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## [Embedfonts/text field trouble with CSS - Text is rough! Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedfonts-text-field-trouble-with-css-text-is-rough-help/289189)

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**Author:** [@headinapan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/headinapan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedfonts-text-field-trouble-with-css-text-is-rough-help/289189 "2009-05-27T11:18:27Z")

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Hello, I hope someone can possibly assist with this issue: I've got some text appearing dynamically and being styled by my CSS file. If I set embedFonts = true, I lose my CSS styles but the text is nice and clean. …

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## [Linking a drop down button to a frame using actionScript 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-a-drop-down-button-to-a-frame-using-actionscript-2-0/289188)

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**Author:** [@srcollection2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/srcollection2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-a-drop-down-button-to-a-frame-using-actionscript-2-0/289188 "2009-05-27T11:00:54Z")

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Hi, I have a drop down movie button that shows the drop down when scrolled over but i cannot get the drop down buttons to link to the relevant frames. My current script on the dropped down button is on (release) {…

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## [Help for calling frame in order of button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-for-calling-frame-in-order-of-button/289187)

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**Author:** [@srcollection2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/srcollection2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-for-calling-frame-in-order-of-button/289187 "2009-05-27T10:59:01Z")

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hi everyone,,, i have created array of button and i want to call a frame according to the order or number of that button when it is clicked. like if i click 1st button it call a frame 1 of symbol named A if i clic…

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## [White edge to animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/white-edge-to-animation/289186)

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**Author:** [@srcollection2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/srcollection2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/white-edge-to-animation/289186 "2009-05-27T10:56:38Z")

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Hi all, I'm new to flash and despite my animation working well I have encountered a problem. I have written, based on some internet tutorials, a simple header for my website to display a slide show of images. I have …

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## [Targetting a mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targetting-a-mc/289184)

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**Author:** [@maxelcat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/maxelcat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targetting-a-mc/289184 "2009-05-27T10:26:00Z")

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I have a list of links generated from xml using AS3 function createVideoLinks():void{ for (var i:int=0; i\<externalXML.videoClip.length();i++){ vidText\*=externalXML.videoClip.vTitle\*; vidLink\*=externalXML.videoClip\*…

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## [Recommend a shopping cart for a small greeting card](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recommend-a-shopping-cart-for-a-small-greeting-card/289182)

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**Author:** [@neilmmm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neilmmm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recommend-a-shopping-cart-for-a-small-greeting-card/289182 "2009-05-27T09:52:14Z")

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could anyone please recommend a shopping cart for a small greeting card company to put into dreamweaver ?... I am out of my depth with html etc many thanks neil

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## [Align center in actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/align-center-in-actionscript/289181)

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**Author:** [@mahalo74](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mahalo74)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/align-center-in-actionscript/289181 "2009-05-27T09:50:54Z")

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Hey, I'm very new to actionscript and I'm wondering if anyone can help me out. I'm creating a menu like this one http://actionscriptnotes.com/showcase/macmenu/Main.html However I only have 5 icons so I need to align t…

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## [Linking back to Flash frame from XML URL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-back-to-flash-frame-from-xml-url/289180)

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**Author:** [@toa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/toa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-back-to-flash-frame-from-xml-url/289180 "2009-05-27T09:29:52Z")

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Hi everyone I am but a lowly martial arts instructor who has 'foolishly' decided to try and do our website. I decided to use a flash template which has actually worked out ok (word to the wise - DON'T BUY FLASH TEMPLAT…

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## [SEO and flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seo-and-flash/289179)

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**Author:** [@daniel\_mihalcea](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daniel_mihalcea)\
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**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seo-and-flash/289179 "2009-05-27T09:15:50Z")

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Hello there. I have made an web site and I put it on the ftp address on the web. The site is full flash. My question is how can I make it visible on google search, or yahoo? Is there a piece of code that I have to insert…

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## [Can't find changeHandler for combobox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-find-changehandler-for-combobox/289178)

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**Author:** [@onion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onion)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-find-changehandler-for-combobox/289178 "2009-05-27T09:10:45Z")

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I've created a combobox and added it to the stage. I've seem many tutorials where it tells you to create a function which will be called when the combobox value is selected. You can set the name of this function on the c…

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## [Idea to create new sarch engine](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/idea-to-create-new-sarch-engine/289177)

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**Author:** [@ystoredesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ystoredesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/idea-to-create-new-sarch-engine/289177 "2009-05-27T08:24:00Z")

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Our project: The main idea of this project is further development and promotion of a specialized search engine of entertainment direction, targeted at the whole Russian-speaking Internet segment. (www.GDE.ru) The main …

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## [Problem with "copy motion as ActionScript 3"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-copy-motion-as-actionscript-3/289176)

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**Author:** [@quicksmack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/quicksmack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-copy-motion-as-actionscript-3/289176 "2009-05-27T08:04:33Z")

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so i tried using the "copy motion as ActionScript 3" feature in Flash CS3.. so far so good.. but i cant seem to figure out why the code wont work once i put it inside a function.. in layer 1, i have a circle on stage w…

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## [Resizing parent movie clip affects child movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-parent-movie-clip-affects-child-movie-clip/289175)

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**Author:** [@smallDot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smallDot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-parent-movie-clip-affects-child-movie-clip/289175 "2009-05-27T07:48:41Z")

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\[LEFT\]i am trying to use the Tween class to change the size of movie clip to certain height. the code works for me but when resizing the parent, it effects the child. i tried the height and scaleY property for the thum, …

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## [Fullscreen photogallery as3.0 Works only if the browers is refreshed?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-photogallery-as3-0-works-only-if-the-browers-is-refreshed/289174)

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**Author:** [@slopsterfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slopsterfx)\
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**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-photogallery-as3-0-works-only-if-the-browers-is-refreshed/289174 "2009-05-27T07:12:21Z")

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So I have this Fullscreen Flash photography website. The home page has a time controlled image loading, and and dynamically resize images based on browser size, the home page is a page that uses xml to dynamically load i…

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## [How do I assign a value to a property from within a method?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-assign-a-value-to-a-property-from-within-a-method/289173)

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**Author:** [@Tucker\_N](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tucker_N)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-assign-a-value-to-a-property-from-within-a-method/289173 "2009-05-27T06:58:27Z")

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The question is exactly as the title of this thread states, how do I assign a value to a property from within a method? Before I go into detail, please take into consideration I'm new to actionscript 3.0 and its concept …

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## [as3 Tween Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-tween-help/289172)

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**Author:** [@itzallme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/itzallme)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-tween-help/289172 "2009-05-27T06:48:06Z")

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Hello I'm trying to make a simple as3 menu using the drawing api, but i'm having a few problems. First of all I want the red box on roll over to start out from where the gray box is, but right now its starting out from…

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## [Titan online cool new mmorpg](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/titan-online-cool-new-mmorpg/289171)

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**Author:** [@kienyn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kienyn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/titan-online-cool-new-mmorpg/289171 "2009-05-27T06:47:03Z")

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Does anyone try Titan before? It is public beta atm. The cool thing is the story is based on a novel that i never read, lol \[smiley\] but the maps and characters are cool which set in ancient China. It also has great ski…

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## [Overlayed flash DIV dropdown menu, oh yeah](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlayed-flash-div-dropdown-menu-oh-yeah/289170)

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**Author:** [@eilsoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eilsoe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlayed-flash-div-dropdown-menu-oh-yeah/289170 "2009-05-27T05:54:07Z")

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Allright, time for me to get some help here. Imagine a typical horizontal navigation bar, just a series of buttons. This menu is made in flash. This menu is around 22px in height. Above it is a flash header, and below …

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## [How to get the current frame?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-current-frame/289169)

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**Author:** [@kadaj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kadaj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-current-frame/289169 "2009-05-27T04:37:00Z")

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How to get the current frame? At first its in the starting frame. What I want to do is when I press Enter gotoAndStop(3); and again pressing enter key and if its in frame 5 gotoAndStop(5); etc. So how to know which f…

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## [Help creating slideshow effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-creating-slideshow-effect/289168)

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**Author:** [@kougan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kougan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-creating-slideshow-effect/289168 "2009-05-27T03:15:23Z")

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Hi, perhaps someone can help me: I am trying to create a full-frame photo slideshow/photo transition like the one on this site-- http://www.sorenrose.com It shows a random background photo each time a link is clicked…

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## [Trace a String defined in "main.swf" from an external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-a-string-defined-in-main-swf-from-an-external-swf/289166)

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**Author:** [@quicksmack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/quicksmack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-a-string-defined-in-main-swf-from-an-external-swf/289166 "2009-05-27T02:44:37Z")

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is it possible to trace/get a variable that's defined in a "main" .swf, from an external SWF that has been loaded onto the "main" SWF? for example, if i have 2 SWF files called "main.swf" and "sub\_page.swf".. the code …

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## [Flash Problems on Mac](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-problems-on-mac/289165)

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**Author:** [@lukexwinter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lukexwinter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-problems-on-mac/289165 "2009-05-27T02:43:32Z")

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I recently posted a .swf inside a new window with javascript. everything works fine on a PC, the movie will load on a mac. You should be able to click and drag to "spin" the object within the movie (it cycles a series …

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## [Converting String to Movie Clip Instance Name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-string-to-movie-clip-instance-name/289164)

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**Author:** [@thewriteleague](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thewriteleague)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-string-to-movie-clip-instance-name/289164 "2009-05-27T02:28:10Z")

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Building a dynamic map that displays State Senate districts for a US State. Each district is a movie clip that I want to manipulate from a ColorTransform perspective on the flash map. The data that drives the map is bein…

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## [Weird problem with XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-problem-with-xml/289163)

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**Author:** [@Tartarus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tartarus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-problem-with-xml/289163 "2009-05-27T02:26:09Z")

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Hi. I'm having a strange problem where I create XML with PHP, but a dot is added at the beggining that I can't remove and makes the whole XML useless. Here is my code: $xml\_output = "\<?xml version=\\"1.0\\"?\> "; $xml…

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## [Fetching URL from xml file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fetching-url-from-xml-file/289162)

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**Author:** [@Tedri\_Mark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tedri_Mark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fetching-url-from-xml-file/289162 "2009-05-27T02:22:42Z")

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Hey there,an easy peasy question for you all I managed to do this before in flash 8, but the was to go about it in CS3 seems to have changed. This is what I have at the moment: { var request:URL…

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## [List component sortItemsBy problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-sortitemsby-problem/289161)

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**Author:** [@lordali](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lordali)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-sortitemsby-problem/289161 "2009-05-27T02:20:05Z")

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I have looked everywhere but couldn't find any solution to this. Using CS4, AS3 List component and the code is MyList.sortItemsBy({"label", "ASC"}); tried MyList.sortItemsBy("label", "ASC"); Generating error belo…

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## [\[fl8 as2\] Another general database question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl8-as2-another-general-database-question/289160)

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**Author:** [@proeliumfessus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/proeliumfessus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl8-as2-another-general-database-question/289160 "2009-05-27T02:07:10Z")

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I know I have to have a serverside script to interact with a sql database efficiently... but here's my question: I prefer (of course) the user interface I can achieve with flash to anything I could do in php... so he…

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## [Quiz gotoFrame correct answer..problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quiz-gotoframe-correct-answer-problem/289158)

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**Author:** [@flashman2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashman2)\
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**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quiz-gotoframe-correct-answer-problem/289158 "2009-05-27T02:01:03Z")

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hello i have a simple quiz question,i just can't quite seem to get right. i have been learning AS2.0 through modifying scripts to get a better understanding ,here's the some what original script this.stop(); mcSubm…

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## [Child Index - drop down menu shows up BEHIND content on stage instead of ON TOP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/child-index-drop-down-menu-shows-up-behind-content-on-stage-instead-of-on-top/289156)

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**Author:** [@Newbie24](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Newbie24)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/child-index-drop-down-menu-shows-up-behind-content-on-stage-instead-of-on-top/289156 "2009-05-27T01:20:50Z")

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\*\* Child Index - drop down menu shows up BEHIND content on stage instead of ON TOP of content \*\* Hi all, I'm using Flash CS4 and trying to set up a Flash site using AS3, based on the tutorial, "Building Websites …

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## [Rainbow Live XML Editor - a Lite XML CMS for Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rainbow-live-xml-editor-a-lite-xml-cms-for-flash/289155)

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**Author:** [@jamesmcness](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jamesmcness)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rainbow-live-xml-editor-a-lite-xml-cms-for-flash/289155 "2009-05-27T01:04:23Z")

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Code and Visual has just released Rainbow Live! \[COLOR=#9e6800\]http://www.codeandvisual.com/rainbow\[/COLOR\] It’s basically a Lite XML CMS for Flash that allows you to easily define your content structure however you wa…

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