# Latest **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1480 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1481 --- ## [Movieclip.addChild(textfield), textfield not visible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-addchild-textfield-textfield-not-visible/287958)
**Author:** [@ozkanb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ozkanb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-addchild-textfield-textfield-not-visible/287958 "2009-05-08T14:34:15Z")
hi everyone, i'm working on a project for school, but i can't continue because my code doesn't work correct. my problem: i have a movieclip, an image at the same size as the movieclip (it's like the backgroundImage of … --- ## [Flash advances to frame 2 inspite of stop() command](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-advances-to-frame-2-inspite-of-stop-command/287957)
**Author:** [@gdehoff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gdehoff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-advances-to-frame-2-inspite-of-stop-command/287957 "2009-05-08T14:28:28Z")
I am creating an e-learning module using a PC with windows XP; running PowerPoint 2003 and Articulate Presenter v5.4 \*\*I have some .swfs that consist of multiple frames. These were created in CS4 and published for Fl… --- ## [Blur control](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-control/287956)
**Author:** [@Reinhardt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Reinhardt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-control/287956 "2009-05-08T14:11:58Z")
Hi there! Can anyone help me? I want to make an old pannel with a screen, but you have to adjust your "focus". This has to be done by a knob or slider almost like you would a pair of binoculars. I want to use the blu… --- ## [ExternalInterface help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-help/287955)
**Author:** [@Goth\_Santa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Goth_Santa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-help/287955 "2009-05-08T14:05:45Z")
I'm trying to have two flash menus talk to one another via ExternalInterface, but for whatever reason the javascript function isn't being called. I have two menus, topMenu and tabMenu. The idea is for clicking on one … --- ## [localToGlobal Confusion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localtoglobal-confusion/287953)
**Author:** [@ranjeet\_naidu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ranjeet_naidu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localtoglobal-confusion/287953 "2009-05-08T13:08:33Z")
Guys am so bloody confused with as3. I have mcOne on stage and mcTwo within mcOne. I want to find out mcTwo\`s x and y coordinates in relation to the stage. Also i want to be able to zoom mcOne and to be able to drag mcTw… --- ## [Scrollbar Not working in safari & firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-not-working-in-safari-firefox/287952)
**Author:** [@simply](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simply)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-not-working-in-safari-firefox/287952 "2009-05-08T13:07:39Z")
Hallo everyone. im new here and i have a question. For about 2 weeks now im fighting with the uiscrollbar component in as3. the swf works well. but when i load the html file the scrollbar doesnt work. here is… --- ## [Controlling Actipscript Values At Runtime With Buttons (AS2)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-actipscript-values-at-runtime-with-buttons-as2/287951)
**Author:** [@zigsta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zigsta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-actipscript-values-at-runtime-with-buttons-as2/287951 "2009-05-08T12:27:53Z")
Hi you clever people Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I'm not overly sure what i really need. I'm looking for a way to control elements of my Actionscript at run-time via sliders and buttons on the stage so th… --- ## [A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-brief-incomplete-and-mostly-wrong-history-of-programming-languages/287950)
**Author:** [@ramie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ramie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-brief-incomplete-and-mostly-wrong-history-of-programming-languages/287950 "2009-05-08T11:31:47Z")
Seen on hacker news this morning. Very funny. 1972 - Dennis Ritchie invents a powerful gun that shoots both forward and backward simultaneously. Not satisfied with the number of deaths and permanent maimings from tha… --- ## [cacheAsBitmap - How can you tell?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cacheasbitmap-how-can-you-tell/287949)
**Author:** [@four4swords](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/four4swords)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cacheasbitmap-how-can-you-tell/287949 "2009-05-08T09:40:40Z")
Hi, I'm using the "Use runtime bitmap caching" in Flash 8, however.. when I publish my swf, and I zoom in on the movieclip, I see no signs of bitmap caching. Is it suppose to be like that? Because in Flash 8, if you … --- ## [JS Continue function error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-continue-function-error/287948)
**Author:** [@larrywongm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/larrywongm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-continue-function-error/287948 "2009-05-08T08:24:06Z")
Hi ALL, I am here whit some javascript error in my program. Yesterday I created a small program. I used Continue function and wanted print some number after 5 but when I executed program it displayed serial number 1 … --- ## [PHP generated email won't display correctly on iPhone](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-generated-email-wont-display-correctly-on-iphone/287947)
**Author:** [@3dron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/3dron)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-generated-email-wont-display-correctly-on-iphone/287947 "2009-05-08T08:10:00Z")
Here is my code: $headers = "From: auto-mailer@mydomain.com "; $headers .= "Reply-To: auto-mailer@mydomain.com "; $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0 "; //$headers .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 "; $hea… --- ## [Resize event doesn't get triggered](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-event-doesnt-get-triggered/287946)
**Author:** [@harm\_less](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/harm_less)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-event-doesnt-get-triggered/287946 "2009-05-08T08:08:58Z")
Hello all, I'm working on a project that uses a resize event and the Flash is full-browser (100% height and width). This means of course that every time the Flash stage size will change the resize function will be trig… --- ## [Draw line 90 degree bounded](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-line-90-degree-bounded/287945)
**Author:** [@ssubham](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ssubham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-line-90-degree-bounded/287945 "2009-05-08T06:19:12Z")
Hi Guyes, I want to draw straight line in 90 degree boundation through actionscript, but its making me stuck to create just a single straight line. Hope any body can help me. Regards, saurabh --- ## [Draw line 90 degree bounded](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-line-90-degree-bounded/287944)
**Author:** [@ssubham](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ssubham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-line-90-degree-bounded/287944 "2009-05-08T06:17:25Z")
Hi Guyes, I want to draw straight line in 90 degree boundation through actionscript, but its making me stuck to create just a single straight line. Hope any body can help me. Regards, saurabh --- ## [Horizontal dynamic text scroller](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-dynamic-text-scroller/287943)
**Author:** [@lordrt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lordrt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-dynamic-text-scroller/287943 "2009-05-08T06:16:24Z")
hi I've created a horizontal dynamic text scroller (like latest news ones found on some websites) in flash 8 with as2, and this swf file reads data from a .txt file. the problem is that when change the txt in the file, … --- ## [Adding/Removing objects to/from an array based on a variable?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-removing-objects-to-from-an-array-based-on-a-variable/287942)
**Author:** [@Vathian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vathian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-removing-objects-to-from-an-array-based-on-a-variable/287942 "2009-05-08T05:48:25Z")
So a small example of my situation...On my stage I have 5 items labeled item1\_mc, item2\_mc, item3\_mc and so forth...they all have two keyframes on their respective timelines, one labeled "active" and the other "inactive"… --- ## [\[AS3\] Space Invaders Laser Spawning](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-space-invaders-laser-spawning/287941)
**Author:** [@Flashh\_n00b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flashh_n00b)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-space-invaders-laser-spawning/287941 "2009-05-08T05:27:34Z")
Hey, I am working on making a Space Invaders clone to practice up my AS3. One of the main things in this project is that I want to make all of the graphics through Actionscript, simply because I have never worked with an… --- ## [Site only works in chrome and safari?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-only-works-in-chrome-and-safari/287940)
**Author:** [@BuG56](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BuG56)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-only-works-in-chrome-and-safari/287940 "2009-05-08T04:39:47Z")
Hello all - I just want to say I'm new to PHP/MYSQL so the problem I'm encountering may or may not be a quick simple fix. A little bit of background : I'm using EASYPHP (Apache, MySQL, myphpadmin, and php5) to develop … --- ## [Instances on stage (exported SWF) is undead in ActionScript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instances-on-stage-exported-swf-is-undead-in-actionscript/287939)
**Author:** [@zhangxiaorui](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zhangxiaorui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instances-on-stage-exported-swf-is-undead-in-actionscript/287939 "2009-05-08T04:11:16Z")
Say I have an instance on the stage in Flash CS3 (assume a designer put it there) and give me the SWF. Here is my problem: // suppose the linkage name is "someMC" and // the instance name is specified as "instance"… --- ## [Best option for creating bullets?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-option-for-creating-bullets/287938)
**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-option-for-creating-bullets/287938 "2009-05-08T03:32:17Z")
Well, I could create a movie clip for a bullet and create a new instance of one every time a bullet is fired. Then, I could have 100 little bullets all flying around checking collision detection... There must be a bett… --- ## [Senocular's Sequence class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/senoculars-sequence-class/287937)
**Author:** [@ohbeewan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ohbeewan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/senoculars-sequence-class/287937 "2009-05-08T03:30:47Z")
Just wondering if anyone can point me to a usage example of Senocular's Sequence class, which is documented here: http://www.senocular.com/flash/actionscript.php?file=ActionScript\_3.0/com/senocular/events/Sequence.as … --- ## [Flash photo gallery with thumbnails - problem!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photo-gallery-with-thumbnails-problem/287936)
**Author:** [@bgal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bgal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photo-gallery-with-thumbnails-problem/287936 "2009-05-08T03:20:43Z")
Hey folks, I'm trying to use the flash gallery with thumbnails that was in one of the tutorials on this site. See here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm I wanted to make the flash player bigge… --- ## [Dynamic text field wordwrap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-wordwrap/287934)
**Author:** [@thewebnsoft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thewebnsoft)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-wordwrap/287934 "2009-05-08T01:59:33Z")
hi all i am using dynamic textfield with multiline and wordwrap set as true, working ok but i have on issue, the wordwarp feature breaks the word also like if i am having "your text here" sometimes its appearing as: yo… --- ## [Tutorials for High concept site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorials-for-high-concept-site/287933)
**Author:** [@Marketing\_EXP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marketing_EXP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorials-for-high-concept-site/287933 "2009-05-08T01:42:24Z")
Hi folks! I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to tutorials on flash development skills in order to develop a site such as www.keycloset.com .. also as a rough estimate how many man hours do… --- ## [GoToFullScreen Automaticly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotofullscreen-automaticly/287932)
**Author:** [@ruiganga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ruiganga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotofullscreen-automaticly/287932 "2009-05-08T01:25:05Z")
Hi I have a code that makes the flash site go to fullscreen. I am trying to do is go to fullscreen without press a button. I have a timer to do that but I am having an error. How can I do this? full.buttonMode = true… --- ## [XML in Flash Text formating issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-in-flash-text-formating-issue/287931)
**Author:** [@PDidee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PDidee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-in-flash-text-formating-issue/287931 "2009-05-08T00:47:38Z")
Okay so I've seen this a few times and I've tried all the "fixes" but I'm still missing something here. I have "\[CDATA\[" tags and render as HTML turned on. My AS has HTML "true" and childNodes. However I still can't get … --- ## [Manage and host your own ads](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manage-and-host-your-own-ads/287930)
**Author:** [@Groady](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Groady)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/manage-and-host-your-own-ads/287930 "2009-05-07T23:53:31Z")
Some people here may be interested in a class package I will be releasing soon which will give game developers better control over the ads which appear in their games. Basically it will provide a means of remote swit… --- ## [Game Help (part 2)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-help-part-2/287929)
**Author:** [@Drakob](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Drakob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-help-part-2/287929 "2009-05-07T23:47:31Z")
Hey Guys Ive got a game at the moment, with 3 external classes (different .as files). Currently they ARE communiticating, but with the error: TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert Frame1Bed$ to… --- ## [How achieve this result](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-achieve-this-result/287928)
**Author:** [@rmarin51](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rmarin51)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-achieve-this-result/287928 "2009-05-07T23:03:49Z")
hi guys Being serching the net for weeks now and i cant find a tutorial or some light on how to achieve this background animation/interaction http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/23912.html I´m making a p… --- ## [Random Dynamic html text with css styles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-dynamic-html-text-with-css-styles/287927)
**Author:** [@ganedenmichael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ganedenmichael)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-dynamic-html-text-with-css-styles/287927 "2009-05-07T22:36:58Z")
Hi all. I'm trying to use FlashCS3 to set up a "fast facts" feature on my website where on loading the page a random fact is pulled from an external file and displayed in the dynamic text box. I'd also like the text th… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1479) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1481)