Author:** [@Jt\_01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jt_01)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-size-based-on-font-pixel-width/181812 "2006-03-13T11:09:17Z")

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Hi, I have some dynamic text with a background box that needs to widen to match the width of the text, this is how I am doing it at the moment, by multiplying by the average pixel width of arial. However it doesnt seem t…

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## [Quick and Easy - "Random - Visiblility"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-and-easy-random-visiblility/181811)

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**Author:** [@DesignerDude05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DesignerDude05)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-and-easy-random-visiblility/181811 "2006-03-13T10:58:40Z")

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Hey guys basicly im making a flash game i have a city scrolling from left to right and theirs a car that looks like its moving but its actually the background now i want a "Stop" sign image to pop up randomly each go, ba…

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## [Resize image at Flash....(dynamic)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-image-at-flash-dynamic/181805)

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**Author:** [@mjorge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mjorge)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-image-at-flash-dynamic/181805 "2006-03-13T09:06:22Z")

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I have a movieClip (empty) which is used has a placeholder to load external images. I need to fix the max size of that placeHolder to 367\*367 values, so that if the image has 500\*400 it will shrink to 367\*294 when loaded…

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## [Dyanmic Anti-alised Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dyanmic-anti-alised-text/181798)

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**Author:** [@phorte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phorte)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dyanmic-anti-alised-text/181798 "2006-03-13T05:52:29Z")

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Alrite, im having some major problems with this new text field in flash 8, with the whole anti-aliasing stuff. More trouble than is worth in my opinion, but alas, we cant have everything our way. Anyway to the point. …

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## [\[Help!\] OOP in AS 2.0 by Senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-oop-in-as-2-0-by-senocular/181797)

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**Author:** [@D\_7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/D_7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-oop-in-as-2-0-by-senocular/181797 "2006-03-13T05:41:31Z")

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On this page: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/oop2/AS2OOPInheritance4.htm why doesn't the code have to make an new instance of the class such as this: var myBouncer:Bouncer = new Bouncer(); // WHY ISN'T THIS THERE!?!…

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## [Scalable Dynamic JPEG on Full Browser Flash Site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scalable-dynamic-jpeg-on-full-browser-flash-site/181792)

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**Author:** [@MiddleFingerMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MiddleFingerMan)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scalable-dynamic-jpeg-on-full-browser-flash-site/181792 "2006-03-13T03:51:32Z")

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Ok ... I'm going out of my head here. I've found a lot of posts in the forums here that have come oh so close to answering my question but just not quite. I've got a full browser flash movie I'm creating. I've got a mo…

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## [Assigning Objects to Keys on a Keyboard](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-objects-to-keys-on-a-keyboard/181791)

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**Author:** [@vpmiyu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vpmiyu)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assigning-objects-to-keys-on-a-keyboard/181791 "2006-03-13T03:47:08Z")

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Hey everyone, So I'm working on a senior art project, and I want to create a site where people can type in their own text, and what they type will appear as different objects, in this case, kitty symbols I've create…

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## [Inspiration (creative block)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inspiration-creative-block/181787)

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**Author:** [@S34N](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/S34N)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inspiration-creative-block/181787 "2006-03-13T03:14:10Z")

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With all of the thing you can do in flash there is virtually an endless array of possibilities. But still I find myself blocked creatively. I've been to lots of sites from the Kool Sites forum and the Site of the Week se…

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## [Sound on a layer for animation - needs mute button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-on-a-layer-for-animation-needs-mute-button/181784)

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**Author:** [@williby27](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/williby27)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-on-a-layer-for-animation-needs-mute-button/181784 "2006-03-13T03:00:12Z")

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Hi, i've made an animation for a friend and need it has a layer with a sound on it for animation and syncage purposes. So the sound does have linkage for actionscript and its also set to stream, but i cant seem to work o…

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## [Class And Dynamique vars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-and-dynamique-vars/181780)

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**Author:** [@woyrz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woyrz)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-and-dynamique-vars/181780 "2006-03-13T01:20:19Z")

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I have a probleme calling variable dynamicly in a class. I want to over write some wars using a Xml that is have load externaly. here is the example If i go and type in the name of the vars it's work. it over write th…

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## [How to eneble and disable inputtext](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-eneble-and-disable-inputtext/181778)

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**Author:** [@lupong](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lupong)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-eneble-and-disable-inputtext/181778 "2006-03-13T01:11:33Z")

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Hi!!!! to all How to disable inputtext in onload and enable using double click event.. Thanks

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## [Publishing to a lower version of flash player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-to-a-lower-version-of-flash-player/181779)

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**Author:** [@losse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/losse)\
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**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-to-a-lower-version-of-flash-player/181779 "2006-03-13T01:11:31Z")

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Hi there Since I have flash player 8, i can't tell if it works or not but by choosing which version of flash player I publish a movie, is that all that needs to be done so that someone with a lower flash player sees my f…

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## [Background for Embedded Video on HTML Site?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-for-embedded-video-on-html-site/181773)

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**Author:** [@ArconRed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArconRed)\
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**Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-for-embedded-video-on-html-site/181773 "2006-03-12T23:37:05Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create an embedded video like the one on the FX Networks site (http://www.fxnetworks.com/). Currently it has a picture of the cast from the show Black & White. Then you click on a button to view pr…

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## [Blank space appears in Slide Show](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blank-space-appears-in-slide-show/181770)

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**Author:** [@judester99](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/judester99)\
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**Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blank-space-appears-in-slide-show/181770 "2006-03-12T22:53:46Z")

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Hello all, I have placed in the website linked below 7 different Flash MX 04 slide shows (one per category), per Kirupa's tutorial - which I've used on other sites with no problem. The problem is with these for some re…

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## [Need Help With Mp3player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-mp3player/181769)

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**Author:** [@onLOoker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onLOoker)\
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**Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-mp3player/181769 "2006-03-12T22:49:48Z")

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I have few questions in regards to this mp3 player. I'm trying to add few features to it but can't figure out a solution to them. One being, rightnow the volume adjuster scrolls from left to right. I would like to have a…

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## [Need help with "for" loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-for-loop/181765)

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**Author:** [@brikko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brikko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-for-loop/181765 "2006-03-12T22:13:06Z")

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In this game I'm making, I am trying to use a "for" loop to detect if a certain enemy (who is in a movieclip named "world") is touching a stone wall (specifically called "blocker9"). This is the code I'm using: for (e…

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