# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1848 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1849 --- ## [Problems with loading external .swf's in Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-loading-external-swfs-in-flash-8/180965)
**Author:** [@S34N](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/S34N)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-loading-external-swfs-in-flash-8/180965 "2006-03-05T03:44:43Z")
I know this is a topic that is discussed a lot here on kirupa but I have searched and I can't seem to find the answer to my problem. The problem is that I have my site laid out with a resizing frame and inside it I have … --- ## [Creating Symbols](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-symbols/180962)
**Author:** [@computermom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/computermom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-symbols/180962 "2006-03-05T02:11:13Z")
What is the difference between saving a symbol as a movie clip and saving a symbol as a graphic? When would I use one over the other? --- ## [Detecting Key Combinations](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-key-combinations/180960)
**Author:** [@MichaelxxOA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MichaelxxOA)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-key-combinations/180960 "2006-03-05T01:37:04Z")
So I know a while ago I gave you guys a MultiKey class for detecting when key combinations have been pressed. I started using that and found that.. it sucked, bad... I spent the last hour putting together a much nicer c… --- ## [Picture placement problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-placement-problem/180959)
**Author:** [@BrAnDX105](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BrAnDX105)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-placement-problem/180959 "2006-03-04T23:58:12Z")
I'm rewriting my XML image gallery right now to fit a site I'm doing, and I'm having problems displaying my images. The images place properly along the X axis, in 3 columns, but the pictures arn't being placed properly … --- ## [FlashBB Signups](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashbb-signups/180958)
**Author:** [@flashbb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashbb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashbb-signups/180958 "2006-03-04T23:57:17Z")
Hey there FlashBB.org is a new team of Flash and PHP developers wanting to undertake the challenge of building the best Bulletin Board yet! Flashbb is built using the latest version of Macromedia Flash (Flash 8), PHP a… --- ## [Movie \> flash \> animated gif - possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-flash-animated-gif-possible/180957)
**Author:** [@elion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-flash-animated-gif-possible/180957 "2006-03-04T23:51:24Z")
I tried this and it doesn't seem to be working.. I took a fraps video from a game, imported what I wanted of it into flash, then tried to export the video into an animated gif. When I do this, the gif just turns out a… --- ## [Expandable MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-movieclip/180943)
**Author:** [@mwirth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mwirth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-movieclip/180943 "2006-03-04T21:19:58Z")
How can I make child movieclips sprout from a parent movieclip connected by lines via actionscript ? Essentially I want to make something like a geneology tree/ or flow chart to show a path of ideas or data? I have… --- ## [\[Flash 8\] Interactive Voronoi Diagram Script..Help(from a flash new\_bee)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-interactive-voronoi-diagram-script-help-from-a-flash-new-bee/180930)
**Author:** [@kmokwete](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kmokwete)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-interactive-voronoi-diagram-script-help-from-a-flash-new-bee/180930 "2006-03-04T18:50:50Z")
Hi I working on the following script(which I got on the net) to generate interactive voronoi diagrams. At the moment additional points on the clip are done by clicking with the mouse, but I would like to amend the part … --- ## [How to disable buttons on lower level swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-disable-buttons-on-lower-level-swf/180926)
**Author:** [@hectors](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hectors)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-disable-buttons-on-lower-level-swf/180926 "2006-03-04T18:16:48Z")
Hiya, I am learning loading movie clips dynamically using the loadMovieNum() function but have run into a problem. When I load a movie into the next layer up from the current movie I still get the hand appearing over whe… --- ## [Button question \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-question-renamed/180923)
**Author:** [@Serendipity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-question-renamed/180923 "2006-03-04T17:56:00Z")
Hey everyone. I have a serious case of "burn-out" in the head. Been working on this flash too long, but I wanna get it to work! I have a button, wich is supposed to be animated with an little arrow in it. But no matt… --- ## [Anyone know why this is happening?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-why-this-is-happening/180922)
**Author:** [@The\_Pete\_One](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/The_Pete_One)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-why-this-is-happening/180922 "2006-03-04T17:35:45Z")
I just tested out my site in Firefox and IE. Everything works the way I want it to in Firefox but in IE I'm having trouble. When I click on a button my preloader shows up but doesn't stop to load the content, it plays st… --- ## [Flash "Room"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-room/180915)
**Author:** [@losse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/losse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-room/180915 "2006-03-04T16:52:49Z")
Hi gang Have you ever come across a site when you feel like you are in a room and when you click on the wall, the whole room turns to feature that wall as the "page" on the site? I'd love to see some examples if you co… --- ## [Displaying Webcam in Flash8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-webcam-in-flash8/180914)
**Author:** [@Christov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Christov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-webcam-in-flash8/180914 "2006-03-04T16:45:29Z")
Can someone help me with this? All I want to know is how to display whatever my webcam is seeing in Flash on a movieclip. I've searched the forums and most of it is other people wanting to recreate the Fire Effect that… --- ## [Need to know the mouse is gone](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-know-the-mouse-is-gone/180911)
**Author:** [@bitethebrick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bitethebrick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-know-the-mouse-is-gone/180911 "2006-03-04T15:28:32Z")
How can I know when the mouse has left the flash animation? Anybody? --- ## [Menu with slider buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-with-slider-buttons/180902)
**Author:** [@Azzza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Azzza)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-with-slider-buttons/180902 "2006-03-04T13:37:06Z")
Hey, please can you help with the menu slider tutorial. How do make the buttons clickable? so they lead to the page i want them to. Basiclly how do i insert a hyperlink in those buttons? Thanks very much in advance! --- ## [BlurTo Function help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurto-function-help/180900)
**Author:** [@denizengt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/denizengt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurto-function-help/180900 "2006-03-04T13:21:07Z")
Now I know I can use the MCTween classes for this, but I want to figure it out myself \[m\] I have MovieClip.prototype.blurTo = function(strength, size) { //Blur and tween fn. var myBlur = new flash.filters.BlurFilt… --- ## [Copy frames?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copy-frames/180899)
**Author:** [@seldakan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seldakan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copy-frames/180899 "2006-03-04T13:01:13Z")
I dont know if this belongs in flash 8 forum but ill try to ask here. I am trying to copy fames in a MC and paste it after the the copied frames. The frames has text inside it and i want to change the text each time. But… --- ## [Combining Multiple .flas... shouldn't this be easy?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-multiple-flas-shouldnt-this-be-easy/180891)
**Author:** [@ratherblue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ratherblue)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-multiple-flas-shouldnt-this-be-easy/180891 "2006-03-04T09:29:51Z")
I am almost rather embarassed to post this question, but I am really at a loss here. I have 4 .fla separate files I want to combine into ONE .fla. I published all the other files so that they are in .swf format. Then… --- ## [Flash "screensaver"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-screensaver/180889)
**Author:** [@Lastuser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lastuser)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-screensaver/180889 "2006-03-04T08:54:40Z")
Hi, I want to show movieclip inside my flashmovie just like it would be a Windows screensaver. When user won't do anything in one minute movieclip will come to visible and when user do anything like move a mouse moviec… --- ## [Debugging portfolio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/debugging-portfolio/180877)
**Author:** [@solitarycow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/solitarycow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/debugging-portfolio/180877 "2006-03-04T04:49:11Z")
Hi everyone! I'm working on my portfolio and I've tried doing a lot of new things that I've never done before. You can find it at http://www.howster.com/drafts/portfolio But I was hoping a few of you out there coul… --- ## [Flash/PHP sendAndLoad result complete gibberish](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-sendandload-result-complete-gibberish/180875)
**Author:** [@blindart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blindart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-sendandload-result-complete-gibberish/180875 "2006-03-04T02:40:58Z")
\[LEFT\]How-do! I’ve searched the forums, but haven’t found the answer to my current headache, Please help! :puzzled: I want to use a php file to return the contents of a specified directory, then (in flash) create an arr… --- ## [Flash MX 2004 animation problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-2004-animation-problem/180873)
**Author:** [@bubbapuck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bubbapuck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-2004-animation-problem/180873 "2006-03-04T02:23:48Z")
I have been working a problem for several weeks now and I wave the white flag. Below is a link where you can down load 2 flash files. I would really appreciate any help. The file skinHolder.fla is a movie that selects a … --- ## [Scene navigation difficulties](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scene-navigation-difficulties/180872)
**Author:** [@alexnl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alexnl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scene-navigation-difficulties/180872 "2006-03-04T01:51:41Z")
Hi, Maybe one of you can help me with this. I have a Flash project with 2 scenes. The first scene has an animated menu (movie clip with buttons inside). I have one of these buttons linked to scene 2 (called real). I … --- ## [Slideshow using XML, questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-using-xml-questions/180870)
**Author:** [@chazzychazz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chazzychazz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-using-xml-questions/180870 "2006-03-04T01:25:31Z")
Hello everyone! Been a while since I had any time over at all for designing and flash, but for the next 5 months I got all the time in the world and so I thought I'd get going right away. I'm working on a portfolio of … --- ## [Please Help with For..loop - Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-for-loop-flash-8/180860)
**Author:** [@Brisa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Brisa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-for-loop-flash-8/180860 "2006-03-03T23:09:41Z")
I'e already posted in flash 8 forum, and don't want to duplicate the post, but I really need help with this. Here's the original post:http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1789364#post1789364 I have one main M… --- ## [Updating .swf's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-swfs/180854)
**Author:** [@eur0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eur0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-swfs/180854 "2006-03-03T22:04:03Z")
Ok we have had this problem for a little while and are looking for an answer. We manage a few websites for clients which we have made in Flash 8. The problem is, is that they require updates from time to time and its pro… --- ## [Empty MCs and PNGs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/empty-mcs-and-pngs/180853)
**Author:** [@zooey74](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zooey74)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/empty-mcs-and-pngs/180853 "2006-03-03T21:52:45Z")
I promised I searched before asking this question. :} I’m putting together the ol’ XML Slideshow but I want to use pngs instead of jpgs. My understanding was that Flash 8 allowed this. When I try and run it with pngs … --- ## [Dynamic menu questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-menu-questions/180850)
**Author:** [@riot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-menu-questions/180850 "2006-03-03T21:05:47Z")
Hi people! My english sucks, but let's go \[wink\] Imagine a menu like the macromedia.com's menu: MAIN e SUB's loading dinamically from a XML, right? Well... each link load the content, reseting the menu. What I need: … --- ## [XML Slideshow with pop ups](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-with-pop-ups/180849)
**Author:** [@NS05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NS05)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-with-pop-ups/180849 "2006-03-03T21:02:35Z")
Hi, I am doing a picture Slideshow using Flash and XML. My slide show is working great but I want the user to be able to click on the current picture and have it load in a larger version of the picture in a popup windo… --- ## [How do you input text from buttons?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-input-text-from-buttons/180845)
**Author:** [@chobba](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chobba)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-input-text-from-buttons/180845 "2006-03-03T20:25:10Z")
This might be a tricky one. I have a virtual keypad "if you will" and each number is a button. I have an Input text box with "inputN" variable and id like the buttons to create a string in the box when they are clicked. … [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1847) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1849)