# flash

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## [Weird! Click on link in Flash opens Dreamweaver?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-click-on-link-in-flash-opens-dreamweaver/280043)

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**Author:** [@prototype](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prototype)\
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**Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-click-on-link-in-flash-opens-dreamweaver/280043 "2009-01-22T02:25:45Z")

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If I click on a link in the Flash authoring environment it opens Dreamweaver. That includes extension panels that have links for updating or in an open SWF. Anyone know how to change this behavior so it goes to the inter…

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## [AS3: Arrays....am i doing it "noob-style"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-arrays-am-i-doing-it-noob-style/280042)

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**Author:** [@crucifix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crucifix)\
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**Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-arrays-am-i-doing-it-noob-style/280042 "2009-01-22T02:14:07Z")

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I want to make a mc based on a variable tht i get from the mousewheel function. currGun = gunList\[gunOper\] removeChild(iGun); if(currGun=="SCAR\_GUN\_mc"){ iGun = new SCAR\_GUN\_mc; } else if (currGun=="SPAS12\_GUN\_mc…

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## [How to do this cool stuff?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-do-this-cool-stuff/280033)

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**Author:** [@j0haan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/j0haan)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-do-this-cool-stuff/280033 "2009-01-21T21:11:40Z")

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Hello! I was just wondering if someone knows how to do the same effect like the header on this site (http://svtplay.se/). Thanks for any advice. //Johan

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## [Funky (mis)alignment with styled htmlText?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/funky-mis-alignment-with-styled-htmltext/280032)

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**Author:** [@Stickeroo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stickeroo)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/funky-mis-alignment-with-styled-htmltext/280032 "2009-01-21T21:08:34Z")

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Here's my problem: I have a textfield that gets its content from an XML node; such a node might look like this: \<abstract\>\<!\[CDATA\[\<p\>\<u\>blah blah blah\</u\> this is text and here's some more blah blah blah\</p\>\]\]\>\</abst…

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## [IF load takes to long skip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-load-takes-to-long-skip/280031)

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**Author:** [@AE117](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AE117)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-load-takes-to-long-skip/280031 "2009-01-21T21:03:19Z")

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I am having issues with a server that is taking a long time to load flash on different occasions. So what I would like to do is redirect to a different page if the flash is taking more than say 10 secs to load. Is there …

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## [I dont use the timeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-dont-use-the-timeline/280028)

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**Author:** [@BeerOclock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BeerOclock)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-dont-use-the-timeline/280028 "2009-01-21T20:10:59Z")

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I never had the (dis)pleasure of learning previous versions of flash. I jumped right in to AS3 about 6 months ago. Everything is going good, except one thing is nagging me. Im not using most of Adobe CS3's tools and I'…

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## [AS3/ XML help please with loading dynamic text boxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-help-please-with-loading-dynamic-text-boxes/280025)

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**Author:** [@wuzzi2ya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wuzzi2ya)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-help-please-with-loading-dynamic-text-boxes/280025 "2009-01-21T19:35:12Z")

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First off here is my code: var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); var xmlData:XML = new XML(); xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, LoadXML); xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("Content.xml")); function LoadXM…

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## [\[CS3\]\[AS2\] Transition Between External SWFs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-transition-between-external-swfs/280024)

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**Author:** [@cdrisco1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cdrisco1)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-transition-between-external-swfs/280024 "2009-01-21T19:05:52Z")

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In reference to the question below I used this tutorial to accomplish some of my AS goals: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions.htm The question based off of this tutorial is how to correctly target an …

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## [Checking to see if the FLV Playback component is playing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-to-see-if-the-flv-playback-component-is-playing/280021)

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**Author:** [@brostd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brostd)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-to-see-if-the-flv-playback-component-is-playing/280021 "2009-01-21T18:01:33Z")

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I have a FLV Playback component set up on my stage with a video chooser under it. I need to see if the player is playing because if I click the same video that already playing my play button comes up and the video starts…

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## [Can drag-and-drop recognize transparent areas of external PNGs?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-drag-and-drop-recognize-transparent-areas-of-external-pngs/280018)

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**Author:** [@Killick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Killick)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-drag-and-drop-recognize-transparent-areas-of-external-pngs/280018 "2009-01-21T17:43:14Z")

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I have a simple Flash movie which loads several external PNG-24 images into movie clips. Each movie clip is partially transparent (using alpha transparency), and made drag-and-droppable. Everything works properly except …

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## [Shorthand AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shorthand-as/280017)

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**Author:** [@bigbstanley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbstanley)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shorthand-as/280017 "2009-01-21T17:29:58Z")

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I'm trying to get better at coding but I'm having a hard time with this one. How do I turn this into shorthand: for(i in arrTours){ if(arrTours\*.ID == tourName){ return i; } } Here is my try, but …

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## [Dragging a movieclip with elastic easing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragging-a-movieclip-with-elastic-easing/280016)

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**Author:** [@meshedintervals](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/meshedintervals)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragging-a-movieclip-with-elastic-easing/280016 "2009-01-21T17:18:13Z")

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Hello all, I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction on how to drag a moiveclip with elastic easing similar to the cloverfield site (http://www.1-18-08.com/). After seaching the web for hours I was …

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## [Cleanup/ resource management/ removal general question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cleanup-resource-management-removal-general-question/280015)

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**Author:** [@smeared](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smeared)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cleanup-resource-management-removal-general-question/280015 "2009-01-21T17:14:47Z")

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alright, so I'm familiar with removing children and nulling them to put them up for garbage collection. my question regards a class that contains a bunch of variables. And whether removing it as a whole kills all the …

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## [MovieClipLoader questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-questions/280014)

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**Author:** [@convrgr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/convrgr)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-questions/280014 "2009-01-21T17:14:29Z")

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I'm trying to get my movieClipLoader to load in my external swfs when a button on my menu is clicked. Right now it loads the external swf in but it doesn't seem to trigger the preloading or the external swf shows up but …

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## [How to animate drawing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-animate-drawing/280013)

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**Author:** [@marcelomdsc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marcelomdsc)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-animate-drawing/280013 "2009-01-21T16:59:02Z")

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Hello, I would like to know how to animate a drawing in flash. For example if I draw a person, have the animation "follow" the stroke i make with the brush tool, I would also like to make that a mask. Any suggestions? …

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## [Randomizing an XML Music Player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomizing-an-xml-music-player/280012)

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**Author:** [@etown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/etown)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomizing-an-xml-music-player/280012 "2009-01-21T16:55:22Z")

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Been thumping my head against the wall about this one for awhile. I've been using Vot's XML mp3 player (http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49368) for ages now but have a new challenge on my hands, I need the so…

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## [Loading FLV's into a SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-flvs-into-a-swf/280010)

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**Author:** [@jasonhardwick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasonhardwick)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-flvs-into-a-swf/280010 "2009-01-21T16:24:59Z")

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Ok my problem is an easy one or at least I think it is.... I have about 20 videos(FLV's) on my web server and I would like them to play in one swf. a problem i have is most of the videos are 640 Wide but of varying heigh…

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## [Customizing bullet points](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/customizing-bullet-points/280009)

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**Author:** [@Boardybird](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Boardybird)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/customizing-bullet-points/280009 "2009-01-21T16:23:21Z")

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Hi, I've fomatted a textfield (myTextField.bullet = true) so that each paragraph shows with a bullet point. I'd like to be able to change the symbol/character of the bullet point to a tick or a cross instead of the ro…

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## [LocalConnection AIR - SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localconnection-air-swf/280008)

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**Author:** [@mpelland](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpelland)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localconnection-air-swf/280008 "2009-01-21T16:22:04Z")

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Hey all, I am trying to create a localconnection between my AIR app and a local SWF file. For some reason The connection is throwing back an AsyncError and won't call the method in the swf. Is there a security issue? …

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## [Accurately jumping around in animation/audio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accurately-jumping-around-in-animation-audio/280005)

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**Author:** [@antsin3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/antsin3d)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accurately-jumping-around-in-animation-audio/280005 "2009-01-21T15:56:05Z")

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Hey guys, I'm learning AS3 as I modernize the VCR controls for our e-learning topics. The way we used to do it was load the wav into the timeline and keyframe to the audio. We have a little tracker bar you can click on t…

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## [Stopping video player (sound) before unloading swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-video-player-sound-before-unloading-swf/280003)

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**Author:** [@wolcotter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wolcotter)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-video-player-sound-before-unloading-swf/280003 "2009-01-21T15:36:49Z")

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The situation is I have a swf loading another swf. The loaded contains a custom video player. When I unload the loaded swf the audio continues to play though the player is now gone. Anyone know how to accomplish this. It…

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## [Movieclip scrolling fixed X and Y path?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-scrolling-fixed-x-and-y-path/280002)

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**Author:** [@Marije](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marije)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-scrolling-fixed-x-and-y-path/280002 "2009-01-21T15:20:37Z")

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I have a gigantic movieclip which is something like 12000 pixels by 2800. As user you scoll through this movieclip. The x scrolling is always 20 pixels but the y scrolling changes a lot, you follow a line who moves rand…

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## [Quick XML namespace question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-xml-namespace-question/280001)

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**Author:** [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-xml-namespace-question/280001 "2009-01-21T14:57:38Z")

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Im trying to create the attributes in this XML: \<Styles\> \<BaseStyle xsi:type="BorderStyle" id="WorkArea Border"\> \</BaseStyle\> \</Styles\> so say this xml is stored in a variable "styles". I say: \[COLOR=#0…

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## [Newbie - buttons are not fun anymore](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-buttons-are-not-fun-anymore/279998)

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**Author:** [@xira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xira)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-buttons-are-not-fun-anymore/279998 "2009-01-21T14:33:23Z")

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I confess that I have been avoiding AS3 like the paige, but I have been forced to learn it. Making timers, manging timelines... so far so good. But a button? I simply want my movieclip/button to change state and link to …

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## [Preloader to xml items](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-to-xml-items/279996)

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**Author:** [@fajota](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fajota)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-to-xml-items/279996 "2009-01-21T13:58:31Z")

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I have something to make the bar preloader grow in the process of loading. All nodes Xml are loaded, but the preloader does not work. If you can help. Thank you. The code is this and the files are \[COLOR=Blue\]here\[/C…

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## [onTweenComplete](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ontweencomplete/279994)

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**Author:** [@fstyler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fstyler)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ontweencomplete/279994 "2009-01-21T13:47:26Z")

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hi can you help me with "onTweenComplete" My problem is 1, when i press FIRST BUTTON i want to Slide \[COLOR=red\]My\_mc \[/COLOR\]to X position (x position could be for example "0") and after tween (onTweenComplete) i W…

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## [Little help with a menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/little-help-with-a-menu/279992)

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**Author:** [@Muffwag](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Muffwag)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/little-help-with-a-menu/279992 "2009-01-21T13:36:39Z")

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Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help me find resources on creating a menu like this? http://ilovedust.com/ i've been looking all over the web at scrolling and zoom navigation tutorials but can't seem to piece it…

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## [Big site, external swf's or library components?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-site-external-swfs-or-library-components/279991)

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**Author:** [@lsatdown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lsatdown)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-site-external-swfs-or-library-components/279991 "2009-01-21T13:33:19Z")

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Hi, I am at the start of creating a large site with many different components: Basic text areas Latest projects with images / video Blog with text, images and video Secure login area to view protected projects What wo…

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## [Kill button on a loaded swf that removes itself (loaded swf)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kill-button-on-a-loaded-swf-that-removes-itself-loaded-swf/279990)

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**Author:** [@wolcotter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wolcotter)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kill-button-on-a-loaded-swf-that-removes-itself-loaded-swf/279990 "2009-01-21T13:31:25Z")

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I have a swf loading another swf. The loaded swf has a button (mc) whose purpose is to unload (kill) itself (the swf). Anyone know how to code this? Thanks so much for your time.

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## [AS3 clickon button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-clickon-button/279989)

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**Author:** [@boruze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boruze)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-clickon-button/279989 "2009-01-21T12:53:29Z")

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Hey everyone, Help needed!!! i'm sure my problem is not that difficult to sort out, but I just don't know how to finalize my action script. my project is: i have a pack of paper on the screen. when user clicks on the…

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