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## [Continuous background loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/continuous-background-loop/284931)

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**Author:** [@jynx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jynx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/continuous-background-loop/284931 "2009-03-25T08:10:56Z")

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I am making a cloud background continuously loop using actionscript, however the image cuts itself off. I cannot figure out what the problem is. I was following the tutorial at: http://www.pixelhivedesign.com/tutorials/E…

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## [Dynamic loading of images in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-loading-of-images-in-flash/284930)

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**Author:** [@SrihariCh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SrihariCh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-loading-of-images-in-flash/284930 "2009-03-25T07:51:46Z")

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Hi all, I am only perfect with basics of AS3 and flash. I need AS3 code or a basic example/tutorial for loading of .jpeg images into flash from database.I had searched through google, but, any of …

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## [XML-Driven Drop-Down Menu how to do horizontally](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-driven-drop-down-menu-how-to-do-horizontally/284929)

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**Author:** [@vishalshetty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vishalshetty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-driven-drop-down-menu-how-to-do-horizontally/284929 "2009-03-25T07:47:29Z")

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Hi folks, I have checked this tutorial in kirupa website but this is vertical xml drop down menu http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xml\_dropdown\_menu.htm I would like to change this into horizontally b…

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## [Dynamic Variables for Movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variables-for-movieclips/284928)

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**Author:** [@arunforce](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arunforce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variables-for-movieclips/284928 "2009-03-25T07:28:22Z")

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How do you do something like \["button"+num\].gotoAndStop(2) eval("button"+num\].gotoAndStop(2) doesn't work either? Also how do you do \_root.? like \_root\["button"+num"\].gotoAndStop(2)? I'm migrating to AS3. :/ Th…

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## [AS 3 and OOP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-3-and-oop/284927)

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**Author:** [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-3-and-oop/284927 "2009-03-25T06:35:52Z")

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Anybody know where I can find some good online articles about taking an OOP approach in AS 3.0? Mainly I'm looking at design here, whether there are some unusual constructs that change traditional OOP design. I just re…

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## [Motion Blur Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-blur-issue/284926)

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**Author:** [@jgreenwood](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jgreenwood)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-blur-issue/284926 "2009-03-25T06:02:56Z")

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Here is what is happening: I have 3 buttons. Each one uses script to tell a target movie to move to a certain \_y coordinate. I am using getProperty for the beginning \_y value so that if the user clicks another button whi…

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## [Blurry fonts](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-fonts/284925)

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**Author:** [@cookingkym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookingkym)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurry-fonts/284925 "2009-03-25T05:38:55Z")

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Is it true that fonts in flash that have odd or is it even numbers appear blurry? How do you get sharp sharp fonts even after using the Anti-Alias options? kym

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## [Preloaders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/284924)

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**Author:** [@cookingkym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookingkym)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/284924 "2009-03-25T05:36:58Z")

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Hey Kirupa Silly question: for a site that is about 1MB in size, do you add the preloader in the same movie or in an external one? I have mine in the same movie on the first frame, then when it loads it goes to th…

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## [Need help in setinterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-setinterval/284923)

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**Author:** [@samyphp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samyphp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-setinterval/284923 "2009-03-25T05:30:58Z")

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hi there, am developing a game using action script2. in some situation my logic sets the setinterval like the following code... var myInterval=setInterval(echo,2000); myInterval=setInterval(echo,2000); function echo(){ …

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## [Inserting your SWF with Javascript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-your-swf-with-javascript/284922)

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**Author:** [@cookingkym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookingkym)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-your-swf-with-javascript/284922 "2009-03-25T05:02:33Z")

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Hey Kirupa Does anyone know the theory behind using javascript to insert your SWF files into the XHTML page, rather then the ("Insert.., Media.., SWF) way. Is this a better way of doing it? whats the difference? th…

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## [How to communicate using 'Socket (Flash)' inside a web-page?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-communicate-using-socket-flash-inside-a-web-page/284921)

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**Author:** [@Khande](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Khande)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-communicate-using-socket-flash-inside-a-web-page/284921 "2009-03-25T04:43:08Z")

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Hi, I have created 'Socket' which will connect to port 5080 on a server. (A java server code is already listening on that port). Now this .swf is placed inside .htm file which is placed on the server's root folder. W…

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## [Geographic location detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geographic-location-detection/284920)

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**Author:** [@cardi777](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cardi777)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geographic-location-detection/284920 "2009-03-25T04:27:44Z")

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Is it possible for flash to somehow detect your geographic location? Perhaps with the use of IP addresses or something? If anyone has any example code, I would love to see it! Cheers, Doug

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## [Javascript displayed in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-displayed-in-flash/284919)

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**Author:** [@imageConscious](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imageConscious)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-displayed-in-flash/284919 "2009-03-25T03:57:13Z")

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Hi all - I'm looking to embed a JS widget (from the Calendar app "helios") into a website that is created entirely in Flash - Helios creates a widget in JS that is synchronized w/ the main calendar app - my question i…

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## [How to Rip/Edit DVD and Convert Video(for Mac/Windows)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-rip-edit-dvd-and-convert-video-for-mac-windows/284918)

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**Author:** [@iriswill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iriswill)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-rip-edit-dvd-and-convert-video-for-mac-windows/284918 "2009-03-25T03:40:50Z")

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Attention please: Mac and windows users: Do you want to rip your DVD to play it on your portable devices? Do you want to convert your video to your iPod/iPhone/Zune/Mobile Phone/PSP/iRiver/Sansa? This article is a full s…

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## [XML with ':' in it... messing things up!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-with-in-it-messing-things-up/284916)

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**Author:** [@nxsd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nxsd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-with-in-it-messing-things-up/284916 "2009-03-25T02:37:20Z")

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Ok so here's the XML I'm working with: \<yweather:units temperature="F" distance="mi" pressure="in" speed="mph"/\> \<yweather:wind chill="64" direction="350" speed="6" /\> \<yweather:atmosphere humidity="30" visibilit…

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## [Using .\_parent or .\_root](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using--parent-or--root/284915)

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**Author:** [@marcomedium](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marcomedium)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using--parent-or--root/284915 "2009-03-25T02:13:16Z")

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hi, still struggling with making my drop down menu buttons act on the main timeline (scene1) can anyone help me with the coding and where i need to place it (within the main timeline or within the movieclip itself)?? …

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## [HELP! Empty nodes problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-empty-nodes-problem/284914)

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**Author:** [@kmorical](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kmorical)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-empty-nodes-problem/284914 "2009-03-25T02:09:42Z")

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HELP! In a nutshell, I'm trying to create a dynamic text box in which text show up for one XML node but not for another, so I have some XML nodes that have info in them and others that don't. This seems like it would b…

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## [Character design, illustration, animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-design-illustration-animation/284913)

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**Author:** [@gesfox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gesfox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-design-illustration-animation/284913 "2009-03-25T02:09:19Z")

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## [Anyone knows tutorial boning in CS4?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-knows-tutorial-boning-in-cs4/284912)

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**Author:** [@gesfox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gesfox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-knows-tutorial-boning-in-cs4/284912 "2009-03-25T02:06:36Z")

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Anyone knows here any free tutorial for the boning in flash cs 4

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## [Importing video into swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-video-into-swf/284910)

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**Author:** [@rollwithit80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rollwithit80)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-video-into-swf/284910 "2009-03-25T00:26:48Z")

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Hi guys, I have a .flv file which I would like to import into my stage. I use the import video option, select the file location, select progressive download from webserver and select the skin. However when I export my sw…

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## [Working with shardobject](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-shardobject/284909)

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**Author:** [@uni](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/uni)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-shardobject/284909 "2009-03-25T00:25:38Z")

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\[LEFT\]\[FONT=&quot\]hello there, I have made a little music player on php site I'm trying to work with shardobject to get the position of my song for each refresh on the page to prevent the song to start from the beginning…

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## [Inserting images from library.... need help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-images-from-library-need-help/284908)

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**Author:** [@nxsd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nxsd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-images-from-library-need-help/284908 "2009-03-25T00:04:00Z")

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Ok so what I have is an RSS (XML) file that has a bunch of weather data in it. I'm trying to take certain keywords from the XML and insert images into my movie accordingly. I know how to get the XML and find the string…

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## [Get varaible on main timeline into document class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-varaible-on-main-timeline-into-document-class/284907)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-varaible-on-main-timeline-into-document-class/284907 "2009-03-24T23:52:00Z")

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I have a new FLA with a variable in frame 1: var testVar:String = "hello"; //--- my document class: package { import flash.display.\*; public class Vforum extends MovieClip { public function Vforum() { s…

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## [\[AS3\] The FPS changes from 30 to Infinity?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-the-fps-changes-from-30-to-infinity/284906)

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**Author:** [@DrRobot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DrRobot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-the-fps-changes-from-30-to-infinity/284906 "2009-03-24T23:32:20Z")

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Alright, so i've been working on a game for a little while now, and this problem has basically just shown up. My game is 9 frames long, and the frames are as follows: 1 Preloader 2 dummy 3 exported stuff loading frame 4…

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## [Page flip problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-flip-problems/284905)

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**Author:** [@daniel\_mihalcea](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daniel_mihalcea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-flip-problems/284905 "2009-03-24T21:53:29Z")

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Hello there. I have another problem here. I am using this page flip and in the actionscript layer I have a function that builds some borders for some images. This function get a numeric parameter that represents the numb…

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## [Matching GPS points to map?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-gps-points-to-map/284904)

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**Author:** [@kuldioxid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kuldioxid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-gps-points-to-map/284904 "2009-03-24T21:46:24Z")

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Hello, I have a list of GPS points I would like to plot onto a map. But how should I go about matching the points to the map? I could imagine that I would need some control points so I can calculate the scale and r…

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## [Seeking staff for a virtual petsite project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seeking-staff-for-a-virtual-petsite-project/284903)

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**Author:** [@Roxanna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Roxanna)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seeking-staff-for-a-virtual-petsite-project/284903 "2009-03-24T21:38:14Z")

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\*This is a non-paid position I have all the ideas but sadly these are useless without a full team. so i'm calling all Artist pets artist concept artist item artist line-art Npc artists artist who can colour line art... a…

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## [Using Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-flash-8/284901)

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**Author:** [@pixeltheatre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixeltheatre)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-flash-8/284901 "2009-03-24T21:15:26Z")

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...is there a way to tell a movie clip to start at a certain frame when refreshing an HTML page it's placed in or when navigating through a site have the movie clip start at that same frame? In other words, if my header …

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## [Mod Rewrite Puzzler](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mod-rewrite-puzzler/284900)

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**Author:** [@thedaveyb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thedaveyb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mod-rewrite-puzzler/284900 "2009-03-24T20:43:22Z")

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Hi Guys, lets see if anyone can get their melons around this! (as i cant hehe) Right were recently updated a site to integrate into an EPOS system, all is well except that the URL structure has changed. Now usually a 3…

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## [Iphone Optimized Theme](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iphone-optimized-theme/284899)

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**Author:** [@ar1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ar1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iphone-optimized-theme/284899 "2009-03-24T20:41:01Z")

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Hey Kman! I remember an old Iphone Theme thread, but I guess it didn't get much light. I was searching around, and maybe this may be implemented for these forums? http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=17194…

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