# flash

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## [It appears as though any play(); overrides my stop();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/it-appears-as-though-any-play-overrides-my-stop/291055)

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**Author:** [@zerogun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerogun)\
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**Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/it-appears-as-though-any-play-overrides-my-stop/291055 "2009-06-24T02:48:06Z")

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Sorry for the lack of a better title. This is a clear as I can postulate the question, so forgive me lack of coding background. The situation is this: inside a MC there are frames with a pause script as such... stop(…

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## [addChild(object);](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-object/291054)

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**Author:** [@Nick23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nick23)\
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**Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-object/291054 "2009-06-24T02:43:48Z")

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Hello, This may sound like a stupid question, but when I use: var a = parent.addChild(cloud); a.x=10; a = parent.addChild(cloud); a.x=100; I only get one cloud made at the position (100,y) (or, the last cloud I declare i…

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## [Senocular's Transform Tool: Targeting specific MovieClips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/senoculars-transform-tool-targeting-specific-movieclips/291050)

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**Author:** [@jason\_d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jason_d)\
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**Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/senoculars-transform-tool-targeting-specific-movieclips/291050 "2009-06-24T01:25:30Z")

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please someone reply to this Regarding Senocular's Transform tool: I have one question: "How do we change the area/movieclips targeted by the transform tool.( because currently the transform tool affects all the moviec…

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## [Combine Sounds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combine-sounds/291049)

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**Author:** [@greetification](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/greetification)\
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**Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combine-sounds/291049 "2009-06-24T01:21:15Z")

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Hi I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to combine multiple sound files? It looks like the Sound.extract() method may work, however if anyone has worked with a situation similar to this I would like to hear a…

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## [Error #1065: variable undefinedpath to container mc in loaded swf not recognised](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1065-variable-undefinedpath-to-container-mc-in-loaded-swf-not-recognised/291048)

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**Author:** [@Parlian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Parlian)\
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**Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1065-variable-undefinedpath-to-container-mc-in-loaded-swf-not-recognised/291048 "2009-06-24T01:15:08Z")

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Hello All I am having problems with solving following problem and your help would be very much appreciated. One movie, named Gallery\_1, with hotpots via which external swfs are loaded into a container mc of the mai…

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## [Kirupa News Ticker Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-news-ticker-question/291043)

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**Author:** [@seieunc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seieunc)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-news-ticker-question/291043 "2009-06-23T23:53:57Z")

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hi, I'm trying to customize this news ticker, so that the news items appear vertically all at once instead of fading in one after another - http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/newsticker.htm I don't have much knowl…

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## [RotationY going crazy](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotationy-going-crazy/291042)

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**Author:** [@jwalker80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwalker80)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotationy-going-crazy/291042 "2009-06-23T23:48:46Z")

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Hi, I have a movieclip that moves according to the position of the mouse. It moves slighty around the y-axis (by about 10 degrees) when the mouse moves along the x-axis. You can see this demonstrated here when you …

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## [Text Input Form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-input-form/291041)

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**Author:** [@wideyed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wideyed)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-input-form/291041 "2009-06-23T23:31:50Z")

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I've searched the forum, but haven't found what I'm looking for. Does anyone have a tutorial on a more complex text input form than just an email? I'm trying to create a form that has multiple questions instead of just …

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## [Infinite Scrolling MC with easing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/infinite-scrolling-mc-with-easing/291040)

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**Author:** [@jangel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jangel)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/infinite-scrolling-mc-with-easing/291040 "2009-06-23T23:27:52Z")

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Hi, I have been trying to look for an example of an infinite scroll with left and right buttons and easing effect . similar to this http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/infinite.htm but like I said before with the left a…

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## [Dynamically Targeting a Path from an MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-targeting-a-path-from-an-mc/291038)

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**Author:** [@ibsen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ibsen)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-targeting-a-path-from-an-mc/291038 "2009-06-23T22:43:12Z")

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I have a function and some textfields within a movieclip, and I need to reference those textfields dynamically. This worked when I'd had the TFs on the stage, but not since I've placed them in an MC. The TF naming conv…

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## [(any flash!)sending actionscript to email or database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-flash-sending-actionscript-to-email-or-database/291037)

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**Author:** [@biggie23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/biggie23)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-flash-sending-actionscript-to-email-or-database/291037 "2009-06-23T22:32:12Z")

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hi everyone! I'm creating a website like \[COLOR=#336699\]http://www.midago.com/dentalez/default.htm\[/COLOR\] where the colours can be changed on mouse rollover. I now need to either save the image and be sent to me or the …

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## [Toggle button AND movieclip color w/ button component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toggle-button-and-movieclip-color-w-button-component/291034)

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**Author:** [@Antman1060](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Antman1060)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toggle-button-and-movieclip-color-w-button-component/291034 "2009-06-23T22:20:20Z")

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Howdy all: Relatively new to this forum; hope you can help me out. I may have bitten off more than I can chew with this one. I've got a project where I need to change the color of a movieclip AND the button itself ba…

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## [Problem with concatenating names](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-concatenating-names/291030)

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**Author:** [@sounddevisor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sounddevisor)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-concatenating-names/291030 "2009-06-23T21:15:05Z")

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Here's the problem: I have written a simple mp3 player as a custom class, SimpleMp3Player. All it does is load and play a single mp3, which is passed in to the constructor. My main class has a function LoadMedia() wh…

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## [TweenLite quick question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweenlite-quick-question/291029)

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**Author:** [@crmoberg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crmoberg)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweenlite-quick-question/291029 "2009-06-23T21:14:53Z")

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I'm new to AS3. I have been using TweenLite for all of my easing. I was wondering what the code is for having a button inside a movieclip not active while the movieclip is tweening. Then when the movieclip does finish …

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## [Help in making Game Scores using global variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-making-game-scores-using-global-variable/291028)

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**Author:** [@ghpnewyork](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ghpnewyork)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-making-game-scores-using-global-variable/291028 "2009-06-23T21:13:31Z")

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Hi, I need some help with AS2, using global variable to track game scores throughout the game. The game has 7 questions. Each frame will have one question and 3 answer options (they are in buttons). If you get the …

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## [\[AS2\] Apply Actions to Text in TextArea?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-apply-actions-to-text-in-textarea/291027)

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**Author:** [@Mintz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mintz)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-apply-actions-to-text-in-textarea/291027 "2009-06-23T20:51:57Z")

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I found a thread on actionscript.org that showed a \[way to load functions from text in a dynamic text box. It works using "\[URL="http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/action\_scripts/actionscript\_dictionary/actionscript\_dict…

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## [How to Pass Variables between Packages?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-pass-variables-between-packages/291020)

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**Author:** [@Juno77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Juno77)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-pass-variables-between-packages/291020 "2009-06-23T20:19:56Z")

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I am working a xml-loader class. My aim is to split xml-loading process to two different packages.\[INDENT\] 1. XMLLoader.as load data from external xml files. 2. XMLProcessor.as stores the xml-data to the array for th…

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## [\[AS2\] Preloader: adding filesize from xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-preloader-adding-filesize-from-xml/291019)

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**Author:** [@dalseide](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dalseide)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-preloader-adding-filesize-from-xml/291019 "2009-06-23T20:18:16Z")

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I'm making my first flash web site, and on the Home-site there is 3 images loading from an xml. file. How can I in the preloader script write that it should find the size of all three images, add them, and use this numbe…

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## [Zu verkaufen:Apple Iphone 3G 16Gb:$350,Apple iphone 3G 8GB:$280usd](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zu-verkaufen-apple-iphone-3g-16gb-350-apple-iphone-3g-8gb-280usd/291017)

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**Author:** [@p002](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/p002)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zu-verkaufen-apple-iphone-3g-16gb-350-apple-iphone-3g-8gb-280usd/291017 "2009-06-23T20:16:53Z")

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Hallo Käufer, Das Telefon ist ein Action Limited Großbritannien basiert Handy Großhändler. Wir verkaufen an Händler und Endverbraucher zu einem vernünftigen Preis. Alle Telefone sind ganz neu, entsperrt / SIM-frei, k…

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## [Dynamic function params](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-function-params/291015)

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**Author:** [@bed718](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bed718)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-function-params/291015 "2009-06-23T19:59:25Z")

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is it possible to store a list of params needed for a function in an array and then use that in a funciton call? ie var myParams:Array = \["param1", "param2", "param3"\] function myFunction(p1="test1", p2="test2", p3…

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## [Dynamically change object type?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-change-object-type/291011)

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**Author:** [@bed718](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bed718)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-change-object-type/291011 "2009-06-23T18:48:47Z")

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Ok... Let me try to explain what I'm after. Any help would be great (even some google search terms to try!) -= Lets say I have two swfs: 'parent.swf' and 'child.swf' AND MyCustomObject.as that extends MovieClip -= In c…

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## [Smooth Keyboard Press](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smooth-keyboard-press/291010)

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**Author:** [@Nick23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nick23)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smooth-keyboard-press/291010 "2009-06-23T18:38:58Z")

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I have this code to move my player... stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY\_DOWN,keyboardPress); function keyboardPress (key:KeyboardEvent):void{ if (key.keyCode == Keyboard.LEFT){ player.x -= 4; } …

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## [hitTest from AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-from-as2/291007)

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**Author:** [@Nick23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nick23)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-from-as2/291007 "2009-06-23T17:53:01Z")

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Hello, Because the function hitTest(x,y,true) has been rewritten to hitTestObject(obj), I was wondering if there is any function in AS3 that checks for a collision at a specific point (such as hitTest(x,y,true) from AS2)…

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## [MX 2004 .swf Slide Show not working with .xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-2004-swf-slide-show-not-working-with-xml/291004)

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**Author:** [@macrat1010](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macrat1010)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-2004-swf-slide-show-not-working-with-xml/291004 "2009-06-23T17:08:39Z")

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Hi, I'm having problems with a simple flash site that contains a scrolling slide show, that uses a .xml file. I was sent a .fla file that I couldn't open with MX 2004 ... I asked them to save it as a MX 2004 file. Th…

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## [TextField problem with "@"s](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-problem-with-s/291003)

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**Author:** [@abrandao](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abrandao)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-problem-with-s/291003 "2009-06-23T16:52:37Z")

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Hey folks. I'm no flash begginer but today I feel like one. Here in Portugal, to make a "@" symbol, according to our keyboard layout the key combination is "ALT GR - 2". That works fine usually in flash, never had pr…

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## [Is there a max number of lines visible in a textfield](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-max-number-of-lines-visible-in-a-textfield/290997)

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**Author:** [@bardic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bardic)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-max-number-of-lines-visible-in-a-textfield/290997 "2009-06-23T14:12:07Z")

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Hey ya'll. The title of the thread pretty much is my question: Is there a max number of lines that can be displayed in a textfield? I have a tf that is just cutting off text being pushed into it when it goes over a ce…

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## [Random growing circle mask revealing an image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-growing-circle-mask-revealing-an-image/290996)

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**Author:** [@lope](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lope)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-growing-circle-mask-revealing-an-image/290996 "2009-06-23T13:51:32Z")

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From this tutorial: http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/2009/02/random-mask-circles-on-image/ Pretty neat effect, I wanted to use this for a gallery transition, but I have a problem. Does anybody have an idea how to k…

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## [Change mc position when mouse stops moving](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-mc-position-when-mouse-stops-moving/290994)

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**Author:** [@rbp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rbp)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-mc-position-when-mouse-stops-moving/290994 "2009-06-23T13:35:48Z")

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Hi guys! I've got this: http://megaswf.com/view/acfd77138f2afbd136942c83759f1c46.html and need to add a function which changes position of those three mc's(myMC, myKulicka,myStin) to the center whenever the MouseMove…

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## [Flash multiple languages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-multiple-languages/290992)

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**Author:** [@hd3333](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hd3333)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-multiple-languages/290992 "2009-06-23T12:59:06Z")

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Hi, first of all I wanted to apologize if this thread has already been opened, but I havent found anything for my needs sofar. My concern is about different languages in flash slides. Meaning I have to create programs w…

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## [Why Vector?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-vector/290990)

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**Author:** [@bonnieraymond](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bonnieraymond)\
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**Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-vector/290990 "2009-06-23T12:34:15Z")

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When the first time I saw "Vector", I thought "new type?" then I found out: "oh, it's just typed Array". ok I know everybody here might not the one who define "Vector" type. But I just wondering why Adobe name it "Vector…

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