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## [Tutorial - Creating multi-player game - TicTacToe](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-creating-multi-player-game-tictactoe/285958)

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**Author:** [@prash0531](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prash0531)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-creating-multi-player-game-tictactoe/285958 "2009-04-08T07:39:22Z")

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Flash Multi-player Game Tutorial - TicTacToe This tutorial teaches you how to start creating your own multi-player flash games! This tutorial is based on a turn-based game called Tic-Tac-Toe. \[image\] Requirements …

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## [How to create that animation in actionscript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-that-animation-in-actionscript/285957)

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**Author:** [@banu\_iliuta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/banu_iliuta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-that-animation-in-actionscript/285957 "2009-04-08T06:58:35Z")

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I want to know how to create a script in action animation as eg: a layer in first keyframe in a transparent movieclip with 0 and keyframe in the 10 to reach 100 transparent (opaque).

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## [AS3 Centralized Preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-centralized-preloader/285956)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Knight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Michael_Knight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-centralized-preloader/285956 "2009-04-08T06:54:49Z")

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Hi guys, im still new in AS3 and gradually making a transition from AS2 to AS3. I have a question if you guys can help me, just want to ask on what's the best approach in doing a centralized preloader. This is what I sua…

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## [Swfaddress: page title problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-page-title-problem/285955)

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**Author:** [@carbone6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carbone6)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-page-title-problem/285955 "2009-04-08T06:44:16Z")

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Hi, I'm using swfaddress which creates a page title in the browser based on what page your on in the flash site. The title comes from the name of a frame label. For example i have a frame label called "About Us" I've …

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## [Explain the betting system](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/explain-the-betting-system/285953)

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**Author:** [@sherest](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sherest)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/explain-the-betting-system/285953 "2009-04-08T06:05:37Z")

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Hello everyone! In Blackjack, explain the betting system. If I bet $100 dollar and I win with 3 to 2. What does it mean? With calculation

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## [Enabling a disabled button on Flash MX](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enabling-a-disabled-button-on-flash-mx/285952)

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**Author:** [@lugkna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lugkna)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enabling-a-disabled-button-on-flash-mx/285952 "2009-04-08T05:13:18Z")

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Alright, I've had this frustrating problem for a long time and i've been asking a lot of people for help about it. For something that sounds so simple, no one could come up for a solution for this, so this must be a REAL…

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## [Preventing mask from becoming part of the MC?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-mask-from-becoming-part-of-the-mc/285951)

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**Author:** [@realdoyle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/realdoyle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-mask-from-becoming-part-of-the-mc/285951 "2009-04-08T05:04:54Z")

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I have a movie clip with one word of text and mask that slides in to change the color of the text when moused-over. I also have an "actions" layer with the roll over code (posted below). As you can tell I am making a sim…

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## [Removing Movie Clips that have Loaders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-movie-clips-that-have-loaders/285950)

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**Author:** [@bong3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bong3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-movie-clips-that-have-loaders/285950 "2009-04-08T04:48:30Z")

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Hello, I'm fairly new to Actionscript 3 (or any AS for that matter). I have 3 buttons layed out in my design (more to come ultimately). Once you click on any of these buttons, they will add their corresponding movie cl…

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## [Clear Plastic Business Cards](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clear-plastic-business-cards/285949)

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**Author:** [@Syous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Syous)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clear-plastic-business-cards/285949 "2009-04-08T04:24:23Z")

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So I'm looking to order about 100 clear plastic business cards but am trying to stay uner 100 bucks. Anyone know anywhere good to go? I was hoping for overnightprints.com but they don't seem to offer it - and any other s…

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## [Swfaddress inside movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-inside-movieclip/285948)

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**Author:** [@carbone6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carbone6)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-inside-movieclip/285948 "2009-04-08T03:35:16Z")

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Hi, Has anyone got swf address to work inside a movieclip? Instead of having all the frame labels on the root timeline but inside a movieclip.

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## [Nested movie clips problem - The mc won't disappear from the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clips-problem-the-mc-wont-disappear-from-the-stage/285947)

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**Author:** [@mperra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mperra)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clips-problem-the-mc-wont-disappear-from-the-stage/285947 "2009-04-08T02:49:55Z")

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Hi there, I can't figure out why this is happening. I'm sure I need to add some AS (I'm using AS2 here) somewhere, but I don't know what and where. This is the website I'm working on, www.matteoperra.com/gm when you go t…

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## [Listening for keyboard events without the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listening-for-keyboard-events-without-the-stage/285946)

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**Author:** [@motionsmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/motionsmith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listening-for-keyboard-events-without-the-stage/285946 "2009-04-08T02:47:17Z")

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I'm creating an AIR application that loads a child SWF. The child needs to read keyboard input (for a game), which I usually do by adding a keyboard event listener to the stage property, like this: stage.addEventListener…

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## [Template type function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/template-type-function/285945)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/template-type-function/285945 "2009-04-08T02:33:15Z")

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I'm using a graphics library that can display strings on the screen. I wanted to also be able to display ints, floats, etc..., so I attempted to write a template function to convert those number types into strings befor…

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## [Question on this REALLY COOL SITE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-on-this-really-cool-site/285944)

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**Author:** [@SamuraiBoi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SamuraiBoi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-on-this-really-cool-site/285944 "2009-04-08T02:24:20Z")

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Hello! \[smile\] I found this really cool website and desperately want to know how this person animated the mouse trail in the very beginning ("click"). http://www.mac-design.org/macdesign.html I looked around a bunch…

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## [Simple Preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-preloader/285943)

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**Author:** [@Marblez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marblez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-preloader/285943 "2009-04-08T01:46:51Z")

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Hi guys, Does anyone know of any good tutorials on how to create a simple preloader? I used this that I found on this site http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flashcs3/preloader\_as3\_pg1.htm Unfortunately, for some reas…

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## [Video Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-question/285942)

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**Author:** [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-question/285942 "2009-04-08T01:43:40Z")

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If this is in the wrong spot, feel free to move it, and my bad in advance. Does anyone here know what to do to convert a \*.m2ts video file - the kind that come straight off of a hard drive cam - to something editable, …

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## [Capturing SWF screen and saving a JPG to send it by email](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/capturing-swf-screen-and-saving-a-jpg-to-send-it-by-email/285940)

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**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/capturing-swf-screen-and-saving-a-jpg-to-send-it-by-email/285940 "2009-04-08T01:08:48Z")

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Hi all, Could anyone please help me? I am trying to create a Flash movie that allows me to click a button and capture a specific moment in the movie, convert it to a JPG and send it by email. Thanks, CH

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## [Custom Component Variable Size(s)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-component-variable-size-s/285939)

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**Author:** [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-component-variable-size-s/285939 "2009-04-08T00:41:10Z")

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Something I've always wanted to do was creating a custom component in Flash but have specific parts of the component size appropriately based on, say, the video size. For example: tv.adobe.com - go there and watch a …

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## [Top down falling particles to reveal logo script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/top-down-falling-particles-to-reveal-logo-script/285938)

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**Author:** [@Drakash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Drakash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/top-down-falling-particles-to-reveal-logo-script/285938 "2009-04-08T00:31:50Z")

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\[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica\] Hi folks, I have plenty of ways of creating falling snow like effects, but a client has just comitted me to an effect as a test of my ability without talking to me first, that I am a l…

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## [Wacom bamboo - What/how to draw?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wacom-bamboo-what-how-to-draw/285936)

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**Author:** [@Ohls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ohls)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wacom-bamboo-what-how-to-draw/285936 "2009-04-07T22:31:28Z")

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I just got a Wacom Bamboo for work, and I work from home so I can use it for other stuff aswell. I'd always wanted to learn to draw by pen, but never wanted to let go of the conveniences of using software on a computer. …

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## [SoundEvents](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundevents/285935)

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**Author:** [@waverider303](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waverider303)\
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**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundevents/285935 "2009-04-07T22:26:04Z")

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I want to add a music player to a couple pages on my site. I want flash to also recognize if the page didnt find a sound file and hide the player. Is there an Event for sound that can find out if a sound was loaded?

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## [Animation Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-issues/285934)

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**Author:** [@flashie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashie)\
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**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-issues/285934 "2009-04-07T22:23:35Z")

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Hello, I have created a nifty 3D animation encapsulated in a movie clip, placed in the root timeline. A word flips until its Y rotation is on edge to the user, at which point another words flip back in in its place. I …

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## [flvPlayBack component jumps around?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-component-jumps-around/285933)

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**Author:** [@emolen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emolen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-component-jumps-around/285933 "2009-04-07T21:50:07Z")

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this should be easy: place a flv on the stage, load said video and play. Simple, it plays different movies quickly, using a predefined skin, nothing fancy. Works every time. HOWEVER: the thing jumps around, left and r…

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## [Writing HTML with javascript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/writing-html-with-javascript/285931)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/writing-html-with-javascript/285931 "2009-04-07T21:42:41Z")

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I am looping through an XML file and need to loop and create list of thumbnails with some text. How can I write a div and output it depending on how many nodes are in the XML? If I use document.write it erases anything s…

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## [Need to print out a pdf file with button click](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-print-out-a-pdf-file-with-button-click/285930)

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**Author:** [@webguync](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webguync)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-print-out-a-pdf-file-with-button-click/285930 "2009-04-07T21:35:59Z")

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I am attempting to add a button to my application which will print out a .pdf file when clicked. The rest of the app is in AS3, so I guess this feature will need to be also. I started out thinking I would need to print…

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## [Communicate Between Flash Movies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communicate-between-flash-movies/285929)

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**Author:** [@aruti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aruti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communicate-between-flash-movies/285929 "2009-04-07T21:35:29Z")

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Hi, I want to communicate between flash movies on two different machines. Is this possible? Maybe with Flex? Also, can you open a windows command prompt with flash and send it commands? Thanks Brian

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## [Help With autoSizing Dynamic Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-autosizing-dynamic-text/285927)

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**Author:** [@printable](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/printable)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-autosizing-dynamic-text/285927 "2009-04-07T21:20:54Z")

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Hi, I'm new here but have read tons of posts around the internet trying to resolve my issue but nothing seems to work. Also, I'm completely self-taught, so please be patient as I don't know all the correct terminology. …

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## [Drop down menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-menu/285926)

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**Author:** [@tifam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tifam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-menu/285926 "2009-04-07T21:18:23Z")

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hola, j'essaie de me débrouiller tant bien que de mal sur flash. J'essaie d'apprendre sur le tas tous les jours. Aujourd'hui, je suis à mon 3 eme site et j'ai un problème de drop down menu. J'ai passer deux jours à essay…

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## [Renaming layer...bug?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/renaming-layer-bug/285925)

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**Author:** [@booglebop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/booglebop)\
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**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/renaming-layer-bug/285925 "2009-04-07T20:59:08Z")

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has anyone else experienced this: when you double click on a layer to rename it the text field highlights for like a second and then deselects itself? i reset my PRAM and that took care of it, but like a half hour late…

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## [Creating Variable and its Class from XML Parsed Data](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-variable-and-its-class-from-xml-parsed-data/285924)

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**Author:** [@aspivey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aspivey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-variable-and-its-class-from-xml-parsed-data/285924 "2009-04-07T20:53:32Z")

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Hi, I've set up an XML file with names of objects that will be contained in my fla/swf library. I wish to position the objects on the stage at runtime using an XML file that can be quickly modified without having to reco…

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