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## [iPad 2 and iPad Comparison: Which one is Worthy?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ipad-2-and-ipad-comparison-which-one-is-worthy/319896)

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**Author:** [@charlsberg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charlsberg)\
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**Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ipad-2-and-ipad-comparison-which-one-is-worthy/319896 "2011-03-08T05:56:27Z")

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## [iPad 2 and iPad Comparison: Which one is Worthy?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ipad-2-and-ipad-comparison-which-one-is-worthy/319895)

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**Author:** [@charlsberg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charlsberg)\
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**Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ipad-2-and-ipad-comparison-which-one-is-worthy/319895 "2011-03-08T05:55:50Z")

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From the release of iPad until now has been almost one week. Many people are thinking about whether to buy a new iPad. iPad 2 will debut on March 11. It’s a hard moment to make a decision. Here are some differences betwe…

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## [Mouse inactivity](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-inactivity/319894)

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**Author:** [@alphaville](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alphaville)\
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**Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-inactivity/319894 "2011-03-08T05:54:56Z")

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I have a movieclip. I need it to fade out after couple seconds of mouse inactivity and fade in if mouse moves again. I searched the forum but not able to find any answer. Is it possible to do that?

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## [Pause ,Play not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-play-not-working/319893)

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**Author:** [@mina\_deshmukh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mina_deshmukh)\
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**Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-play-not-working/319893 "2011-03-08T05:20:40Z")

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I have a shell which dynamically loads swf through xml ,everything works fine,but,when I click a button in a dropdown menu correct swf starts playing but the menu goes behind the swf. Please help me out.

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## [Generating an image, saving to hard drive](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generating-an-image-saving-to-hard-drive/319892)

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**Author:** [@H4T](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/H4T)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generating-an-image-saving-to-hard-drive/319892 "2011-03-08T03:57:46Z")

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I'm working on an interactive kiosk application for a children's museum, and have been having a hell of a time getting this last and final piece working. I created a feature in my main kiosk application (written entirely…

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## [prevFrame nextFrame issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevframe-nextframe-issues/319891)

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**Author:** [@rasield](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rasield)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevframe-nextframe-issues/319891 "2011-03-08T02:50:37Z")

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Hioh all. New user and all that trying to get some help. I'm having some issues with the prevFrame/nextFrame in some code and, with the last bit of tweaking I tried to do on it, the whole thing just kinda died on me and …

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## [Best Games Evar!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-games-evar/319890)

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**Author:** [@FlashAj325](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashAj325)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-games-evar/319890 "2011-03-08T00:49:48Z")

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\[FONT="Courier New"\]Go to this site. It has some of the funnest, bestest, awesomest, koolest, epicest, rly-rly-rly-sweetest games I've evar played!!!!\[/FONT\]

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## [Audio & graphics - load/delay problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-graphics-load-delay-problems/319889)

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**Author:** [@widya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/widya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-graphics-load-delay-problems/319889 "2011-03-08T00:01:32Z")

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Hi there, I'm having some problems (on the client's side.. isn't that always the case?!?!!?!) regarding some performance issues, where the audio takes a while buffering before playing, and where the audio would pause mid…

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## [Calling all Family guy fans](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-all-family-guy-fans/319888)

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**Author:** [@Mak\_Valley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mak_Valley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-all-family-guy-fans/319888 "2011-03-07T23:47:20Z")

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I'm looking for the source of this quote: "We'd love to, but we've only got 12 parsecs." "heh, heh... hop in!"

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## [URGENT hitTestPoint works in Flash but not browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-hittestpoint-works-in-flash-but-not-browser/319887)

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**Author:** [@phastings](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phastings)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-hittestpoint-works-in-flash-but-not-browser/319887 "2011-03-07T23:39:19Z")

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I've been developing a game that uses hitTestPoint to determine a collision between an ball and a shape. This method has been working fine if I just test the swf in flash but as soon as it's embed in a browser the hitTe…

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## [Embeding SWF inside in a fla file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeding-swf-inside-in-a-fla-file/319886)

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**Author:** [@dandd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dandd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeding-swf-inside-in-a-fla-file/319886 "2011-03-07T22:45:00Z")

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I've tried importing a SWF file into a new fla file but when I test it the embeded swf doesn't do anything. I can't click and drag any of the things that I could if I ran the SWF file on its own. The embeded file uses…

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## [Instance \_name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance--name/319885)

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**Author:** [@Dave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance--name/319885 "2011-03-07T22:35:44Z")

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Hi Guys, I want to get this right, but can't seem to. Looks like the way I am doing it is wrong. This is what I want: When you click a button, a variable is assigned as an instance name and therefore an action occurs…

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## [Picking and playing movieclip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picking-and-playing-movieclip/319884)

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**Author:** [@liner986](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/liner986)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picking-and-playing-movieclip/319884 "2011-03-07T21:38:26Z")

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hey, I have two mc's mc1 and mc2. on mouse click of mc3 i want a math random function and a logic argument of if math random =\< 0.5 then play mc1, if mathrandom \> 0.5 then play mc2. how would i right the AS3 for this?

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## [Quest For A Dynamic Button Prob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quest-for-a-dynamic-button-prob/319882)

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**Author:** [@rimacy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rimacy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quest-for-a-dynamic-button-prob/319882 "2011-03-07T18:31:14Z")

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id like to be able to assign a movieClip, x&y position,text,event string,etc to a dynamic button class called EZButton. Here's my document: (There's a movieclip in the library called TestButton) package { import …

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## [EventListener inside External MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-inside-external-movieclip/319881)

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**Author:** [@keithjgardner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keithjgardner)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-inside-external-movieclip/319881 "2011-03-07T18:04:46Z")

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How do I listen for an event in an external movieclip? var DRALoader:Loader = new Loader(); var Phone:URLRequest = new URLRequest("DRA\_Phone.swf"); DRALoader.load(Phone); I can run a function located in the loaded…

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## [AIR flash.events.Event.CLOSING equivilant for a projector?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-flash-events-event-closing-equivilant-for-a-projector/319880)

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**Author:** [@cakepizza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cakepizza)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-flash-events-event-closing-equivilant-for-a-projector/319880 "2011-03-07T17:46:47Z")

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I am looking for an equivalent of the flash.events.Event.CLOSING event available in AIR applications. I have a projector and I want it to send a message to a socket on close so that another application can know when the…

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## [Slideshow gallery into a website issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-gallery-into-a-website-issues/319879)

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**Author:** [@Rarity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rarity)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-gallery-into-a-website-issues/319879 "2011-03-07T17:43:57Z")

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Hello I've made a website using AS3 in CS5 Flash, I then decided to add a 'Slideshow Gallery' into the site. I made a new page, called it 'gallery' (this page is made from frames 73-86) and then looked at making a slid…

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## [Embedded Font and External SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-font-and-external-swf/319878)

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**Author:** [@Cliffinator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cliffinator)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-font-and-external-swf/319878 "2011-03-07T17:36:49Z")

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My question is simple: Does a externally loaded swf inhert the embedded font of the main swf that loads it? so the do I have embedded the same font in both the main and externally loaded swf? Thanks guys! \[smile\]

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## [Reference class problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-class-problem/319877)

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**Author:** [@TurboTuTone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TurboTuTone)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-class-problem/319877 "2011-03-07T17:05:35Z")

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Hello everyone, Im wondering if anyone can help me out with a little problem im having. Ive been working on a small game and noticed i was re-using the same code several times so i decided to see if i can combine the c…

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## [Creating a website using the Arrow Keys and Return Key to navigate](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-website-using-the-arrow-keys-and-return-key-to-navigate/319876)

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**Author:** [@handemmet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/handemmet)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-website-using-the-arrow-keys-and-return-key-to-navigate/319876 "2011-03-07T16:32:28Z")

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Hi All I'm creating a website where I want to navigate through the menus using the Arrow Keys and by hitting the Return Key.............it launches that selected page. How is this done???? Thank you for any help Re…

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## [Detect any Button press](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-any-button-press/319875)

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**Author:** [@daush](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daush)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-any-button-press/319875 "2011-03-07T16:25:42Z")

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Hi there. Can someone helpme on this. i have 10 buttons on stage. bt01,bt02,bt03... for every button in my code i have bt01.onPress = function() all buttons call the same function: animation(this); How can i detect…

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## [Nesting Actionscript from external AS into file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nesting-actionscript-from-external-as-into-file/319874)

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**Author:** [@Ebreezesoccer23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ebreezesoccer23)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nesting-actionscript-from-external-as-into-file/319874 "2011-03-07T16:23:39Z")

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If anyone could help me rework this actionscript i found in a tutorial I would appreciate it. I am wanting to nest it in the file instead of calling it externally. Below is the code. Thanks package { import flash.dis…

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## [\[as2\] Read specific field in XML if i press a specific buton](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-read-specific-field-in-xml-if-i-press-a-specific-buton/319873)

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**Author:** [@svimp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/svimp)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-read-specific-field-in-xml-if-i-press-a-specific-buton/319873 "2011-03-07T15:08:19Z")

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Hello , so i need to make a flash that will do the next things. if user press button "x" on the next frame should display "x" text from a xml. if user press button "y" on the next frame should display "y" text from…

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## [Reset SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reset-swf/319872)

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**Author:** [@junior\_kimbroug](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/junior_kimbroug)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reset-swf/319872 "2011-03-07T14:56:38Z")

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Hi I use AS3 I am loading external swfs into the main stage each swf contains a series of images the navigation is linear so when i hit the next button i go through the swfs images until a reach the next swf a…

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## [Extremely puzzled. Test movie works, BUT when published](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extremely-puzzled-test-movie-works-but-when-published/319871)

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**Author:** [@jrcheese](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrcheese)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extremely-puzzled-test-movie-works-but-when-published/319871 "2011-03-07T14:24:43Z")

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Hi All, I'm new as a member, but I always seem to find my flash answers here when I have problems, except this time. I hope someone can help me out. My flash project is a video player. There are library items and .as…

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## [Drag and Drop Application](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-application/319870)

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**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-application/319870 "2011-03-07T14:15:08Z")

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Hi, I’m currently trying to create an application whit some drag and drop functionality but I’m having a hard time trying to figure how this can be done. What I have is basically a rectangular MovieClip which will be…

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## [Flash over HTML - SEO trick?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-over-html-seo-trick/319869)

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**Author:** [@szymanero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/szymanero)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-over-html-seo-trick/319869 "2011-03-07T12:32:26Z")

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Hello, A question - maybe someone can tell me more about this approach - Flash over html and Google's index. What if u place transparent flash element OVER html - for ex. as an intro, which fades after btn click. Let …

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## [New to PHP and STUCK!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-php-and-stuck/319868)

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**Author:** [@Mielle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mielle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-php-and-stuck/319868 "2011-03-07T12:31:51Z")

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Im using a flash music player that gets it's playlist from an XML file. Now I want to be able to add and remove songs from this playlist. I'm using a PHP script to do this, which works 100% to remove specified tracks, bu…

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## [Enter frame events, a question on optimisation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-frame-events-a-question-on-optimisation/319866)

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**Author:** [@jeffNevington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeffNevington)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-frame-events-a-question-on-optimisation/319866 "2011-03-07T10:42:24Z")

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Lets say I am working on some basic shooting game that involves lots of moving enemies. The enemies all come from one class that extends movieclip. I want the enemies to move 10px downwards every frame. At the moment…

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## [AS3, MC follows mouse constant speed?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-mc-follows-mouse-constant-speed/319864)

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**Author:** [@kazenkoh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kazenkoh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-mc-follows-mouse-constant-speed/319864 "2011-03-07T09:00:53Z")

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Hello, I am new for action-script, and I encountered a problem for making a simple game that character follow the mouse direction with constant speed. and I found one of the thread from other forum is similar what I wa…

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