# flash

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## [Video Chat is not working on MAC OS, please help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-chat-is-not-working-on-mac-os-please-help/276671)

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**Author:** [@elarionov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elarionov)\
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**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-chat-is-not-working-on-mac-os-please-help/276671 "2008-12-02T15:21:46Z")

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Hello Everyone! I have a problem, please help or advice what should I do... I have developed a video chat based on Wowza streaming server, video chat is working on windows, i can connect my camera and i can see on ot…

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## [Confusing 'for' loop results](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confusing-for-loop-results/276670)

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**Author:** [@ollywood](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ollywood)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confusing-for-loop-results/276670 "2008-12-02T15:09:16Z")

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Hey guys, I'm a graphic designer who's just dived headfirst into Flash, it's only been a week and a bit, so no doubt this is very obvious, and probably a case of trying to run before I can walk! I'm trying to import …

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## [Changing fonts in typewriter function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-fonts-in-typewriter-function/276666)

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**Author:** [@jerome\_chevreau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerome_chevreau)\
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**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-fonts-in-typewriter-function/276666 "2008-12-02T13:45:40Z")

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Hi everyone, Does anybody know where i can find tutorial to build my own typewriter function, insert html text, changing fonts etc... Regards, Jerome

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## [SlideRocket for AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliderocket-for-as3/276663)

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**Author:** [@msomers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/msomers)\
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**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliderocket-for-as3/276663 "2008-12-02T12:54:53Z")

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just wondering anyone know of any projects where AS3 has been used to build a simple powerpoint based AS3 application I have been looking for something for a while that you could build a text based slide show from an …

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## [Loading a vector file dynamically](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-vector-file-dynamically/276652)

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**Author:** [@deVoter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deVoter)\
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**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-vector-file-dynamically/276652 "2008-12-02T10:44:18Z")

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Is this possible? Can you load a vector file such as .svg or .eps dynamically? I know you can import a .jpg or a .swf file, but those same methods dont seem to work when it comes to vector Please help! And if you do so…

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## [Copying Display Objects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copying-display-objects/276647)

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**Author:** [@KDragon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KDragon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copying-display-objects/276647 "2008-12-02T08:57:16Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if anybody knew of a method of creating copies of sprites so that the copy can be added to the display list along with the original. When I try to just say: var mySprite:Sprite=originalSprite; …

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## [How do make my menu stay?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-make-my-menu-stay/276644)

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**Author:** [@sandra\_svensson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sandra_svensson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-make-my-menu-stay/276644 "2008-12-02T02:15:25Z")

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Okey, I've a simple problem here, which just depends on my unknowledge in flash. I've build a menu and want the dropdown menu to stay when I put mouse over it, Okey, pretty hard to explain so I put it up so you can see…

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## [Reordering in list component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reordering-in-list-component/276642)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
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**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reordering-in-list-component/276642 "2008-12-02T01:47:15Z")

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I have a list component with some items in it. I have two movie clips (up and down arrows). I need the ability to have the user choose an item and when they hit up or down, it moves it down or up in the list. Is that pos…

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## [3rd Party Extensions to Flash Drawing Tools](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3rd-party-extensions-to-flash-drawing-tools/276639)

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**Author:** [@function4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/function4)\
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**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3rd-party-extensions-to-flash-drawing-tools/276639 "2008-12-02T00:35:55Z")

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Hello all.. I was wondering if there are any third party extensions to the drawing features in flash? I find them more intuitive and quicker than other vector programs...but I still feel they are underdeveloped...I was w…

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## [Loading Text from External Source](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-text-from-external-source/276636)

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**Author:** [@adamcelikay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adamcelikay)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-text-from-external-source/276636 "2008-12-01T23:10:17Z")

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Instead of making them buttons can i make it load text when i enter a certain frame and switch when the frames change.

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## [AS2 CS3 Image loader not working in IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-cs3-image-loader-not-working-in-ie/276635)

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**Author:** [@rtmills](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rtmills)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-cs3-image-loader-not-working-in-ie/276635 "2008-12-01T22:34:22Z")

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I'm trying to simply have 4 images at a time appear, then scroll over one image when a button is clicked. I'm using the Loader component to call in the external jpgs. This works perfectly in Firefox and when I preview it…

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## [Adding an Image watermark to video (OSX)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-an-image-watermark-to-video-osx/276634)

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**Author:** [@guacamoly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guacamoly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-an-image-watermark-to-video-osx/276634 "2008-12-01T22:21:10Z")

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I was wondering if anyone knew of an easy and free way of adding an image watermark to video that is to be encoded to flv. I am running leopard so mac software is preferred, although I can get access to a windows machin…

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## [Super](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/super/276632)

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**Author:** [@ceyesuma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ceyesuma)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/super/276632 "2008-12-01T21:54:40Z")

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My question is concerning Super. If someone is farmiliar with Super . Is it possible to get someone to look at the first and of code only and get me started on how I would approach the concept of using Super. Because th…

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## [Editing font properties with XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-font-properties-with-xml/276628)

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**Author:** [@Pixelpixie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pixelpixie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-font-properties-with-xml/276628 "2008-12-01T21:16:24Z")

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Hello all! I'm having a major issue with a script I'm not familiar with (I came into a job, having to edit another designer's code, so I have no clue what he did or hot to edit it) So the thing i can't figure out is …

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## [Complicating the Compex Button - Help Please?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complicating-the-compex-button-help-please/276624)

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**Author:** [@kfenolio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kfenolio)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complicating-the-compex-button-help-please/276624 "2008-12-01T20:38:34Z")

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I've been asked to complicate the complex button tutorial that I found on the site here. I am not even close to a programmer. I play.. so I hope you can help a girl out! What I need to do is make the movie clip play to…

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## [There are no videos "mac OC"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/there-are-no-videos-mac-oc/276619)

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**Author:** [@elarionov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elarionov)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/there-are-no-videos-mac-oc/276619 "2008-12-01T19:33:36Z")

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VIDEO CHAT "WINDOWS" there is a video. "MAC OC" There are no videos ?????

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## [Import Yahoo / Hotmail / gmail address book](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-yahoo-hotmail-gmail-address-book/276617)

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**Author:** [@bobcooper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobcooper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-yahoo-hotmail-gmail-address-book/276617 "2008-12-01T19:28:08Z")

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Hi there, I have a send this site to a friend button and was wondering if anyone knew of a way to import email addresses, like it does on facebook where you can import your address book from yahoo / hotmail / gmail add…

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## [Fla-Database Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-database-problems/276613)

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**Author:** [@adamcelikay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adamcelikay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-database-problems/276613 "2008-12-01T18:30:45Z")

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I used the example files in the Kirupa Tutorial because im doing this for the first time and the only difference was the submit button on (release) { Email.getURL("processForm.asp",0,"POST"); } and its not going thr…

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## [Help In Bones](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-bones/276612)

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**Author:** [@Jr\_canest](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jr_canest)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-bones/276612 "2008-12-01T18:16:41Z")

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Hey all! Well i have this .fla file, and i want to every MC to be a bone, and to be jointed as a body... se the example, you'll know what i mean. Thanks! \[CENTER\]\[COLOR="Gray"\]-Peace\[/COLOR\]\[/CENTER\]

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## [\[AS2\] Fullscreen Gallery & bitmap smoothing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-fullscreen-gallery-bitmap-smoothing/276609)

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**Author:** [@truth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/truth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-fullscreen-gallery-bitmap-smoothing/276609 "2008-12-01T16:31:22Z")

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hello guys, I need some help with a fullscreen gallery and the bitmap smoothing thing. I tried to combine the gallery code and the bitmap code I found in this thread. Well, it's a xml based fullscreen gallery and it wo…

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## [AS3 Dragging Performance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-dragging-performance/276608)

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**Author:** [@aer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aer)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-dragging-performance/276608 "2008-12-01T16:17:57Z")

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Hi All, I have written a demo to pan an image up and down. But it seems to me that the code is not very optimised. The image I load in is quite high res, therefore I apply a scale to fit it to 100% width and height…

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## [\_root is evil?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-is-evil/276606)

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**Author:** [@ayumilove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ayumilove)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-is-evil/276606 "2008-12-01T15:30:34Z")

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i read in some websites that using \_root is a bad habit in as3 why is it bad to use \_root in as3 ? I used lots of those in my game, and i find them useful. if \_root is bad, then whats the more appropriate way of doin…

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## [Accordion Menu For Actionscript 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accordion-menu-for-actionscript-3-0/276603)

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**Author:** [@xFlashStudentx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xFlashStudentx)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accordion-menu-for-actionscript-3-0/276603 "2008-12-01T15:04:28Z")

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Can anyone point me to a tutorial on how to create an Accordion Menu with easing in ActionScript 3.0? Or, does anyone have a .fla I can examine? I have some for ActionScript 2.0, but I need one for 3.0... thanks for an…

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## [Scrolling STATIC text in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-static-text-in-flash/276598)

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**Author:** [@skyblu263](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skyblu263)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-static-text-in-flash/276598 "2008-12-01T14:12:02Z")

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Does anyone know a tutorial to show me how the scroll STATIC text, \*\*not \*\*Dynamic text? Please help. Thanks!

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## [Creating a special events class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-special-events-class/276597)

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**Author:** [@rustyleaf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rustyleaf)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-special-events-class/276597 "2008-12-01T14:04:10Z")

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Is there anything inbuilt into AS3 that covers placing all your events code into the same class? I am still very new and can't seem to find anything... I have condensed my problem into a very simple problem in three ti…

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## [StyleSheets or TextFormat?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stylesheets-or-textformat/276595)

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**Author:** [@mulletchuck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mulletchuck)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stylesheets-or-textformat/276595 "2008-12-01T13:06:06Z")

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Hi, I'm wondering if it's possible to add text formatting to a TextArea. If you look at the attached picture, you'll see my textArea, filled with XML text. it's not really XML, just a string that is formatted like …

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## [Adding thumbnail tutorial - make a continues loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnail-tutorial-make-a-continues-loop/276594)

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**Author:** [@mejnik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mejnik)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnail-tutorial-make-a-continues-loop/276594 "2008-12-01T12:53:25Z")

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Hi can somebody advise me how to alter the script of Kirupa's "Adding thumbnails" so the thumbnails will scroll continuesly and only scrooled by previous and next buttons? What I want to accomplish is something like …

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## [Rendering xml text as html in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rendering-xml-text-as-html-in-flash/276591)

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**Author:** [@PaulBill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PaulBill)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rendering-xml-text-as-html-in-flash/276591 "2008-12-01T12:20:21Z")

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Hi I’m struggling with an xml problem. Within my Flash movie (CS3), I have two dynamic text boxes (one titled ‘title’ and the other titled ‘description’). The text and images are calling into Flash without a problem, bu…

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## [AAH Why doesn't this work!? import flv](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aah-why-doesnt-this-work-import-flv/276585)

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**Author:** [@masskontroll](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/masskontroll)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aah-why-doesnt-this-work-import-flv/276585 "2008-12-01T10:10:31Z")

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Hi there, trying to get an flv file to load dynamically in Flash 8. The player component shows in the fla file, the contentPath has the right name of the flv file, but when I publish, the screen remains blank. That is - …

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## [Stage height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-height/276582)

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**Author:** [@Dave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-height/276582 "2008-12-01T06:22:45Z")

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Hi guys, Is there a bug with stage height in Flash? Every time I use that and run a trace statement, it's wrong.

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