# flash

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## [Regexp Right To Left](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regexp-right-to-left/266723)

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**Author:** [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regexp-right-to-left/266723 "2008-07-23T20:33:30Z")

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Does anyone know if it's possible to have regexp search from right to left instead of left to right? Or will I have to reverse the string then reverse it back?

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## [Animating mc using actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-mc-using-actionscript/266722)

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**Author:** [@bigSHIFT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigSHIFT)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-mc-using-actionscript/266722 "2008-07-23T20:24:21Z")

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Hello all, I am new to animating with only actionscript so I am not sure how I need to do this. I have a movie clip of 10 buttons, that I would like to scroll from top to bottom continuously. SO button 1 would appear…

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## [How to change the skincolor of UIScrollBar in flash8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-the-skincolor-of-uiscrollbar-in-flash8/266719)

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**Author:** [@rupnarayan\_b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rupnarayan_b)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-the-skincolor-of-uiscrollbar-in-flash8/266719 "2008-07-23T19:24:13Z")

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Hi, I am using a uiscrollbar component in flash 8 in one of my projects.Is there any way i can change the skin color of the scrollbar by actionscripting?

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## [White Background Behind Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/white-background-behind-flash/266718)

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**Author:** [@bleedmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bleedmedia)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/white-background-behind-flash/266718 "2008-07-23T19:20:18Z")

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Hey guys, I'm kind of a beginner, but I'm getting close to finishing my new site. I've got one SWF that I'm simply loading into an HTML page through Dreamweaver...Insert Media \> Flash, etc. I also have my HTML backgr…

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## [Embedding Driving Directions/Maps into mx2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-driving-directions-maps-into-mx2004/266717)

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**Author:** [@rossmaloof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rossmaloof)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-driving-directions-maps-into-mx2004/266717 "2008-07-23T19:15:20Z")

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So i have been all over the google, yahoo, and mapquest coding sites, and i cannot seem to figure out how i can embed driving directions/ interactive maps into mx 2004. The closest thing i found, is that yahoo has a wh…

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## [Picking Random Images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picking-random-images/266711)

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**Author:** [@energy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/energy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picking-random-images/266711 "2008-07-23T17:29:44Z")

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HI Everyone, I have one folder which contain few images. I want to pick RANDOM images from it through my code. How do i go in this. Thanks.

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## [Call a function in main swf from externally loaded swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-a-function-in-main-swf-from-externally-loaded-swf/266709)

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**Author:** [@bsyapril88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bsyapril88)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-a-function-in-main-swf-from-externally-loaded-swf/266709 "2008-07-23T17:11:04Z")

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After loading in an external .swf on top of a main .swf is there any way for the external .swf (child .swf) to activate a function in the main .swf? I know it is possible for the main .swf to run a function in the extern…

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## [Scripting 3D cube image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scripting-3d-cube-image/266697)

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**Author:** [@vansteelandt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vansteelandt)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scripting-3d-cube-image/266697 "2008-07-23T15:43:35Z")

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Hi I have a question regarding the tutorial about scripting 3D in flash, with the cube. Been trying put an image on each side of the cube, however with no succes. I use BitmapData to draw the image. Here's my code: d…

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## [Accessing constructor variable from a function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-constructor-variable-from-a-function/266696)

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**Author:** [@Cine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cine)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-constructor-variable-from-a-function/266696 "2008-07-23T15:30:31Z")

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So, I'm trying to write a generic video player in AS3. I actually had it working perfectly when writing it on the stage in a frame. (so much easier!) Then I decided to convert it to a document class, that being a better …

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## [Sliding Menu Tutorial modification, cycle though images once then go back to default?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-tutorial-modification-cycle-though-images-once-then-go-back-to-default/266693)

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**Author:** [@lacky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lacky)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-tutorial-modification-cycle-though-images-once-then-go-back-to-default/266693 "2008-07-23T14:56:22Z")

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I am playing around with the sliding menu tutorial. I am still pretty new to actionscript still but how would you modify the actionscript so it rotates though the images, lets say it pauses on each picture for 5 seconds.…

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## [Infinite Image Scrolling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/infinite-image-scrolling/266692)

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**Author:** [@ChromeDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChromeDemon)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/infinite-image-scrolling/266692 "2008-07-23T14:55:30Z")

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any1 can help me out with a quick and dirty script ... ??? I have an Image which is 2000px in width and when i reach the end it should restart (like an endless Panorama) thanx in advance cheers ChromeD

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## [100% width but fixed height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/100-width-but-fixed-height/266690)

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**Author:** [@Hooligan123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hooligan123)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/100-width-but-fixed-height/266690 "2008-07-23T14:46:42Z")

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Is it possible to have the browser stretch the flash 100% noscale width but have a fixed height?

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## [\[F8\]using \_visible property](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-using--visible-property/266686)

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**Author:** [@Skarab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skarab)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-using--visible-property/266686 "2008-07-23T13:55:52Z")

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I'm creating a standalone .exe file in Flash. Instead of loading external swf's (the whole file needs to be completely self-contained if possible) I'm trying to use the visible property to turn a slide show on and off. H…

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## [.net created webservice call by flex](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/net-created-webservice-call-by-flex/266684)

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**Author:** [@yesha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yesha)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/net-created-webservice-call-by-flex/266684 "2008-07-23T13:30:59Z")

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Hello friends, i am new in flex so tell me how the .net web service call in to flex.

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## [BitmapData.draw clipping rectangle problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-draw-clipping-rectangle-problem/266682)

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**Author:** [@geter712](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geter712)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-draw-clipping-rectangle-problem/266682 "2008-07-23T13:01:52Z")

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Ok imagine there is movieclip named my\_clip inserted on stage, library movie clip instance with 'subclip' linkage and BitmapData "my\_bitmap\_data" my\_clip.attachMovie('subclip','subclip',1) my\_clip.subclip.x-=myclip.sub…

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## [Check if playhead has passed on the timeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-playhead-has-passed-on-the-timeline/266680)

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**Author:** [@chinmaytamhaney](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chinmaytamhaney)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-playhead-has-passed-on-the-timeline/266680 "2008-07-23T12:45:25Z")

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Can somebody help me out with this script? If (playhead has played frame 15) then ------------ I need the script for this :cantlook: gotoandplay (10) or else gotoandplay (20) Please do reply even if this sounds stupi…

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## [Photo pop-up Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-pop-up-gallery/266678)

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**Author:** [@wayne1976](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wayne1976)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-pop-up-gallery/266678 "2008-07-23T11:19:10Z")

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Basically what I need is to be able to click on thumbnail and then see a larger version of that image. I have see nthis on loads of sites but never figured out how to do it. Any help or tut would be great.

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## [DisplayObject serializing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displayobject-serializing/266674)

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**Author:** [@narendrakumar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/narendrakumar)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displayobject-serializing/266674 "2008-07-23T10:25:25Z")

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\[COLOR=black\]hi, is anyway to serilaize a display object. i am having a movieclip which i need to serialize and to store, recover back. appreciate your valuable discussion.:hr:\[/COLOR\]

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## [Looping audio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping-audio/266673)

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**Author:** [@pritchie88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pritchie88)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping-audio/266673 "2008-07-23T10:25:19Z")

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Can't get my music track to loop. I've managed to get a piece of audio playing when a user enters my page and am able to adjust the volume with the slider control which I got from the one of the Kirupa tutorials, but I c…

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## [URGENT:Back button for offline presentation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-back-button-for-offline-presentation/266664)

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**Author:** [@pritam\_sanyal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pritam_sanyal)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-back-button-for-offline-presentation/266664 "2008-07-23T04:57:19Z")

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Hi All, I am a beginner in flash action scripting. Making a offline presentation of lots of navigations, slides and frames. I need a dynamic "Go Back" button like we see in javascript. From any scene/frames/slides I wa…

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## [Reverse Playbackwith AS 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reverse-playbackwith-as-2-0/266663)

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**Author:** [@Draqonic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Draqonic)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reverse-playbackwith-as-2-0/266663 "2008-07-23T04:43:45Z")

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Yes I know this has been posted several times before but I am not bale to end up using those suggestions. Basically I have a few simple animations that would look nice if I can play them in reverse I have a few butto…

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## [AS3 connect to external swf - local connection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-connect-to-external-swf-local-connection/266662)

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**Author:** [@tdiddyd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tdiddyd)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-connect-to-external-swf-local-connection/266662 "2008-07-23T04:37:07Z")

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I have a container SWF that houses a loaded SWF within it . I need a button on the loaded swf to connect to the container swf and run the same function that a button on the container swf runs. This is the code pertaining…

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## [Making a flash file to load xml from wordpress](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-flash-file-to-load-xml-from-wordpress/266657)

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**Author:** [@LeonardoZimbres](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LeonardoZimbres)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-flash-file-to-load-xml-from-wordpress/266657 "2008-07-23T03:36:54Z")

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Well, I was looking the web about this kind of information, and found some solutions, using php to convert the wordpress database into another xml to flash. But... flash already can read xmls... I have not try to read a …

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## [Cursors and Sorting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cursors-and-sorting/266654)

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**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cursors-and-sorting/266654 "2008-07-23T02:07:45Z")

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I have an ArrayCollection that I want to manipulate with an instance of the IViewCursor class. The only problem is that in order to use the IViewCursor, I need to sort() my data first. Once I sort my data I can manipulat…

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## [Can anyone help me make this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-make-this/266653)

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**Author:** [@WIIFREAK4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WIIFREAK4)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-make-this/266653 "2008-07-23T01:55:45Z")

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Well, I got flash almost a month ago, and I've been trying to learn how to use it generally. I think I figured out a bit about the program itself, but as to ActionScript, I am little more than clueless. So here's what I…

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## [AS2 FLVPlayback question (Flash CS3)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flvplayback-question-flash-cs3/266651)

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**Author:** [@Flash\_Janitor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Janitor)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flvplayback-question-flash-cs3/266651 "2008-07-23T01:05:32Z")

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Hi, folks. First-time poster here. I’ve got a movie clip in the library featuring an instance of the \[FONT="Verdana"\]FLVPlayback\[/FONT\] component, which plays dynamically loaded videos. (URL strings are fed to its\[FONT…

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## [Flash slideshow / title screen question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-slideshow-title-screen-question/266648)

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**Author:** [@kerning](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kerning)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-slideshow-title-screen-question/266648 "2008-07-23T00:00:42Z")

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I've made a slideshow with externally loading text and images. However, when I start it up, it's ugly. How can I make it so after the title screen flashes off, the first thing is the first photo/caption without having …

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## [Fades in IDE but not in SWF player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fades-in-ide-but-not-in-swf-player/266645)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fades-in-ide-but-not-in-swf-player/266645 "2008-07-22T23:33:29Z")

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In my FLA, I can see my preloader glowing and then fading away after the movie is completely loaded. When I test this in a web browser or SWF player, that animation is gone. Why? Edit: the problem below has been solve…

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## [Loading a Movie to a certain frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-movie-to-a-certain-frame/266643)

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**Author:** [@mvadesigns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mvadesigns)\
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**Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-movie-to-a-certain-frame/266643 "2008-07-22T23:25:50Z")

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I know this is simple answer, but I cannot figure it out and yes I'm still using action script 2.0 I'm trying to get a movie to load and open in a certain frame on(release){ loadMovie("magrittebuttonsLB.swf","lightb…

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## [Stage is Null Object in Fullscreen?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-is-null-object-in-fullscreen/266641)

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**Author:** [@lokster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lokster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-is-null-object-in-fullscreen/266641 "2008-07-22T23:03:34Z")

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Hi, Ive got an application working that displays pictures from an XML that updates every 10 seconds or so - well, works fine in a browser, but it breaks when going fullscreen mode. The application is meant to be run i…

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