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## [Reading RGB/RGBa Color Values | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-rgb-rgba-color-values-kirupa-com/352709)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-rgb-rgba-color-values-kirupa-com/352709 "2014-11-23T11:01:43Z")

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by kirupa | 28 November 2009 Hexadecimal values have a lot more use than just the hardware/debugging related information I mentioned in my Counting in Hexadecimal post. If you do an…

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## [Kirupa.com - Hyperlinking Text in Flash 5](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-hyperlinking-text-in-flash-5/352703)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-hyperlinking-text-in-flash-5/352703 "2014-11-23T10:57:02Z")

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One of the most common email enquiries that I receive at kirupa.com is about hyperlinking. So, below, is the compilation of all the email responses into o…

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## [Kirupa.com - Random Colors in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-random-colors-in-as3/352694)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-random-colors-in-as3/352694 "2014-11-23T10:50:22Z")

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A short while ago, I wrote how you can programmatically change colors in the Changing Color in AS3 article. This article extends the earlier one in a little fun and whimsical way by show…

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## [Kirupa.com - Hiding Things using CSS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-hiding-things-using-css/352633)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-hiding-things-using-css/352633 "2014-11-23T10:17:37Z")

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by kirupa | 26 January 2012 Have questions? Discuss this HTML tutorial with others on the forums. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.kirupa.com/html5/hiding\_things\_using\_…

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## [Kirupa.com - Drag and Drop Using Targets](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-drag-and-drop-using-targets/352630)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-drag-and-drop-using-targets/352630 "2014-11-23T10:17:07Z")

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Dragging and dropping objects involves....dragging and dropping objects. The objects are movie clips, and this tutorial extends upon simply dragging a mov…

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## [Changing the Default Focus Styles : kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-default-focus-styles-kirupa-com/352629)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-default-focus-styles-kirupa-com/352629 "2014-11-23T10:15:07Z")

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by kirupa | 22 November 2011 Have questions? Discuss this HTML5 tutorial with others on the forums. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.kirupa.com/html5/changing\_the\_defau…

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## [Switch Statements in JavaScript | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switch-statements-in-javascript-kirupa-com/352604)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switch-statements-in-javascript-kirupa-com/352604 "2014-11-23T09:55:17Z")

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by kirupa | 6 January 2013 In a world filled with beautiful if, else, and else if statements, the need for yet another way of dealing with conditionals may seem unnecessary. People with longer beard…

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## [Kirupa.com - Making the First Letter Stand Out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-making-the-first-letter-stand-out/352593)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-making-the-first-letter-stand-out/352593 "2014-11-23T09:51:34Z")

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by kirupa | 26 December 2011 Have questions? Discuss this HTML5 tutorial with others on the forums. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.kirupa.com/html5/making\_the\_firs…

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## [Kirupa.com - Fixing an Element's Position using CSS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-fixing-an-elements-position-using-css/352540)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-fixing-an-elements-position-using-css/352540 "2014-11-23T09:10:03Z")

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by kirupa | 3 March 2012 When you are scrolling some content around, there is this expectation that everything moves in tandem with your scrolling: This is a companion discussion topic for the original…

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## [Kirupa.com - Changing the Font by Using HTML in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-changing-the-font-by-using-html-in-flash/352532)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-changing-the-font-by-using-html-in-flash/352532 "2014-11-23T09:01:17Z")

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A short while ago I was requested for some help dealing with font usage in Flash. More specifically, I was asked if it was possible to change the font of …

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## [Kirupa.com - Intro to Property-Based Animations](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-intro-to-property-based-animations/352521)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-intro-to-property-based-animations/352521 "2014-11-23T08:32:05Z")

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by kirupa | 10 December 2011 Have questions? Discuss this HTML5 tutorial with others on the forums. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.kirupa.com/html5/intro\_to\_proper…

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## [Kirupa.com - Styling Placeholder Text with CSS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-styling-placeholder-text-with-css/352519)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-styling-placeholder-text-with-css/352519 "2014-11-23T08:23:56Z")

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by kirupa | 16 March 2012 Have questions? Discuss this HTML tutorial with others on the forums. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.kirupa.com/html5/styling\_placeholder…

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## [Kirupa.com - Drop Shadows in CSS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-drop-shadows-in-css3/352506)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-drop-shadows-in-css3/352506 "2014-11-23T08:10:05Z")

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by kirupa | 19 October 2011 Have questions? Discuss this HTML tutorial with others on the forums. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.kirupa.com/html5/drop\_shadows\_in\_c…

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## [Easing Functions (aka Timing Functions) in CSS3 | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-functions-aka-timing-functions-in-css3-kirupa-com/352502)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-functions-aka-timing-functions-in-css3-kirupa-com/352502 "2014-11-23T08:07:29Z")

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by kirupa | 3 April 2013 When you are creating an animation (or transition), what happens to your animated properties while your animation is running is almost as important as what happens at the end. Fo…

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## [Kirupa.com - Duplicate Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-duplicate-movie-clips/352495)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-duplicate-movie-clips/352495 "2014-11-23T07:59:51Z")

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Many cool animations or special effects in Flash use the duplicate movie function. The duplicate movie, as its name implies, creates another copy …

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## [Display an Outline (Not a Border!) on Hover | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-an-outline-not-a-border-on-hover-kirupa-com/352440)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-an-outline-not-a-border-on-hover-kirupa-com/352440 "2014-11-23T07:27:53Z")

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by kirupa | 6 October 2012 Giving feedback when users are hovering over something that is clickable or interactable (is that even a word?) is generally considered good design. For text, you have many ways of indic…

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## [Kirupa.com - Wireframe Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-wireframe-text/352437)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-wireframe-text/352437 "2014-11-23T07:15:07Z")

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With all of Swift 3D's 3D-to-Flash abilities, you do not see many uses of the ultimate cool effect: three dimensional text. Why do you not see many exampl…

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## [Kirupa.com - Frame Rates and HTML/JavaScript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-frame-rates-and-html-javascript/352417)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-frame-rates-and-html-javascript/352417 "2014-11-23T06:53:37Z")

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by kirupa | 8 July 2011 Have questions? Discuss this HTML tutorial with others on the forums. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.kirupa.com/html5/frame\_rates\_html\_javascr…

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## [Kirupa.com - Flash/ActionScript: Auto-Resizing and Centering your Content](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-flash-actionscript-auto-resizing-and-centering-your-content/352411)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-flash-actionscript-auto-resizing-and-centering-your-content/352411 "2014-11-23T06:40:33Z")

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By default, the content you create in Flash is set to appear at a fixed width. Fortunately, you have the ability to override that default, and with some ActionScript, be able to have your content tak…

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## [Kirupa.com - Creating a Basic Flash MX Animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-creating-a-basic-flash-mx-animation/352409)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-creating-a-basic-flash-mx-animation/352409 "2014-11-23T06:37:36Z")

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In this final page out of our three page tutorial, we will look at using layers to create some background shapes for the animation. Before you can add a …

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## [The \<blink\> Tag Shall Live On | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-blink-tag-shall-live-on-kirupa-com/352407)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-blink-tag-shall-live-on-kirupa-com/352407 "2014-11-23T06:32:20Z")

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by kirupa | 21 May 2013 I have some terrible news to share with you. If you are standing up, you should probably sit down for this. Here it goes...the much beloved blink tag will be going away and never c…

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## [Amorphous Circles | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amorphous-circles-kirupa-com/352395)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amorphous-circles-kirupa-com/352395 "2014-11-23T06:09:43Z")

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by kirupa | 14 June 2013 A while ago, I was trying to create an animation that had circles oscillating around a fixed axis. Along the way towards getting that working, I ended up creating something a little bit…

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## [Kirupa.com - Finding Maximum/Minimum Value in an Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-finding-maximum-minimum-value-in-an-array/352367)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-finding-maximum-minimum-value-in-an-array/352367 "2014-11-23T05:37:34Z")

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I was a bit dismayed to find out that Flash had no simple built-in way of getting the maximum value from an array. You have Math.max(), but that function returns only the greater of two values. The Array.sort and A…

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## [Introduction to Animation in HTML | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/introduction-to-animation-in-html-kirupa-com/352359)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/introduction-to-animation-in-html-kirupa-com/352359 "2014-11-23T05:28:00Z")

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by kirupa | 5 February 2013 While we think of animation as a recent creation brought about by film and computers, people have been fiddling with ways to communicate motion for a really REALLY long tim…

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## [Kirupa.com - Making Flash Movies Transparent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-making-flash-movies-transparent/352353)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-making-flash-movies-transparent/352353 "2014-11-23T05:26:06Z")

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Did you know, that just like a GIF image, Flash animations can be made transparent when displayed in a Web page? I bet that you probably did not think tha…

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## [Animated Scroll to Top with Easing | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-scroll-to-top-with-easing-kirupa-com/352336)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-scroll-to-top-with-easing-kirupa-com/352336 "2014-11-23T05:19:05Z")

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by kirupa | 23 June 2013 As content gets longer and screens get smaller, navigating through a page involves a lot of sliding and scrolling. To help ease some of this pain, various sites include some sort of…

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## [Add Class and Remove Class | Snippets | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-class-and-remove-class-snippets-kirupa-com/352331)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-class-and-remove-class-snippets-kirupa-com/352331 "2014-11-23T05:14:45Z")

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by kirupa | 16 October 2012 You will often run into situations where you want to alter the look of something using JavaScript. The look of this "something" is often declared using CSS. Instead of debating betwe…

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## [Kirupa.com - Video in Flash MX 2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-video-in-flash-mx-2004/352329)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-video-in-flash-mx-2004/352329 "2014-11-23T05:13:24Z")

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In the previous page, you learned how to incorporate a video file in Flash MX 2004. You may have noticed that we skipped over a lot of settings and …

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## [Kirupa.com - Creating a Multi-State Icon](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-creating-a-multi-state-icon/352316)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-creating-a-multi-state-icon/352316 "2014-11-23T04:46:23Z")

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by kirupa | 26 July 2011 Have questions? Discuss this Flash / AS3 tutorial with others on the forums. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.kirupa.com/flash/multi\_state\_i…

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## [Introduction to JavaScript | kirupa.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/introduction-to-javascript-kirupa-com/352313)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/introduction-to-javascript-kirupa-com/352313 "2014-11-23T04:43:05Z")

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by kirupa | 18 April 2014 HTML is all about displaying things. CSS is all about making things look good. Between the both of them, you can create some pretty nifty looking things: This is a …

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