# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1935 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1936 --- ## [I need help and fast](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-and-fast/172143)
**Author:** [@B\_cherry1978A](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_cherry1978A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-and-fast/172143 "2005-12-11T22:31:31Z")
Hi, hope this is the right place to post this. I am using flash mx 2004 pro. I was just following the tutorial for \*\* \[color=black\]\[font=Verdana\]Creating \[/font\]\[/color\] \[font=Verdana\] \[color=black\]a Full Flash … --- ## [FMX - 2 questions about externally loaded swf files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-2-questions-about-externally-loaded-swf-files/172141)
**Author:** [@ciecierega](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ciecierega)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-2-questions-about-externally-loaded-swf-files/172141 "2005-12-11T22:20:01Z")
hi there, i'm creating a site that uses the external swf tutorial on this site...it works great! the only thing is...certain functions such as my contact mail form, do not work when i use the form from within the main … --- ## [IE/FF Problem with localconnection and frames and backbutton](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-ff-problem-with-localconnection-and-frames-and-backbutton/172135)
**Author:** [@Morix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Morix)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-ff-problem-with-localconnection-and-frames-and-backbutton/172135 "2005-12-11T21:10:48Z")
Hi, Im following the browser back button tutorial (found at the macromedia.com site) and I got several problems: First off all I have two swf's: main.swf and sub.swf ech located in their seperate HTML files. Then I h… --- ## [MC aligned in absolute center w/ bg](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-aligned-in-absolute-center-w-bg/172134)
**Author:** [@Neolumi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Neolumi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-aligned-in-absolute-center-w-bg/172134 "2005-12-11T21:09:24Z")
Hi there, I had a look around in the tutorials and on the forums but cant find what i'm after so here goes. Does anyone know how to have a flash movie that spans 100% of the page horizontally and vertically (with say a g… --- ## ["active" state in XML Driven Drop Down Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/active-state-in-xml-driven-drop-down-menu/172133)
**Author:** [@sprawl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sprawl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/active-state-in-xml-driven-drop-down-menu/172133 "2005-12-11T21:06:51Z")
Hi, I've used the tutorial for the XML Driven Drop Down Menu to create the main navigation for a site i'm doing, it's all working fine except I want to keep the 'current' area highlighted after it's clicked on. The ro… --- ## [Menu With Slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-with-slider/172127)
**Author:** [@MikoListra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MikoListra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-with-slider/172127 "2005-12-11T18:57:42Z")
Great script, but i have a bunch of preload before I want my menu to work and when I add a stop action to the scene the slider won't work. Is there a way around this or where can the stop action go so I can still use pre… --- ## [Saving a Movieclip as an image (png, jpg)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-a-movieclip-as-an-image-png-jpg/172125)
**Author:** [@Sammo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sammo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-a-movieclip-as-an-image-png-jpg/172125 "2005-12-11T17:57:50Z")
I've seen it done before, anyone know how to do it? --- ## [Pages opening and closing effect: need help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pages-opening-and-closing-effect-need-help/172122)
**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pages-opening-and-closing-effect-need-help/172122 "2005-12-11T17:02:14Z")
My brain is fried I can't take it anymore. The effect I am working on involves 4 pages that open revealing a page below. The pages also close revealing the previous pages. So there are 4 open MCs, 4 close MCs, buttons th… --- ## [Dynamic Menu with XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-menu-with-xml/172118)
**Author:** [@kungFuChris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kungFuChris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-menu-with-xml/172118 "2005-12-11T16:09:59Z")
Hi Hank, In response to your question after the last thread Most of what I have learned I have learned by viewing this forum or just trying stuff out, people are usually willing to help out. As for creating navigation… --- ## [BG help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bg-help/172115)
**Author:** [@Tromiano](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tromiano)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bg-help/172115 "2005-12-11T15:27:34Z")
Hey how do you add a bg with out haveing it tile and fill the whole screen regardless of the resolution the users PC is? thanks in advance --- ## [Visible part problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visible-part-problem/172110)
**Author:** [@katsoft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/katsoft)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visible-part-problem/172110 "2005-12-11T13:07:17Z")
Here is my isue. I made this site in wich I load .swfs through XML . Everything works no problem there ...but the .swfs that I load show more then just what should be on the screen ...like if I have a hand that comes fr… --- ## [Centre Aligned Pixel Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centre-aligned-pixel-text/172109)
**Author:** [@chegworth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chegworth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centre-aligned-pixel-text/172109 "2005-12-11T12:53:26Z")
Hi there, I'm having a lot of difficulty in centre aligning pixel fonts, does anyone know if this is possable without getting fuzz? Thanks --- ## [Flash Firefox Tabbed Browsing Support](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-firefox-tabbed-browsing-support/172105)
**Author:** [@daheroes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daheroes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-firefox-tabbed-browsing-support/172105 "2005-12-11T10:51:20Z")
Hello all, I was wondering if there was a way to incorporate tabbed browsing in flash links. That is, I want to be able to have a user click on a link, and if they're using Firefox, to open the new link in a new tab, a… --- ## [Gallery problem, need help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gallery-problem-need-help/172099)
**Author:** [@dstort1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dstort1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gallery-problem-need-help/172099 "2005-12-11T07:39:42Z")
i'm constructing a gallery in flash using 3 swf files. main.swf thumbnails.swf largeview.swf main.swf loads both thumbnails.swf and largeview.swf into seperate movie clip containers, and i have variables being passed… --- ## [Movieclip depth, pleaz help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-depth-pleaz-help/172090)
**Author:** [@dch031](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dch031)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-depth-pleaz-help/172090 "2005-12-11T03:48:27Z")
I have a movieclip to come up when I press the button but its supposed to come up on the stage. I have a picture as my canvas, is it possible that is the problem. Someone tell me if i should upload the FLA. file. --- ## [Scroll bar?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar/172078)
**Author:** [@cturner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cturner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar/172078 "2005-12-11T00:46:50Z")
I am wanting to know how I can get a scroll bar to work after I have dragged it onto the stage and when I have dragged the scroll bar onto the stage there are no buttons to make it work. How do I get the buttons to appea… --- ## [XML Gallery: preload on current image/cross-fade image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-preload-on-current-image-cross-fade-image/172077)
**Author:** [@ASLA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ASLA)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-preload-on-current-image-cross-fade-image/172077 "2005-12-11T00:15:44Z")
\[color=Black\]Hello,\[/color\]\[color=Black\] I am new to action script but I am learning quickly. I took the following tutorials and made a hybrid: \[/color\]\[\[font=Verdana\] \[color=Black\]Photo Gallery Using XML and Flash\[… --- ## [Date and time?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-and-time/172074)
**Author:** [@cturner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cturner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-and-time/172074 "2005-12-11T00:06:39Z")
I am wanting to know how to make the date and time in Flash MX 2004 in this way Sunday, 11 December, 2005 11:15 AM. Thanks in advance. --- ## [Passing Vars Between external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-vars-between-external-swf/172064)
**Author:** [@dstort1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dstort1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-vars-between-external-swf/172064 "2005-12-10T20:26:59Z")
hi, i'm having a problem passing vars between external swfs i have 3 files, main.swf load1.swf load2.swf main is loading both load1 and load2 using container.loadMovie(); i want to be able to pass a variable … --- ## [Setting a picture to background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-picture-to-background/172063)
**Author:** [@kingofnukes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingofnukes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-picture-to-background/172063 "2005-12-10T20:08:25Z")
I wanted to know if Flash 8 can use a url of a picture and then set that picture as someone's desktop background using a function similar to this: On First Frame: import flash.net.FileReference; var fileRef:FileRef… --- ## [Adding || to an if statement stops function working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-to-an-if-statement-stops-function-working/172061)
**Author:** [@fourleafstudios](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fourleafstudios)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-to-an-if-statement-stops-function-working/172061 "2005-12-10T18:26:11Z")
I have a movieclip with the instance name information\_mc. I am trying to get this movieclip to move up and down, depending on its y co-ord or in what direction it is tweening at the moment it is clicked. I have the fol… --- ## [Not really Releated - Director](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-really-releated-director/172055)
**Author:** [@craigjr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/craigjr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-really-releated-director/172055 "2005-12-10T15:47:35Z")
Does anyone know of a site as good as this but for Macromedia Director MX 2004 instead of just flash ? I really need some good beginners stuff on it especially the 3d aspects. Cheers! --- ## [Controlling a MC's Tint with a user selectable pallet?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-a-mcs-tint-with-a-user-selectable-pallet/172050)
**Author:** [@shangrula](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shangrula)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-a-mcs-tint-with-a-user-selectable-pallet/172050 "2005-12-10T13:23:05Z")
In a previous project I gave the user a choice of colours for some main features of a Flash Movie. I did this by first giving them eight boxes which each had a different colour painted into it. On them clicking a box (re… --- ## [Import list of file paths to Flash from notepad](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-list-of-file-paths-to-flash-from-notepad/172046)
**Author:** [@mmm1234](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmm1234)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-list-of-file-paths-to-flash-from-notepad/172046 "2005-12-10T12:00:40Z")
Hi, I have this problem which is really annoying me. I have a text file that is generated by a batch file. It basically creates a file list of images in a directory like below, so the exact contents of the text file ap… --- ## [Help with window component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-window-component/172044)
**Author:** [@paul\_ferrie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paul_ferrie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-window-component/172044 "2005-12-10T09:42:21Z")
Is it possible to use the same highlighted border on the textfield component in other components? i would like to use the highlighted border on the window component when it is selected. is it possible? Thanks Paul --- ## [Partially preloading dynamic text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/partially-preloading-dynamic-text/172038)
**Author:** [@PaintedSwan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PaintedSwan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/partially-preloading-dynamic-text/172038 "2005-12-10T06:34:27Z")
Hello all \[smiley\] I just wondered if it's at all possible to have Flash only partially preload bits of a .txt file into a dynamic text field...according to whatever button is pushed. The .txt file is large, and I'd r… --- ## [Flash Guestbook: What do I need?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-guestbook-what-do-i-need/172036)
**Author:** [@gamevixxen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gamevixxen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-guestbook-what-do-i-need/172036 "2005-12-10T05:07:10Z")
Hi there, I'm building a full flash website and I will be adding a guestbook along with it. I've never done this before (the flash guestbook) so I need a little guiding. First off, are PHP and MySQL the only programs… --- ## [Number variables not adding up](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/number-variables-not-adding-up/172035)
**Author:** [@paulsheff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulsheff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/number-variables-not-adding-up/172035 "2005-12-10T04:10:53Z")
\[font=Arial\]Hi\[/font\] \[font=Arial\] \[/font\] \[font=Arial\]I’m using loadText function to grab some variables from a php file, the problem is the variables are coming in as strings and so when I try and use them in an ad… --- ## [hitTest in Flash Games](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-in-flash-games/172034)
**Author:** [@redblinker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redblinker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-in-flash-games/172034 "2005-12-10T04:06:21Z")
Hi, I just wanted to know how people code buildings so that the character doesn't bump into them. I tried to do it, but somehow it didn't work. Attached is a sample FLA (Flash 8) explaining my problem. Just move the blue… --- ## [XML list box problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-list-box-problem/172029)
**Author:** [@fathed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fathed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-list-box-problem/172029 "2005-12-10T02:42:39Z")
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