# flash

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## [Pixel Font Faults](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-faults/172869)

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**Author:** [@freeskier89](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/freeskier89)\
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**Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-faults/172869 "2005-12-19T04:23:28Z")

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Hello, On some pixel fonts why do the holes get filled in (ex. o-\>solid circle) when they are used in a dynamic text box? Is there anyway to fix this? I have embedded the fonts. Thanks, -freeskier89

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## [Problem with loadvars- need help asap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loadvars-need-help-asap/172866)

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**Author:** [@Hurley6x](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hurley6x)\
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**Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loadvars-need-help-asap/172866 "2005-12-19T02:57:18Z")

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Ok everyone, i have an ongoing problem which i cant figure out. For some reason my loadvars arent working. When i tell the actionscript to load a swf none of the loadvars show up. I really need some help with this becaus…

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## [Trouble with Falling Snow 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-falling-snow-2-0/172864)

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**Author:** [@macvick\_yahoo\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macvick_yahoo_c)\
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**Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-falling-snow-2-0/172864 "2005-12-19T02:02:51Z")

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Hi i used the guide of Falling Snow 2.0 but when used this with flash 8 always have a trouble, i have to select the player as 6 an actionscipt 1 to work but selecting the player as 8 dont work, anybody know what changes …

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## [Burst Effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/burst-effect/172861)

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**Author:** [@deltajam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deltajam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/burst-effect/172861 "2005-12-19T01:12:55Z")

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I would like to create an animation similar to the fireworks burst, where my object duplicates itself and randomly displaces itself. The trick is I would like my object to slowly float down and eventually fade out. Does …

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## [Image effects - outline / masking / fading etc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-effects-outline-masking-fading-etc/172860)

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**Author:** [@fancythis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fancythis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-effects-outline-masking-fading-etc/172860 "2005-12-19T00:50:24Z")

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Hi all, I am working to change my site to flash from html. But I am changing everything. I have had flash mx 2004 for a while now although I haven't done anything major with it, just messing about, I am looking to do so …

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## [Using Filters with Animations(HELP!)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-filters-with-animations-help/172859)

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**Author:** [@Largo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Largo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-filters-with-animations-help/172859 "2005-12-19T00:32:07Z")

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Hi:?) . I have been trying to add filters to an animation, and exporting that animation as an AVI file. This doesn´t seem possible to me, because filters only work with movie clips and they dont work when exporting them …

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## [embedFonts and bold text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedfonts-and-bold-text/172856)

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**Author:** [@n\_rohler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/n_rohler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedfonts-and-bold-text/172856 "2005-12-18T22:46:51Z")

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I'm creating dynamic textfields. When I use a textformat with bold enabled, I have the following 2 things happen: If embedFonts is enabled - there is no bold text If embedFonts is disabled - everything shows as I wan…

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## [PNG and XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/png-and-xml/172855)

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**Author:** [@KILTRO](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KILTRO)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/png-and-xml/172855 "2005-12-18T22:29:48Z")

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Is it possible to load a png image to flash via XML? I tried but it doesnt show anything, and i was wondering if a few lines of script could help.

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## [Dynamic/moving background to specific points](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-moving-background-to-specific-points/172854)

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**Author:** [@Chappo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chappo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-moving-background-to-specific-points/172854 "2005-12-18T22:23:16Z")

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Hi all, Example: How often did you see police officers when you didn't want to see them and at the moment that you need them....they aren't there !? Exactly the same what i have now with a flash technique. I did tr…

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## [Importing txt](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-txt/172853)

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**Author:** [@pbrollwitme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pbrollwitme)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-txt/172853 "2005-12-18T22:14:41Z")

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hey all, I am importing a text file into flash using the loadVariables function. It works great, the problem is that on some computers, the text file is saved by the users browser as a temp file or cookie or something. D…

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## [Preloader for XML loaded picture slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-for-xml-loaded-picture-slider/172852)

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**Author:** [@rome](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rome)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-for-xml-loaded-picture-slider/172852 "2005-12-18T22:04:10Z")

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The script below creates a slideshow of images. I've been trying to create (1) a preloader that will load all the images before showing any of them or (2) a preloader for each individual image. Can anyone help? xmlDat…

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## [XML and FLASH slideshow problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-flash-slideshow-problem/172851)

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**Author:** [@diminal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/diminal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-flash-slideshow-problem/172851 "2005-12-18T21:54:30Z")

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hi, finally managed to logged in again. took like the whole night to reset my password. lol. anyway, so i've followed the tutorial for the xml-based flash slideshow here and it was awesome. now i've been trying to im…

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## [Fullscreen preloader... (with % if possible)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-preloader-with-if-possible/172848)

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**Author:** [@scottybuckets](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scottybuckets)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-preloader-with-if-possible/172848 "2005-12-18T21:13:36Z")

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Can someone help me or put me in the direction to make a preloader scale the whole screen with %... examples: http://www.createforfun.com/ or http://www.method.com thanks..

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## [Movie Clip swapDepths problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-swapdepths-problem/172847)

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**Author:** [@bobomangoboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobomangoboy)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-swapdepths-problem/172847 "2005-12-18T20:56:48Z")

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I have a problem with swapping Depths of movie clips. This may be related to what I am trying to do immediately before - assigning an existing movieclip instance to another movieclip instance. I.e. Using the trace for …

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## [Flash PHP Form Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-form-question/172845)

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**Author:** [@hombr3w311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hombr3w311)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-form-question/172845 "2005-12-18T20:41:52Z")

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Another Quick Question, I am using the tutorial from kirupa \[color=#003366\]Flash\[font=Verdana\]-Based\[/font\]\[/color\] \[font=Verdana\] \[color=#003366\] Email Form Using PHP. After adding a few fields to the tut, I am …

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## [Rollover hit area](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-hit-area/172842)

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**Author:** [@waterworka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waterworka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-hit-area/172842 "2005-12-18T20:13:00Z")

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how do I incorporate a movie clip as a hitarea in a "complex rollover and out movie clip tutorial" what code? and where do a I put code? for example I want a little square when rolled over and out to trigger animation…

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## [Problem with setInterval in a button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-setinterval-in-a-button/172838)

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**Author:** [@lavascoop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lavascoop)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-setinterval-in-a-button/172838 "2005-12-18T18:46:44Z")

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Hi I am having a huge problem trying to get a menu to "open" and then "close" after 3 secs, it should be simple enough...except i am no good at AS and the forums all present a different case to the problem i am having. …

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## [How do I create a 'guided' fill?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-guided-fill/172837)

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**Author:** [@titaniumapple](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/titaniumapple)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-guided-fill/172837 "2005-12-18T18:30:12Z")

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I've got some text with a hollow border (or hollow 'stroke'), and what I want to do is make an animation that fills this border by following the outside of it (like if you injected a liquid into the hollow section, it wo…

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## [Preload problem. HELP!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-problem-help/172826)

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**Author:** [@AgentOrange](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AgentOrange)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-problem-help/172826 "2005-12-18T14:54:00Z")

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Hi all, I'm working on a site at the moment that loads in the sections as seperate .swf files. Each satelite .swf has a preloader which, for some reason, doesn't kick in until its 70+% loaded. There are around 10 large(i…

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## [Need help with my If...continue statement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-my-if-continue-statement/172824)

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**Author:** [@KingHussien](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KingHussien)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-my-if-continue-statement/172824 "2005-12-18T14:30:22Z")

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on (release) { \_root.news\_Clip.gotoAndPlay(71); if (\_root.news\_Clip.\_currentframe == 101) { \_root.news\_Clip.loadMovie("myth\_News.swf"); continue; } } What I'm trying to do is: When this button is pressed, w…

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## [Disecting Photoshop CS2 Flash 2 Gallery?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disecting-photoshop-cs2-flash-2-gallery/172814)

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**Author:** [@milesdavis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/milesdavis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disecting-photoshop-cs2-flash-2-gallery/172814 "2005-12-18T07:03:57Z")

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Hello. I really like the image gallery that is automatically generated by Adobe Photoshop Cs2. The problem is....it's not perfect. If you decide you want your large images to be beyond a certain size, the flash movie '…

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## [Drawing In Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-in-flash-8/172813)

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**Author:** [@Shoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shoo)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-in-flash-8/172813 "2005-12-18T06:24:05Z")

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\[stuck\_out\_tongue\_winking\_eye\] Hey, me again ok so another stupid question: when drawing in flash 8 with brush tool etc.. I see other people's animations and its all neat, but mine ... yep its rubish My question: Is…

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## [Alomost done](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alomost-done/172810)

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**Author:** [@rpgfan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rpgfan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alomost-done/172810 "2005-12-18T05:18:23Z")

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\[color=#22229c\]\[u\]Click here\[/u\]\[/color\] My probs: The black coins. notice how they add "1" not 1? how do i fix that. Yes i made sure it was an expression The green goo. Uts supposed to send yuo back to start. it doe…

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## [Automatically Changing Pictures...How?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-changing-pictures-how/172803)

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**Author:** [@trackboy1001](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trackboy1001)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-changing-pictures-how/172803 "2005-12-18T04:07:50Z")

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Hi, I am new to the world of flash and I want to place pictures that dissolve from one to the next automatically on my website. Is there a tutorial anywhere that shows that? I have found stuff on slide shows and ph…

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## [How to create online catalog with flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-online-catalog-with-flash/172797)

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**Author:** [@DJVTAL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DJVTAL)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-online-catalog-with-flash/172797 "2005-12-18T03:14:46Z")

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hello everyone its been a while i was wondering if anybody have an idea of how to create and online catalog and how to link it to a sales account like on this site www.mayorsjewelers.com ? any body that could help me ple…

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## [Peer review:Motion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/peer-review-motion/172796)

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**Author:** [@2F0x4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/2F0x4)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/peer-review-motion/172796 "2005-12-18T01:49:46Z")

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Hey everyone who's interested: I'm working on a penner esque motion equation. Sure he's already done it, but I'd like to hammer this out anyways. Please contribute! So: function rocker(a:Number, b:Number, t:Number):…

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## [Save textfield value to xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-textfield-value-to-xml/172795)

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**Author:** [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-textfield-value-to-xml/172795 "2005-12-18T01:25:31Z")

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Not sure thiis the right foum but: I'm looking for a way to send the variable stored in a text field to a textfile on the server and save it there. ie the user enters a name and a number into 2 text fields, this is t…

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## [Manage Multiple Sounds with one function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manage-multiple-sounds-with-one-function/172790)

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**Author:** [@dmassive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dmassive)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manage-multiple-sounds-with-one-function/172790 "2005-12-18T00:13:19Z")

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I have set this: mp3\_1 = new Sound(); mp3\_1.loadSound("1.mp3", true); mp3\_2 = new Sound(); mp3\_2.loadSound("2.mp3", true); killsound = function(thatmp3) { thatmp3.stop(); } In somewhere I set this: killsou…

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## [Transparent text?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-text/172784)

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**Author:** [@pedro\_paulo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pedro_paulo)\
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**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-text/172784 "2005-12-17T22:56:47Z")

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Hi, guys! I have a full flash project. A master swf wich loads others swf´s. Well… When the master swf load a external swf, the text of the external swf is “transparent”. Like “alpha 0”. When I test the “external.fla”,…

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## [Help with setMask](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-setmask/172780)

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**Author:** [@RoboLlama](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RoboLlama)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-setmask/172780 "2005-12-17T22:06:30Z")

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Essentially, I am trying to fill a graphic with a pattern, which is loaded externally via XML. This is my code (it doesn't work): \[AS\] selectedGraphic = \_root\["container" + (selection-1)\]; patternToBeMasked = \_roo…

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