# flash

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## [My First Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-class/259468)

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**Author:** [@halian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/halian)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-class/259468 "2008-05-05T19:54:02Z")

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Hello all. This is my first class. I'm looking for critiques. I'm sure this isn't written perfectly and that's why I'm posting it. Please advise on anything that you may find wrong or just plain....odd. It's a class th…

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## [HELP ==\> load bitmap w/ smoothing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-load-bitmap-w-smoothing/259466)

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**Author:** [@schammy79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/schammy79)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-load-bitmap-w-smoothing/259466 "2008-05-05T19:26:11Z")

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I have this piece pof code to dynamically load bitmap with smoothing. One thing I want to change is getNextHighestDepth()... Because I have other elements in my swf, and I basically want the img to be the background. \*\* …

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## [What's a Container?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-a-container/259462)

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**Author:** [@vivaretro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vivaretro)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-a-container/259462 "2008-05-05T17:35:05Z")

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Hey, working with changing depths of instances and it says I have to have them all in a container first. So, what's a container? Also, how do I swap depths once I get them in some kind of container?

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## [\[Flash CS3\] Changable Font Size Dynamic Text and Scrolling!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-changable-font-size-dynamic-text-and-scrolling/259461)

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**Author:** [@WeHelpSchools](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WeHelpSchools)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-changable-font-size-dynamic-text-and-scrolling/259461 "2008-05-05T17:34:26Z")

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Hello, I've got a dynamic text box loading text. In the interface there are three buttons to increase or decrease font size. The text box has the usual Flash scrollbar component. When you click on the large font siz…

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## [Easing as a property in a class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-as-a-property-in-a-class/259459)

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**Author:** [@halian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/halian)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-as-a-property-in-a-class/259459 "2008-05-05T17:07:53Z")

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I'm curious how I would be able to use easing as a property. As it stands I have: public var transType = Strong.easeOut I was thinking that I would be able to access it with: someVar.transType = Elastic.easeIn; …

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## [Rotation Tween class problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotation-tween-class-problem/259455)

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**Author:** [@Woodpeckersam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Woodpeckersam)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotation-tween-class-problem/259455 "2008-05-05T16:13:45Z")

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Hey there all, I usually wouldnt post help on Actionscript anymore since I have gained some skill in it but... I cannot seem to find the logic. I know it's a math problem but i cannot seem to figure that problem. He…

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## [What would be the best way to create a Flash Presentation?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-way-to-create-a-flash-presentation/259454)

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**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-way-to-create-a-flash-presentation/259454 "2008-05-05T16:13:10Z")

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\[FONT=Calibri\] What would be the best way to create a Flash presentation? Using the slide presentation option or start a new document and use the time line? \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Calibri\] I have no clue in how to use the…

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## [Firing function in \_parent.\_parent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firing-function-in--parent--parent/259450)

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**Author:** [@spmc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spmc)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firing-function-in--parent--parent/259450 "2008-05-05T15:40:43Z")

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I have 1 main mc that holds three seperate mcs. I'm trying to fire a function on the nav of one of the mcs from a "content" mc, passing in the button name/id from this content mc. I can trace to parent but the trace of t…

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## [Another stage question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-stage-question/259441)

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**Author:** [@halian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/halian)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-stage-question/259441 "2008-05-05T13:46:02Z")

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I'm still not understanding how to access the stage within a class. basically all I want to do is get the midpoint with stageWidth and stageHeight but I keep getting this error: Cannot access a property or method of …

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## [Liquid images in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/liquid-images-in-flash/259439)

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**Author:** [@dunger99us](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dunger99us)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/liquid-images-in-flash/259439 "2008-05-05T13:32:41Z")

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I have aquestion with reagards to liquifying images in flash. I have an image with the boat and I would like to create an illusion of the water movement beneath it. I have seen it done in java loooong time ago. but now…

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## [HELP! Can anyone help me with a simple actionscript?!?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-can-anyone-help-me-with-a-simple-actionscript/259437)

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**Author:** [@OsMonkey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OsMonkey)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-can-anyone-help-me-with-a-simple-actionscript/259437 "2008-05-05T13:27:46Z")

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HELP! I'm new to actionscripts and trying to do something simple and getting a bit confuddled! I've got one main SWF loading other SWF files and these need to run a php script. I'm nearly there, but need the php to run…

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## [Textfield and mouse wheel problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-and-mouse-wheel-problem/259436)

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**Author:** [@knickers95](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/knickers95)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-and-mouse-wheel-problem/259436 "2008-05-05T12:57:15Z")

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hey all! ive just made a scrollbar with lots of interaction, it eases the scroling, the scroll thumb resizes depending on the size of the content, when you click on the scrolling track, the scroll thumb moves to the mo…

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## [Updating Illustrator Files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-illustrator-files/259435)

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**Author:** [@vivaretro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vivaretro)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-illustrator-files/259435 "2008-05-05T12:49:29Z")

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hi, I have an illustrator file with 34 layers in it. I imported it to flash as separate layers. Now I want to go back, change the look of the shapes in illustrator and have the changes show up in flash. Any ideas on h…

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## [XML & DataGrid - Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-datagrid-flash-8/259434)

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**Author:** [@SamSax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SamSax)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-datagrid-flash-8/259434 "2008-05-05T12:48:48Z")

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I'm having trouble writing the proper loop to parse an xml file and populate a DataGrid. For those XML nodes that have children, I'm trying to place them as an array into a single field of the DataGrid's column. My X…

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## [LoadVars I get undifined variable error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-i-get-undifined-variable-error/259433)

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**Author:** [@joseph\_kliotech](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joseph_kliotech)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-i-get-undifined-variable-error/259433 "2008-05-05T12:35:04Z")

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i create the ac file and get the variable from php but that tel undefined see my coding and give me asp this is my coding AS coding myLoadVars = new LoadVars(); myLoadVars.specificvariable = "Value"; // specificvari…

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## [Drag gets jittery after 2nd video loads](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-gets-jittery-after-2nd-video-loads/259432)

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**Author:** [@flashnewbee1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashnewbee1)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-gets-jittery-after-2nd-video-loads/259432 "2008-05-05T12:06:58Z")

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Hi, I've a video library for 2 videos. FLA has two thumbnails, where clicking on thumbnail plays respective movie. I've created a custom movie progress indicator, which can be dragged. Now drag works fine & smooth till…

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## [Not receiving onStatus event after "NetStream.Play.Stop" event is received](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-receiving-onstatus-event-after-netstream-play-stop-event-is-received/259429)

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**Author:** [@flashnewbee1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashnewbee1)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-receiving-onstatus-event-after-netstream-play-stop-event-is-received/259429 "2008-05-05T10:47:27Z")

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Hi, I am trying to play flv file in swf, using NetStream. I have registered for onStatus event. I receive all the events till I receive "NetStream.Buffer.Flush" & "NetStream.Play.Stop" in same order at the end of the v…

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## [localConnection strange bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localconnection-strange-bug/259427)

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**Author:** [@Drawsoup](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Drawsoup)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localconnection-strange-bug/259427 "2008-05-05T10:07:33Z")

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Hello people. I'm running into some strange problems with the localConnection-function in flash8. I have these two .exe's running, and i send actions from one exe to another using the localConnection. I have a four butto…

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## [Flash, PHP and MySQL Tutorials](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-and-mysql-tutorials/259421)

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**Author:** [@mauprice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mauprice)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-and-mysql-tutorials/259421 "2008-05-05T08:27:07Z")

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You can find some interesting tutorials on Flash Form Development with DataGrids being updated by PHP scripts. there are live demo's of the scripts and forms. you can check them out at http://www.interactivewebconcepts.c…

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## [\[AS2\] FLVPlayback .complete sometimes not firing!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flvplayback-complete-sometimes-not-firing/259419)

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**Author:** [@lixus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lixus)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flvplayback-complete-sometimes-not-firing/259419 "2008-05-05T08:13:32Z")

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I've got a problem with the FLVPlayback Component: I'm using it to load multiple .flvs simultaneously. There are 3 Listeners listening: vidListener.playheadUpdate, vidListener.ready, vidListener.complete Now on so…

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## [Use of ProgressEvent for upload and FileReference](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-of-progressevent-for-upload-and-filereference/259418)

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**Author:** [@kitsunegari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kitsunegari)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-of-progressevent-for-upload-and-filereference/259418 "2008-05-05T08:05:48Z")

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Hi I have a question concerning the use of ProgressEvent and the upload of files that have a size of 3 or 4 mo ( = files that can't be uploaded in 1 second or instantly) I call my function progressUploadHandler on th…

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## [Splitting text into separate arrays?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/splitting-text-into-separate-arrays/259415)

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**Author:** [@bombdigiti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bombdigiti)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/splitting-text-into-separate-arrays/259415 "2008-05-05T05:33:15Z")

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hey, i am trying to split some data from a database that is being pulled by php into separate arrays. I can bring all the information into a single array and trace its position in that array but i need to have the inform…

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## [Code for Changing Stage Dimensions?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-for-changing-stage-dimensions/259411)

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**Author:** [@YoungNastyMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/YoungNastyMan)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-for-changing-stage-dimensions/259411 "2008-05-05T04:11:15Z")

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Well, the title sums it up pretty well... Is there some action script I can use to adjust the actual dimensions (width and height) of the stage while my flash movie is running? My project: I just got a mac mini and I…

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## [Binding DateField selectedDate](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/binding-datefield-selecteddate/259406)

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**Author:** [@chris12295](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chris12295)\
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**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/binding-datefield-selecteddate/259406 "2008-05-05T00:52:33Z")

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I have all the data loading just fine. The only problem is, the DateField does not show a selected date. If I put in an explicit number in the Date constuctor, it works. If I assign the selectedDate after a change eve…

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## [Is there a way to make my Flash animations run smoothly? Help \>\_\<](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-my-flash-animations-run-smoothly-help--/259403)

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**Author:** [@hypeforlife91](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hypeforlife91)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-my-flash-animations-run-smoothly-help--/259403 "2008-05-04T22:52:06Z")

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I used a falling snow effect (thanks!) on one layer and when I don't "stretch" the frames (adding a keyframe at the end of every layer), it goes very smoothly, but when I "stretch it" to accomodate a motion tween on anot…

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## [AS3 Text Animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-text-animation/259402)

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**Author:** [@steinerwarrior](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steinerwarrior)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-text-animation/259402 "2008-05-04T22:11:35Z")

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Hey, In this tutorial about as1 text animation they make use of duplicateMovieclip() for duplicating the char-movieclip, but in as3 this doesn't exist anymore! http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/ascript\_text\_…

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## [FLV Video Player - nsStream.bytesLoaded as Time % Loaded](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-video-player-nsstream-bytesloaded-as-time-loaded/259401)

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**Author:** [@Nineteen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nineteen)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-video-player-nsstream-bytesloaded-as-time-loaded/259401 "2008-05-04T22:04:29Z")

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Hi, So I've been building a FLV Player in AS3.0 and have come across a little hickup! Consider this code I created: //Check Load Progress Function function checkProgress(e:TimerEvent):void { //Calculate Ratio …

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## [onRollover and onRollOut problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onrollover-and-onrollout-problems/259398)

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**Author:** [@Macsy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Macsy)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onrollover-and-onrollout-problems/259398 "2008-05-04T20:54:46Z")

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Hello im using Tween Class and when a target Mc gets rolledOver/Out it gets tween larger/back to org size. but it gets jumpy and the target MC tweens back and worth on 2-3 frames (looks very very very laggy and buggy) i…

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## [Flash menu inside html page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-menu-inside-html-page/259396)

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**Author:** [@pablo\_2006](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pablo_2006)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-menu-inside-html-page/259396 "2008-05-04T19:58:02Z")

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I have a flash menu within index.htm that plays an intro sequence, then it becomes a button menu (frame 50). If I navigate to page2.htm, the menu plays the intro again. Is there any way to stop flash from replaying as…

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## [Flash + Wordpress](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-wordpress/259391)

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**Author:** [@nortago](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nortago)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-wordpress/259391 "2008-05-04T18:48:54Z")

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I'd posted the php side of things on to the end of the fless article the other day, but now since I've managed to knock up the flash side of things I though It deserved a page of it's own... anyway wp - php - xml - flash…

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