# flash

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## [Questions on source path](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/questions-on-source-path/312065)

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**Author:** [@norm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/norm)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/questions-on-source-path/312065 "2010-07-24T04:15:07Z")

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Hi there, I was embedding all the class definitions of a project in a package. I didn't deliberately set any source path for the AS files nor did I use any import statement to include the user-defined classes in …

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## [Precoded Components](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/precoded-components/312059)

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**Author:** [@mgriffen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mgriffen)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/precoded-components/312059 "2010-07-24T00:32:47Z")

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I'm an aspiring Flash designer (trained in print and limited web (xhtml/css/php), and am frankly quite confused regarding precoded components (Flash-external). Basically, I've learned a great deal of actionscript 3 in th…

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## [Create a bi-deci-heximal in AS3? eg create a base 62 numeral system in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-a-bi-deci-heximal-in-as3-eg-create-a-base-62-numeral-system-in-as3/312058)

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**Author:** [@Shaedo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shaedo)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-a-bi-deci-heximal-in-as3-eg-create-a-base-62-numeral-system-in-as3/312058 "2010-07-24T00:20:39Z")

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I was wondering if someone could give me some feedback on creating a base 62 numeral system in AS3. Mostly as an intellectual exercise although, considering that it takes a byte to store an alphanumeric character regar…

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## [Playing Videos using HTML Links and Flash Vars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-videos-using-html-links-and-flash-vars/312057)

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**Author:** [@as3ohh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/as3ohh)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-videos-using-html-links-and-flash-vars/312057 "2010-07-23T23:42:41Z")

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How hard is it to use html links to call a video player and send a source video file? I have a bunch of links that need to show a different video in a video player. Im wrestling with just making a new swf for each page …

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## [AS2 TextInput not getting focus](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-textinput-not-getting-focus/312053)

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**Author:** [@Bam66](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bam66)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-textinput-not-getting-focus/312053 "2010-07-23T21:55:54Z")

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Hi, hope you guys can help. I have a movie that has been working fine until FP10 (3 years plus ). The issue is that a textinput field only gets focus on the first load of the movie. Subsequent loads none of the text in…

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## [Reorder/Sort effect in AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reorder-sort-effect-in-as3/312050)

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**Author:** [@tcabaco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tcabaco)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reorder-sort-effect-in-as3/312050 "2010-07-23T19:22:20Z")

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Hi there, Simple question, how would I go about doing something like this in Flash/AS3? Basically Reordering / Resorting a list of items and moving them around. http://razorjack.net/quicksand/ Anyone? Thanks in a…

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## [Timers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timers/312049)

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**Author:** [@zerdang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerdang)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timers/312049 "2010-07-23T18:13:37Z")

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I've got a game that I've been working on and it requires points to be made so that a ship can go to those points on a path that a player has drawn. Basically the player will draw a path and the ship will follow the poi…

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## [Dynamic Menu Button Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-menu-button-movie-clips/312046)

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**Author:** [@timmy666](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/timmy666)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-menu-button-movie-clips/312046 "2010-07-23T14:12:39Z")

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Ok, iv'e done a bit of web search, but havn't had any luck. What I want to do is have 6 menu buttons with states (such as mouseOver, mouseOut and mouseClick). I have my MC's on stage as: menuMC.homeMC menuMC.flashMC m…

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## [Trace object in loaded SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-object-in-loaded-swf/312044)

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**Author:** [@DaveMania](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DaveMania)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-object-in-loaded-swf/312044 "2010-07-23T12:33:12Z")

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Is this possible? I need to add a Click event to a button (actually several) in a swf that I've loaded. Is this possible? I'm currently trying to trace the objects but getting nowhere. Thanks Dave (I can supply som…

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## [Anne Kathrine Petteroe speak on Enterprise Rich Internet Applications](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anne-kathrine-petteroe-speak-on-enterprise-rich-internet-applications/312041)

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**Author:** [@shankarjain2010](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shankarjain2010)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anne-kathrine-petteroe-speak-on-enterprise-rich-internet-applications/312041 "2010-07-23T11:38:19Z")

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Do you want to develop Rich Internet Applications for the enterprise? Do you want to know how Flex integrates with enterprise services using LiveCycle DS/BlazeDS? Anne Kathrine Petteroe will be in Bangalore this August t…

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## [How to check if a movieclip shown on stage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-movieclip-shown-on-stage/312038)

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**Author:** [@dubogii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dubogii)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-movieclip-shown-on-stage/312038 "2010-07-23T08:07:34Z")

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Hi guys! I have a movieclip AAA(W:550xH:1200) placed on the stage (W:550xH:400). Inside of the movieclip, there are many other moveclips. I like to implement this result: When I scroll(Y-axis) the movieclip AAA to a …

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## [\[AS3\] Defeated by stageWidth/Height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-defeated-by-stagewidth-height/312033)

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**Author:** [@Liandri](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Liandri)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-defeated-by-stagewidth-height/312033 "2010-07-23T00:42:03Z")

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Well everything was going well until I tested my project in a browser (embeded using SWFObject if that matters). After all the troubleshooting, it turns out that the stageWidth/Height values were just 0 which threw off…

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## [Contact form w/ Flash CS5 and Actionscript 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-w-flash-cs5-and-actionscript-3-0/312029)

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**Author:** [@EMart78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/EMart78)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-w-flash-cs5-and-actionscript-3-0/312029 "2010-07-22T20:51:18Z")

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Hello all you flash gurus out there! I am needing to build a contact form in my flash website and need some help. Right now I am using the simple mailto method but a form you be much nicer. Please help point me in the …

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## [Spark itemRenderer background color troubles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spark-itemrenderer-background-color-troubles/312024)

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**Author:** [@budkin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/budkin)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spark-itemrenderer-background-color-troubles/312024 "2010-07-22T18:45:37Z")

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I've been spinning my wheels on this one all day. I have a DataGrid, and using a CSS file I have made the background transparent. I needed a column with icon images in each cell so I'm using an itemRenderer to add the im…

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## [setChildIndex and boundaries](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setchildindex-and-boundaries/312022)

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**Author:** [@jany](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jany)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setchildindex-and-boundaries/312022 "2010-07-22T18:36:27Z")

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I am having an index issue. To fix this one, I think I need some math help or a different pair of eyes :ne: I am adding movieClips to the stage. I then am able to change the index of each movieClip, by moving some mc's…

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## [Odd problem, possibly inheritance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-problem-possibly-inheritance/312020)

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**Author:** [@thehat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thehat)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-problem-possibly-inheritance/312020 "2010-07-22T17:01:33Z")

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Hi, Sorry for the dubious thread title, but I'm not sure how best to describe this. We have made a simple button class that extends MovieClip, the purpose of which is to allow animated switching between lots of state…

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## [Having Copy/Paste Text retain it's formatting?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-copy-paste-text-retain-its-formatting/312018)

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**Author:** [@foolontheplanet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/foolontheplanet)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-copy-paste-text-retain-its-formatting/312018 "2010-07-22T14:48:57Z")

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Hey everyone, really need some help. I'm working for a client that needs me to put a lot of information into flash. He had someone do all the typing and all that in word, with formating and I went through and changed t…

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## [Dynamic Text All Running Into 1 Line?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-all-running-into-1-line/312016)

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**Author:** [@popnfresh24](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/popnfresh24)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-all-running-into-1-line/312016 "2010-07-22T14:19:04Z")

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Hey, ok to explain what i'm doing, i just want to convert special characters in from MS Word to simple characters. So you copy and paste what you've written in MS Word into this swf... hit a button and it converts the sp…

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## [Carrom: help pls multiple puck movement when hit](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/carrom-help-pls-multiple-puck-movement-when-hit/312010)

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**Author:** [@Oenc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Oenc)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/carrom-help-pls-multiple-puck-movement-when-hit/312010 "2010-07-22T12:34:02Z")

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Hi all, First post here and I hope I am clear and someone can help. I'm working on a project that is like a Carrom game or something similar to pool/ billiards. I'm stuck on making my pucks or balls move once they …

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## [3 buttons state, pressed, rollOver visited](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3-buttons-state-pressed-rollover-visited/312005)

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**Author:** [@havana7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/havana7)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3-buttons-state-pressed-rollover-visited/312005 "2010-07-22T09:57:57Z")

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hi again, i'm still stuck with my slide gallery. What i need is a series of pictures on a row that is mouse sensitive, if you move the mouse the gallery move in a loop, (no stop!) All theese pictures need thees effe…

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## [AS3 - Problem with flickering Animated Buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-problem-with-flickering-animated-buttons/312003)

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**Author:** [@lukeh1983](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lukeh1983)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-problem-with-flickering-animated-buttons/312003 "2010-07-22T08:50:24Z")

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Hi, I was really hoping someone could help me fix this issue I have been having with some animated menu buttons I created. The problem is when you rollover with your cursor in certain areas and in certain ways you ca…

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## [Mark Doherty Speaks on AIR 2.5 for Android at Adobe Flash Platform Summit 2010](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mark-doherty-speaks-on-air-2-5-for-android-at-adobe-flash-platform-summit-2010/312000)

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**Author:** [@shankarjain2010](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shankarjain2010)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mark-doherty-speaks-on-air-2-5-for-android-at-adobe-flash-platform-summit-2010/312000 "2010-07-22T06:35:13Z")

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Ever wanted to extend Flash Player 10.1? Do you need multi-touch in your mobile application? Mark will be in Bangalore this August to walk you through the new features of AIR 2.5 Beta on Android covering all the major fe…

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## [As3 xml gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-gallery/311999)

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**Author:** [@WebSp1nner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WebSp1nner)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-gallery/311999 "2010-07-22T06:31:46Z")

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Hey all, I'm coding an xml gallery with thumbnails. Ive set a container for the thumbs and for the main image. when user clicks on a thumb it loads the larger image. Preloaders are done all is well however when the use…

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## [E4X: traversing xml using attribute name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/e4x-traversing-xml-using-attribute-name/311997)

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**Author:** [@asscripter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asscripter)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/e4x-traversing-xml-using-attribute-name/311997 "2010-07-22T06:24:49Z")

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Hi, This might sound really simple, but I have spent multiple hours on it to find no result. Here is the situation. MY xml structure looks like this: \<root\> \<RES\> \<R N="1"\> \<FM\>11580\</…

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## [AS 2.0: Trying to clear interval in external swf from main movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-0-trying-to-clear-interval-in-external-swf-from-main-movie/311995)

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**Author:** [@rickibarnes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rickibarnes)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-0-trying-to-clear-interval-in-external-swf-from-main-movie/311995 "2010-07-22T04:51:03Z")

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Hi everyone! The basic situation is this: I have an external swf, which uses an interval to space out the loading of JPEGs. This swf is loaded into the main swf using the movieclip loader class. I unload the external…

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## [Auto Adjust Image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-adjust-image/311992)

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**Author:** [@foolontheplanet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/foolontheplanet)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-adjust-image/311992 "2010-07-22T00:24:53Z")

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hey everyone, I have another question for you. I have something I'm working on where I want images to load and auto adjust. It's hard to explain, but here's an image of what I want. I want image one to come up, and th…

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## [htmlText and getCharBoundaries problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/htmltext-and-getcharboundaries-problem/311991)

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**Author:** [@dragonlady](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dragonlady)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/htmltext-and-getcharboundaries-problem/311991 "2010-07-22T00:04:17Z")

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Good evening :yoshi:, I am having an issue using getCharBoundaries() with htmlText. In the following code, I am trying to get the location of \<img\> tags, so that I can then move the image to where the \<img\> tag in the …

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## [Buttons not clickable with wmode transparent and browser zoom](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-not-clickable-with-wmode-transparent-and-browser-zoom/311989)

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**Author:** [@bennybobw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bennybobw)\
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**Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-not-clickable-with-wmode-transparent-and-browser-zoom/311989 "2010-07-21T22:28:25Z")

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I have a flex application that clients want to be able to scale with the page when the user zooms the page. The wmode needs to be transparent because there is a menu on the page that comes over top. The app sets the…

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## [Force Download](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/force-download/311986)

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**Author:** [@olirushworth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/olirushworth)\
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**Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/force-download/311986 "2010-07-21T21:51:40Z")

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Hi guys, I'm having a bit of trouble with creating a download link. Basically on my flash website I have a PDF of my portfolio which is available to download, I don't want people to view it in the browser because I…

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## [Saving Dynamic Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-dynamic-text/311978)

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**Author:** [@vcugreg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vcugreg)\
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**Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-dynamic-text/311978 "2010-07-21T16:47:05Z")

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Is there a way to allow the viewer of the swf file to save any dynamic text they enter into a field, so that the next time they open the swf file it displays the saved text? I know that's a tall order, so if anybody co…

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