# flash

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## [Creating SWF at runtime](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-swf-at-runtime/174780)

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**Author:** [@Intruder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Intruder)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-swf-at-runtime/174780 "2006-01-09T10:30:13Z")

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How can we create an SWF out of runtime created objects in an SWF. Or Saving Runtime created objects. The idea is to create an interface in flash that can be used to create some animations , saved , and later used. …

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## [Move an object from one point to another point on graph](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/move-an-object-from-one-point-to-another-point-on-graph/174774)

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**Author:** [@apple](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/apple)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/move-an-object-from-one-point-to-another-point-on-graph/174774 "2006-01-09T08:40:07Z")

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Basically what I like to ask is how to move a object from one point to another point based on the point tat you have clicked on a graph. For example, If I click on this coordinate (2,3) on graph, the object (movie clip) …

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## [setInterval for \_root.nextFrame();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-for--root-nextframe/174772)

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**Author:** [@East\_High](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/East_High)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-for--root-nextframe/174772 "2006-01-09T08:17:46Z")

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Hey, How can I use setInterval to start and stop the root timeline? I would like to use it in this little fade function wherein the setInterval would kick into effect once the alpha is 100%. You can see where I think it …

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## [Actionscript-\>3D-\>Merry-Go-Round Problem...URGENT](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3d-merry-go-round-problem-urgent/174768)

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**Author:** [@leebert](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leebert)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3d-merry-go-round-problem-urgent/174768 "2006-01-09T06:59:30Z")

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Hi, I've got a really frustrating problem when doing something similar to the code provided in the Actionscript-\>3D-\>Merry-Go-Round of Images example (mid-way down page). If I dynamically load images the ring of images i…

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## [Help: xml thumbnail problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-xml-thumbnail-problem/174756)

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**Author:** [@Rgxl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rgxl)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-xml-thumbnail-problem/174756 "2006-01-09T02:28:14Z")

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I used the thumbnails tutorial for the xml gallery and it works fine but now that I try to add it to the file I'll be using it in, the scrolling thumbnails wont even move. I've noticed that it only works in the main movi…

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## [Cant link swf's in the centre](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-link-swfs-in-the-centre/174755)

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**Author:** [@hardkala](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hardkala)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-link-swfs-in-the-centre/174755 "2006-01-09T01:24:49Z")

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I created a webpage which has a main page and several subpages. This main page has navigation buttons to it where it should be able to link to other pages/swf's. It did not work. This main page has navigation button on l…

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## [Buttons in the menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-the-menu/174749)

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**Author:** [@Hunter\_wow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hunter_wow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-the-menu/174749 "2006-01-08T22:52:02Z")

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Hello. I have made an menu for my homepage. First time I click at the botton it shows the frame I have choose but when I click it twice I´m going 1 frame to long. You can watch it yourself here: http://hem.bredband.net/b…

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## [Point me towards the light!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/point-me-towards-the-light/174747)

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**Author:** [@datballa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/datballa)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/point-me-towards-the-light/174747 "2006-01-08T22:32:49Z")

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Hey what's up. I'm a semi-noobie flash designer. I am currently in the process of designing a website for my graphic design venture. I'm just about done, but I am stuck on the portfolio part. I dont want to just …

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## [How to obtain swf dimensions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-obtain-swf-dimensions/174745)

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**Author:** [@Tyg3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tyg3r)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-obtain-swf-dimensions/174745 "2006-01-08T21:19:37Z")

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Hi Is there a way to use ASP to detect the height of an .swf file? As I am using a database to display my animations, yet it just seems to be making the animation really small as aposed the the real size of the .swf,…

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## [Loading external swfs with dynamic buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs-with-dynamic-buttons/174742)

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**Author:** [@MaiTai16](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MaiTai16)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs-with-dynamic-buttons/174742 "2006-01-08T21:08:56Z")

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Greetings, I have been using two different tutorials which I want to combine as follows. \[Please see Kirupa tutorial \[Transitions between external SWFs and FlashKit tutorial \[URL="http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Inter…

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## [Whats wrong](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-wrong/174739)

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**Author:** [@mayjarboi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mayjarboi)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-wrong/174739 "2006-01-08T20:32:32Z")

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if u press up it jumps, and when u press jump and forward or jump and back it is supposed to do a flip but it doesnt y heres the code onClipEvent (load) { X = \_x; Direction = "Right"; Action = "Stand"; Mode = "R…

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## [attachMovie or loadMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-or-loadmovie/174738)

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**Author:** [@cayuseman21](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cayuseman21)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-or-loadmovie/174738 "2006-01-08T20:26:16Z")

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Which is better for making a full flash site? Should I load external .swf's using loadMovie or have all my movies in the library of the main movie and call them with attachMovie? Thanks, Max

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## [How to load an html file into a dynamic field?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-an-html-file-into-a-dynamic-field/174737)

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**Author:** [@Scooba](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scooba)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-an-html-file-into-a-dynamic-field/174737 "2006-01-08T20:08:56Z")

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Hi all! I'm new to this forum. I would like to know how can I load an html page into a limited space in my flash page with a scroll bar? I know it might be easy but I'm new to all this. is there a tutorial I can follow…

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## [Resizing External JPG's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-external-jpgs/174736)

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**Author:** [@youngloopy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/youngloopy)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-external-jpgs/174736 "2006-01-08T19:08:47Z")

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I have a slideshow that loads external jpg's but i need them to fit the mc holder i made. can I get Flash to automatically resize the external jpgs? Here is my code for the slideshow: var x:XML = new XML(); x.ignoreWhi…

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## [Randomly run detemined keyframe?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomly-run-detemined-keyframe/174729)

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**Author:** [@SpirituZ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SpirituZ)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomly-run-detemined-keyframe/174729 "2006-01-08T18:17:22Z")

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Hey happy new year everyone , yeah i know its abit late but is better late than never huh!? ;p hehe anyways what i want to do is to run an animation that is made by keyframe in a randomly time .. so it doesnt look tha…

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## [Creating a Preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-preloader/174727)

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**Author:** [@Loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Loop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-preloader/174727 "2006-01-08T17:10:26Z")

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I need some help with a preloader. I can build the simple bar preloaders but I am having trouble making a custom one. I am wanting the loader to fill upwards instead of left to right. I am not having any luck with it.…

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## [Help? Glowing light effects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-glowing-light-effects/174724)

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**Author:** [@youwh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/youwh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-glowing-light-effects/174724 "2006-01-08T16:35:16Z")

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So I think of making a \[COLOR="Red"\]Glowing Light\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR="#ff0000"\]\[COLOR="RoyalBlue"\]randomly resizing\[/COLOR\]\[/COLOR\], and \[COLOR="RoyalBlue"\]randomly change the transparenyc\[/COLOR\], but stick stick with the c…

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## [Super simple scroll bar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/super-simple-scroll-bar/174721)

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**Author:** [@geedogg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geedogg)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/super-simple-scroll-bar/174721 "2006-01-08T16:12:27Z")

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Hi, i got some contet id like to scroll. Not text so id have to use the scrollpane, but i think the scroller looks, well, not so nice \[wink\] Anyone know how i make a diffrent one, or how to modefy it so some simple sqa…

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## [Referencing movieclips within movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-movieclips-within-movieclips/174719)

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**Author:** [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-movieclips-within-movieclips/174719 "2006-01-08T15:37:04Z")

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ok heres the problem: I have a movieclip which is a button, and this button is inside another movie clip, and this movie clip is within the main movieclip, soo mainMenu ----\> subMenu ----\> buttonMenu how would i re…

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## [Problem with framesloaded!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-framesloaded/174717)

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**Author:** [@yodalr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yodalr)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-framesloaded/174717 "2006-01-08T15:32:47Z")

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I like have a timeline where i have 1 frame in it, in tht frame i have a movieclip witch has 100 frames in it, is it possible to make the movieclip play when the movieclip's 10th frame is being loaded?

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## [How do I set AA to dynamic text?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-aa-to-dynamic-text/174716)

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**Author:** [@Bird\_Killer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bird_Killer)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-set-aa-to-dynamic-text/174716 "2006-01-08T15:31:29Z")

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I stumbled onto a unexpected problem with the dynamic text. As the topic title states, when I run the .swf file to see my work as a whole, the dynamic text does not have anti-aliasing and therefore the text looks somewha…

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## [Flash PhotoGallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photogallery/174715)

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**Author:** [@tenganmade](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tenganmade)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photogallery/174715 "2006-01-08T15:22:41Z")

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Hey! In the process of making a photogallery, googled to get some ideas, saw this on Kirupa which fitted perfect to my needs: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.htm The code was nice and all, seemed easy…

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## [Ragdoll Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ragdoll-problems/174711)

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**Author:** [@Favardin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Favardin)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ragdoll-problems/174711 "2006-01-08T12:54:09Z")

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Hi there. I currently work on a ragdoll (with Verlent Integral, like described in the Jakobsen paper). It works quite nice, but I encountered a nasty problem: If the speed of the nodes (the joints) is to fast, the clas…

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## [Textbox width](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-width/174710)

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**Author:** [@flash\_stoffer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flash_stoffer)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textbox-width/174710 "2006-01-08T11:34:40Z")

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Hey... I am making a mp3player with a scrolling titlebar, but I have run into a problem... I need to know how long a textbox is. The width of the textbox should be set by how many letters there are in the title...

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## [Metadata and Publishing SWF Files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/metadata-and-publishing-swf-files/174709)

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**Author:** [@jankratochvil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jankratochvil)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/metadata-and-publishing-swf-files/174709 "2006-01-08T11:18:15Z")

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I have 2 q. 1. If I add the metadata to my SWF, which search engine accept (find) those meta tags. (Ctrl+J) Exist any program how can I display those meta tags? Thanks

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## [Referring to the Picture Gallery tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referring-to-the-picture-gallery-tutorial/174705)

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**Author:** [@iskandar\_idris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iskandar_idris)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referring-to-the-picture-gallery-tutorial/174705 "2006-01-08T09:17:48Z")

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hi, how do you get the picture to be linked to a url when you click on it. from the downloaded xml document, it looks like simply adding the url between \<link\> but tt doesnt seem to work. i browse throught the actionsc…

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## [More n00b questions... text on whole pixel values](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/more-n00b-questions-text-on-whole-pixel-values/174703)

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**Author:** [@Oli\_G](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Oli_G)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/more-n00b-questions-text-on-whole-pixel-values/174703 "2006-01-08T07:56:29Z")

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Hi all I have a mini site. I've followed all the directions regarding getting crisp text etc etc. However, the main movie clip in which my content is in, is being temperamental. It must sit on an x value of somet…

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## [Trouble loading external text...argggg!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-loading-external-text-argggg/174701)

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**Author:** [@VestanPance](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VestanPance)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-loading-external-text-argggg/174701 "2006-01-08T07:07:42Z")

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Greetings, I am having troubles loading a varibale containing some text from an external .txt file. Here is the code: function changeText(whichOne) { lv = new LoadVars(); lv.load("files/map\_log.txt"…

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## [Analogue Clock Repeat \[Help\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/analogue-clock-repeat-help/174693)

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**Author:** [@newnham101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newnham101)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/analogue-clock-repeat-help/174693 "2006-01-08T06:13:25Z")

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Hi I'm new to flash and I need some help. I used the tutorial here to make an analogue clock, but I don't know how to make it repeat... This is for the banner of a site: \[image\] So what I want to be able to do; is to…

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## [Filling up an area afterwards](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filling-up-an-area-afterwards/174688)

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**Author:** [@TygerForce](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TygerForce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filling-up-an-area-afterwards/174688 "2006-01-08T05:10:40Z")

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Hi all I want to fill up an area after you have drawn several things. For example I have tried to make one: \[FONT=Courier New\] ------------ | | --------|----- | | | x | …

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