# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1876 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1877 --- ## [To Save My Life, I can't Figure This Out!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-save-my-life-i-cant-figure-this-out/178173)
**Author:** [@orangey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/orangey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-save-my-life-i-cant-figure-this-out/178173 "2006-02-08T07:46:30Z")
Hello everyone, When I was looking for cool effect ideas to work on, I came across this wierd blobby effect on this website template. I tried and tried to recreate something like it, but I have failed miserably. So I p… --- ## [\[PROBLEM\] Preloader and Transition for Dynamic Files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-preloader-and-transition-for-dynamic-files/178168)
**Author:** [@tess506](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tess506)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-preloader-and-transition-for-dynamic-files/178168 "2006-02-08T06:07:08Z")
\[COLOR=black\]Hi, i read the Preloader and Transition for Dynamic Files tutorial by claudio and i tried to use twise in the project. it works fine, the buttons work, in fact i did not change the code in the tutorial\_compl… --- ## [Please help! Video!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-video/178164)
**Author:** [@morgje](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/morgje)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-video/178164 "2006-02-08T05:25:29Z")
hello there! Novice flash user here!!!! now i have put a flv in a really simple thing! but it only plays in fire fox! in explorer you get sound but no video and in both there is no controller! i've tried loads but at a… --- ## [Applescript for Acrobat](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applescript-for-acrobat/178163)
**Author:** [@bigbstanley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbstanley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applescript-for-acrobat/178163 "2006-02-08T05:25:02Z")
I have very little knowledge about applescript for a mac, but I need to know how to write a small script so that it uses Acrobat to open a file in my fscommand folder. I think it should be something like this: \[LEFT\] … --- ## [Trying to create a countdown timer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-create-a-countdown-timer/178151)
**Author:** [@followmelevi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/followmelevi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-create-a-countdown-timer/178151 "2006-02-08T03:35:40Z")
Hi. I only have Flash 5... and I tried to use the tutorial to create a countdown timer... but it uses Flash MX. For some reason the code is not working and I can't figure out why. I believe the problem lies in this fu… --- ## [Newbie: Does an action script in a movie clip control is parent scene?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-does-an-action-script-in-a-movie-clip-control-is-parent-scene/178147)
**Author:** [@flamont](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flamont)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-does-an-action-script-in-a-movie-clip-control-is-parent-scene/178147 "2006-02-08T02:27:36Z")
This is probably very simple... but I can't seem to find this looking at the help files. I have a my main flash file (flash 8), that has within it a movie clip that with the menu I created. I want to use this menu to con… --- ## [AS resize and move](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-resize-and-move/178146)
**Author:** [@crowesBR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crowesBR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-resize-and-move/178146 "2006-02-08T02:14:46Z")
hello people. Please, I'd like to know how this was done. How to load the black retangles and move them. Any help? Any tip? http://www.easybit.it/flash2005/flashDetect.php?language=eng&/web-site-developement/easybit-… --- ## [GIF as placeholder until SWF loads? Via Java, maybe?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gif-as-placeholder-until-swf-loads-via-java-maybe/178145)
**Author:** [@decisionman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/decisionman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gif-as-placeholder-until-swf-loads-via-java-maybe/178145 "2006-02-08T02:07:18Z")
Hi all, this is my site thus far (under construction): http://www.mark-stuckert.net I was wondering -- is there a way (possibly via Javascript) to have a GIF hold the place of that TINY SWF file until it loads?… --- ## [Large scrolling Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/large-scrolling-gallery/178139)
**Author:** [@DanD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/large-scrolling-gallery/178139 "2006-02-08T00:19:30Z")
Looking to create a large scrolling Gallery something like 800 x 300 dpi. I have been playing with the "adding thumbnails..." script. But it's not working that well, images seem to load on top of eachother. I'm lo… --- ## [Time zone detection in Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-zone-detection-in-flash/178137)
**Author:** [@anthonyfaust](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anthonyfaust)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-zone-detection-in-flash/178137 "2006-02-08T00:09:51Z")
Hi everyone, I need help trying to make a clock in Flash that shows the time in Torino, Italy, and then the time in the Atlantic, Central, mountain, and pacific time zones. The problem is that when I use the get T… --- ## [Display XML inside Dynamic text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-xml-inside-dynamic-text/178128)
**Author:** [@Dima71](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dima71)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-xml-inside-dynamic-text/178128 "2006-02-07T21:44:52Z")
Hi i try to display data from the XML file inside dynamic text using this code : book\_xml = new XML(); book\_xml.ignoreWhite = true; book\_xml.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { display\_cont(book\_xml); \_ro… --- ## [AS 1.0 to 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-1-0-to-2-0/178125)
**Author:** [@spaceman\_helge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spaceman_helge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-1-0-to-2-0/178125 "2006-02-07T21:25:33Z")
Hi guys! Love the site, and especially the forum, as always. I have a small question about a script I was implementing just now. I've read and downloaded the source file from this tutorial: http://www.actionscript.or… --- ## [Interactive Art Installation Project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-art-installation-project/178120)
**Author:** [@h311fire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/h311fire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-art-installation-project/178120 "2006-02-07T20:46:12Z")
Hi guys I'm doing an interactive art assignment for my final year project. I'm experimenting with webcams and generative art. I have the concept already but I don't really know how to execute it or where to begin. I've t… --- ## [Matching a figure and remove](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-a-figure-and-remove/178119)
**Author:** [@bern494](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bern494)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-a-figure-and-remove/178119 "2006-02-07T20:28:55Z")
Hi All I am trying to create a game where random figures are revealed. These random figures relate to a list of monetary amounts on the same page. As a number is revealed the corrisponding amount on the page is then dele… --- ## [Another Dynmaic Text Masking Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-dynmaic-text-masking-problem/178107)
**Author:** [@dsmystic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dsmystic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-dynmaic-text-masking-problem/178107 "2006-02-07T19:11:32Z")
Hi guys, Sorry if this is already up but I searched for it and didnt find anything. I need to create a mask using dynamic text. I found all sorts of good tips on how to mask the text itself but not how to mask someth… --- ## [FLVPlayback Skin Seek Bar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-skin-seek-bar/178105)
**Author:** [@mprzybylski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mprzybylski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-skin-seek-bar/178105 "2006-02-07T18:52:14Z")
Hello, I made a skin for the FLVPlayback component but the seek bar, after editing it, just stretches across the whole buffer bar rather than following the little arrow. I just changed the color of the seek bar. I also… --- ## [Does "adding Thumbnails" work on/in Flash MX?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-adding-thumbnails-work-on-in-flash-mx/178106)
**Author:** [@DanD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-adding-thumbnails-work-on-in-flash-mx/178106 "2006-02-07T18:52:05Z")
Does Flash MX 2004 "adding Thumbnails" Tutoria work in Flash MX? I have done all the work, but the thumbnails do not appare, I have read about this problem in other threads but never saw an answer. So does it work. --- ## [Issue betwen IE and Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-betwen-ie-and-firefox/178102)
**Author:** [@theguaz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theguaz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-betwen-ie-and-firefox/178102 "2006-02-07T18:24:08Z")
I have an application that has this script: ref = \_root; valorCart = \_root.idCartelera; valorUser = \_root.id\_user; // //valorCart = 14; //valorUser = 4; // a = 0; // function chequearInicio(valor1, valor2, valor3, va… --- ## [Download Links](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-links/178101)
**Author:** [@TLS502](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TLS502)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-links/178101 "2006-02-07T18:11:26Z")
I have followed the tutorial located on this site at http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/centered\_popup\_window2.htm to attempt to make video appear in a pop-up window. The video is quicktime m4v format (for iPods). Th… --- ## [Full screen in a browser...scroll?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-in-a-browser-scroll/178100)
**Author:** [@juandgar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/juandgar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-in-a-browser-scroll/178100 "2006-02-07T18:09:34Z")
I'm making my first website and have finally learned how to make my site fullscreen by using the tutorial on this site (\[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/fullscreen.htm). When testing the example (\[URL="http://www.… --- ## [Tween Class using the timeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-class-using-the-timeline/178088)
**Author:** [@opel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/opel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-class-using-the-timeline/178088 "2006-02-07T17:11:41Z")
I am using the tween class to add an elastic FX to my nav bar. I want the FX to happen once when the page is loaded and the timeline moves over its frame. How do I alter my code so this will happen? import mx.transiti… --- ## [Sound problem (please read)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-problem-please-read/178085)
**Author:** [@evil\_genius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evil_genius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-problem-please-read/178085 "2006-02-07T17:02:30Z")
I'm rushed for time, so i havent had the chance to search to see if there are any solutions to my problem or what it is that i've done wrong, so please put that aside, and if you can help, then thanks a million in advanc… --- ## [Flash's future?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashs-future/178083)
**Author:** [@Pattt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pattt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashs-future/178083 "2006-02-07T16:54:11Z")
\[COLOR=black\]Make your own wish list to future flash versions!\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]W\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=black\]hat do you think about flash's future? How good is\[/COLOR\] it going to be? Would it be possible to make really g… --- ## [Skinning the TextArea Component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skinning-the-textarea-component/178081)
**Author:** [@andrewparker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrewparker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skinning-the-textarea-component/178081 "2006-02-07T16:26:49Z")
Hello all, can anyone give me any help on skinning the TextArea component on Flash MX 2004. Ideally I want a borderless scrolling text area... I can upload my .fla if it's any help... Cheers guys --- ## [This is Madness!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-is-madness/178079)
**Author:** [@joaodelima](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joaodelima)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-is-madness/178079 "2006-02-07T16:08:30Z")
I had only one scene in my movie. In that scene I had a button in the first frame. That button had a very simple action attached to it: onRelease { gotoAndStop(\_currentframe+1); } That worked great. Upon releasi… --- ## [Loading a swf file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-swf-file/178077)
**Author:** [@NebraskaGirl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NebraskaGirl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-swf-file/178077 "2006-02-07T15:54:28Z")
Ok I made my intro. to my website. I'm reading a tutorial that describes loading seperate swf files into the main site, should I set my intro up this way? How would I do that? --- ## [\[any\] Newbie question, calling functions from vars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-newbie-question-calling-functions-from-vars/178074)
**Author:** [@Loque](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Loque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-newbie-question-calling-functions-from-vars/178074 "2006-02-07T15:41:34Z")
Hey all, Just wondering how/if it is possible to do this in anyway; function finale(){ finalFunc = "section" + \_root.selectedSection finalFunc(); } \_root.selectedSection = 1 finale(); function section1(){t… --- ## [Straight line slowly curving to c circle, Possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/straight-line-slowly-curving-to-c-circle-possible/178072)
**Author:** [@ditti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ditti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/straight-line-slowly-curving-to-c-circle-possible/178072 "2006-02-07T15:37:58Z")
Hi! I want a straight line to slowly curve so it become a circle. Can yo do that with actionscript? --- ## [External swfs won't work in main swf \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs-wont-work-in-main-swf-renamed/178071)
**Author:** [@VirgoAnima](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VirgoAnima)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs-wont-work-in-main-swf-renamed/178071 "2006-02-07T15:27:12Z")
I am having problems with external swfs. When I test my external swf's they work fine and all the scripting is correct. But if it gets called into my main swf it messes up. I don't get an error and some of the functional… --- ## [XML Menu Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-help/178069)
**Author:** [@NebraskaGirl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NebraskaGirl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-help/178069 "2006-02-07T15:17:55Z")
Is there a way to coordinate rollover images to a menu made in XML? Thanks! [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1875) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1877)