# web dev

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## [Defining a Regular Expression (JavaScript)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defining-a-regular-expression-javascript/293972)

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**Author:** [@gilbertsavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilbertsavier)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defining-a-regular-expression-javascript/293972 "2009-08-06T09:49:52Z")

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Hi, One way to define a regular expression is to simply assign it to a variable: var varName = /PATTERN/\[g|i|gi\]; Here's an example: var child = /(Bart|Lisa|Maggie) Simpson/i; If you plan to use the regular expre…

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## [What is JavaScript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-javascript/293971)

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**Author:** [@gilbertsavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilbertsavier)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-javascript/293971 "2009-08-06T09:49:04Z")

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JavaScript is a compact, object-based scripting language for Web pages. JavaScript code embedded into your HTML pages can enhance them with many interesting elements, from swapping images when you move a cursor over them…

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## [Random pictures in each table data cell](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-pictures-in-each-table-data-cell/293970)

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**Author:** [@gilbertsavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilbertsavier)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-pictures-in-each-table-data-cell/293970 "2009-08-06T09:48:30Z")

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Hello, I am new to these forums, and I greet you all Here is the problem I am having. I have a 3x3 table, and I want to use the 6 bottom cells to display linkable pictures of merchandise. I want the cells to display a …

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## [Html INTRODUCTION](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-introduction/293968)

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**Author:** [@gilbertsavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilbertsavier)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-introduction/293968 "2009-08-06T09:47:53Z")

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Hi all, Webpages are written in HTML - a simple scripting language. HTML is short for HyperText Markup Language. \* Hypertext is simply a piece of text that works as a link. \* Markup Language is a way of writing lay…

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## [What are HTML tags?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-html-tags/293967)

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**Author:** [@gilbertsavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilbertsavier)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-html-tags/293967 "2009-08-06T09:47:04Z")

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Hello, When a web browser displays a page such as the one you are reading now, it reads from a plain text file, and looks for special codes or "tags" that are marked by the \< and \> signs. The general format for a HTML ta…

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## [Getting started with HTML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-with-html/293966)

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**Author:** [@gilbertsavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilbertsavier)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-with-html/293966 "2009-08-06T09:46:33Z")

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Hi, This is a short introduction to writing HTML. What is HTML? It is a special kind of text document that is used by Web browsers to present text and graphics. The text includes markup tags such as \<p\> to indicate the s…

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## [Adding interest to your pages with images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-interest-to-your-pages-with-images/293965)

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**Author:** [@gilbertsavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilbertsavier)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-interest-to-your-pages-with-images/293965 "2009-08-06T09:45:59Z")

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Hi, Images can be used to make your Web pages distinctive and greatly help to get your message across. The simple way to add an image is using the \<img\> tag. Let's assume you have an image file called "peter.jpg" in the …

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## [Adding links to other pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-links-to-other-pages/293964)

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**Author:** [@gilbertsavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilbertsavier)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-links-to-other-pages/293964 "2009-08-06T09:45:23Z")

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Hi, What makes the Web so effective is the ability to define links from one page to another, and to follow links at the click of a button. A single click can take you right across the world! Links are defined with the \<…

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## [Three kinds of lists](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/three-kinds-of-lists/293963)

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**Author:** [@gilbertsavier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilbertsavier)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/three-kinds-of-lists/293963 "2009-08-06T09:44:48Z")

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Hi, HTML supports three kinds of lists. The first kind is a bulletted list, often called an unordered list. It uses the \<ul\> and \<li\> tags, for instance: \<ul\> \<li\>the first list item\</li\> \<li\>the second list item\<…

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## [Create Hide/Unhide Function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-hide-unhide-function/293878)

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**Author:** [@wispas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wispas)\
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**Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-hide-unhide-function/293878 "2009-08-05T08:37:17Z")

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Hi, i am trying to create a function like this one on the website: www.\*\*octopustravel\*\*.com/ in the search on the left where it says 'how many rooms' - when you select the drop down and pick 2 rooms a new row automa…

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## [Inserting Flash.SWF into HTML - Need help urgently](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-flash-swf-into-html-need-help-urgently/293840)

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**Author:** [@Snivvle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Snivvle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-flash-swf-into-html-need-help-urgently/293840 "2009-08-04T17:05:45Z")

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Hi everybody, I have a dilemma. I am a nub when it comes to HTML and CSS. That is dilemma #1. Dilemma #2 is I have a .SWF file that I want to place within an HTML element. After some investigation, I understand that it…

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## [Navigation shining through my SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-shining-through-my-swf/293838)

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**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-shining-through-my-swf/293838 "2009-08-04T16:41:25Z")

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I realize that this issue is probably partly the fault of the 3rd party that is serving my SWF, and a site whose CSS I have no say over, but I am trying to think of a work around. Inititially we were using Pointroll to…

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## [Need Firefox/Safari fix: text floats over image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-firefox-safari-fix-text-floats-over-image/293797)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-firefox-safari-fix-text-floats-over-image/293797 "2009-08-04T04:18:49Z")

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\<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"\> \<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/x…

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## [Div not centering in Firefox, but fine in IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/div-not-centering-in-firefox-but-fine-in-ie/293782)

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**Author:** [@jpearson311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpearson311)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/div-not-centering-in-firefox-but-fine-in-ie/293782 "2009-08-03T20:06:16Z")

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Hi all. I have a div that I'm trying to center. It's working fine in IE, but not in Firefox. I have it positioned because I'm using z-index and when I take the position attribute away, it centers, but I have to have a …

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## [Scrollbar nuissance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-nuissance/293724)

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**Author:** [@Timmytots](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Timmytots)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-nuissance/293724 "2009-08-02T17:53:33Z")

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Why is there a vertical scrollbar on the browser on my splash page? www.timothy-clark.com It might not come up on your computer but it does on mine and i'm trying to get rid of it. Thanks.

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## [Pop-Up window problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window-problem/293685)

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**Author:** [@Serene](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Serene)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window-problem/293685 "2009-08-01T16:38:53Z")

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Hi everyone, I've got a problem, which I've been working on for two afternoons now, but no luck... I seriously hope someone can help me out! So here goes; I've made a site in flash (AS 2.0), no probs there, and want …

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## [Positioning Of Two Side-By-Side Text Elements](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-two-side-by-side-text-elements/293669)

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**Author:** [@understudy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/understudy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-of-two-side-by-side-text-elements/293669 "2009-08-01T05:38:20Z")

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Hello all, I'm almost certain this is a simple problem, but I can't seem to find the obvious solution. Here is the page visually: http://www.bradhenderson.com/smith/ I have large text as a logo next to a small hor…

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## [How to change to new HTML page on Submit](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-to-new-html-page-on-submit/293652)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-to-new-html-page-on-submit/293652 "2009-07-31T20:55:44Z")

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I have a form with these properties: \<form action="php/registration.php" target="\_blank" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" name="EventRegistration" id="EventRegistration" onsubmit="return Verify(this);"\> \<i…

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## [Edward's last-child CSS psuedo-class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edwards-last-child-css-psuedo-class/293507)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
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**Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edwards-last-child-css-psuedo-class/293507 "2009-07-30T01:10:47Z")

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Does anyone use Edward's IE8.js (http://code.google.com/p/ie7-js/), which allows IE to use advanced CSS psuedo classes? On his homepage (http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/), he promised that the last-child selector would work…

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## [AIR SDK Installation on a Mac](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-sdk-installation-on-a-mac/293495)

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**Author:** [@GiveMeCoffee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GiveMeCoffee)\
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**Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-sdk-installation-on-a-mac/293495 "2009-07-29T21:50:55Z")

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Does anybody know how to properly install the AIR SDK onto a Mac? I was told to just download the SDK .dmg and drag those files wherever I want -- ie: Create a folder called AIRSDK in my 'Applications' folder and put the…

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## [Gallery With Downloadable Images In Flash CS3 Web-site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gallery-with-downloadable-images-in-flash-cs3-web-site/293464)

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**Author:** [@LeonJack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LeonJack)\
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**Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gallery-with-downloadable-images-in-flash-cs3-web-site/293464 "2009-07-29T11:38:26Z")

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Hello! I have a Flash (CS3) web-site up and running. I would like to add a Gallery page, which has a set of thumbnails. When a thumbnail is clicked, its corresponding large image will appear. My problem is, that I wan…

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## [IE has no onclick anymore?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-has-no-onclick-anymore/293433)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-has-no-onclick-anymore/293433 "2009-07-28T22:03:08Z")

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\<input type="button" value="add" onclick="addSource()" id="addSource" /\> I thought I could put an onclick on a button, but IE8 errors out with: Error: Object doesn't support this property or method. I even converted…

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## [Flash Header Reload Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-header-reload-problem/293414)

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**Author:** [@undertoad666](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/undertoad666)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-header-reload-problem/293414 "2009-07-28T16:52:06Z")

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I've got an html template with a flash header. I've posted it here. The header is 700kb and is placed on each of the 5 html pages that make up the website. Problem is that when you click to a different page, the hea…

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## [I want to add a Google map on my site where users can add points](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-add-a-google-map-on-my-site-where-users-can-add-points/293330)

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**Author:** [@onion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onion)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-add-a-google-map-on-my-site-where-users-can-add-points/293330 "2009-07-27T15:36:05Z")

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Hi everyone, I want to add a google map to my website where my users can add points and save information for the point, a pic and some text etc. Where would I go about starting with this? I can see that google has an …

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## [How do I get flickr thumbnails?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-get-flickr-thumbnails/293301)

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**Author:** [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-get-flickr-thumbnails/293301 "2009-07-27T03:05:37Z")

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I have been trying for ages to get flickr thumbnails to display on my website can any explain a good way of achieving this? I am using silverstripe as a CMS for my site and I just cant seem to get flickr to work at all i…

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## [Testing for File Type](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-for-file-type/293284)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-for-file-type/293284 "2009-07-26T21:14:30Z")

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Newbie request: I'd like to modify a line of code that evaluates whether a file is of correct type or not: onChange="TestFileType(this.form.Resume.value, \['doc', 'zip', 'pdf', 'txt'\])" function TestFileType( fileNam…

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## [Pop up window question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window-question/293204)

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**Author:** [@cantaloupe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cantaloupe)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window-question/293204 "2009-07-24T20:35:32Z")

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I have a flash movie that is launched by a link in a fixed size pop up window. Is there a way to ensure this works for everyone, even if they are blocking pop ups in their browser settings? Thanks.

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## [JavaScript Collector](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-collector/293190)

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**Author:** [@JavaScriptBank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JavaScriptBank)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-collector/293190 "2009-07-24T16:09:42Z")

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\[CENTER\]\[SIZE=“5”\]JavaScript Collector\[/SIZE\]\[/CENTER\] Four-state of image Move the mouse slowly over each image, press down the mouse button, then slowly release it. Exercise the buttons more rapidly to see the fullef…

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## [Suckerfish & IE8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/suckerfish-ie8/293188)

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**Author:** [@thedaveyb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thedaveyb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/suckerfish-ie8/293188 "2009-07-24T14:07:57Z")

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Hey Kirupians.. Anyone had an issue with suckerfish in IE8?. If you view.. http://79.170.40.38/aspectpa.co.uk/ You can see you can hover over services and view the dropdown but it doesnt stay open - closes as soon …

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## [Read entire path of file upload (FF3/IE8)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-entire-path-of-file-upload-ff3-ie8/293159)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-entire-path-of-file-upload-ff3-ie8/293159 "2009-07-24T00:00:59Z")

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Firefox 3 and Internet Explorer 8 no longer allows you to read the entire path of an \<INPUT TYPE="file" /\> on the user's harddrive. My video broadcasting website requires the full path. What would be the easiest way to…

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