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## [Use HTML/JS to mask my swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-html-js-to-mask-my-swf/281080)

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**Author:** [@AntifreezeDesig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AntifreezeDesig)\
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**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-html-js-to-mask-my-swf/281080 "2009-02-04T18:22:06Z")

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I'd like to make a swf oversized (like 2000px sq), load an image (e.g. 500px x 500px) and use the HTML to crop \[not scale\] my swf down to the correct size. Is there any way to do this with HTML/javascript? Basically, …

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## [Xml scrollbar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-scrollbar/281078)

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**Author:** [@mmatzen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmatzen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-scrollbar/281078 "2009-02-04T18:18:09Z")

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I am new to xml content in flash. I have been through the kirupa tut for loading xml content and have been successful in implementing it, but I now want to implement it into a scrollbar so I can use css and img tags. I c…

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## [Mutilple images panning](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mutilple-images-panning/281074)

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**Author:** [@flashera](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashera)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mutilple-images-panning/281074 "2009-02-04T17:18:19Z")

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Hello everybody I am doing a website which will bi scrolled with the mouse around the screen (i'll do in as2). THere is a good tutorial here "interactive Image Panning http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/interactive…

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## [Resizing text to fill a space](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-text-to-fill-a-space/281072)

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**Author:** [@occhiovivo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/occhiovivo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-text-to-fill-a-space/281072 "2009-02-04T16:48:50Z")

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Hi, it's the first time I use this forum, so if I'm posting in the wrong section, i do apologize in advance. I have an easy question for you that I cannot find the answer anywhere. I am dynamically loading text into…

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## [prevFrame question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevframe-question/281071)

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**Author:** [@Danief](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danief)\
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**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevframe-question/281071 "2009-02-04T16:35:25Z")

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The "prevframe();" command is set up to go one frame backwards... is their anyway to make it go two frames backward? or is their a code that will send you two frames backward? I feel like a noob asking this question... …

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## [Blending or fading div contents](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blending-or-fading-div-contents/281060)

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**Author:** [@Navarone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navarone)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blending-or-fading-div-contents/281060 "2009-02-04T14:37:10Z")

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How do I blend the contents of one div to another. I know you can blend images using javascript but is there anyway to blend the entire div contents? For example say you have 3 div's; one is shown by default the others a…

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## [Swf functions differently on one computer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-functions-differently-on-one-computer/281059)

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**Author:** [@LivesForever](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LivesForever)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-functions-differently-on-one-computer/281059 "2009-02-04T14:36:06Z")

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I am programming in AS3. I've made a game that functions correctly every time on every computer I've tried except for one. I don't get any errors, but a movie clip that should be stopped seems to be playing through it…

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## [Do not want to change the swf window size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-not-want-to-change-the-swf-window-size/281053)

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**Author:** [@nikhil104iic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nikhil104iic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-not-want-to-change-the-swf-window-size/281053 "2009-02-04T12:38:29Z")

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hi.. i do not want to change the swf file size .. i mean..i dont want my user to maximize or minimize the file..like u ppl must have seen the softwares setups..their window file size cannot be changed.. Regards. Nikhil…

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## [Creating a mc for a class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-mc-for-a-class/281051)

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**Author:** [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-mc-for-a-class/281051 "2009-02-04T12:23:49Z")

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Here's what I want to do. I want to create a rectangular box and add it to the stage. Easy enough. At the moment I create custom classes and attach them to movie clips in the library via linkage, but in my example ther…

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## [Php email form tabbing issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-form-tabbing-issues/281049)

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**Author:** [@Terraform](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Terraform)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-form-tabbing-issues/281049 "2009-02-04T12:10:24Z")

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I Figured it out it all had to do with the tabEnabled function it was a lot more simple than I thought.... simply did not know the function to research I simply added contact2\_btn.tabEnabled = false; contact…

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## [Help with if statement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-statement/281048)

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**Author:** [@vxd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vxd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-statement/281048 "2009-02-04T12:08:03Z")

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Hi, I can't seem to figure this out. It seems easy but I just can't get it. mLight.visible = false function eeLamp(evt:Event):void { if (mLight.visible == false) { //trac…

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## [Curved smooth drawing based on motion guide](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curved-smooth-drawing-based-on-motion-guide/281047)

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**Author:** [@Binji](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Binji)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curved-smooth-drawing-based-on-motion-guide/281047 "2009-02-04T11:45:29Z")

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So this is the idea... i made an animation following a motion guide and i drew a line from animated movie clip's previous position to its current position. The problem is that with curves this method is very unprecise...…

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## [Adding a bitmap from the library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-bitmap-from-the-library/281046)

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**Author:** [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-bitmap-from-the-library/281046 "2009-02-04T11:42:27Z")

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Hi, I have a bitmap in the library (logo.png) and would like to set it as child elements of my holder movieclip. Any idea how I can do this? Thanks, AK

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## [Popup window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-window/281045)

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**Author:** [@xyzgrace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xyzgrace)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-window/281045 "2009-02-04T11:38:39Z")

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Hi all, I trying more then days but the ways is not working.so plz help me out. this is my problem.. when i click buttton should popup the module is action.mxml(module with links).

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## [Flash, PHP and MySQL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-and-mysql/281043)

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**Author:** [@axm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/axm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-and-mysql/281043 "2009-02-04T10:53:03Z")

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Hello all, I have been trying to find a tutorial that will show me how the three integrate. I have created a PHP script that adds an email address to a database and checks for various things such as whether the email add…

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## [Playing mp3 files on rtmp server in AS3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mp3-files-on-rtmp-server-in-as3-0/281041)

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**Author:** [@venucog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/venucog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-mp3-files-on-rtmp-server-in-as3-0/281041 "2009-02-04T09:52:59Z")

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private var audio:Sound; audio = new Sound(); . . . . audio.load(new URLRequest(FILENAME)); audio.play(); while executing this code, i'm getting the following error. 1. type was not found or was not a compi…

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## [PHP/MySQL Developer available with sensible rates](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-developer-available-with-sensible-rates/281039)

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**Author:** [@develop008](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/develop008)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-developer-available-with-sensible-rates/281039 "2009-02-04T08:17:57Z")

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Hi All, I am a PHP/MySQL/MS SQL Freelance Developer with 4 years of experience in building web applications for my US, UK, UAE and India based clients.. and of course I am from India. Following are my skills that I u…

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## [Help form css master](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-form-css-master/281031)

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**Author:** [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-form-css-master/281031 "2009-02-04T05:27:35Z")

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I have hit a bit of a bump. I am wanting to know if it is posible to control the background of a span tag when a list item is rolled over. The catch is that the span tag is not in side the list item but rather next to it…

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## [Water Effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/water-effect/281030)

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**Author:** [@l\_affreux](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/l_affreux)\
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**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/water-effect/281030 "2009-02-04T05:09:15Z")

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I would like to make something like this cool water effect. http://www.med.com.gr/24k/ Is this just as3? I have made various gradients and moved them around the background mc, but they get distorted when the swf is …

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## [A minor problem with HTML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-minor-problem-with-html/281028)

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**Author:** [@SrihariCh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SrihariCh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-minor-problem-with-html/281028 "2009-02-04T04:11:49Z")

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Hi all, I am using flash CS3 with ActionScript 3.0. Suppose, I created a button component and a Combo-box component. Hence, SWF file consists of a Button and a Combo-box component. Now, my requirement is…

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## [Xml gallery question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-question/281026)

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**Author:** [@industrialeast](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/industrialeast)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-question/281026 "2009-02-04T02:30:46Z")

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hey guys im wonderin if you can be of assistance.ive been doin alot of research on this topic and im coming up short. i am trying to create an xml gallery which holds lets say 6 thumbs at a time.there would be forward an…

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## [Return function ERROR MESSAGE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-function-error-message/281025)

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**Author:** [@drummer392](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drummer392)\
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**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-function-error-message/281025 "2009-02-04T02:07:41Z")

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Okay, I am getting this error message. I have fixed this on a different function, but I don't know what to do here. Here is the error message Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /homepages/18…

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## [Load SWF according to hours](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-according-to-hours/281014)

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**Author:** [@berkoWitZ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/berkoWitZ)\
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**Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-according-to-hours/281014 "2009-02-03T22:02:59Z")

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Hi people, I have 3 swf´s of a cloud animation, one for the day, one for the evening and one for the night. I would like to load the day swf from 6 am to 3 pm, evening from 4 to 6 and night well...the rest..but honestl…

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## [Extremely simple question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extremely-simple-question/281013)

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**Author:** [@michdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michdd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extremely-simple-question/281013 "2009-02-03T21:59:18Z")

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I have a stop(); on the first frame of my movie, and I don't want it to goto frame2 when I press enter, how can I prevent it from doing this?

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## [How do you attach a link to a button?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-attach-a-link-to-a-button/281011)

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**Author:** [@karmstrn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/karmstrn)\
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**Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-attach-a-link-to-a-button/281011 "2009-02-03T21:36:08Z")

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I can't seem to find the answer to this simple question. I just want to make a graphic a link to another page on the website I am designing. How do I do this? Thanks in advance.

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## [Firefox only sound issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firefox-only-sound-issues/281010)

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**Author:** [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\
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**Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firefox-only-sound-issues/281010 "2009-02-03T21:35:48Z")

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I consistently have issues with the timing of my Flash sounds in Firefox. It works GREAT in IE, but terribly in FF. It's a browser wide issue; every single Flash site that has any sounds will experience ever-increasing d…

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## [Close Window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-window/281001)

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**Author:** [@shinkdog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shinkdog)\
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**Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-window/281001 "2009-02-03T20:12:08Z")

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Hello, I'm having an issue with the photo gallery on my web site. Basically what I want it to do is when I click the home button or the about button etc. I want it to close the javascript popup window with my flash mo…

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## [Display data in columnar format](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-data-in-columnar-format/281000)

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**Author:** [@thewebxpert](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thewebxpert)\
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**Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-data-in-columnar-format/281000 "2009-02-03T20:10:42Z")

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Hi Everybody, I am looking to display each row of data in mysql in column based format. And also limiting 3 items/columns per page. So, if i have a table with product details having 15 records in it. I want those p…

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## [Specify default icon](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specify-default-icon/280988)

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**Author:** [@jet71dl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jet71dl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specify-default-icon/280988 "2009-02-03T19:00:06Z")

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I have an App that will be available for download for Mac(.app) and for PC(.exe)...(the app was created in Flash CS3 and exported for .exe & .app). My question is: How do I specify an icon image that will be used as t…

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## [XMl Photo gallery, images position](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photo-gallery-images-position/280986)

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**Author:** [@chossy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chossy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photo-gallery-images-position/280986 "2009-02-03T18:40:02Z")

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Hey guys. I have just worked my way through the tutorial (thanks kirupa :D). It is great but I want to add one more bit of functionality to it but my action script is not advanced enough to work it out. I would like …

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