# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=585 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 586 --- ## [How to stop an external loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-stop-an-external-loading/290770)
**Author:** [@Mumble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mumble)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-stop-an-external-loading/290770 "2009-06-19T11:30:13Z")
Greetings, I've tried browsing a lot everywhere but I could not find a solution to the following problem: I need to call loadSound() multiple times, to load different mp3s time to time, all of them in streaming. But … --- ## [Is there a way to detect 2 key presses at once?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-detect-2-key-presses-at-once/290768)
**Author:** [@bear](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bear)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-detect-2-key-presses-at-once/290768 "2009-06-19T10:58:51Z")
Hey guys, When I say two keyboard presses, I'm thinking about a situation where I would need to detect both. Not a shift this or alt that or control third. I'm talking about Down + A \*\*or \*\*5 + T. For instance: Ryu has… --- ## [Dynamically Adding Empty MCs to a Container](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-adding-empty-mcs-to-a-container/290767)
**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-adding-empty-mcs-to-a-container/290767 "2009-06-19T10:20:43Z")
Hi .. Rather than typing out each child to add to a container mc, I wish to use a for loop to do so. However, in AS2, when adding an instance of an object, I could specify a unique name based on the current number of the… --- ## [External text and variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-and-variables/290766)
**Author:** [@fuggedaboutit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fuggedaboutit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-and-variables/290766 "2009-06-19T10:17:42Z")
Having trouble trying to re-use a page layout mulitple times in one site, but importing different parts of an external text file for each use. The site has various different page layout designs, which can easily be swapp… --- ## ['Random' question: bingo](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-question-bingo/290763)
**Author:** [@cantaloupe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cantaloupe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-question-bingo/290763 "2009-06-19T09:32:58Z")
Hi, I'm trying to make a simple bingo script whereby all the numbers are on different frames of a movie and they are played randomly every 5 seconds. What would be the best way to do this and ensure that I don't get th… --- ## [Programmed Zoom](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/programmed-zoom/290762)
**Author:** [@magapatalogikaa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/magapatalogikaa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/programmed-zoom/290762 "2009-06-19T09:24:08Z")
I have to create an animation involving a big fast zoom with a little rotation and animating it on the timeline just doesn't cut it. I start with state 1 (see attached file state11.jpg) where there is an animation and … --- ## [\[fl8 as2\] using alpha with static text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl8-as2-using-alpha-with-static-text/290756)
**Author:** [@proeliumfessus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/proeliumfessus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl8-as2-using-alpha-with-static-text/290756 "2009-06-19T06:13:05Z")
I converted a static text field to a mc then thirty frames later inserted a keyframe and droped the mc's alpha to zero.. then created a motion tween between the keyframes... yet for some reason the text isnt fading when … --- ## [Duplicating addEventListener functionality with a loop?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-addeventlistener-functionality-with-a-loop/290755)
**Author:** [@BadBadNeil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BadBadNeil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-addeventlistener-functionality-with-a-loop/290755 "2009-06-19T05:31:57Z")
Hello, I have 14 movie clips on the stage, each of which has it's own on and off mode and each goes to a separate URL. I would like to use loops to consolidate the code however I am having trouble with the handler. S… --- ## [Using AS3 to blink movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-as3-to-blink-movie-clip/290754)
**Author:** [@damonlee3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/damonlee3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-as3-to-blink-movie-clip/290754 "2009-06-19T04:08:07Z")
I'm trying to blink a movie clip, say every 25 milliseconds. I also want "titleBlink()" function to start after a set delay and then stop blinking after, say, 2 seconds. I've tried using Tweener as the delay, then wrap… --- ## [Direct movement to point](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/direct-movement-to-point/290752)
**Author:** [@Sonolin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sonolin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/direct-movement-to-point/290752 "2009-06-19T03:10:54Z")
Hello, I currently have a flash chatroom up and running but there is a minor snag. The only way I can explain is through demo. See: http://sonolin.homelinux.org:1337/ EDIT: I made a very short video for those who do… --- ## [Loop codnition question? (Beginner D:)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-codnition-question-beginner-d/290750)
**Author:** [@DRDANGER](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DRDANGER)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-codnition-question-beginner-d/290750 "2009-06-19T02:42:37Z")
Hey all, I've begun scripting in AS2 today, which makes me a beginner in AS2. I do however have quite a bit of experience programming, so I know most of what I need to know. My question is about the loop functions in A… --- ## [XML Menu with subMenu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-with-submenu/290748)
**Author:** [@alpharaven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alpharaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-with-submenu/290748 "2009-06-19T02:03:23Z")
I am having a hard time trying to create a sub-menu using xml. The main menu works but the sub-menu is not being populated. Here is the AS and the XML Object.registerClass ("item1",src.button); Object.registerClass ("… --- ## [removeListener outside the listener?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removelistener-outside-the-listener/290742)
**Author:** [@Bolshoi333](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bolshoi333)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removelistener-outside-the-listener/290742 "2009-06-18T23:46:16Z")
Hey all, I'm having a little fight with my program... I'm trying to set up a keyListener that would activate and deactivate under certain circumstances. For instance, it needs to deactivate if a key is not pushed a sh… --- ## [Can't seem to disable mouse events](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-seem-to-disable-mouse-events/290739)
**Author:** [@tester123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tester123)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-seem-to-disable-mouse-events/290739 "2009-06-18T21:40:02Z")
I have a gradient that I'm using as a vignette over an entire flash scene. It is contained with a movie clip, and I'm trying to disable it, I'm trying mouseEnabled = false, and mouseChildren = false, but for some reason,… --- ## [Bitmap -\> Movieclip Hit Area Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-movieclip-hit-area-question/290738)
**Author:** [@rooterman42](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rooterman42)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-movieclip-hit-area-question/290738 "2009-06-18T21:00:22Z")
Hi, I'm using actionscript to place a bitmap into an empty movieclip like so: var bitmap\_mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip; addChild( bitmap\_mc ); bitmap\_mc.addChild( bitmapPNG ); bitmapPNG is an irregular shaped … --- ## [TextFormat() issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textformat-issue/290737)
**Author:** [@flashdaddy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashdaddy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textformat-issue/290737 "2009-06-18T20:52:37Z")
Hi All, Is there something that I'm missing here? I created a new text field (btnTxt) and it's just one line of text (a nav link) but for some reason, the height of it is tracing back as 100. I don't think there is … --- ## [XML Refresh working locally but not online](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-refresh-working-locally-but-not-online/290736)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Remex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alpha_Remex)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-refresh-working-locally-but-not-online/290736 "2009-06-18T20:37:28Z")
So I have an incredibly simple tool that shows some updates from an XML file... In the swf, there is a button that triggers a refresh for the XML file... it works fine locally, but not online... Any ideas? stop();… --- ## [AS2: populate flash text fields with an html table](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-populate-flash-text-fields-with-an-html-table/290733)
**Author:** [@wuzzi2ya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wuzzi2ya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-populate-flash-text-fields-with-an-html-table/290733 "2009-06-18T20:11:51Z")
How can I use a ready made html table to populate flash dynamic textfileds? Is this possible in AS2, im more of an AS3 guy and this is a hand me down project? its a basic html table structure: \ \ \… --- ## [Smooth Animation Strategies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smooth-animation-strategies/290726)
**Author:** [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smooth-animation-strategies/290726 "2009-06-18T19:23:45Z")
I build a lot of very small scale flash websites and I often use simple animation effects such as fading images in/out, sliding consoles in/out, etc. Up to this point I've just used the Tweener class provided in the cau… --- ## [Return an Object with a Function? (VerifyError)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-an-object-with-a-function-verifyerror/290724)
**Author:** [@fonetikleespelt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fonetikleespelt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-an-object-with-a-function-verifyerror/290724 "2009-06-18T19:20:00Z")
Hey all, long time fan, first time poster \[smiley\] I'm trying to create a function that determines which of 4 similar classes to create, and returns the new object itself. Basically, I have a base class (Panel) that ha… --- ## [Flash 8 Tab Menu Actionscript Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-tab-menu-actionscript-question/290721)
**Author:** [@jwiz007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwiz007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-tab-menu-actionscript-question/290721 "2009-06-18T18:40:28Z")
Hello, I just recently bought a flash component on http://www.flashcomponents.net but I am not able to have the tabs navigate a another timeline inside another movieclip. Can anyone with actionscript knowledge help me? … --- ## [\ tag in array not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-tag-in-array-not-working/290720)
**Author:** [@flashdaddy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashdaddy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-tag-in-array-not-working/290720 "2009-06-18T18:40:15Z")
Hi All, I wanted to see if anyone has ever run into this. I seemed to have had this problem a few times. I use the \ (bold) tag in my array and if I don't embed the fonts, the bold seems to work out fine, but once… --- ## [Somewhat beginner question - how to optimize images?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/somewhat-beginner-question-how-to-optimize-images/290719)
**Author:** [@crash41](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crash41)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/somewhat-beginner-question-how-to-optimize-images/290719 "2009-06-18T18:18:39Z")
I'm hardly a beginner but have a beginners question. I do many photography flash sites. I usually bring in all the images and then select each one, click their bitmap properties and adjust the quality individually. M… --- ## [AS2 xml scrollbar gallery help needed please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-xml-scrollbar-gallery-help-needed-please/290713)
**Author:** [@liamfahy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/liamfahy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-xml-scrollbar-gallery-help-needed-please/290713 "2009-06-18T16:30:01Z")
Hello, I have just completed a "Creating an XML Scrollbar Gallery in Flash" tutorial and although I found it very helpful, there is just something small I need to tweak to make it work with my website! I am currently… --- ## [Actionscript based user forms](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-based-user-forms/290712)
**Author:** [@l\_kris06](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/l_kris06)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-based-user-forms/290712 "2009-06-18T16:15:58Z")
Hi all, I need to build a web application in flash, the gist is the application takes users inputs and generates a network diagram based on that inputs. I actually coded the entire application in JS DOM and PHP GD… --- ## [AS2 - Rearrange Array - reposition movie clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-rearrange-array-reposition-movie-clips/290710)
**Author:** [@goomy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goomy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-rearrange-array-reposition-movie-clips/290710 "2009-06-18T15:44:11Z")
Hi there, Im using zOrder - swapdepths array manipulation file. Import movie clips into array. close movie button works fine. what i want to do is shift everything below closed button to eliminate the gap. I tried … --- ## [Need help adding captions to XMLSlideshowPRO \[www.simplistika.com\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-adding-captions-to-xmlslideshowpro-www-simplistika-com/290703)
**Author:** [@Cyburg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cyburg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-adding-captions-to-xmlslideshowpro-www-simplistika-com/290703 "2009-06-18T13:49:36Z")
Hi all, I purchased the Pro version of XMLSlideshow from www.simplistika.com yesterday; since then I have been trying to get support from the admin there with regard to adding further animated captions to the movie, bu… --- ## [Need help in a big way. I've been up for 3 days!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-a-big-way-ive-been-up-for-3-days/290698)
**Author:** [@misislyan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/misislyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-a-big-way-ive-been-up-for-3-days/290698 "2009-06-18T12:50:43Z")
I have a series of 20 movie clips in a FLA doc. 10 are used for animated buttons which I set up in an Array and then created a for loop and event listeners like so: stop(); var theClips:Array=\[studiosbox\_mc,rental… --- ## [FotoFlow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fotoflow/290693)
**Author:** [@a7mad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/a7mad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fotoflow/290693 "2009-06-18T12:19:47Z")
Halo everybody, I try to create a FotoFlow in flash and AS3. I have this problem: 1120: Access of undefined property cover cover is a MovieClip which I created already in flash. package FotoFlow { import flash… --- ## [Mask a dynamically loaded image?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-a-dynamically-loaded-image/290689)
**Author:** [@mentha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mentha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-a-dynamically-loaded-image/290689 "2009-06-18T11:31:30Z")
I'm back and having trouble masking a dynamically loaded image. For some reason I see both the mask and the image... Any ideas are greatly appreciated, as I have to finish this project real soon... Here's my code: \_… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=584) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=586)