# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=780 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 781 --- ## [\[Help\] Putting thumbnail gallery in a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-putting-thumbnail-gallery-in-a-movieclip/276137)
**Author:** [@hzrdous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hzrdous)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-putting-thumbnail-gallery-in-a-movieclip/276137 "2008-11-23T15:26:20Z")
Hey guys! First i gotta say i LOVE the site! Its been a great inspiration and help when ive been trying to learn flash. Ive been reading it damn near daily for the last 2-3 years so dont count me out cause its my first… --- ## [Attach Movie Problem!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/276136)
**Author:** [@CforConfused](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CforConfused)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movie-problem/276136 "2008-11-23T14:49:14Z")
Hi I am new to Action Script, so I hope my question won't be too annoying. I am working on a site that requires that multiple movies be created dynamically. I created a "for" loop that attaches all the movies on a the… --- ## [Components Inside a Movie Clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/components-inside-a-movie-clip/276130)
**Author:** [@the\_j0k3r1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/the_j0k3r1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/components-inside-a-movie-clip/276130 "2008-11-23T10:32:29Z")
Hi, hopefully these questions will get answered soon, as this will need to be finished quickly. So basically, I found when I was using flash that when I drag a checkBox component into the stage, within a movieclip, tha… --- ## [Problem with navigateToURL to a certain frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-navigatetourl-to-a-certain-frame/276129)
**Author:** [@Fla\_less](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fla_less)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-navigatetourl-to-a-certain-frame/276129 "2008-11-23T10:32:13Z")
Hi! I'm kinda new with Flash but I've managed to create a menu for a homepage. Now when I click on one of the menu links - the page opens up in a new window. But I don't want that at all. I want the page to open up in a… --- ## [Help needed from the actionscript gurus](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-from-the-actionscript-gurus/276123)
**Author:** [@cacabubu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cacabubu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-from-the-actionscript-gurus/276123 "2008-11-23T07:12:34Z")
Hy friends. I need help from one of the guru's of flash. I am working on my website and I want to create something nice and usefull. Unfortunately I do not know how to do it. I didn't find any tutorial online for this. … --- ## [A challenge for the flash guru's out there](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-challenge-for-the-flash-gurus-out-there/276122)
**Author:** [@cacabubu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cacabubu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-challenge-for-the-flash-gurus-out-there/276122 "2008-11-23T07:10:07Z")
Hy friends. I need help from one of the guru's of flash. I am working on my website and I want to create something nice and usefull. Unfortunately I do not know how to do it. I didn't find any tutorial online for this. … --- ## [\[Flash 9\] Need help with a condition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-9-need-help-with-a-condition/276120)
**Author:** [@MikeGainer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MikeGainer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-9-need-help-with-a-condition/276120 "2008-11-23T04:20:30Z")
I have a quick flash intro with a menu system on the bottom of the stage. The logo animates into position and sits in the of the stage for about 3 seconds. I want to write a condition in Actionscript 2.0, stating that If… --- ## [How to load external swf with XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-external-swf-with-xml/276115)
**Author:** [@skukucka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skukucka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-external-swf-with-xml/276115 "2008-11-23T00:43:29Z")
Hi i have a question about loading external swf hosted on other domain. Swf file is loaded trough XML file. What to write to XML file to achieve load this external swf file trough another swf file. It depends with CONTAC… --- ## [Setting focus to an input text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-focus-to-an-input-text/276114)
**Author:** [@Tyilo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tyilo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-focus-to-an-input-text/276114 "2008-11-22T22:07:29Z")
How do you set focus to an input text? --- ## [XML and "fill-in-the-blank" quiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-fill-in-the-blank-quiz/276113)
**Author:** [@smalahove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smalahove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-fill-in-the-blank-quiz/276113 "2008-11-22T21:56:49Z")
So, I'm trying to put together a quiz where the data is gathered from an XML file. So far so good. Problem is, it's a "fill-in-the-blank" type of quiz, type: \[COLOR=darkorange\]London is the \_\_\_\_\_\_ of the UK.\[/COLOR\] a… --- ## [BitmapData of on-stage image?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-of-on-stage-image/276107)
**Author:** [@bhnh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bhnh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-of-on-stage-image/276107 "2008-11-22T20:03:40Z")
If I have a bitmap, let's say a .png, on the Stage at compile time (as opposed to instantiating it), is there a way to access the .png's BitmapData? Many thanks. --- ## [Class File - Noob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-file-noob/276106)
**Author:** [@Sephiroth1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sephiroth1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-file-noob/276106 "2008-11-22T19:37:48Z")
Kaiii well, Haii guys, kinda new here :kir: But yush anyway, I have a problem with this code...(when I say problem I mean the problem is actually myself - I'm useless with Class files) Its basically Drawing out some … --- ## [addChild to the parent from the child?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-to-the-parent-from-the-child/276103)
**Author:** [@Rundevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rundevo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-to-the-parent-from-the-child/276103 "2008-11-22T19:13:42Z")
Hi guys! I have a main.fla with a MovieClip thats on the timeline that I load a background into! The Movieclip has an instance name of bg. Now, I wonder if it´s possible to load another background into that layer/fra… --- ## [Problem with loadmovie in windows projector](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loadmovie-in-windows-projector/276102)
**Author:** [@ferpa3000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ferpa3000)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-loadmovie-in-windows-projector/276102 "2008-11-22T18:43:34Z")
I'm making a CD Rom presentation and I'm using loadmovie to load some parts of the presentation inside the main movie. It works great when I play the .swf file, but when I run the .exe, it just dont load the movie. If… --- ## [Mac Flash 9 Debug Player - can it be broken?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-flash-9-debug-player-can-it-be-broken/276101)
**Author:** [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-flash-9-debug-player-can-it-be-broken/276101 "2008-11-22T18:01:16Z")
I'm trying to determine if this is a unique case, or if others can confirm this. On Mac PowerPC OS X 10.4.11, Safari and FireFox - I usually run the 9r124 or 9r151 debug player plug-ins. Every few weeks to a month or s… --- ## [MovieClip.forceSmoothing - how to?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-forcesmoothing-how-to/276094)
**Author:** [@dizzy2c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dizzy2c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-forcesmoothing-how-to/276094 "2008-11-22T15:43:05Z")
I need to apply MovieClip.forceSmoothing = true; property for dinamically loaded jpg images. But i cannot manage this in the given AS code (where to put the line in the code?) my externally loaded jpegs look lousy… --- ## [FLV - if framerate drifts, audio continues, all out of sync](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-if-framerate-drifts-audio-continues-all-out-of-sync/276091)
**Author:** [@johnnymeerkat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnnymeerkat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-if-framerate-drifts-audio-continues-all-out-of-sync/276091 "2008-11-22T15:29:01Z")
Hey guys I'm developing a fairly intensive site that features a lot of streaming video, effects. etc. One feature is that it randomly loads 'talking-head' style video clips, with "ready" listeners and decent buffers to… --- ## [Parent-\>Child, sizing problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parent-child-sizing-problem/276089)
**Author:** [@substance](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/substance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parent-child-sizing-problem/276089 "2008-11-22T15:17:49Z")
'image' is a bitmap, 'frame' is a movieclip with a stroke in it. image.scaleX = 1.2; image.scaleY = 1.2; frame.width = image.width; frame.height = image.height; frame.addChild(image); The problem is that the dimensi… --- ## [Possible CMS?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-cms/276087)
**Author:** [@Joselito31](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joselito31)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-cms/276087 "2008-11-22T11:54:12Z")
Hi guys, I would like to recive some help to realize what I need to accomplish... Well, I' ve found a lot of tutorial about how to load data insert into a txt file (like notepad) into flash. Well, I'm looking a way… --- ## [How to Display Trademark and Other Special Characters](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-display-trademark-and-other-special-characters/276081)
**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-display-trademark-and-other-special-characters/276081 "2008-11-22T04:23:03Z")
I'm loading some XML into a dynamic text field and I need to be able to display a few special characters like the trademark symbol and em dash: \Apple™ Records\ Naturally the textfield is created progr… --- ## [Need help with rotating an oval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-rotating-an-oval/276077)
**Author:** [@beardedMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beardedMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-rotating-an-oval/276077 "2008-11-22T02:27:25Z")
Hello, I'm in a tight jam here. I've got a website that I'm working on and I need a user interactive rotary phone. Everytime someone clicks on one of the numbers, the phone dial is supposed to turn until it hits the … --- ## [MVC Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mvc-question/276076)
**Author:** [@Groady](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Groady)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mvc-question/276076 "2008-11-22T01:48:31Z")
I'm just looking for some advice on implementing an MCV design pattern for a game I'm developing in AS3. Specifically I'm a little stuck on where I should be instantiating display objects from. I understand the model p… --- ## [Multi Dimensional Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multi-dimensional-array/276075)
**Author:** [@tolgainam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tolgainam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multi-dimensional-array/276075 "2008-11-22T01:05:20Z")
Hello I have the fallwoing code to create a multi-dimensioanl array to hold data but somehow it doesnt work. Any ideas ? Thanks function fnDofeatured() { var featured:Array = new Array(); var featuredRoot = \_root.data… --- ## [Stage focus problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-focus-problem/276073)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Kikkoman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Kikkoman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-focus-problem/276073 "2008-11-22T00:32:25Z")
Does anyone have a working solution for listening when the stage is deactivated and activated? Event.ACTIVATE & Event.DEACTIVATE is being used with EVENT.MOUSE\_LEAVE and MouseEvent.MOUSE\_MOVE to listen but it's a littl… --- ## [\[AS2 - CS3\] XML to Array processing help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-cs3-xml-to-array-processing-help/276068)
**Author:** [@ci5ic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ci5ic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-cs3-xml-to-array-processing-help/276068 "2008-11-21T23:22:18Z")
I've got a function that loads an XML file, and processes it into an array. Outside the function, if I trace for any of the contents of the array, it comes back undefined. What I've noticed is that the trace command is t… --- ## [Could someone explain this? :D](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-explain-this-d/276065)
**Author:** [@saxx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saxx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-explain-this-d/276065 "2008-11-21T22:38:08Z")
I have a blank MovieClip in the library with linkage myClip. var mc\_clip:myClip = new myClip(); addChild(mc\_clip) mc\_clip.myVar = "Hello there" mc\_clip.name = 'mc\_clip2' getChildByName('mc\_clip2').x = 20 //works … --- ## [Stuck between a rock and a combobox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-combobox/276061)
**Author:** [@hc3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hc3d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-combobox/276061 "2008-11-21T21:09:58Z")
I ran into a strange problem. I wanted to add a small preloader to each movie clip/page that loads in my main movie. The preloader wouldn’t show up until it was at 88-90%. After doing some reading found a post that sa… --- ## [Stopping random motion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-random-motion/276057)
**Author:** [@imcabee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imcabee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-random-motion/276057 "2008-11-21T20:48:41Z")
I have a Flash intro with random buttons that randomly collide. When a button is clicked all of the buttons slide to the left. I want all of the buttons to stop moving after this slide. However after they slide they ke… --- ## [Resize flash menu -short term memory fizzle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-flash-menu-short-term-memory-fizzle/276056)
**Author:** [@madpixl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/madpixl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-flash-menu-short-term-memory-fizzle/276056 "2008-11-21T20:37:10Z")
I remember when I was a boy, say in Flash MX or something. I got the entire clip to resize and it would make the content in my html page resize. And it was bad. Now that I am a man with Flash CS3, and using Actionscri… --- ## [™ ® Embedding not working when served](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-not-working-when-served/276054)
**Author:** [@jjmorga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jjmorga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-not-working-when-served/276054 "2008-11-21T20:27:30Z")
Any thoughts, musing and wandering appreciated on this. The ™® are embedded, the font has these glyphs in its set, it works locally; but when its served online it shows "?" instead of "®" [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=779) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=781)