# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=719 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 720 --- ## [AS2 - throw / friction / snap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-throw-friction-snap/280944)
**Author:** [@Pixeljunkie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pixeljunkie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-throw-friction-snap/280944 "2009-02-03T08:27:37Z")
I'm stuck trying to achieve something in AS2. The principle is easy: the user can drag/throw a timeline (with thumbnails) around, but I want it to snap to certain positions. I've created an example to show what I need Y… --- ## [0 arguments expected?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/0-arguments-expected/280943)
**Author:** [@dandylion13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dandylion13)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/0-arguments-expected/280943 "2009-02-03T08:05:56Z")
Hello, Does anyone know why this code: var subPoints:Point = new Point(subObject.x, subObject.y); is generating this error? 1136: Incorrect number of arguments. Expected 0. --- ## [TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object referenc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typeerror-error-1009-cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-referenc/280942)
**Author:** [@thedark\_master](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thedark_master)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typeerror-error-1009-cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-referenc/280942 "2009-02-03T07:16:00Z")
It appears when I click the Next button on the window with the likert scale. I have no idea why its giving this error. Please help TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference… --- ## [Myspace problem (big image)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myspace-problem-big-image/280940)
**Author:** [@Zondasc12](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zondasc12)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myspace-problem-big-image/280940 "2009-02-03T06:25:50Z")
Ok this isn’t as much of a flash issue but I can’t figure out why the page loads this way. For those that can’t see the image when myspace loads it automatically has the typing indicator on the search bar so if one of my… --- ## [Flash website resize according to browser's size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-website-resize-according-to-browsers-size/280929)
**Author:** [@vxd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vxd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-website-resize-according-to-browsers-size/280929 "2009-02-03T03:13:45Z")
Hi, I've searched google and kirupa but I haven't managed to find anything. How do I get the website to change it's size according to the browser's size? and Have a max and min size the site can resize to? Thanks … --- ## [Access attribute values via variable name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-attribute-values-via-variable-name/280928)
**Author:** [@j1mb0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/j1mb0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-attribute-values-via-variable-name/280928 "2009-02-03T02:38:35Z")
Hi, I have a flex app where I need to be able to access and modify component attributes using variable names. eg, say I want to edit the text attributes of text label. I am not sure what object or attribute will… --- ## [How to getURL an addressbarless window?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-geturl-an-addressbarless-window/280922)
**Author:** [@Roboman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Roboman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-geturl-an-addressbarless-window/280922 "2009-02-03T00:50:04Z")
Hey all, From Flash, I'd like to launch a new browser window just like getURL() does, but I've had some trouble finding a way to make the new window addressbar-less. I'd like it so you click a button in flash and it po… --- ## [Number type acting whacky... storing incorrect number](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/number-type-acting-whacky-storing-incorrect-number/280916)
**Author:** [@sberry2a](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sberry2a)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/number-type-acting-whacky-storing-incorrect-number/280916 "2009-02-02T23:17:27Z")
Can someone please explain this... var i:Number = 7059467160524343000; trace(i); i = 7059467160524343700; trace(i); i = 7059467160524343999; trace(i); i = 7059467160524344000; trace(i); i = 7059467160524344001; trace(i… --- ## [Creating a glowing, animated abstract shape](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-glowing-animated-abstract-shape/280915)
**Author:** [@acketon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/acketon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-glowing-animated-abstract-shape/280915 "2009-02-02T23:05:57Z")
Hi everyone, I need to look into creating a kind of abstract glowing effect. It is used a lot in templates on Template Monster.com such as these: http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/22700.html http://www.t… --- ## [Elastic menu component works in test but not in publish](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elastic-menu-component-works-in-test-but-not-in-publish/280914)
**Author:** [@justlizzay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justlizzay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elastic-menu-component-works-in-test-but-not-in-publish/280914 "2009-02-02T22:59:44Z")
I purchased an elastic menu flash component that uses AS3. Unfortunately, I've only just waded into AS2. I'm trying to replace the generic colored background with an image that is masked. Unfortunately, turning the lay… --- ## [Hiding from mouse events?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-from-mouse-events/280913)
**Author:** [@Brent\_Summers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Brent_Summers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hiding-from-mouse-events/280913 "2009-02-02T22:55:55Z")
I am building an interactive map and have run into a very interesting problem. After adding a floating cloud layer on top of the map all the elements below the cloud layer are inaccessible as the cloud layer is the onl… --- ## [Convert back to cs3 form cs4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-back-to-cs3-form-cs4/280905)
**Author:** [@BIGCURT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BIGCURT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-back-to-cs3-form-cs4/280905 "2009-02-02T22:20:56Z")
I have Flash CS4 but my school has CS3, i did a project in CS4 brought it to the school and the file will not open, what sould i do about this? :q: How do i change the file format? The error message was unable to open fi… --- ## [XML? AS question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as-question/280903)
**Author:** [@jxmckenzie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jxmckenzie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as-question/280903 "2009-02-02T22:05:16Z")
I am building a simple photo slideshow and I need to create a way for the client to remove and add photos to it (w/o opening and editing the .fla). Can this be done with XML? Where I use a small line of script to call … --- ## [How to Remove these Event Listeners](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-these-event-listeners/280901)
**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-these-event-listeners/280901 "2009-02-02T22:02:52Z")
I've placed listeners on the var "topic\_mc" (below), but I'm not sure how to remove them properly: private function layoutTopics(modNum:Number, attachTo:MovieClip):void { topicLength = MainMenu.mod… --- ## [Animating jpeg/flickering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-jpeg-flickering/280900)
**Author:** [@mcstefan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mcstefan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-jpeg-flickering/280900 "2009-02-02T21:58:06Z")
Hi, everyone. This is driving me mad, so I hope somebody understand this better than me. I have a movieclip (which contains a jpg that's twice as wide as the stage) that I'm moving across the stage (x-direction, with… --- ## [Utter Frustration With Papervision3D](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/utter-frustration-with-papervision3d/280898)
**Author:** [@NotSatoshi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NotSatoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/utter-frustration-with-papervision3d/280898 "2009-02-02T21:31:06Z")
I followed all the tutorials I could find for Papervision3D, both for Flash and Flex, and I always get compilation errors. I followed all the instructions from the very beginning, and nothing ever works. The examples g… --- ## [Delete a tween after use](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delete-a-tween-after-use/280897)
**Author:** [@Skarab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skarab)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delete-a-tween-after-use/280897 "2009-02-02T21:15:11Z")
I'm just learning about the Tween class and it's going fine. However I have a case where I want a tween to run one time and then become inactive. I have an airphoto which the user can click anywhere to zoom in on and usi… --- ## [Lading data from txt file shows undefined?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lading-data-from-txt-file-shows-undefined/280893)
**Author:** [@gunko2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gunko2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lading-data-from-txt-file-shows-undefined/280893 "2009-02-02T19:53:21Z")
Hi, I have this little code, just loading text from a file, but as the title says, the variable s seams to remain unchanged :S var s:String; var loadText:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); loadText.onData = function(thisIsATe… --- ## [Dynamic text doesnt appear in browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-doesnt-appear-in-browser/280892)
**Author:** [@celicasaur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/celicasaur)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-doesnt-appear-in-browser/280892 "2009-02-02T18:36:29Z")
Ok so when I test the file in Flash it appears totally fine and works...as an swf on it's own, it also works just fine. (I have a text box, mask, scrollbar etc etc). Text is loaded externally and seems to be happy and er… --- ## [gotoAndStop picture problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-picture-problem/280890)
**Author:** [@alexmel7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alexmel7)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-picture-problem/280890 "2009-02-02T18:18:53Z")
Hey everyone, I'm having an issue with some pictures and a gotoAndStop on frame one command. I have pictures on my website that appear when clicked on, and I've placed a simple close button in the top left corner of the … --- ## [HELP w/continuous automatic horizontal slideshow \[complicated\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-continuous-automatic-horizontal-slideshow-complicated/280887)
**Author:** [@Julianne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Julianne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-continuous-automatic-horizontal-slideshow-complicated/280887 "2009-02-02T17:56:26Z")
Hello all. Here is the flash I'm trying to create but really don't know how/where to start. http://www.calvarychapelcostamesa.com/ If you don't want to read all the details below, just visit that website and see if you… --- ## [\[CS3-AS2\] Preventing stupid user tricks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-preventing-stupid-user-tricks/280886)
**Author:** [@jimbaker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimbaker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-preventing-stupid-user-tricks/280886 "2009-02-02T17:48:29Z")
Having been a stupid user myself for years I would like to prevent those using the flash video recorder I'm working on from having an opportunity to make the kind of mistake I know I would have made a year ago. I have… --- ## [News Ticker XML Filtering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-ticker-xml-filtering/280883)
**Author:** [@enormousrodent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/enormousrodent)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-ticker-xml-filtering/280883 "2009-02-02T16:41:20Z")
Hi there..i want to modify this code so that i can only show news items that are in a particular category.. here is my a/s function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded) { xmlNode = this.firstChild; ar… --- ## [Mouse wheel inside flash scrolls browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-wheel-inside-flash-scrolls-browser/280882)
**Author:** [@dejanp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dejanp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-wheel-inside-flash-scrolls-browser/280882 "2009-02-02T16:29:02Z")
I would like to prevent browser scrolling when I use mouse wheel inside flash, even if I put focus on some element inside flash still the browser scrolls. --- ## [Kirupa Photo Gallery Using XML and Flash - Problem centering photos](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-photo-gallery-using-xml-and-flash-problem-centering-photos/280879)
**Author:** [@bradders\_123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bradders_123)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-photo-gallery-using-xml-and-flash-problem-centering-photos/280879 "2009-02-02T15:55:33Z")
I used the above tutorial to make a simple photo gallery to be embeded in a html on my website. Everything seems to work fine except I can't get the images to centre. I have photos of various different sizes but they all… --- ## [Detecting Right Click](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-right-click/280877)
**Author:** [@Danief](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danief)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-right-click/280877 "2009-02-02T14:56:53Z")
Hey everybody, is there anyway way possible to apply actions to a button something like this... on(right click); Gotoandstop(1) so that when you rightclick the button, it will go somewhere? Ive been looking with… --- ## [Container with Slide Out Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/container-with-slide-out-menu/280875)
**Author:** [@M2J](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/M2J)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/container-with-slide-out-menu/280875 "2009-02-02T14:27:20Z")
Hello All, I'm new to AS, and I'm having a bit of trouble. I am currently working on a website that requires fade-in and fade-out of each page. In order to do this, I used the "Transitions Between External SWFs" tuto… --- ## [Flash Button in IE Flickers because of Scrolling text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-button-in-ie-flickers-because-of-scrolling-text/280870)
**Author:** [@balu\_80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/balu_80)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-button-in-ie-flickers-because-of-scrolling-text/280870 "2009-02-02T12:49:08Z")
Kindly check the website http://www.nueratel.com . The Flash banner on the top has links like Home, Services, etc. on Mouse Over of it, it flickers. But when we navigate it to other pages such as Services, it wont. It ha… --- ## [Flipping using motion tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-using-motion-tween/280869)
**Author:** [@rockinruler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rockinruler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-using-motion-tween/280869 "2009-02-02T12:44:23Z")
Hello, Thank you for looking into this thread.. Well, ok. I created some text, converted into a movie clip and I have three keyframes - 1,5,15 at 1 the text is as it is, at 5 i flip it horizontally, using the transform… --- ## [Controlling games characters](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-games-characters/280863)
**Author:** [@benkyma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benkyma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-games-characters/280863 "2009-02-02T11:30:01Z")
I've created a game character by importing frames individually into a movieclip. I have 8 movement directions, which each take up 5 frames. I was planning to code a check to see which direction my character is moving a… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=718) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=720)