# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=295 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 296 --- ## [Need help with spacing out movieclips created with addChild](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-spacing-out-movieclips-created-with-addchild/312660)
**Author:** [@waseem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waseem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-spacing-out-movieclips-created-with-addchild/312660 "2010-08-10T04:03:22Z")
So I'm adding these movieclips which have textfields inside them and I'm trying to space each new movieclip. Currently they are being placed on top of each other. \_taskX and \_taskY are variables which I define down ther… --- ## [\[AS3\] Google Maps API + Twitter API](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-google-maps-api-twitter-api/312659)
**Author:** [@lolomedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lolomedia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-google-maps-api-twitter-api/312659 "2010-08-10T03:37:47Z")
hello peeps, I'm creating a really cool project using Google Maps + Twitter API... I have found really cool sample codes on how to achieve displaying tweets by geo tag locations on the Google Map using Flash AS3. But… --- ## [AS3 unfair to noob using nested movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-unfair-to-noob-using-nested-movieclips/312655)
**Author:** [@JamminBill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JamminBill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-unfair-to-noob-using-nested-movieclips/312655 "2010-08-10T02:39:15Z")
In my ongoing quest to learn AS3 I am rewriting some of the many, many interactives I have done in AS2. There have been several AS2 interactives where I have used a map of California. The map itself is a movieclip and wi… --- ## [Reference Error 1065](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-error-1065/312653)
**Author:** [@derm116](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/derm116)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-error-1065/312653 "2010-08-10T02:29:27Z")
Hi All, I'm getting a load of these reference errors when i try to publish a project I'm working on ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable CheckBox is not defined. All of my classes are declared public and I've set … --- ## [Grid-based interface (custom rendering fonts)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grid-based-interface-custom-rendering-fonts/312652)
**Author:** [@jaycej](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaycej)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grid-based-interface-custom-rendering-fonts/312652 "2010-08-10T02:04:11Z")
Hi guys, i am new here (not new to Flash), and i hope i can explain my question in a clear way. I am trying to build a experimental interface (menu, text etc) which is based on a fine grid of points, on which i try t… --- ## [Loading multiple external images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-external-images/312650)
**Author:** [@rbylart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rbylart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-external-images/312650 "2010-08-10T01:10:15Z")
Hello, I've been racking my brain on this one and I just want to do something quite basic. I have 2 external images loading in my "Action" layer on the first frame. These load into movieclip containers which I want to … --- ## [Comic builder](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/comic-builder/312649)
**Author:** [@custo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/custo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/comic-builder/312649 "2010-08-10T00:28:33Z")
Hi guys, I'm starting to build a drag&drop, scale, add text, add images... comic builder and I was wondering if someone knew about a tutorial or some other starting point I could use. Trying to build something simila… --- ## [AS3 Flash Classes Inheritance error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-flash-classes-inheritance-error/312646)
**Author:** [@deleon8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deleon8)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-flash-classes-inheritance-error/312646 "2010-08-09T23:24:48Z")
Hey there, I am trying to pass a value from the Doc class to subClass1. This part work fine. subClass1 receives the value and sets an internal variable to the value it got from the Doc class. When I set subClass2 to inh… --- ## [Restricting my game character's movement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/restricting-my-game-characters-movement/312640)
**Author:** [@taylan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/taylan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/restricting-my-game-characters-movement/312640 "2010-08-09T19:37:18Z")
I have made a simple game with a scuba diver that has to avoid oncoming sharks and would like help on 2 things please. How do I prevent my scuba diver from leaving the screen? As when i hold either up, down, left or r… --- ## [Weaverant Flash CMS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weaverant-flash-cms/312636)
**Author:** [@weaverant](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/weaverant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weaverant-flash-cms/312636 "2010-08-09T18:12:43Z")
Weaverant™ is a Content Management System made for Adobe Flash developers and their clients. It allows you to create your web site the way you're used to and easily make it manageable by your clients. One of our main… --- ## [Please explain function 'property' when function used as argument in constructor](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-explain-function-property-when-function-used-as-argument-in-constructor/312627)
**Author:** [@Shaedo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shaedo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-explain-function-property-when-function-used-as-argument-in-constructor/312627 "2010-08-09T15:48:51Z")
Hi, When creating a tween the arguments might look like this: t= new Tween(object, "x", None.easeOut, 0, 100, 1, true); the "None.easeOut" argument is a function. I don't understand how a the period "." works in th… --- ## [Navigating with keyboard events](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigating-with-keyboard-events/312624)
**Author:** [@dwsimms](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dwsimms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigating-with-keyboard-events/312624 "2010-08-09T14:48:40Z")
Is there way to navigate to various buttons on a stage using only the keyboard? I have several movies (complete with cover art) on my Flash stage. I want to convert them into buttons so that anytime a user navigates t… --- ## [tabIndex work on a dyanmic text field?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex-work-on-a-dyanmic-text-field/312621)
**Author:** [@Wil\_Conklin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wil_Conklin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex-work-on-a-dyanmic-text-field/312621 "2010-08-09T12:41:40Z")
Good morning! I'm having an issue where the browser will not tab to a dynamic text region. If I change the region to input, the tab works fine, but I don't want users to change the text in the region. It is just meant to… --- ## [Addressing nested clips with dynamic name?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addressing-nested-clips-with-dynamic-name/312620)
**Author:** [@seventy9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seventy9)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addressing-nested-clips-with-dynamic-name/312620 "2010-08-09T12:19:42Z")
I'm not sure this is a proper title, but please take a look at my problem. \[blush\] Let's say I have a movie clip named MC in stage. The following statements work. \[COLOR="Olive"\]\*\*var clipName = "MC"; this\[clipName\].y … --- ## [How to remove particular pixels from png or moviclip through script?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-particular-pixels-from-png-or-moviclip-through-script/312619)
**Author:** [@palanivelrajan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/palanivelrajan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-particular-pixels-from-png-or-moviclip-through-script/312619 "2010-08-09T11:20:24Z")
For example I have a movieclip with two different pixels green and red. I need to remove only red pixels from that movieclip. Is that possible ? --- ## [Probably variable access problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/probably-variable-access-problem/312617)
**Author:** [@Knedlo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Knedlo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/probably-variable-access-problem/312617 "2010-08-09T09:09:49Z")
Hi there... This is my first question here and I have a feeling it'll be very stupid, but I really can't find the solution myself. :diss: I have a code here: //Displays alphabet letter by letter in a specified area… --- ## [Turn off throttle down/sleep mechanism in Flash Player 10.1?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turn-off-throttle-down-sleep-mechanism-in-flash-player-10-1/312632)
**Author:** [@DonMoir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DonMoir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turn-off-throttle-down-sleep-mechanism-in-flash-player-10-1/312632 "2010-08-09T08:20:42Z")
Hello I am wondering if any of you know of a way to turn the throttle down (sleep) mechanism off when a C++ app is hosting the flash activeX control. The flash control is invisible in this case and so the flash app will … --- ## [Security.allowDomain and crossdomain.xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/security-allowdomain-and-crossdomain-xml/312612)
**Author:** [@Cabarapak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cabarapak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/security-allowdomain-and-crossdomain-xml/312612 "2010-08-09T06:54:56Z")
I have a Flash application that loads images. It loads them from an external source. These external images are .swf files. The application is located at root (\[www.mydomain.com) while the .swf images are located in a sub… --- ## [Tween Between "seconds" on an Anolog Clock](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-between-seconds-on-an-anolog-clock/312608)
**Author:** [@popnfresh24](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/popnfresh24)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-between-seconds-on-an-anolog-clock/312608 "2010-08-09T01:31:06Z")
I'm made an Analog clock in AS3 and it works fine, but i want to make it so that rather than it just appearing at the next second everytime it ticks... i want it to make a quick tween between each tick, so you can see it… --- ## [How to perform the "Snap to Grid" effect?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-perform-the-snap-to-grid-effect/312607)
**Author:** [@euniceee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/euniceee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-perform-the-snap-to-grid-effect/312607 "2010-08-08T23:31:14Z")
Hi, I am currently building a chinese puzzle game called tangram. I am wondering is there any method that I could do to make the movie clips to perform the "snap to grid" effect? i.e. the tangram puzzles being snapped … --- ## [Problems with hitTest](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-hittest/312606)
**Author:** [@euniceee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/euniceee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-hittest/312606 "2010-08-08T23:29:06Z")
Hi, I am currently making a game called Tangram http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangram .However, I am stuck with the checking section. I have used hitTestPoint to check whether the player has assembled the correct patte… --- ## [How do you embed a flash movie over a webpage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-embed-a-flash-movie-over-a-webpage/312605)
**Author:** [@geestring](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geestring)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-embed-a-flash-movie-over-a-webpage/312605 "2010-08-08T22:10:25Z")
I want to have my flash movie open as if it were a javascript overlay because css alignment in my school's template is problematic. Or would I still need css to align my flash movie on top of my webpage? --- ## [(AS3) Webcam motion detection activates a gotoAndPlay action](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-webcam-motion-detection-activates-a-gotoandplay-action/312604)
**Author:** [@rsbianchi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rsbianchi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-webcam-motion-detection-activates-a-gotoandplay-action/312604 "2010-08-08T20:45:03Z")
I'm trying to play around with a flash scene which would only progress from area to area if there is any motion being detected by the webcam. I would really appreciate it if anyone could point me in the right direction. … --- ## [Dynamically adressing an existing MovieClip on Stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-adressing-an-existing-movieclip-on-stage/312599)
**Author:** [@2c1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/2c1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-adressing-an-existing-movieclip-on-stage/312599 "2010-08-08T16:30:47Z")
Hi there I am pretty new to AS3 and try to solve the following problem. I am loading an external XML file. According to the information loaded from the file I would like to highlight a symbol (MovieClip) when I press a… --- ## [Removing a listener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-a-listener/312595)
**Author:** [@kekekiko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kekekiko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-a-listener/312595 "2010-08-08T13:46:28Z")
I have this code on the first frame of a movieclip: function onCreditChanged(eventObject:Object) { if (eventObject.newCredit \>= 250) { \_root.footy.gotoAndStop("2"); }else{ \_root.fo… --- ## [Getting the distance between two movieclips' x value](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-distance-between-two-movieclips-x-value/312594)
**Author:** [@Ransom1337](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ransom1337)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-distance-between-two-movieclips-x-value/312594 "2010-08-08T09:23:51Z")
Hello, At first it seemed simple to find out the distance between two movieclips' x values, I could have just done: mc1.x - mc2.x However, What I'm trying to achieve is a movieclip of a person climbing an un-even s… --- ## [Timeout error when loading large XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeout-error-when-loading-large-xml-file/312590)
**Author:** [@Copper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Copper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeout-error-when-loading-large-xml-file/312590 "2010-08-08T00:14:24Z")
Hello guys, I need to load a dictionary into a game I'm making. It resides in a very large (on the order of 2.81 MB) XML file. While trying to load it, I get an error stating that the script has run for more than 15 se… --- ## [Kronum Flex project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kronum-flex-project/312584)
**Author:** [@danieljsummers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danieljsummers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kronum-flex-project/312584 "2010-08-07T16:37:42Z")
Guys. There's an awesome flex project out there -- It's actually a new sport that's being started up in Philly The sport's pretty crazy in and of itself, but the website's also pretty intense. The idea is to give the… --- ## [Flash vs silverlight](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-silverlight/312578)
**Author:** [@ash\_at\_risk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ash_at_risk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vs-silverlight/312578 "2010-08-07T10:47:50Z")
hello everybody, What are the benefits of flash over silverlight or viceversa, i have no knowledge of silverlight & very well aware of flash, but what want to know how flash scores over silverlight --- ## [Ongoing Research](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ongoing-research/312577)
**Author:** [@andriusain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andriusain)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ongoing-research/312577 "2010-08-07T10:33:46Z")
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