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## [Movement with AS - Please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movement-with-as-please-help/267640)

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**Author:** [@AgentOrange](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AgentOrange)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movement-with-as-please-help/267640 "2008-08-04T12:10:09Z")

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Hello all. So far these forums have been very useful to me while I try to learn the basics of AS so I'm hoping that someone out there can help me out again. Ina nutshell I'm trying to make an object move across the scre…

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## [For loops problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loops-problem/267637)

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**Author:** [@vjn\_23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vjn_23)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loops-problem/267637 "2008-08-04T10:54:47Z")

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i attached one new flash file for loop problem. i construct the for loop function in top to bottom allign number. for eg: 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 not like this i want 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 i want like this…

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## [How to create tiles is as3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-tiles-is-as3/267636)

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**Author:** [@nico](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nico)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-tiles-is-as3/267636 "2008-08-04T10:39:10Z")

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i know tiles are generated using 2 for loops. but im havng a hard time figuring out how to craeate a tile effect from an xml file, similar to this http://issuu.com/ Need your help as3 gurus on this one. Much Thanks!

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## [Sorry to ask again but](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorry-to-ask-again-but/267635)

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**Author:** [@smith\_myles](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smith_myles)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorry-to-ask-again-but/267635 "2008-08-04T10:07:40Z")

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Hi. I am having another issue with my MySQL database. I dont seem to be able to get form data to update the database. The form passes php variables using GET to an external edit file (edit.php). This file seems to be a…

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## [Sound.duration problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-duration-problem/267634)

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**Author:** [@black\_pearl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/black_pearl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-duration-problem/267634 "2008-08-04T09:28:46Z")

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I am working on a music player where the music list is loaded using xml. I am using sound object and the streaming property is set to 'true'. Now I want to calculate sound.duration, but I don't get the actual value when …

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## [Formulae](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formulae/267633)

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**Author:** [@rahul\_7star](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rahul_7star)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formulae/267633 "2008-08-04T09:28:19Z")

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wer we use.....x= r cos(angle) and y= r sin(angle) ( is this for poviding motion to object) and why we use angle=Math.atan(yspeed/(xspeed \*-1))/math.Pi/180... is this for cal angle ..wats the meaning of arc t…

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## [How do I add "©" in flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-in-flash/267631)

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**Author:** [@vxd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vxd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-in-flash/267631 "2008-08-04T09:11:26Z")

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I've tried copy and paste in the text field but that doesn't work. Thanks vxd FOUND IT

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## [Css background-image when using swfobject?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-background-image-when-using-swfobject/267622)

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**Author:** [@lucy1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lucy1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-background-image-when-using-swfobject/267622 "2008-08-04T06:03:09Z")

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Hey there... Is it possible to target and style the div that swfobject (2.1) creates to display flash content? Basically I want to be able to set a background image to appear in a header div, and then load a tranpare…

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## [Load xml from string](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-xml-from-string/267621)

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**Author:** [@sure123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sure123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-xml-from-string/267621 "2008-08-04T05:54:12Z")

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Hi, I am calling a webservice which returns me xml data in string format. I want to load this data in an XML object. Can you please let me know how can this be achieved? Thanks,

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## [Xml issues need help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-issues-need-help/267620)

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**Author:** [@pixeldude](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixeldude)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-issues-need-help/267620 "2008-08-04T05:42:20Z")

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Hi there.. Okay .....I just need help with this xml class code reading data from xml file....my problem is how to push the value in each array respectively.....here's the class file I'm using it.. import mx.events.E…

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## [From motion tween 2 actionscript 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/from-motion-tween-2-actionscript-3/267617)

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**Author:** [@krizinxgren](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krizinxgren)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/from-motion-tween-2-actionscript-3/267617 "2008-08-04T04:00:30Z")

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hi helo all how can i make a motion tweened animation work after i have copied the generated AS3 code and applied it to the neccessery symbol i hav been trying to make it wok but noting changes even after i hav tweak…

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## [Breaking a TextField into lines](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/breaking-a-textfield-into-lines/267616)

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**Author:** [@tibberous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tibberous)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/breaking-a-textfield-into-lines/267616 "2008-08-04T04:00:10Z")

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Is there a proper way to break a multiline text field with wordwrap into lines? Here is the hack I came up with: for(var i=0; line=tf.getLineText(0); i++){ tf.text = tf.text.substr(line.length); lines\* = line; } …

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## [Please help my contact form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-my-contact-form/267615)

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**Author:** [@Chrysant](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chrysant)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-my-contact-form/267615 "2008-08-04T03:41:39Z")

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I was confused about the contact form. I wanted some changes on the form. The new form contains more variable. It's not just name, email, and message. There is name, shipping address, zipcode, state, country, phone, and …

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## [Embeding fonts in AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeding-fonts-in-as/267611)

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**Author:** [@geestring](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geestring)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeding-fonts-in-as/267611 "2008-08-04T00:02:23Z")

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Maybe I'm doing it the old AS2 way. I go to the library and choose New Font. select Arial, check bold, size 12. set the linkage up as "Arial12" in as I have the embedfonts as true, and textformat I have format…

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## [MovieClip alpha / filters butchered when printing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-alpha-filters-butchered-when-printing/267607)

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**Author:** [@tibberous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tibberous)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-alpha-filters-butchered-when-printing/267607 "2008-08-03T22:42:18Z")

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I am trying to print an externally loaded SWF that has several filters and alpha transparent layers. Is there a way I can convert a movie clip to a static bitmap? If so I was thinking I could create a new movie clip, dra…

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## [Site Check](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-check/267599)

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**Author:** [@dgw08](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dgw08)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-check/267599 "2008-08-03T19:22:58Z")

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Hey guys, could you please leave any comments on my portfolio site. www.davidgonzalez.co.uk/testing/index.html Please let me know what you think. Chars! :mario:

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## [Flash resize window properties](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-resize-window-properties/267598)

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**Author:** [@davelaruedrum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davelaruedrum)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-resize-window-properties/267598 "2008-08-03T19:13:18Z")

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Hi, http://www.toshiyukikuwabara.com/flash.html This site has really nice window properties (cond. to the site owner). The .swf stays put, and when the user drags the window out to the right...you only see the rest of th…

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## [Submenu doesn't disappear?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submenu-doesnt-disappear/267596)

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**Author:** [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submenu-doesnt-disappear/267596 "2008-08-03T18:25:29Z")

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my menu is almost working i have a problem when for instance you navigate like this page2\>page2c\>page2e\>page2d\>page2b the submenu disappears at page2b but not at page2d. (submenu suppose to disappear when a menuItem …

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## [Creating textfields and movieclips in as](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-textfields-and-movieclips-in-as/267594)

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**Author:** [@geestring](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geestring)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-textfields-and-movieclips-in-as/267594 "2008-08-03T16:40:32Z")

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I'm only familiar with the AS2 methods of createTextField and createEmptyMovieClip. I'm searching the help files with no real explanation on how to do this in AS3. For textfields i think you do var myText:textfield…

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## [Getting values from php into flash is it possible](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-values-from-php-into-flash-is-it-possible/267592)

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**Author:** [@c2k6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/c2k6)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-values-from-php-into-flash-is-it-possible/267592 "2008-08-03T16:21:55Z")

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Hi i just have a simple text box as a label and a dynamic text box which I presume has to have the var filled out in the properties dialog now within a template of some software I have installed on my site it uses tags l…

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## [Itunes coverflow help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/itunes-coverflow-help/267589)

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**Author:** [@bealsjon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bealsjon)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/itunes-coverflow-help/267589 "2008-08-03T15:58:46Z")

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am looking for some help with the very popular iTunes coverflow code created by Stephen Weber. http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/?p=11 I need to set this itunes cover flow over a pattern and becasue the reflection is…

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## [Expandable Banner?!?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-banner/267586)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_Blank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Matt_Blank)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-banner/267586 "2008-08-03T15:42:01Z")

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Hi guys, I've made my own expandable banner, and I can put it on to an HTML page so it overlaps the content. My only problem is that the area it expands to, which is initially invisible, stops my HTML working i.e. you …

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## [Working with dynamic clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-dynamic-clips/267583)

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**Author:** [@sivant](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sivant)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-dynamic-clips/267583 "2008-08-03T10:12:50Z")

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i created dynamic clips and attaced a movieclip from the library to them: for (i=0; i\<6; i++) { this.createEmptyMovieClip("targetClip"+i, this.getNextHighestDepth()); \_root\["targetClip"+i\].\_x = i\*20; \_root\["targetC…

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## [Socket server in PHP hangs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/socket-server-in-php-hangs/267581)

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**Author:** [@shubh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shubh)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/socket-server-in-php-hangs/267581 "2008-08-03T09:38:51Z")

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Hi, I have a chat server written in PHP which support multiple users. It works fine. But, when I leave the server idle, that is no user sends any message for some time say 5 mins. Then server appears to be hanged. Not …

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## [Help, flash embed in html refuses to work!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flash-embed-in-html-refuses-to-work/267580)

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**Author:** [@phoenixmaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phoenixmaster)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flash-embed-in-html-refuses-to-work/267580 "2008-08-03T09:32:39Z")

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Hi all, i have encountered a problem in building a site for one of my friends. Its basically a very simple flash .swf (menu and some animation) embedded into a standard html page with no javascript of fancy stuff. The …

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## [Opening a URL in a box/window inside an swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-url-in-a-box-window-inside-an-swf/267575)

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**Author:** [@aspiringFlasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aspiringFlasher)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-url-in-a-box-window-inside-an-swf/267575 "2008-08-03T04:50:21Z")

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Anyone know how to open a website page (anysite.com/whatever) inside a box/window of designated size and position inside a flash swf? If you reply, please give me as many details as possible. Please be specific as I am…

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## [Few questions about duplicated MC's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/few-questions-about-duplicated-mcs/267571)

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**Author:** [@tivaelydoc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tivaelydoc)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/few-questions-about-duplicated-mcs/267571 "2008-08-03T02:41:12Z")

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I need a few tutorials: 1) When you click on a MC it duplicates and leaves the original. 2) Whenever you click on a duplicated MC, it automatically has the highest depth so that it's layers over anything else. 3) When …

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## [Select option{background-color:none;}](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/select-option-background-color-none/267570)

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**Author:** [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/select-option-background-color-none/267570 "2008-08-03T02:24:28Z")

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hi all how do you set the color of the select item to none ore even better. how do you set the option using filters eg. select{background-color:#ffffff; -moz-opacity:.40; opacity:.40;} select option{filter:alpha(op…

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## [UILoader Size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uiloader-size/267569)

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**Author:** [@DTAlexONE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DTAlexONE)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uiloader-size/267569 "2008-08-03T02:12:27Z")

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Hey guys, I'm having trouble setting the UILoader size to that of the content that's loaded in. It seems that when the UILoader is first loaded, it's width and height is set to 100. If anyone would be kind enough to give…

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## [Keeping a disabled button disabled after navigating away from the frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-a-disabled-button-disabled-after-navigating-away-from-the-frame/267567)

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**Author:** [@call\_me\_janeway](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/call_me_janeway)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-a-disabled-button-disabled-after-navigating-away-from-the-frame/267567 "2008-08-03T01:16:30Z")

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Okay, so... I'm making a VERY basic Jeopardy game, and I need buttons to be disabled after being clicked on once. Oh, and I'm working in CS3, but I'm using AS 1&2 because that's what I learned... I have no idea how to …

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