# flash

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## [Flash-XML gallery transition safari problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-gallery-transition-safari-problems/295435)

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**Author:** [@Frg10](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Frg10)\
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**Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-gallery-transition-safari-problems/295435 "2009-08-30T08:21:00Z")

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Hi All, I created a Flash-XML photo gallery and the transitions are all working on all browsers except for Safari 4.0.3 with Player 9.0 (i tested with 3.1.2 with Player 9 and works ok). I used \_alpha functions to fad…

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## [As2 to export a specific area of the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-to-export-a-specific-area-of-the-stage/295434)

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**Author:** [@As2\_Kills](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/As2_Kills)\
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**Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-to-export-a-specific-area-of-the-stage/295434 "2009-08-30T07:58:58Z")

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Hi guys, I would like to export a specific area of the stage. So, for example. My stage is 400 x 400 and I would like to export only 100 x 100 of the stage at xy 0 pos. Any ideas?

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## [Adding buttons in Datagrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-buttons-in-datagrid/295433)

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**Author:** [@Hellzzangel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hellzzangel)\
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**Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-buttons-in-datagrid/295433 "2009-08-30T07:07:08Z")

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Am currently creating a data grid in which each rows needs to have a link to open a file.. Can somebody plz help me with CellRenderer class or post a sample code for the same...

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## [Problem with AS3 package listeners](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-as3-package-listeners/295431)

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**Author:** [@KillinSprE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KillinSprE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-as3-package-listeners/295431 "2009-08-30T05:29:33Z")

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never mind

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## [Need Help using class in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-using-class-in-as3/295429)

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**Author:** [@Jorhfm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jorhfm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-using-class-in-as3/295429 "2009-08-30T02:44:48Z")

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Hi I'm realtive new to Flash, and I want to make a game where I can move my character using the arrows. I'm trying to do the function that receives the inputs inside a class, but I can't call the function without errors. …

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## [Creating Message Boards using Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-message-boards-using-flash/295427)

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**Author:** [@skimpaler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skimpaler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-message-boards-using-flash/295427 "2009-08-30T00:21:57Z")

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I know there is a Flash Forum Engine on the market currently but the financial hit is way out of hand. (1000 Euro or about $2000 US) Seriously?! Anyway, does anyone know what I need to do to create a Flash based Messag…

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## [Regular Expressions: Using a variable as a RegExp](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regular-expressions-using-a-variable-as-a-regexp/295420)

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**Author:** [@madhat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/madhat)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regular-expressions-using-a-variable-as-a-regexp/295420 "2009-08-29T21:10:22Z")

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Hi All, I am using RegExp to search for character sequences within strings. I was wondering if/what is the proper way to use a string stored in a variable as a regular expression. For example: \[LEFT\]\[COLOR=#993300\]var…

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## [Scrolling Large Bitmaps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-large-bitmaps/295419)

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**Author:** [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-large-bitmaps/295419 "2009-08-29T20:45:45Z")

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I am working on an image gallery that has to scroll very large images, on the scale of about 2500 X 2500 pixels. Now in this gallery I have to be able to show a scaled down view (to fit the stage), and a regularly scaled…

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## [What happens if you override internal method in different package?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-happens-if-you-override-internal-method-in-different-package/295416)

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**Author:** [@wvxvw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wvxvw)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-happens-if-you-override-internal-method-in-different-package/295416 "2009-08-29T20:19:51Z")

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Well, basically, you know the question already \[smile\] What bugs me is that I cannot get an answer to this because compiler doesn't like overriding internal functions in different packages, but, I would like to know what…

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## [Keyboard Navigated Menu Challenge](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-navigated-menu-challenge/295411)

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**Author:** [@jumpsuit1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jumpsuit1)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-navigated-menu-challenge/295411 "2009-08-29T18:20:42Z")

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Hi there, I have a menu that will be navigated by mouse or keyboard. On the keyboard when the user presses the 'down' key it will go to the next button down and go to that mc button's 2nd frame and the next xml image …

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## [Class TextFormat problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-textformat-problem/295408)

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**Author:** [@mihaispr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mihaispr)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-textformat-problem/295408 "2009-08-29T17:11:57Z")

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I'm trying to understand the properties of the TextFormat class. var sir:TextFormat = new TextFormat("Acesta e un exemplu"); trace(sir.align=TextFormatAlign.RIGHT); sir.font="Arial"; In the code above I defined my…

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## [ColorMatrixFilter, Blending, Bitmaps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colormatrixfilter-blending-bitmaps/295406)

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**Author:** [@Dan0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dan0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colormatrixfilter-blending-bitmaps/295406 "2009-08-29T16:52:07Z")

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Solved HERE: http://dan0.net/temp/particlewave/wave\_3d.html Hey, My experiment is here: http://wonderfl.net/code/05995b35bb6d1ae27f6a704d201443956b2f201c It's a mashup from two inspirations. Basically I'm using PV3D …

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## [Rotation mouse follow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotation-mouse-follow/295405)

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**Author:** [@Ransom1337](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ransom1337)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotation-mouse-follow/295405 "2009-08-29T16:50:04Z")

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Hello, I've put together some code to allow the user to rotate a clock hand around the clock by dragging it round. My code isn't working and I was wondering if anyone could take a look at it and see what I'm doing wrong.…

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## [Using XML in Flash as3/cs4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-xml-in-flash-as3-cs4/295399)

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**Author:** [@possum87](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/possum87)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-xml-in-flash-as3-cs4/295399 "2009-08-29T10:35:22Z")

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So I've been following the tutorial on this site http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flashcs3/using\_xml\_as3\_pg3.htm I'm on page 3 where it starts to try and drill down to get specific nodes of data, but as soon as I add an…

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## [FLV Video Fade In (PLEASE HELP A LADY WITH AS3!)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-video-fade-in-please-help-a-lady-with-as3/295394)

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**Author:** [@reid1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reid1)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-video-fade-in-please-help-a-lady-with-as3/295394 "2009-08-29T03:40:07Z")

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Hi guys. I'm trying to make a fade in for my FLV video but I am not sure how I can go about doing that in actionscript 3. I was looking over a sample file that has this fade in effect for the video but it was created in …

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## [Fine tuning with 3D roatation tool?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fine-tuning-with-3d-roatation-tool/295392)

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**Author:** [@tomccabe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tomccabe)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fine-tuning-with-3d-roatation-tool/295392 "2009-08-29T03:23:43Z")

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Hi, I'm wondering if there is (and I feel there HAS to be) a way to fine tune movements with the 3D rotation tool. Using the mouse works to an extent, but just like nudging movements with the arrow keys, it's sometimes…

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## [Alpha Transparency Bitmaps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-transparency-bitmaps/295390)

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**Author:** [@AlexWD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-transparency-bitmaps/295390 "2009-08-29T03:12:07Z")

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I haven't worked with AS3 for a few months, and even when I did I never took the time to learn it to extensively :|.. I'm creating an isometric map editor, the bitmap that I'm using to take the tiles from has a transpa…

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## [Movie Symbols don't play after export](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-symbols-dont-play-after-export/295388)

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**Author:** [@splan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/splan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-symbols-dont-play-after-export/295388 "2009-08-29T01:14:36Z")

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My SWF file plays properly, but if I open the file in After Effects the movie symbols don't play. Changing the movie symbols into graphic symbols works but then of course I lose my filters. I would export straight to …

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## [Masking out off-stage content of loaded .swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-out-off-stage-content-of-loaded-swf/295387)

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**Author:** [@Finne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Finne)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-out-off-stage-content-of-loaded-swf/295387 "2009-08-29T00:51:09Z")

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I'm just starting out with AS3 and this is what I'm trying to do: I have an external .swf banner which is 900x250 pixels I want to load this .swf into my main project, using this code: var myLoader:Loader = new Load…

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## [Movie works here but not there](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-works-here-but-not-there/295385)

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**Author:** [@East\_High](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/East_High)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-works-here-but-not-there/295385 "2009-08-28T23:31:01Z")

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I'm new to CS3. I'm building a video player and it works just as it should in the folder structure I'm developing in. However, when I link to the main .swf from an html file in a different folder, the .swf loads, but it …

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## [addEventListener handler with return value?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addeventlistener-handler-with-return-value/295382)

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**Author:** [@artheus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artheus)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addeventlistener-handler-with-return-value/295382 "2009-08-28T20:57:32Z")

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Hi. I'm just wondering.. Is there a way to make the handler in one of my addEventListeners give a return value? something like var myObject:MovieClip; myObject = this.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, handler); fun…

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## [Color, RGB and Bit numbers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-rgb-and-bit-numbers/295381)

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**Author:** [@Dan0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dan0)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-rgb-and-bit-numbers/295381 "2009-08-28T20:50:07Z")

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Hi, I have been playing around with this code at wonderfl. I can not find anywhere what this section of code means (I found it hard to search because of funny \>\> symbols). Please could anyone enlighten me on what the c…

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## [Problems with creating an interactive photogallery for my school](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-creating-an-interactive-photogallery-for-my-school/295380)

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**Author:** [@trueascention](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trueascention)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-creating-an-interactive-photogallery-for-my-school/295380 "2009-08-28T20:47:03Z")

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Hi all, For the last couple of weeks, i've been trying to develope an interactive yearbook for my school. Im using an external XML, and trying to push all the data in the xml to assigned arrays. Also im trying to use…

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## [Starting a MovieClip from inside an other MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starting-a-movieclip-from-inside-an-other-mc/295379)

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**Author:** [@Trick0909](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Trick0909)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starting-a-movieclip-from-inside-an-other-mc/295379 "2009-08-28T20:11:32Z")

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Hey There, Im really looking for some help, and about now I'm blank on any ideas, so I'm posting to see if someone else can shed there light on the problem. Here's the deal: I made some flashy buttons whit use of a…

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## [setChildIndex on a for loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setchildindex-on-a-for-loop/295375)

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**Author:** [@aa72](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aa72)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setchildindex-on-a-for-loop/295375 "2009-08-28T19:32:40Z")

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What I have is an array of 3 pictures closely in a column, that expand on a MOUSE\_OVER. I want the object to be in front of the others on the MOUSE\_OVER, but part of it is always beneath. var thumbnails:Array = \["IMG…

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## [Parameters code help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parameters-code-help/295374)

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**Author:** [@lorelei](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lorelei)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parameters-code-help/295374 "2009-08-28T18:55:53Z")

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I have a movieclip that loads onto my base swf that acts like a menu. Only it’s a set of buttons. I am trying to get the effect of a drop down menu with it. Basically, I need the buttons movieclip to fade out (unload) wh…

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## [Repeated Bitmap draw() bug?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/repeated-bitmap-draw-bug/295367)

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**Author:** [@jpardoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpardoe)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/repeated-bitmap-draw-bug/295367 "2009-08-28T18:23:31Z")

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Hi there, I wrote the code below to convert timeline-animated movieclips into bitmaps to improve performance. The only problem is, I have created a loop to draw each frame of the movieclip over 300 times. The bug …

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## [How to Include Array data inside SWF?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-include-array-data-inside-swf/295364)

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**Author:** [@BeerOclock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BeerOclock)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-include-array-data-inside-swf/295364 "2009-08-28T17:56:05Z")

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At the beginning of my Flash game, I do some fairly heavy-duty calculations to figure out path-finding and visibility and that sort of thing. The result of the calculations are a few large Arrays and a Tree datastructure…

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## [Change the look](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-the-look/295360)

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**Author:** [@Danief](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danief)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-the-look/295360 "2009-08-28T17:00:40Z")

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Is there any way i can make cs4 look and function like cs3 or earlier? :sonic::sonic::sonic::sonic::sonic::sonic:

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## [Differences with playing swf in IE and Firefox?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/differences-with-playing-swf-in-ie-and-firefox/295359)

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**Author:** [@Bq86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bq86)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/differences-with-playing-swf-in-ie-and-firefox/295359 "2009-08-28T16:57:44Z")

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Hello, I’m finishing up my project /i appreciate your input guys - you’ve helped me a lot. Yet, i’m experiencing werid problem - in IE the sound plays at the moment i click the MC and in Firefox there is a 1sec delay. …

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