# Latest

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## [Tile game quandry](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tile-game-quandry/324560)

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**Author:** [@c\_concat\_p](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/c_concat_p)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tile-game-quandry/324560 "2011-08-26T17:40:26Z")

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Hello Kirupa world! I've built a 2D array tile engine in js and html, and I can't figure out why placement of blocks seems to arbitrarily effect the collision. You'll notice in the broken version the vertical tiles' …

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## [How to align input textfields regardless of labels](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-align-input-textfields-regardless-of-labels/324559)

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**Author:** [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-align-input-textfields-regardless-of-labels/324559 "2011-08-26T16:17:27Z")

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Heool, So I just want to align about 12 input textfields. These TFs are on the same line as their labels. Is there an easy way or best way to do this?

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## [Swf breaks when I rename its folder AND loader.contet=null and bytesloaded=bytesTotal](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-breaks-when-i-rename-its-folder-and-loader-contet-null-and-bytesloaded-bytestotal/324558)

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**Author:** [@cakepizza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cakepizza)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-breaks-when-i-rename-its-folder-and-loader-contet-null-and-bytesloaded-bytestotal/324558 "2011-08-26T16:06:31Z")

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I am on a nightmare project where I have to fix the terribly messy code of a developer that was fired, and I have an error so weird I do not even know where to begin..(I really wanted to start from scratch, but the compa…

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## [Searchable XML and loadClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searchable-xml-and-loadclip/324557)

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**Author:** [@lletdownl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lletdownl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searchable-xml-and-loadclip/324557 "2011-08-26T15:41:10Z")

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Hi Guys, Could really use some help and im not even sure where to start. The gist of my problem is that currently i have a searchable XML database which contains projects that when clicked on, link to a new tab or wi…

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## [Amatuer seeking professional](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amatuer-seeking-professional/324556)

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**Author:** [@brianrich](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brianrich)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amatuer-seeking-professional/324556 "2011-08-26T15:35:31Z")

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I'm looking for cirtiques and suggestions for my new site. I am a novice when it comes to flash but I enjoy it none the less. While you're at it, if anyone can tell me how to remove the f'n border it would be greatly app…

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## [Flash and container HTML communication](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-container-html-communication/324554)

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**Author:** [@Freeseus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Freeseus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-container-html-communication/324554 "2011-08-26T14:47:24Z")

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I am trying to read the html page that contains my SWF from inside the SWF itself. This works: function loadWebPage():void{ var url:String = "iFrame.html"; var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url); urlReques…

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## [Into xml driven slideshow not under scope of preloader?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/into-xml-driven-slideshow-not-under-scope-of-preloader/324553)

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**Author:** [@littlerach](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/littlerach)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/into-xml-driven-slideshow-not-under-scope-of-preloader/324553 "2011-08-26T14:45:50Z")

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Hi Hi I have a swf file that opens with a full browser xml slideshow. I've noticed when I have a preloader on frame 1 for my file, it is 'completing' before the xml images have loaded... everything else loads (a bunch…

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## [Accessing Tweened object through TweenEvent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-tweened-object-through-tweenevent/324552)

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**Author:** [@simranzenov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simranzenov)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-tweened-object-through-tweenevent/324552 "2011-08-26T14:07:41Z")

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How would I go about accessing the object I am moving with a tween through TweenEvent? or is this even possible? I think e.currentTarget will give me the tween object instead of the movieclip it is controlling, but I'm n…

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## [Loading XML Data to Dynamic Text Field inside MC in Google Maps API](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-data-to-dynamic-text-field-inside-mc-in-google-maps-api/324551)

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**Author:** [@rtn87](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rtn87)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-data-to-dynamic-text-field-inside-mc-in-google-maps-api/324551 "2011-08-26T14:02:15Z")

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Hello. First of all, I must say, I'm just starting with Flash and AS, so please, be patient \[smile\] I have a simple Google Maps API with external data loaded from XML file (location, lat, long, info etc.). I also hav…

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## [Need help to do zoombie game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-to-do-zoombie-game/324550)

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**Author:** [@eternity22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eternity22)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-to-do-zoombie-game/324550 "2011-08-26T10:24:52Z")

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Hi Help me to do zoombie game. In that how to generate the zoombie characters randomly by group based on the time. First the characters should come slow then as a group and again it should come slow. Thanks in adv…

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## [Dealing with Occluded objects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dealing-with-occluded-objects/324549)

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**Author:** [@dev2dev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dev2dev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dealing-with-occluded-objects/324549 "2011-08-26T08:16:07Z")

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Hello, Can you help me understand how to deal with the occluded objects in isometric games? See screen shots from Empires & Allies. Occlusion\_1.png shows the big building (federal courthouse is the name in the game) an…

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## [Help me understanding how online Isometric Games are created](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-understanding-how-online-isometric-games-are-created/324547)

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**Author:** [@dev2dev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dev2dev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-understanding-how-online-isometric-games-are-created/324547 "2011-08-26T06:40:54Z")

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I know games can be created in flash pro or flash builder but I wonder what other developers might have used to create games like cityville/zombie lane (isometric). I guess Flash Developer is the main platform for crea…

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## [Ask about locklizard flash guard](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ask-about-locklizard-flash-guard/324546)

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**Author:** [@kyriehan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kyriehan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ask-about-locklizard-flash-guard/324546 "2011-08-26T06:23:54Z")

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hi all, is there anyone here ever using locklizard flash guard? i saw it has its own flash player.. is it right if i embed it to my web, clients need to download the flash player first? thanks

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## [Multiple instances of mc?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-instances-of-mc/324544)

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**Author:** [@Aequus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aequus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-instances-of-mc/324544 "2011-08-26T04:30:31Z")

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How do I add multiple instances of the same mc to the stage dynamically?

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## [\[AS2\] Yoshi Game Attack Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-yoshi-game-attack-help/324543)

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**Author:** [@MikaelaGollende](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MikaelaGollende)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-yoshi-game-attack-help/324543 "2011-08-26T00:48:54Z")

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I'm in the works of creating an RPG type adventure game starring Yoshi as the main character. I can get him moving just fine but I'm struggling with the attack code. The problems are hard to explain so I've attached th…

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## [Any way to display a message when Flash is not found on the iPad?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-way-to-display-a-message-when-flash-is-not-found-on-the-ipad/324541)

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**Author:** [@flashdev01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashdev01)\
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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-way-to-display-a-message-when-flash-is-not-found-on-the-ipad/324541 "2011-08-26T00:21:00Z")

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Apple is obviously rejecting Flash to protect it's 'App' revenue. I've been on Android phones that run Flash and display all my content perfectly smooth. It can be quite frustrating how they are trying to bury it when …

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## [What is the code to create paragraphs?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-code-to-create-paragraphs/324540)

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**Author:** [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-code-to-create-paragraphs/324540 "2011-08-26T00:20:45Z")

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Hi, How can I create paragraphs wherever it is required. Currently it writes everything in a single paragraph. How to modify it? var myString:String = "Learn to program arrays in flash to animate typing text. We use…

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## [What Forum Styles/Themes do you want to see back?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-forum-styles-themes-do-you-want-to-see-back/324539)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-forum-styles-themes-do-you-want-to-see-back/324539 "2011-08-25T23:10:51Z")

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After fighting other bugs and issues, I've finally gotten around to revamping the look of the forums. Besides fixing the major usability issues with the search box location that glos and others have pointed out, I'd like…

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## [Error 1120: Access of undefined property event. i need help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1120-access-of-undefined-property-event-i-need-help/324538)

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**Author:** [@somdow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somdow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1120-access-of-undefined-property-event-i-need-help/324538 "2011-08-25T22:57:24Z")

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Hello everyone. So i need some quick help, my eyes are tired and i dont know, maybe im overlooking something. Long story short, im trying to make a button do several things to achieve a smooth transition between external…

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## [Tearing my hair out (what's left of it): turn button into link](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tearing-my-hair-out-whats-left-of-it-turn-button-into-link/324537)

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**Author:** [@eabigelow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eabigelow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tearing-my-hair-out-whats-left-of-it-turn-button-into-link/324537 "2011-08-25T22:46:02Z")

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Hi-- I have this button in a HTML/PHP contact form: \<input type="submit" value="Submit" /\> Preceded by this script in the Head: \<script type="text/javascript"\> $(function(){ $('#contact-form').submit(function…

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## [How to use the TextBox text instead of external file text?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-textbox-text-instead-of-external-file-text/324536)

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**Author:** [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-the-textbox-text-instead-of-external-file-text/324536 "2011-08-25T21:55:41Z")

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Hi, The following code is nice to get the external text file data with type writer effect. But if I want to get the data from the code itself instead of external file. How to modify it? Please do help. var timer:Tim…

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## [Bringing in a URL from XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bringing-in-a-url-from-xml-file/324535)

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**Author:** [@kristen33](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kristen33)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bringing-in-a-url-from-xml-file/324535 "2011-08-25T21:25:22Z")

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Hello. I am new to AC3 and I need to have my Flash movie read URL's dynamically from an XML file. I have used this code and applied it to my button(photo\_link\_btn): photo\_link\_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_DOWN…

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## [Flash compressors?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-compressors/324534)

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**Author:** [@littlerach](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/littlerach)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-compressors/324534 "2011-08-25T20:16:33Z")

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Does any one use any kind of flash/swf compressor software? I'm deciding if my swf file is too large to stand on it's own... The file itself is not big, but there are images I load into each file using the loader class…

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## [Select query Within a Select Query? Novice needs help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/select-query-within-a-select-query-novice-needs-help/324533)

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**Author:** [@Zaxza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zaxza)\
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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/select-query-within-a-select-query-novice-needs-help/324533 "2011-08-25T19:26:50Z")

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Hello, I'm creating a site at the moment that is currently using 3 tables in a database, "news", "users", and "photos". What I'm trying to do is display a news article with the author and a picture of the author. I want …

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## [Resize movieClips according to space](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-movieclips-according-to-space/324532)

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**Author:** [@revo999](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/revo999)\
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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-movieclips-according-to-space/324532 "2011-08-25T18:48:53Z")

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Hi I am adding MovieClips in columns and rows according to the main container with static width and height now if user wants to enter for more rows and columns How I should change the Moviclips size that can adjust w…

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## [Feedback please :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/feedback-please/324530)

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**Author:** [@carlosric](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carlosric)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/feedback-please/324530 "2011-08-25T16:39:07Z")

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Hello! I just finished a new project, and I would love some feedback. Thanks \[smile\] www.qhabogados.com

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## [Script font in 5.5 IDE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-font-in-5-5-ide/324529)

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**Author:** [@activa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/activa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-font-in-5-5-ide/324529 "2011-08-25T16:30:19Z")

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So there are lots of mono fonts I could use for the script editor (Using Flash Pro CS5.5, Mac 10.6.8, MBP 17", but shot taken on my external monitor). However, IMO, they ALL are HORRIBLY anti-aliased, EXCEPT for Geneva…

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## [Line - Polygon Intersetion Detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-polygon-intersetion-detection/324528)

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**Author:** [@fikontrollet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fikontrollet)\
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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-polygon-intersetion-detection/324528 "2011-08-25T13:12:14Z")

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The problem: I'm working on a method to do more accurate path finding for a special project. I haven't yet found any sources on this so i have to write it myself. The idea was to use a polygon mesh, draw waypoints bet…

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## [Positioning after stage resize](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-after-stage-resize/324527)

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**Author:** [@yerbaps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yerbaps)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-after-stage-resize/324527 "2011-08-25T13:11:00Z")

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Hi there, I'm a little confused with coordinates in flash, particularly after resizing the flash player window. I have an mc on stage and draw an ellipse inside that mc. The movie is of size 800 x 600. var ellipse…

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## [AS2 - issues referencing array index](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-issues-referencing-array-index/324526)

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**Author:** [@louisHD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/louisHD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-issues-referencing-array-index/324526 "2011-08-25T13:09:27Z")

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Hi all, I have three placeholder images, the contents of which are populated by an array ("galleryArray"). These three placeholders are titled "placeholderLeft", "placeholderCentre" and "placeholderRight". the cont…

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