# Latest

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## [Auto-detect flash environment (browser or AIR)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-detect-flash-environment-browser-or-air/276358)

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**Author:** [@cauchy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cauchy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-detect-flash-environment-browser-or-air/276358 "2008-11-26T05:04:50Z")

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I'd like to use the same code base for both desktop AIR and browser plugin applications, with some changes in the manner in which data is loaded and saved. Ideally, I would like to auto-detect the current environment so…

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## [Hover caption w/ multiple dynamic text fields?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-caption-w-multiple-dynamic-text-fields/276357)

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**Author:** [@dwgoldie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dwgoldie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-caption-w-multiple-dynamic-text-fields/276357 "2008-11-26T04:08:09Z")

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I'm creating a map that shows county statistics and am using hover captions to show the data. I've created the map and have county names displayed as I roll over each county using the code below gleaned from the tutorial…

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## [Browser Detection and Redirection Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-detection-and-redirection-script/276356)

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**Author:** [@GGMcGee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GGMcGee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-detection-and-redirection-script/276356 "2008-11-26T03:51:21Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if it was possible for Javascript to detect if the browser the user is using is IE 5.5 or lower, and if so to redirect to the Microsoft IE update page? I'm using PNGs on my website along with a PN…

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## [AS3 With Movie Clip Buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-with-movie-clip-buttons/276355)

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**Author:** [@takklz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/takklz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-with-movie-clip-buttons/276355 "2008-11-26T03:45:18Z")

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Whats up guys, first post here. I was wondering if you guys could give me some input as to how I might do a couple of things. I have four movie clip buttons for my website that work great. A Home, Media, About Me, and…

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## [Actionscript Problem with preloading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-problem-with-preloading/276354)

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**Author:** [@wickedxawesome](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wickedxawesome)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-problem-with-preloading/276354 "2008-11-26T03:27:47Z")

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So, I have searched the internet high and dry to find out how to preload external swf's into my main site. I have tried all sorts of differents codes and ways to set it up, but nothing seems to work. I have a preloader I…

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## [Sort Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sort-array/276353)

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**Author:** [@ThaJock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThaJock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sort-array/276353 "2008-11-26T03:24:57Z")

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Hey guys, I brought in a variable from php that looks like this: variable=string1,string2,string3,string4,string So I created an array with it like this: var theArray:Array = vars.variable.split(","); Here is m…

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## [Check This Out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-this-out/276352)

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**Author:** [@yoyoyeahyo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yoyoyeahyo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-this-out/276352 "2008-11-26T03:20:22Z")

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## [Help please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please/276351)

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**Author:** [@yoyoyeahyo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yoyoyeahyo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please/276351 "2008-11-26T03:18:02Z")

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hey, does anyone know how to speed up the buffer time on youtube?

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## [Add child to layer?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-child-to-layer/276350)

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**Author:** [@chopstic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chopstic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-child-to-layer/276350 "2008-11-26T03:15:19Z")

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I have cartoonish looking sun rays that rotate in the background. They are created and animated(rotated) with as3. My problem is that I now want to place a layer in front of this animation. Is it possible to assign the o…

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## [Making a fighting game-help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-fighting-game-help/276349)

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**Author:** [@Sunzofliberty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sunzofliberty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-fighting-game-help/276349 "2008-11-26T03:04:42Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\]hey everyone i just joined this place and i need abit of help makeing a fighting game AI, and making menus, i hav got an Ai but it is not very smart all it does is run up to my player and attack him i need so…

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## [Platform game - screen scrolls with character](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-game-screen-scrolls-with-character/276348)

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**Author:** [@ryrocks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ryrocks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-game-screen-scrolls-with-character/276348 "2008-11-26T02:17:25Z")

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## [Swf icon change](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-icon-change/276347)

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**Author:** [@Leo75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leo75)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-icon-change/276347 "2008-11-26T02:08:51Z")

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Is there anyway to change the appearance of my swf icon? thanks cheers. Leo.

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## [What was that job-finding design site?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-was-that-job-finding-design-site/276346)

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**Author:** [@Kappa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kappa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-was-that-job-finding-design-site/276346 "2008-11-26T01:11:15Z")

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i remember a few years ago there was a site where people would post up bulletins for work they needed done and freelancers/groups could bid on it and take the job etc anyone have any idea what im talkin about

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## [Naked As We Came Cover](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/naked-as-we-came-cover/276345)

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**Author:** [@paddy1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paddy1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/naked-as-we-came-cover/276345 "2008-11-26T01:09:45Z")

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I was listening to Iron & Wine this afternoon and I thought this song would sound great as a nice slow electro meets trip-hop tune. So I re-imagined it as one. As well as being the first time I've recorded a cover, it'…

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## [Hide away menu help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-away-menu-help/276344)

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**Author:** [@pierre\_i](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pierre_i)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-away-menu-help/276344 "2008-11-26T01:01:57Z")

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Ok guys, please see attached for what i am talking about... I have a menu which i want to be hiden, and when rolled over, i want it to slide out, and back in when rolled out. I have achieved that much but if u quickl…

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## [Scrolling and dragging functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-and-dragging-functions/276343)

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**Author:** [@alteramarcom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alteramarcom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-and-dragging-functions/276343 "2008-11-26T00:22:20Z")

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I created a menu with tabs and you can drag the menu anywhere on the screen. The drag function works but the scroll stops working on the 3rd tab. If I remove the drag actionscript, the scroll works. Is there way for bo…

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## [Cursor effect in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cursor-effect-in-as3/276342)

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**Author:** [@juskin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/juskin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cursor-effect-in-as3/276342 "2008-11-26T00:19:18Z")

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so Im working on a game and ive been asked to do it in as3 which has been painful... so an overview of what im doing, im having a clip replace the mouse, and im having 5 objects listen for a click to swap the clips, one …

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## [Screen reader not reading movies loaded from library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-reader-not-reading-movies-loaded-from-library/276341)

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**Author:** [@gip3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gip3d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-reader-not-reading-movies-loaded-from-library/276341 "2008-11-25T23:23:54Z")

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Greetings. Making a slide presentation that must be accessible to screen readers. Using addChild to add movieclips from the library into an empty movieclip on the stage when the thumbnails are clicked or using the en…

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## [Scary](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scary/276340)

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**Author:** [@SpyrL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SpyrL)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scary/276340 "2008-11-25T23:19:15Z")

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Isn't it funny how sometimes you have a situation where if you were a few centimetres from where you were standing, you'd probably be dead. I saw this video and it got me thinking about the close times ive had (not the r…

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## [Redirect to a Mobile Site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/redirect-to-a-mobile-site/276339)

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**Author:** [@werd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/werd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/redirect-to-a-mobile-site/276339 "2008-11-25T23:13:37Z")

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Hello! I am posting this for my co-worker who is too lazy to sign up for an account. Anyways, he is trying to have a site redirect to a Mobile version of that site but is failing. He found some sites online with som…

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## [New line ("\\n") being ignored](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-line-n-being-ignored/276338)

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**Author:** [@forumSteve](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/forumSteve)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-line-n-being-ignored/276338 "2008-11-25T23:11:32Z")

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I'm loading some text from XML into a class variable. When using the variable to set the text of a Textfield instance, the " " is ignored. Any idea why? My workaround is: textfield.text = object.name.split( "\[URL="fi…

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## [removeChild Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-question/276337)

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**Author:** [@skelebunny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skelebunny)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-question/276337 "2008-11-25T23:04:44Z")

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I've created a for loop that adds random circles to the stage when you're in frame 5. That works just fine. I've been trying for hours to get rid of the circles that the for loop creates when I goto another frame. I can'…

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## [Drawing API](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/276336)

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**Author:** [@PBKChris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PBKChris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-api/276336 "2008-11-25T22:48:29Z")

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I have added a little to some code that another user had written for drawing a square, but I have some question. As of now when the user clicks and drags on the stage you draw a square. I have it so you can change the co…

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## [Check for duplicate names in text file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-for-duplicate-names-in-text-file/276335)

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**Author:** [@dru\_nasty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dru_nasty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-for-duplicate-names-in-text-file/276335 "2008-11-25T22:36:03Z")

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I've got a form that submits email addresses to a text file. I need the same script that appends these emails to this text file, to check for duplicate emails in the text file and do something if there is a duplicate. H…

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## [AS3 Progress Bar Component - Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-progress-bar-component-help/276334)

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**Author:** [@flashgordon02](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashgordon02)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-progress-bar-component-help/276334 "2008-11-25T22:34:26Z")

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I am trying to use the Progress Bar component in AS3, looks like it is stripped down compared to AS2 progress bar. AS2 progress bar had a loader with text % on how much has loaded. AS3 has just an animation. Is there a w…

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## [(Flash CS3) help load swf into mc with code on it!?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-help-load-swf-into-mc-with-code-on-it/276333)

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**Author:** [@rhodygrl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rhodygrl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-help-load-swf-into-mc-with-code-on-it/276333 "2008-11-25T22:33:10Z")

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I have a mc on stage that I want to "grow big" when you rollover it and then "grow small" when you roll off. But, then I want to be able to load another mc (or swf) into this growing and shrinking mc all simultaneously. …

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## [Changing font color](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-font-color/276332)

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**Author:** [@jpearson311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpearson311)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-font-color/276332 "2008-11-25T22:25:53Z")

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I have some links that are styled with css, but am trying to set their states with javascript when clicked. I am using the below code: var curActive; function styleActiveLink(section){ //Revert to non-activ…

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## [Problems with movieclip rotation within subclasses](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-movieclip-rotation-within-subclasses/276331)

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**Author:** [@2dsquid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/2dsquid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-movieclip-rotation-within-subclasses/276331 "2008-11-25T22:07:10Z")

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Hi guys, I have been tackling this problem all day and not getting anywhere... Basically I have a turret that should aim at the mouse. Simple right? Apparently not. Check it out: //This function (should) rotate the…

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## [Srollbar problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/srollbar-problem/276330)

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**Author:** [@skyblu263](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skyblu263)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/srollbar-problem/276330 "2008-11-25T21:33:37Z")

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Hi all! Can anyone tell me why everything works when moving the scroll bar but as soon as I write in the script for the scrolling the text, it does NOT work? Here is the action. i have highlighted what is NOT working. …

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## [Scroll bar with slider...Can someone give me a tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-with-slider-can-someone-give-me-a-tutorial/276329)

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**Author:** [@skyblu263](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skyblu263)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-with-slider-can-someone-give-me-a-tutorial/276329 "2008-11-25T21:32:39Z")

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Hi all! Can anyone tell me why everything works when moving the scroll bar but as soon as I write in the script for the scrolling the text, it does NOT work? Here is the action. i have highlighted what is NOT working.…

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