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## [Regular problem, can't crack it](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regular-problem-cant-crack-it/248525)

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**Author:** [@yossarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yossarian)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regular-problem-cant-crack-it/248525 "2008-01-09T08:45:42Z")

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Dear Forum members, I have searched everywhere for a solution to my problem but to no avail. I simply wish to center all content in my footer. Now I have tried text-align etc but the text only moves a few pixels and is…

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## [HOW TO GENERATE A RANDOM SCORE IN DYNAMiC TEXT?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-generate-a-random-score-in-dynamic-text/248522)

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**Author:** [@xalterritoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xalterritoy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-generate-a-random-score-in-dynamic-text/248522 "2008-01-09T07:55:46Z")

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i really have a big problem on this part working on my project.. my project is a videoke, that after the user sang the song he/she wants is that at the end, there is a score that will appear(random score from 80-100)... …

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## [Music Player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-player/248520)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-player/248520 "2008-01-09T05:22:52Z")

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I am going to make a flash music player. I need it to be able to read variables from the PHP file that it's placed in. Example variables include: path to the MP3, length of the song, etc... These variables are stored in …

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## [Contact Form Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-problem/248517)

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**Author:** [@JoshE6798](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshE6798)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-problem/248517 "2008-01-09T04:52:27Z")

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I am new to Flash. I am using MX 2004, Firefox, and Gmail. I am working with a template that has a contact form. There are four static text fields. I have named their instances name, address, telephone, and body. Here is…

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## [Controlling gradient fill](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-gradient-fill/248514)

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**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-gradient-fill/248514 "2008-01-09T03:42:21Z")

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How do I rotate my gradient around so its not always a left/right gradient? What value do I manipulate? I want to learn how to rotate to specific angles. colors = \[0xA6A74D,0xF0E46B\]; fillType = "linear"; al…

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## [Started working on a new full flash template for fun](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/started-working-on-a-new-full-flash-template-for-fun/248512)

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**Author:** [@matthewriley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewriley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/started-working-on-a-new-full-flash-template-for-fun/248512 "2008-01-09T01:56:19Z")

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hey. i was bored and decided to make a full flash template for something, someone, somewhere. right now, its no where near complete, i just have the intro animations done. check it out and let me know what you think of w…

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## [Built site in as3 but runs slow.. optimizing tips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/built-site-in-as3-but-runs-slow-optimizing-tips/248511)

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**Author:** [@Mediashock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mediashock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/built-site-in-as3-but-runs-slow-optimizing-tips/248511 "2008-01-09T01:26:06Z")

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hey guys, I just built this site in as3. http://www.nextideas.ca I found it running not so smooth on some computers. Any tips on optimizing, the main background is pretty big but ive seen other sites with major backgro…

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## [How can I make a poll in my site?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-a-poll-in-my-site/248509)

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**Author:** [@rashad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rashad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-a-poll-in-my-site/248509 "2008-01-09T00:43:56Z")

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\[LEFT\]hi all, how can I make a poll in my site using html,php and store the submitted answers in a MySQL database then show the results in another html page as percentage?? thanks in advance.... \[/LEFT\]

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## [Custom cursor dropTarget problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-cursor-droptarget-problem/248508)

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**Author:** [@Muttley66](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Muttley66)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-cursor-droptarget-problem/248508 "2008-01-09T00:30:17Z")

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I'm having trouble implementing custom cursors. so far, I've hidden the standard one, and got a cursor that can even change depending on status. But now my drag and drop (droptarget) doesn't seem to work. Anyone got any …

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## [I got Problem with xml for image handler](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-got-problem-with-xml-for-image-handler/248504)

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**Author:** [@kyme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kyme)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-got-problem-with-xml-for-image-handler/248504 "2008-01-08T22:29:40Z")

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i made a code from flash that will display images from movie clip and now im using XML to handle images. but then the problem is my image wil not display, Actually i want to display my image each movie clip with diff…

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## [Movies loading depending on what was clicked](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movies-loading-depending-on-what-was-clicked/248503)

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**Author:** [@mrmariner7484](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrmariner7484)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movies-loading-depending-on-what-was-clicked/248503 "2008-01-08T21:49:55Z")

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OK - I have been trying to figure out the right way to put this to keep it clear.. see if this works.. I have a movie with a left sidebar (many buttons) and a bottom sidebar(three buttons - movie, stats, opinion) and a…

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## [Does getTimer() go on forever or does it reset at some point?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-gettimer-go-on-forever-or-does-it-reset-at-some-point/248502)

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**Author:** [@oldmanwinter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oldmanwinter)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-gettimer-go-on-forever-or-does-it-reset-at-some-point/248502 "2008-01-08T21:25:18Z")

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at any point does the timer (the one that getTimer() returns) reset itself (like if it reaches some very high value)? and is there any way to reset it? TIA

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## [Countdown timer that triggers random movie clip load](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-that-triggers-random-movie-clip-load/248498)

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**Author:** [@michmons](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michmons)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-that-triggers-random-movie-clip-load/248498 "2008-01-08T20:48:57Z")

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I need help. I have this code here to count down every 10 seconds and load an external random movie clip. It works once, but I would like to have it start the timer again--can anyone help me to achieve this? code: d…

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## [Using regular buttons in place on radiobuttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-regular-buttons-in-place-on-radiobuttons/248496)

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**Author:** [@gtsown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gtsown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-regular-buttons-in-place-on-radiobuttons/248496 "2008-01-08T20:41:30Z")

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Hi everyone, is there a way to customize radio buttons to look like a regular rectangular button with text embedded in it. here is a link of a much more detailed explanation of what i'm trying to get at. http://ww…

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## [Disappearing menu how to](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disappearing-menu-how-to/248480)

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**Author:** [@dunger99us](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dunger99us)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disappearing-menu-how-to/248480 "2008-01-08T18:18:03Z")

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hi, i need simple anwer : how to create a disappearing menu. for example: if you move your mouse over the word menu, the menu will appear, if you remove your mouse from the word menu, menu will disappear ELASTICALLY. …

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## [Letting another class know when something is done](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/letting-another-class-know-when-something-is-done/248478)

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**Author:** [@Wedge\_Man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wedge_Man)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/letting-another-class-know-when-something-is-done/248478 "2008-01-08T17:55:28Z")

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Hi Guys, Ok so i have a class called Level that has an instance of a class called Resource. The Level class uses the Resource class to load in a resource. So Resource.load(picture). I want the Level class to know…

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## [FLVPlayback fullscreen using AS 2?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-fullscreen-using-as-2/248476)

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**Author:** [@asscripter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asscripter)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-fullscreen-using-as-2/248476 "2008-01-08T17:26:53Z")

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Hi, Can anyone pls suggest how to implement a fullscreen functionality in FLVPlayback component using AS 2? thanks.

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## [Train Sites?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/train-sites/248473)

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**Author:** [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/train-sites/248473 "2008-01-08T16:38:10Z")

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Anyone know of any good train sites done in flash or that might have a strong design. This could be actual trains, or even model train sites etc. (like toy models in HO scale or whatever) Just looking for some inspir…

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## [Flash dropdown over html](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-dropdown-over-html/248472)

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**Author:** [@Alenko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alenko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-dropdown-over-html/248472 "2008-01-08T16:28:33Z")

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i have a mp3 player wich has a drop down playlist and i want to put that on the top of my site.I also want for the drop down to drop over the html , i made a div and set it to position absolute and z-index to 2 and every…

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## [Single page flip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/single-page-flip/248466)

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**Author:** [@koenmeloen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/koenmeloen)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/single-page-flip/248466 "2008-01-08T15:18:56Z")

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I'm searching for a tutorial for a single page flip like this: http://www.puma.com/pindex.jsp There are lots of tutorials and components for a dynamic book. But I just need one page to flip. I hope somebody can help me w…

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## [A little help needed on improving raycasting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-needed-on-improving-raycasting/248464)

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**Author:** [@yodalr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yodalr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-little-help-needed-on-improving-raycasting/248464 "2008-01-08T15:02:40Z")

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Ok, I'm not a very good programmer(lol, I mean scripter... I'm too far from programmer). Right now I'm working on a game, when starting the project I quickly ran into well known hitTest-highspeed bullets problem, where t…

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## [Mimicking SaveAs rightmenu action - FileReference.download() or PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mimicking-saveas-rightmenu-action-filereference-download-or-php/248460)

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**Author:** [@giovapaglia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/giovapaglia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mimicking-saveas-rightmenu-action-filereference-download-or-php/248460 "2008-01-08T12:44:40Z")

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A client asked me why it’s not possible to do a “Save as” action in it’s “brand new” “under construction” Flash website. I used to make a simple php page to download files from a website… never needed to do it from an…

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## [24 ways](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/24-ways/248458)

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**Author:** [@RabBell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RabBell)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/24-ways/248458 "2008-01-08T12:22:52Z")

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designs not great, it's more for the content and the 24 interesting articles and tutorials found at http://24ways.org/ like I say, not the design...the content (you remember what that is, yeah?) :thumb:

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## [Zooming and panning help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zooming-and-panning-help/248454)

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**Author:** [@jonnyleeharris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jonnyleeharris)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zooming-and-panning-help/248454 "2008-01-08T10:42:22Z")

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I'm relatively new to Flash, but I have some programming experience - so my AS isn't so so bad. Here's the scenario: I have created a new movie clip with AS, used the drawing API to draw myself a background/viewing a…

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## [Firewall penetration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firewall-penetration/248453)

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**Author:** [@edryan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/edryan)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firewall-penetration/248453 "2008-01-08T10:40:38Z")

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for sure many of this guyz here on this forum experienced hacking already. i am a newbie in network hacking who wants to know the steps and concepts of hacking outside the network through the net..pls,pls,pls..i want to …

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## [How's this sitting?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hows-this-sitting/248452)

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**Author:** [@dravalanche](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dravalanche)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hows-this-sitting/248452 "2008-01-08T10:37:05Z")

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hi, im about to launch this site and I'm wondering if it's sitting centered on everyones screen. It looks ok on mine, im using mozilla at 1024x720 but I wanted to ask around and see if it's sitting centered with everyone…

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## [Load a local server file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-a-local-server-file/248450)

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**Author:** [@Zoulz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zoulz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-a-local-server-file/248450 "2008-01-08T10:05:06Z")

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Hello, i'm totally confused about flash security. My goal is to stream a mp3 from my server's local filesystem (which is not available from the web). I've tried using NetStream, but when I run the compiled swf off my ser…

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## [Image gallery with zoom](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-gallery-with-zoom/248445)

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**Author:** [@andy11983](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andy11983)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-gallery-with-zoom/248445 "2008-01-08T09:32:55Z")

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hi guys, im trying to create a image gallery, that has x amount of images and when you rollover a particulr image it zooms in onto the inage. A perfect example of this is http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/home c…

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## [Advice on how to start my son off in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advice-on-how-to-start-my-son-off-in-flash/248444)

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**Author:** [@venton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/venton)\
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**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advice-on-how-to-start-my-son-off-in-flash/248444 "2008-01-08T09:27:06Z")

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I've got an 8 yr old son who loves playing computer games and designing games on paper. I am a professional programmer using visual basic mainly for .net web applications. I am keen to introduce my son to simple programm…

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## [Best way to bring vector files into flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-bring-vector-files-into-flash/248441)

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**Author:** [@BOTH](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BOTH)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-bring-vector-files-into-flash/248441 "2008-01-08T08:50:46Z")

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Hello, I have some simple line work from illustrator that I would like to include in a website. Saving the file for web from illustrator gives terrible quality even if settings are set to maximum. Saving from illustrato…

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