# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1918 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1919 --- ## [Explicit downcasting from a MovieClip subclass](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/explicit-downcasting-from-a-movieclip-subclass/173869)
**Author:** [@ilazarte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ilazarte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/explicit-downcasting-from-a-movieclip-subclass/173869 "2005-12-30T12:48:06Z")
sorry, title should read: Explicit downcasting to a MovieClip subclass (from a MovieClip) Class MovieSubclass extends MovieClip{ ... } function doSomething( m:MovieSubclass ) { ... } var mc:MovieClip = MovieClip(… --- ## [HI\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Need Help on AlerBox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-----------need-help-on-alerbox/173859)
**Author:** [@pavanshinde](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pavanshinde)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-----------need-help-on-alerbox/173859 "2005-12-30T09:36:41Z")
Hi All Can anyone please tell me how to use the AlertBox Component in flash. I have tried but couldn't find much on that. Thanks :cons: Pavan --- ## [External text: what the crap?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-what-the-crap/173854)
**Author:** [@FreakSheep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FreakSheep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-what-the-crap/173854 "2005-12-30T07:49:02Z")
Ok. I'm using the following code to load text... blogText = new LoadVars(); blogText.dsp = "blog"; blogText.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { module\_bigBlog.date.text = this.date; module\_… --- ## [Really need your HELP with Horizontal Navbar :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-need-your-help-with-horizontal-navbar/173851)
**Author:** [@innerpink](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/innerpink)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-need-your-help-with-horizontal-navbar/173851 "2005-12-30T07:37:45Z")
Hello, I'm a Flash newbie. :nurse: I'm attempting to make a horizontal navbar similar to the 1 at mabstudio.com. With slight variations. I got some code from Google. However, I've scrubbed the web for days in an a… --- ## [Drag and Drop to grid with Snap to and Text Handles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-to-grid-with-snap-to-and-text-handles/173849)
**Author:** [@brookd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brookd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-to-grid-with-snap-to-and-text-handles/173849 "2005-12-30T07:37:21Z")
Hi Everybody, I'm tackling a new project and I can't figure out where to start! The app allows the user to drag images from a libray onto a grid and position the elements within the grid. The user can also drag textfie… --- ## [Popup Windows](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-windows/173845)
**Author:** [@savacom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/savacom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-windows/173845 "2005-12-30T06:41:20Z")
I can't seem to make a popup window just using AS in flash 8 i also want it to be centered. Can anyone help me? --- ## [Good books to learn Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-books-to-learn-flash-8/173842)
**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-books-to-learn-flash-8/173842 "2005-12-30T05:53:10Z")
Hi everybody, I have received a gift certificate for Amazon, and I would like to spend it buying a couple of good books about Flash 8. Can anyone suggest good books? I was thinking: Would it be better to spend it in … --- ## [Collapsible Menu Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collapsible-menu-question/173840)
**Author:** [@jbkons](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbkons)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collapsible-menu-question/173840 "2005-12-30T05:31:44Z")
Hi Guys, I am using a collapsible menu I found on Senocular's site and it is great. However, I am looking to 1) add an easing effect to the tween between menu's and 2) possibly add a third level of navigation (ie. a s… --- ## [Magnifying Glass - AS only?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magnifying-glass-as-only/173829)
**Author:** [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magnifying-glass-as-only/173829 "2005-12-30T02:45:48Z")
I know that to create this effect is quite simple... I've done it more times than I can count... however they all revolve around 2 seperate versions of whatever it is that needs to be magnified... Is there a way to cre… --- ## [New Object ();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-object/173816)
**Author:** [@KILTRO](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KILTRO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-object/173816 "2005-12-30T00:28:56Z")
Its like a noob question but i need to understand what this thing does. I read the AS help but its not very helpful. Can anyone tell me what is the usability of this (im trying to make the 3D tut.) --- ## [XML and embedded fonts?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-embedded-fonts/173814)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Hed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rob_Hed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-embedded-fonts/173814 "2005-12-30T00:07:09Z")
I load my xml in and output book1\_title to a textbox and it works fine. When I tilt the text box the text won't show up. I used embedded fonts with the html button selected but still doesn't work. Any ideas? (Another thr… --- ## [Preloading attached sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-attached-sound/173809)
**Author:** [@End](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/End)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-attached-sound/173809 "2005-12-29T22:57:13Z")
Hello! Also, I am just beginning. I have read lots of posts with similar problems, however, my preloader is slightly different as it is a separate file altogether. I have attached a sound on frame 50 of my movie usi… --- ## [Sound weird problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-weird-problem/173802)
**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-weird-problem/173802 "2005-12-29T21:55:20Z")
Hi everybody, I am having this weird problem with audio. And I don't have any idea of the reason why this is happening. I have a movie which includes a sound library that I use to sync the animation in the root of th… --- ## [Full Flash or Half Flash website question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-flash-or-half-flash-website-question/173799)
**Author:** [@charliechen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charliechen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-flash-or-half-flash-website-question/173799 "2005-12-29T21:18:33Z")
okay after doing flash for a lil bit im a bit confused.. it seems like this stuff is mostly for graphics moving around and stuff like that. Now my question is.. is it better off to make a site complete with flash or one … --- ## [Kinda Confused](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kinda-confused/173798)
**Author:** [@charliechen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charliechen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kinda-confused/173798 "2005-12-29T21:12:26Z")
okay after doing flash for a lil bit im a bit confused.. it seems like this stuff is mostly for graphics moving around and stuff like that. Now my question is.. is it better off to make a site complete with flash or one… --- ## [Actionscript: Sliding Menu bracket](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-sliding-menu-bracket/173796)
**Author:** [@clueless](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/clueless)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-sliding-menu-bracket/173796 "2005-12-29T20:26:22Z")
Can someone show me how to create a sliding navigation effect much like: http://www.studioe2.com/fs.html I'm using Profesional 8 Thanks much. -Roy --- ## [A little problem with Checkbox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-problem-with-checkbox/173793)
**Author:** [@MatiasV](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MatiasV)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-problem-with-checkbox/173793 "2005-12-29T19:57:47Z")
I am new in all this... I am creating a form with Flash and php; and I am using text, datechoose and checkbox. This is the script I did: stop(); var senderLoad:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); var receiveLoad:LoadVars = ne… --- ## [Flash URL limit from XML file - only 127 characters?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-url-limit-from-xml-file-only-127-characters/173791)
**Author:** [@leira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leira)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-url-limit-from-xml-file-only-127-characters/173791 "2005-12-29T19:40:17Z")
I want to load a link from an xml file with a long URL (about 160 characters) but the whole URL is not loading up. I found this documentation from the Macromedia site regarding the problem: http://www.macromedia.com/cfus… --- ## [Creating Objects in AS2.0 OOP technique](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-objects-in-as2-0-oop-technique/173786)
**Author:** [@doob31](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doob31)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-objects-in-as2-0-oop-technique/173786 "2005-12-29T19:13:44Z")
I am currently trying to teach myself OOP with AS 2.0, but I have hit a wall. I have a ball class that currently just creates a movieclip and places it on screen. I also have a Game class that creates the different bal… --- ## [Using the Tween Class Help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-tween-class-help/173784)
**Author:** [@charliechen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charliechen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-tween-class-help/173784 "2005-12-29T18:23:23Z")
on the home page of kirupa there is a tuturial for this but for some reasons i keep getting earrors when i do it. I think there is a mistake on it cuz i even get an error on the zip file that was provided? is it the rig… --- ## [HTML link help - PLEASE!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-link-help-please/173781)
**Author:** [@Cornfedapache](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cornfedapache)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-link-help-please/173781 "2005-12-29T17:25:50Z")
Hi there This is probably really basic, but I've never really used Flash before... I've followed the HTML links in dynamic text tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/links\_dynamictextbox.htm) and it all works … --- ## [Scrolling a Movie Clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-a-movie-clip/173779)
**Author:** [@pyromunky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pyromunky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-a-movie-clip/173779 "2005-12-29T17:21:38Z")
I know I've come across tutorials regarding scrolling a masked movie clip in the past, but now I'm not finding any. Does anyone know the basic scripting to scroll a movie clip using a custom scrollbar, not the flash comp… --- ## [Parse through XML document](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-through-xml-document/173778)
**Author:** [@deltajam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deltajam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parse-through-xml-document/173778 "2005-12-29T17:04:53Z")
Okay, so I have two swf files. A homepage and a sub page. I have a list of elements to select from on the home page: Jims Profile Freds Profile Bobs Profile When you select say 'Freds Profile', I would like to load… --- ## [Totally Newbie - Flash 8 videos](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/totally-newbie-flash-8-videos/173775)
**Author:** [@wii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/totally-newbie-flash-8-videos/173775 "2005-12-29T16:53:27Z")
Ok, I´ve never done this before, but I would like to use Flash 8 to convert some AVI files into Flash and upload them to a site. How can I do this ? Thanks --- ## [What is the Perfect size?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-perfect-size/173773)
**Author:** [@charliechen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charliechen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-perfect-size/173773 "2005-12-29T16:40:25Z")
what is the perfect size i should work with? im not too fimilar about sizes and stuff this is going to be for a webpage. Should i be working with a 800x600 template ? and if so does that mean i just set it as 800 x 600 … --- ## [Radiobuttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/radiobuttons/173764)
**Author:** [@Chavs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chavs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/radiobuttons/173764 "2005-12-29T12:55:10Z")
I’m sorry for being such a n00b question, But how do I get the flash file to recognise the value of each radio button? I’m using these variables: \[For a menu to chose the difficulty of the game\] data = easy groupNa… --- ## [Calculating Screen co-ords](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-screen-co-ords/173757)
**Author:** [@ice987](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ice987)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-screen-co-ords/173757 "2005-12-29T11:54:12Z")
I'm calculating screen co-ords If MARGIN+PICNUM\*(MARGIN+WIDTH)+MARGIN+WIDTH=PICW/2 then WIDTH= ? Thanks --- ## [Button problem? Not redirecting to frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-problem-not-redirecting-to-frame/173754)
**Author:** [@spartak23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spartak23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-problem-not-redirecting-to-frame/173754 "2005-12-29T08:13:44Z")
I have "do it." set as the button and in my actions I have it set to re-direct to frame 5 upon clicking it, but it doesn't work at all? What am I doing wrong? The .fla : http://referralwire.net/stas/Flash/XBDE.fla --- ## [Easy Way to Adjust MULT. Motion Tweens?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-way-to-adjust-mult-motion-tweens/173748)
**Author:** [@rosem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rosem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-way-to-adjust-mult-motion-tweens/173748 "2005-12-29T05:57:48Z")
I just got done with a project for a client and they want all of my tweens to be 3 seconds long ( a fade in ) instead of 1 second. Is there an easy way to do this, rather than adjusting all my stuff one by one on the tim… --- ## [Instantiation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instantiation/173746)
**Author:** [@kernel\_flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kernel_flash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instantiation/173746 "2005-12-29T05:44:10Z")
Hi all geeks, one fundamental question of class instantiation. Say if I have class a as follows \[AS\] class a { public var prop1; function func1():void { } } \[/AS\] now when i instantiate this class by v… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1917) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1919)