# Latest

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## [Design Patterns for websites](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/design-patterns-for-websites/289889)

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**Author:** [@andriusain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andriusain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/design-patterns-for-websites/289889 "2009-06-06T10:38:37Z")

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Hello all. My experience with design patterns is almost zero but I am starting to get acquainted with the Model View Controller pattern. I am approaching a website with this pattern and I was wondering if there might …

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## [Need help in a particular flash animation effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-a-particular-flash-animation-effect/289887)

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**Author:** [@fantoosh420](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fantoosh420)\
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**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-a-particular-flash-animation-effect/289887 "2009-06-06T07:52:02Z")

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hello everyone. I am quite new to flash and I am looking for help in a flash effect in which pictures plays as a slide. I created a movie clip but the effect needs a lot of frames to play. while i found an example in…

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## [\[fl8 as2\] interval behavior- curious](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl8-as2-interval-behavior-curious/289886)

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**Author:** [@proeliumfessus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/proeliumfessus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl8-as2-interval-behavior-curious/289886 "2009-06-06T06:26:28Z")

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I typed the following code two ways... one has the word "new" and one doesnt... the one with the word "new" completely ignores the clearInterval() call... however when the code is run without the word "new" it behaves a…

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## [Rudimentary pathfinding/collision detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rudimentary-pathfinding-collision-detection/289885)

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**Author:** [@Thurinus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Thurinus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rudimentary-pathfinding-collision-detection/289885 "2009-06-06T05:10:49Z")

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hey everyone, I have a question regarding seemingly relatively simple collision detection and pathfinding. Thus far I've been doing pathfinding using the A\* algorithm and nodes, but I want to do something simpler for a…

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## [QUIZ....how to create a](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quiz-how-to-create-a/289884)

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**Author:** [@multimediamkt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/multimediamkt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quiz-how-to-create-a/289884 "2009-06-06T04:37:27Z")

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I´ve searched by means Google but haven´t found a satisfactory answer on how to create a ten question QUIZ. does anyone recommend me a tutorial ? Thank you

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## [\[fl8 as2\] forms- can someone give me a couple quick pointers-](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl8-as2-forms-can-someone-give-me-a-couple-quick-pointers/289882)

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**Author:** [@proeliumfessus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/proeliumfessus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl8-as2-forms-can-someone-give-me-a-couple-quick-pointers/289882 "2009-06-06T03:41:50Z")

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I just put together my first form using the loadvars object with the post method to send the data to a php script... it worked but I got a funky blank window when it ran... since I'm so new to this kinda stuff- can someo…

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## [PHP Integration with Peachtree](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-integration-with-peachtree/289881)

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**Author:** [@jwilliam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwilliam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-integration-with-peachtree/289881 "2009-06-06T01:44:25Z")

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I have a potential client that needs an e-commerce site designed and they want their online inventory synced, in real time, with their peachtree software. So far, the best solution I've found is that they could export t…

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## [Anyone has a code for this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-has-a-code-for-this/289880)

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**Author:** [@TahGamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TahGamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-has-a-code-for-this/289880 "2009-06-06T01:10:46Z")

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I just played this game called rhythm breaker. (Link here http://www.spamtheweb.com/play.php?id=24) And I was asking if anyone of you has the code or made one that is t…

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## [Load images from array into different movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-images-from-array-into-different-movieclips/289879)

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**Author:** [@waverider303](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waverider303)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-images-from-array-into-different-movieclips/289879 "2009-06-06T00:55:41Z")

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I have an XML document that lists url of images to be displayed. What I want to do is load the length of images in the XML doc into an Array. Then take that array and make movieclips for each one. How would I go about do…

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## [Swfaddress detect event origin](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-detect-event-origin/289878)

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**Author:** [@magarik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/magarik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-detect-event-origin/289878 "2009-06-06T00:47:14Z")

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hello i have a humble question in SWFAddress 2.x, how can i detect whether an event is called from browser or from flash, with out making custom variables etc? for instance, i have dynamic material on several pages. i…

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## [Need a button to play an mc in a different scene](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-button-to-play-an-mc-in-a-different-scene/289877)

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**Author:** [@rick1212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rick1212)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-button-to-play-an-mc-in-a-different-scene/289877 "2009-06-06T00:21:11Z")

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So this is where I'm stumped. I have 2 scenes, the first scene has "mc1" and the second scene has "mc2" and a button inside it. how do i get the button in mc2 to play mc1? Thanks for your time.

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## [Focus!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/focus/289876)

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**Author:** [@Brent\_Summers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Brent_Summers)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/focus/289876 "2009-06-06T00:14:51Z")

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Hey! Does anyone have a good explanation for how flash handles focus? Like where does focus default to and where does it go if the object that has focus gets destroyed or becomes invisible?

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## [Need button to play an mc in a different scene](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-button-to-play-an-mc-in-a-different-scene/289874)

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**Author:** [@rick1212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rick1212)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-button-to-play-an-mc-in-a-different-scene/289874 "2009-06-05T23:02:36Z")

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So this is where I'm stumped. I have 2 scenes, the first scene has "mc1" and the second scene has "mc2" and a button inside it. how do i get the button in mc2 to play mc1? Thanks for your time.

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## [Error #1009 when I add a button to the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1009-when-i-add-a-button-to-the-stage/289873)

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**Author:** [@mrinak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrinak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1009-when-i-add-a-button-to-the-stage/289873 "2009-06-05T22:13:29Z")

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Hi there - Argh.I have a timeline project. Each "date" aka button when clicked advances to its respective named frame. It works fine until I have a section of the timeline with more than one "entry". I use the same nami…

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## [Two (Grid Gallery) Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-grid-gallery-problems/289872)

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**Author:** [@rai\_kane3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rai_kane3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-grid-gallery-problems/289872 "2009-06-05T21:47:17Z")

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I have created this grid gallery however I am having to problems which I cannot for the life of me work out what i'm doing wrong am I just being dumb I have tried to restrict the count of thumbs so I can use a next an…

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## [\[as2\] checkerboard background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-checkerboard-background/289871)

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**Author:** [@log](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/log)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-checkerboard-background/289871 "2009-06-05T21:35:57Z")

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function set\_checkerboard() { import flash.display.\*; import flash.geom.\*; var board\_size:Number = Stage.width; var block\_size:Number = 2; /\* //gingham checker pattern var block1\_color:Number…

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## [Remove child problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-child-problem/289870)

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**Author:** [@werehunt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/werehunt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-child-problem/289870 "2009-06-05T21:29:29Z")

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I have this code, and in the end, where I am trying to removeChild(ball) I get an error: 1118: Implicit coercion of a value with static type Object to a possibly unrelated type flash.display:DisplayObject. for (var …

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## [CS4/AS3 Enterframe problem on mouseScroll, HELP!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as3-enterframe-problem-on-mousescroll-help/289869)

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**Author:** [@humbucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/humbucker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as3-enterframe-problem-on-mousescroll-help/289869 "2009-06-05T21:09:50Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm totally stuck with a dumb bug thing I guess, I got a smooth scroll animation on which I've added a fake 3D-like rotation onMouse position changes, since I've added this 3d effect, the mousescroll bar i…

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## [Adjustin FullScreenScrollBar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adjustin-fullscreenscrollbar/289868)

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**Author:** [@youwh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/youwh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adjustin-fullscreenscrollbar/289868 "2009-06-05T21:03:20Z")

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I am trying to control the size of the scroll bar from another class and I tried every way i could think of but still fails. I think its because i am not calling the class the correct way. Could anyone kind enough to sho…

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## [Ball Collision, inside of Ball](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ball-collision-inside-of-ball/289867)

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**Author:** [@gregmax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gregmax)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ball-collision-inside-of-ball/289867 "2009-06-05T20:56:25Z")

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I am trying to accomplish a rather difficult task - ball collision inside another ball using gravity. I have one large circle in the middle of the stage (its radius is 150 pixels). I have another circle inside of that …

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## [In a dilemma](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-a-dilemma/289866)

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**Author:** [@adamcelikay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adamcelikay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-a-dilemma/289866 "2009-06-05T20:31:20Z")

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I'm making a form that needs to add and subtract lines this is in (cs3, as2) I'm using visible or attachMovie actions to portray this. Anyway my problem is i need to only send the visible line into the form. I don't want…

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## [Floating point hell](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/floating-point-hell/289865)

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**Author:** [@tedc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tedc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/floating-point-hell/289865 "2009-06-05T20:15:04Z")

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First of all, what is up with this? trace(19.99 \* 100); // 1998.9999999999998 Second of all, how would I go about turning 1.52999 into 1.52 instead of 1.53?? I would just like to pop off everything after two decimals…

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## [Yeehaw IE6.. need some help guys](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yeehaw-ie6-need-some-help-guys/289862)

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**Author:** [@redelite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redelite)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yeehaw-ie6-need-some-help-guys/289862 "2009-06-05T19:48:44Z")

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So, I have 2 issues in IE6 that are really stumping me, one of which I have never encountered, ever, in all my days of CSS-ing. And with that said let's get to it. \*\*NOTE: Please note, that I have changed the body back…

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## [MouseEvents on same Movie Clip Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseevents-on-same-movie-clip-issues/289860)

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**Author:** [@sanaali](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sanaali)\
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**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseevents-on-same-movie-clip-issues/289860 "2009-06-05T18:26:57Z")

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Hi, I'm just starting to dive into actionsripting and have come across an issue. I've assigned an event listener that basically drags and a double click eventlistener to the same movie clip. The problem I'm having …

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## [MovieClip Vs Bitmap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-vs-bitmap/289859)

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**Author:** [@aravindk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aravindk)\
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**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-vs-bitmap/289859 "2009-06-05T18:22:13Z")

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Hi, I am working on a project in which I am suppose to maintain an array of movieclips, and I can also convert the movieclips into bitmap data. so I would like to know which one is the best to use either maintaining mo…

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## [Is it possible to remove a function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-a-function/289858)

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**Author:** [@flashdaddy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashdaddy)\
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**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-a-function/289858 "2009-06-05T18:17:23Z")

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Hi All, I have another issue that I've been searching and searching for but can't seem to figure it out. If i have a function: my\_mc.addEventListener(e:MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER, audioOver) function audioOver(e:MouseE…

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## [Editing Text in textField](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-text-in-textfield/289857)

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**Author:** [@Snivvle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Snivvle)\
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**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-text-in-textfield/289857 "2009-06-05T17:53:49Z")

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Without getting too complicated, imagine just a simple Static textField you created in flash and you filled it in with a paragraph of text. simpleText.text = "here is my paragraph and this is fun and the dog ran far b…

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## [Using an External Font](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-external-font/289856)

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**Author:** [@BoppreH](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoppreH)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-external-font/289856 "2009-06-05T17:16:51Z")

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I have this swf that loads a lot of things from others swfs and they all use a non-default font. After searching ways to embedded this font into only one file and currently that's what I have: a class that loads the f…

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## [Smoothing out zooming/scrolling image?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothing-out-zooming-scrolling-image/289855)

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**Author:** [@JulyChurches](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JulyChurches)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothing-out-zooming-scrolling-image/289855 "2009-06-05T17:04:04Z")

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hi guys, I come across this again and again in flash. Using the default timeline based tweening (with the FPS set to 24)...is there any way of smoothing out the jerkiness? any AS i can add on frame 1 for example? I'v…

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## [Are there names for x and y in: x - y?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-there-names-for-x-and-y-in-x-y/289853)

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**Author:** [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-there-names-for-x-and-y-in-x-y/289853 "2009-06-05T16:30:50Z")

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Are there names for the values used in a subtraction operation? for example, with division you have the divisor and the dividend. Are there respective names for subtraction? My 3rd grade math fails me :trout:

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