# Latest **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1742 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1743 --- ## [Dot around path](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dot-around-path/278888)
**Author:** [@TonyDeWittePony](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TonyDeWittePony)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dot-around-path/278888 "2009-01-07T01:13:05Z")
Hello! I was wondering about how you would let a dot go around a certain path with actionscript. All tutorials I see are around a circle, but what if a corner shows up? How do you handle that? You can compare this to a… --- ## [Tricky regex on HTML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tricky-regex-on-html/278887)
**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tricky-regex-on-html/278887 "2009-01-07T01:03:12Z")
I'm trying to use a regex to extract the first author's name from a thread such as: http://www.threadless.com/profile/470607/wotto/blog/247841/percentage\_Blowwwwg The relevant HTML is:   Aug 01 '07 by … --- ## [Pre-loader Giving Me Seizures](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pre-loader-giving-me-seizures/278886)
**Author:** [@alliecat8979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alliecat8979)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pre-loader-giving-me-seizures/278886 "2009-01-07T00:39:35Z")
hey! i'm trying to add this very basic preloader to my flash site i used this tutorial: http://www.gotoandlearn.com/play?id=18 my site is in AS 2.0 i put the preloader on the main time line which only contains my m… --- ## [How To Ask A Variable Its Previous Value?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-ask-a-variable-its-previous-value/278885)
**Author:** [@ariel\_mirahy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ariel_mirahy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-ask-a-variable-its-previous-value/278885 "2009-01-07T00:29:50Z")
Hello Kirupians, I'm trying to get a variable's previous data value, for example: var delay = 8 this.myButtonChange\_btn.onPress = function () { delay = 5; } this.myButtonTrace\_btn.onPress = function () { trace ("d… --- ## [Weird paragraph spacing in IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-paragraph-spacing-in-ie/278884)
**Author:** [@irishcash33](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/irishcash33)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-paragraph-spacing-in-ie/278884 "2009-01-07T00:08:01Z")
Hi, On this page in FF and safari, it looks fine. But in IE, some of the paragraphs are way over to the right and only showing a few words per line. I have looked over the code, re type the info, and nothing is fixing it… --- ## [Are keyboard shortcuts copyrighted?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-keyboard-shortcuts-copyrighted/278883)
**Author:** [@mlk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-keyboard-shortcuts-copyrighted/278883 "2009-01-07T00:05:06Z")
Let's say I publish a software's keyboard shortcuts on a website that features ads, when they are clearly available in the help files, will I be breaching something ? As long as the thing is just a raw copy of available … --- ## [Event target is not returning correctly?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-target-is-not-returning-correctly/278882)
**Author:** [@andysk8er](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andysk8er)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-target-is-not-returning-correctly/278882 "2009-01-07T00:03:51Z")
Okay, I have a weird problem and I'm not sure if it is possible to do what I'm trying to do. I have a navigation with 4 dropdown menus (with instance names mainNav1\_mc, mainNav2\_mc, etc). Inside those dropdown menus a… --- ## [Sound no longer working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-no-longer-working/278881)
**Author:** [@Ohls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ohls)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-no-longer-working/278881 "2009-01-06T23:18:58Z")
Had a party last weekend and for some reason the built-in soundcard on my motherboard stopped working. The computer was untouched under the desk the whole night so I don't think it's related. Either way, I can't seem t… --- ## [Please help. AS2, resizable image viewer. PLEASE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-as2-resizable-image-viewer-please/278880)
**Author:** [@lovelust](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lovelust)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-as2-resizable-image-viewer-please/278880 "2009-01-06T23:17:55Z")
I'm currently building an as2/tweenlite image viewer for my portfolio site. The image viewer resizes dynamically to the shape of the image loaded. My problem is that i can't get swf's to work. When a 300x250 swf is loade… --- ## [Help Please, a function required. URGENT](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-a-function-required-urgent/278879)
**Author:** [@a4aLien](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/a4aLien)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-a-function-required-urgent/278879 "2009-01-06T22:51:39Z")
Hello Gurus, I'm a beginner at actionscript, and I've a project going on which I have to deliver shortly.. However, I need a insert a function to complete the movie.. Kindly help me out with it.. I had to create a Dyna… --- ## [Flash Video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video/278878)
**Author:** [@shuga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shuga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video/278878 "2009-01-06T22:48:01Z")
I always thought Flash would only play FLV files so any video file you wanted to show in a flash interface needed to be converted. But I was searching around to look for some good HD video specs and I noticed that YouT… --- ## [Problems with Tweens](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-tweens/278877)
**Author:** [@Ricky55](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricky55)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-tweens/278877 "2009-01-06T22:37:25Z")
Hi Quite new to Action Script 3. I have some code that loads in some external .jpgs they're only small so I'm not using a preloader. What I finding though is that the file views fine in Flash but not always in the b… --- ## [Outputting XML data via PHP to HTML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/outputting-xml-data-via-php-to-html/278876)
**Author:** [@thalamus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thalamus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/outputting-xml-data-via-php-to-html/278876 "2009-01-06T22:33:45Z")
Hello: I'm trying to grab data from an XML file and display it in the body of my HTML using XML parser in PHP. (trying to display ANY of the XML data right now) so if I have an blank HTML paragraph: echo('\'); … --- ## [Layout check - please \[UPDATED LAYOUT\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layout-check-please-updated-layout/278875)
**Author:** [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layout-check-please-updated-layout/278875 "2009-01-06T22:30:22Z")
I am only gonna have this up for review for a few days. Wanted to see what you guys think. It is not much but a bunch of dummy data. I used a few things that will not work ell in IE6 and that was by design. But the o… --- ## [How can a component detect it's own index change?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-a-component-detect-its-own-index-change/278874)
**Author:** [@xbrotherx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xbrotherx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-a-component-detect-its-own-index-change/278874 "2009-01-06T22:29:56Z")
If I have a component (A) based on a Canvas container, and it's index changes due to another component (B) being added to the same parent container as component "A", how can I have component "A" listen for it's own chang… --- ## [Multiple-ball pong game AI help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-ball-pong-game-ai-help/278873)
**Author:** [@MaxGhost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MaxGhost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-ball-pong-game-ai-help/278873 "2009-01-06T22:04:05Z")
I had this really cool idea of making a pong game with multiple balls (depending on the difficulty level), but then I thought, how the hell am I going to figure out how to code an AI which is smart enough to go after man… --- ## [Calculating intercept time?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-intercept-time/278872)
**Author:** [@justkevin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justkevin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-intercept-time/278872 "2009-01-06T22:02:13Z")
I use the following algorithm to calculate the angle to intercept between two objects (not my own algorithm, but I found it works well): var tx:int = targetPos.x; var ty:int = targetPos.y; var dx:int = tx - this.\_x; v… --- ## [Help With CSS Div Height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-css-div-height/278871)
**Author:** [@Joax23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joax23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-css-div-height/278871 "2009-01-06T21:40:46Z")
I was wondering if anybody could help me out. I have a container div with a 2px high bg image. Inside this container div I have a few more divs. The problem is, the bg image from the container is not expanding. If I … --- ## [B/W image to color tween, how?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-image-to-color-tween-how/278870)
**Author:** [@ParanoidAndroid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ParanoidAndroid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-w-image-to-color-tween-how/278870 "2009-01-06T21:26:22Z")
my problem is simple: i want an image to start in black and white, and slowly change to the original color image. How can i do this? I found a way to make the image in b/w using the ColorMatrixFilter class in AS3, the co… --- ## [\_global variables question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-variables-question/278869)
**Author:** [@MaxGhost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MaxGhost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-global-variables-question/278869 "2009-01-06T21:22:30Z")
I'm making a simple pong game, with 3 difficulty modes... easy medium and hard. I'm making a variable with global.textmode = "EASY"; and so on... My problem is that when I hit the back button on the mode selection frame … --- ## [Looking for graffiti/deface type app or howto](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-graffiti-deface-type-app-or-howto/278867)
**Author:** [@bisket](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bisket)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-graffiti-deface-type-app-or-howto/278867 "2009-01-06T21:06:25Z")
basically if you go to (excuse the url) http://paintthat\*\*\*\*gold.com/ (http://paintthats h i tgold.com) you can see the exact functionality that I'm looking for. Pull up a site in a frame. Save that site as an image. P… --- ## [\[Rant\] When will the Mighty Mouse die?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-when-will-the-mighty-mouse-die/278866)
**Author:** [@shane\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shane_c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rant-when-will-the-mighty-mouse-die/278866 "2009-01-06T20:58:03Z")
I hate the Mighty Mouse (Apple's default mouse). It's awkward as hell, constantly left-clicks when I'm trying to right-click, makes me hold my hand/wrist in an odd position, and it looks like a pill. To those of you wh… --- ## [Simple question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/278865)
**Author:** [@a4aLien](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/a4aLien)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/278865 "2009-01-06T20:49:34Z")
Okay, I've a button on frame 3, which will go to frame 6, and on frame 6, the same button will go to frame 9, and on frame 9, the same button will go to frame 12 and so on.. So instead on numbering the button on every 3 … --- ## [Scalable, resizing, BUT.. with scroll bars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scalable-resizing-but-with-scroll-bars/278864)
**Author:** [@smeared](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smeared)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scalable-resizing-but-with-scroll-bars/278864 "2009-01-06T20:45:05Z")
so.. how would one go about something like this? (http://www.martiniasti.com/) I'm familiar with scalable resizable flash sites, but how would one make it so that once the window is a certain size (small), the scroll b… --- ## [cs3 probs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-probs/278863)
**Author:** [@flash\_fool](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flash_fool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-probs/278863 "2009-01-06T20:33:59Z")
hey guys/gals: just bought a new imac with leopard. i installed cs3 on it. however in dreamweaver when i open it says. while executing onload RecordsetFile.htm a javascript error occured. a few of these pop ups happen ma… --- ## [Fullscreen form problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-form-problem/278862)
**Author:** [@the\_lar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/the_lar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-form-problem/278862 "2009-01-06T20:04:01Z")
Hi all, I'm building a new site with Flash and have a specific problem with the fullscreen mode. The contact form stops working, it is impossible to bring any of the fields into focus and thus enter any information. Al… --- ## [Quick swapdepths question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-swapdepths-question/278861)
**Author:** [@jibble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jibble)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-swapdepths-question/278861 "2009-01-06T19:56:37Z")
can i change the depths of two movieclips on the same layer with swapdepths? so like... mc1.swapDepths(mc2 + 1); it's not working for me. So i figure you can't do it with two mc's on the same layer...unless im doi… --- ## [UI Component custom](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ui-component-custom/278860)
**Author:** [@ventoline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ventoline)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ui-component-custom/278860 "2009-01-06T19:56:30Z")
Hi, I was wondering if it was possible to dynamically set the width and height of a List() component, like an Auto-resize or so.. I hardly find any documentation. :hugegrin: --- ## [Please help, my scale MouseOver Tweens need stronger Actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-my-scale-mouseover-tweens-need-stronger-actionscript/278859)
**Author:** [@pajhonka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pajhonka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-my-scale-mouseover-tweens-need-stronger-actionscript/278859 "2009-01-06T19:56:05Z")
Hi, I'm tweening the scale of a few MovieClips and he behavior of my objects is far from desirable. When you get close to the edge pixels of the movieclips, the mouseEvents get confused and jump back and forth. Take a l… --- ## [addChild from separate as file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-from-separate-as-file/278858)
**Author:** [@bobcooper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobcooper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-from-separate-as-file/278858 "2009-01-06T19:23:43Z")
Hi There, I'm trying to build an attachmovie class so I can add a child movieclip from the library and define the x and y coords using only one line of as in the fla Here is my fla code: var newMovie:AttachClip = n… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1741) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1743)