# Latest

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## [No end to loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-end-to-loop/330254)

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**Author:** [@whitefrog110](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/whitefrog110)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-end-to-loop/330254 "2012-12-19T15:43:34Z")

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\[COLOR=#993300\]\[FONT=monospace\]public\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#993300\]\[FONT=monospace\]function\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=monospace\] MyFunction\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=monospace\](\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#0…

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## [Why won't video in a swf show up](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-video-in-a-swf-show-up/330253)

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**Author:** [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-video-in-a-swf-show-up/330253 "2012-12-19T15:22:05Z")

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Hello, I am trying to display a video in a swf. Locally everything is fine but when I put it on the server and hit the site from either IE or FF I only get the skin of the swf. Has anyone had this problem?

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## [Can eventlistener call a setter function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-eventlistener-call-a-setter-function/330252)

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**Author:** [@FJW](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FJW)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-eventlistener-call-a-setter-function/330252 "2012-12-19T10:38:34Z")

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Hi once again I have a set function.. // AS3 public function set toolName(thisTool:String) { \_theTool = thisTool; } and an eventlistener newTool.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickTool);…

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## [Dynamic Text Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-issue/330251)

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**Author:** [@hsiehson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hsiehson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-issue/330251 "2012-12-19T09:35:17Z")

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Hi all, Not sure if it's proper to seek help here, but has anyone ever import a SWF which consists of the use of dynamic texts that doesn't show up in Indesign? I have tryed to run the SWF separately which is fine as its…

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## [Freelancer for hire! small services from 5$](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/freelancer-for-hire-small-services-from-5/330250)

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**Author:** [@Redlrcom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Redlrcom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/freelancer-for-hire-small-services-from-5/330250 "2012-12-19T09:23:05Z")

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Hello,We’re launched site :\[CENTER\]\[/CENTER\] On Redlr, you can turn your skills and ideas through any types of services and end products, and sell it for value starts from 5$ USD. There are a lot of examples of them, su…

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## [How to write variable so that it target another variable?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-write-variable-so-that-it-target-another-variable/330249)

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**Author:** [@rickyls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rickyls)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-write-variable-so-that-it-target-another-variable/330249 "2012-12-19T07:29:01Z")

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say i have this code: var mons001hp:Number=500; var mons001str:Number=10; var mons002hp:Number=100; var mons002str:Number=20; var currentmons:String="mons001"; function currentmonsterrule(){ currentmons1hp=currentmons(wh…

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## [\[Help\] Add countdown timer to webcam application](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-add-countdown-timer-to-webcam-application/330248)

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**Author:** [@players02](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/players02)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-add-countdown-timer-to-webcam-application/330248 "2012-12-19T03:39:41Z")

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Greetings, I am new to the forum and to the application. I am a third year student that is currently working on my Final Year Project and I have been having problems with adding a countdown timer to my webcam application…

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## [Your top three beers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/your-top-three-beers/330247)

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**Author:** [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/your-top-three-beers/330247 "2012-12-19T02:30:54Z")

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Since this this forum is spread around the world, i'm curious what are some of your favorite beers. My top 3 these days are: Long trail hit the trail Petrus pale ale Rodenbach grand cru

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## [Flash as2 RPG Game Help! Location of MC When Enemy is killed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-rpg-game-help-location-of-mc-when-enemy-is-killed/330246)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Scholz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jason_Scholz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-rpg-game-help-location-of-mc-when-enemy-is-killed/330246 "2012-12-18T21:26:09Z")

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Below is my code. It works with no errors, but the outcome is not what I wanted. When the enemy is killed, a gold coin will drop. However, my gold coin is being pinned to the main stage in upper left corner. Even when I …

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## [Textfields giving very unexpected results](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfields-giving-very-unexpected-results/330245)

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**Author:** [@Tubutas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tubutas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfields-giving-very-unexpected-results/330245 "2012-12-18T20:49:57Z")

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Maybe it's the cs5.5 is really buggy but I just keep running into strange bugs. I have a textfield called tick which has a fancy motion tween animation to it. If I change the value of the textfield on the stage it displa…

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## [Quicktime VR - use videos instead?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quicktime-vr-use-videos-instead/330244)

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**Author:** [@cafehour](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cafehour)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quicktime-vr-use-videos-instead/330244 "2012-12-18T18:47:02Z")

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Hi all--I've been trying to find out what it's called or if there is such a software that meshes videos together and allows the user to move the movie with the mouse. The behavior is similar to Quicktime VR (or QTVR) exc…

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## [Error #2007: Parameter hitTestObject must be non-null](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-2007-parameter-hittestobject-must-be-non-null/330243)

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**Author:** [@vinnchow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vinnchow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-2007-parameter-hittestobject-must-be-non-null/330243 "2012-12-18T16:44:42Z")

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TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter hitTestObject must be non-null. at flash.display::DisplayObject/\_hitTest() at flash.display::DisplayObject/hitTestObject() at Assignment/onEnterFrame()\[C:\\Users\\Liang\\Desktop\\Game as…

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## [End Of The World](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/end-of-the-world/330242)

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**Author:** [@gopik3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gopik3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/end-of-the-world/330242 "2012-12-18T05:11:41Z")

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\[COLOR=#ff0000\] HI ,21-12-2012 The End Of The World \[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#ff0000\] will \[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#ff0000\] Really Happen? \[/COLOR\]

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## [Haxe and flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/haxe-and-flash/330241)

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**Author:** [@lnsiu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lnsiu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/haxe-and-flash/330241 "2012-12-18T01:00:13Z")

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Yesterday I used a SWC pngEncoder made from haxe in an AIR application, and it performed 5 times faster than the adobe pngEncoder, with optional asynchronous compression. So I downloaded haxe right now and am looking at …

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## [Flash as2 Display Movie Clip Randomly in same location](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-display-movie-clip-randomly-in-same-location/330240)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Scholz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jason_Scholz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-display-movie-clip-randomly-in-same-location/330240 "2012-12-17T23:41:32Z")

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Hello my fellow flash programmers! My challenge of the day is this: Let's say I have a movieclip named " enemy ". I want this movieclip to appear on the main stage randomly in the same location. The best example I can g…

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## [Button setting the variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-setting-the-variable/330239)

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**Author:** [@Sqvirel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sqvirel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-setting-the-variable/330239 "2012-12-17T19:52:18Z")

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Here's what I need: In the first frame I've created two buttons, one is supposed to set the variable to true, and the other sets the variable to false. Later on the timeline I've set up a movieclip - if the variable is t…

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## [Trouble playing movie from directory of jpegs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-playing-movie-from-directory-of-jpegs/330238)

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**Author:** [@blue\_shift](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blue_shift)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-playing-movie-from-directory-of-jpegs/330238 "2012-12-17T17:10:42Z")

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I have been trying to make a self-playing animation of stillframes dumped into a folder. The first frame loads, but the movie never advances to the next frame, no matter whether I use loadMovie or the movieClipLoader met…

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## [Help with creating a measuring tool](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-creating-a-measuring-tool/330237)

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**Author:** [@Kugarweb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kugarweb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-creating-a-measuring-tool/330237 "2012-12-17T17:00:33Z")

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Hi there, I'm currently working on a project whereby you can create various points on a canvas and these are measured from point to point at a certain scale. So far I have only come across simple paint tools but I am l…

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## [Reset "Canvas" View](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reset-canvas-view/330236)

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**Author:** [@Kugarweb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kugarweb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reset-canvas-view/330236 "2012-12-17T16:52:05Z")

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Hi there, I'm currently working on a mapping tool which allows you to navigate around a map, zoom in and out, and then reset the view if required. I'm having some problems with creating the reset view button which works …

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## [Flash as2 RPG Attacking with mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-rpg-attacking-with-mouse/330235)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Scholz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jason_Scholz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-rpg-attacking-with-mouse/330235 "2012-12-17T06:47:16Z")

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Here is my issue. I have a enemy movieClip named enemy. I have a hp bar movieClip named hp. I am trying to click the enemy and deal damage. For example: I click the enemy his health goes down by 5. How do I do this wit…

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## [The strangest glitch\[?\] giving me a ton of trouble](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-strangest-glitch-giving-me-a-ton-of-trouble/330233)

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**Author:** [@Tubutas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tubutas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-strangest-glitch-giving-me-a-ton-of-trouble/330233 "2012-12-16T18:48:10Z")

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In my project I have a movieclip called world1. The world1 mc contains all the scenery, all the enemies\[Class=Enemy\], and all the un-passable terrain\[Class=Terrain\]. At the moment the world1 mc has 2 enemies and 3 terrai…

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## [Loading a Variable within a Function (without it becoming non-null)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-variable-within-a-function-without-it-becoming-non-null/330232)

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**Author:** [@Lapys](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lapys)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-variable-within-a-function-without-it-becoming-non-null/330232 "2012-12-16T08:17:53Z")

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Basically what I want to do is: Initialize a class, the class function sets up an event listener which loads a sprite sheet into a bitmap. (This part is all going fine for all I can see.) But once the function called by …

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## [Calling an Event That Equals to a Function Inside Another Event](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-an-event-that-equals-to-a-function-inside-another-event/330231)

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**Author:** [@mrhartsclube](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrhartsclube)\
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**Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-an-event-that-equals-to-a-function-inside-another-event/330231 "2012-12-15T23:43:49Z")

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Hi Dear Friends I Have a Little Problem. I Have: \[FONT=courier new\]Btn1.\[COLOR=#0000ff\]onRelease\[/COLOR\] = \[COLOR=#800080\]function/COLOR{\[/FONT\] \[INDENT\] \[COLOR=#a9a9a9\]\[FONT=courier new\]//Do Something\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] …

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## [Problem with random pickFromArray. It sometimes removes an image already placed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-random-pickfromarray-it-sometimes-removes-an-image-already-placed/330229)

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**Author:** [@Fdye](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fdye)\
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**Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-random-pickfromarray-it-sometimes-removes-an-image-already-placed/330229 "2012-12-15T19:02:55Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a class associated to my movie, and a second class that defines my thumbnail. The thumbnail definition class (ScreenButtonScript) places the background image at child level 0, places a random im…

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## [Tweening a MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-a-movieclip/330228)

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**Author:** [@LilyAirheart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LilyAirheart)\
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**Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-a-movieclip/330228 "2012-12-15T16:04:18Z")

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Hello there! I’m not the most savvy person when it comes to programming, so please forgive me if this is a really silly question. I want to make a ball move across the stage, but you can create up to five points on the …

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## [Cleaning out correct whitespace in xml?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cleaning-out-correct-whitespace-in-xml/330227)

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**Author:** [@lnsiu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lnsiu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cleaning-out-correct-whitespace-in-xml/330227 "2012-12-15T15:43:20Z")

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How do I clean out the correct whitespace in xml? I have the DOMTLFText from the flash project and need to export it as a single line xml. But the code I wrote, removes things it shouldn't inside the texts as well, not…

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## [Newbies in FLASH need HELP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbies-in-flash-need-help/330226)

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**Author:** [@biodesigner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/biodesigner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbies-in-flash-need-help/330226 "2012-12-15T14:04:45Z")

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\[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=verdana\]Hello i would like to made a menu for a website which is a metaphor of a street visit. So when the user see the animation he have the possibility to visit a street which is a movie clip calle…

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## [Invisible instances](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/invisible-instances/330225)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Flopsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Flopsie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/invisible-instances/330225 "2012-12-15T12:46:29Z")

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Hi all! I never really wanted to ask help online, but I guess nothing bad can come from asking help.. I have a simple flash game where you play as a space ship and collect orbs. After you play one game and go back to t…

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## [3D iPhone Customizer App](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-iphone-customizer-app/330221)

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**Author:** [@Mosy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mosy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-iphone-customizer-app/330221 "2012-12-15T04:54:35Z")

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I'd like to start off by apologizing if this is in the wrong section - I wasn't exactly sure which section to put it in so I chose the most populated one. I'm working on an electronics repair/customization website. Wha…

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## [Drag n' Rotate MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-n-rotate-mc/330220)

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**Author:** [@hsiehson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hsiehson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-n-rotate-mc/330220 "2012-12-15T04:12:20Z")

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Hi all, I'm thinking of creating a ruler (as a MC), and the user can drag it by click on it, and also rotate it IF the mouse click on a specific button (which is located on one end of the Ruler)... So far I'm fine with e…

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