# I am just not getting it

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**Created:** [July 16, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818 "2003-07-16T19:59:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/21 "2003-07-30T20:40:29Z")

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you mean URL like this  
[![](http://static.hugedomains.com/images/logo_huge_domains.gif) ](http://static.hugedomains.com/images/logo_huge_domains.gif)

then b, c, d ----- I only have through m currently - working on rest now.

If you would like me post a different way, pls let me know, and thanks for the help!!!

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**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/22 "2003-07-30T20:43:36Z")

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Thats fine thanks, gimmie bout 1/2 an hour and i’ll post back.

V.

P.S Your welcome.

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**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/23 "2003-07-30T21:40:44Z")

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If you want to see it working. Only done the letters A-J. One bad thing about using external SWF’s is that each letter will have to load, and some will load before others, so it looks kinda weird, unless you think the random-ness is ok.

I’ve attached the changed fla that reflects the changes to use external swf’s.

Regards,  
Viru.

P.S I uploaded the letters to my server. Just put this fla(swf) in the same directory as the letters and it will work fine.

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**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/24 "2003-07-30T21:42:16Z")

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Forgot the fla.

V.

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/25 "2003-07-31T02:01:00Z")

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2 COOL!

The randomness of the loading is fine-- I think it’s absolutely cool.

It works great from your link. When I downloaded the fla and posted the .swf to the same folder with my letters— I get nothing. I changed the path to the letter .swf’s but nothing.

Now what have I done?

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/26 "2003-07-31T09:04:15Z")

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Hi,

The fla you were using was the first one i had made, it works with movieclips but ont with external swf’s.

I posted a second fla, with the same name, that works with external swf’s.

BUT

I tinkered with it a bit more and made it more efficient, the swf size is only 5k now.

Use the fla below, and upload the swf for it in your letters directory. It should work.

Regards,  
Viru.

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/27 "2003-07-31T15:11:41Z")

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Thanks - that is just wicked cool.

:thumb: I can’t thank you both enough for all the help.

This looks/works really good.

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/28 "2003-07-31T15:55:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mikol27 \*  
> \*\*You are one of the kindest people. Thank you so much for taking your time to review and fix the code.

You have totally made my day!!!:bounce: \*\*

I bet that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside hey Iac?

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/29 "2003-07-31T16:42:25Z")

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Just out of interest Mikol27, who’s method are you using and why? Why not the other method?

Just interested in your opinion.

Regards,  
Viru.

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/30 "2003-07-31T17:08:35Z")

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Now you have to understand I’m a newbie to both Actionscripting and Flash MX so I know some things and others are over my head, so I may not have applied the previous code to it’s full advantage.

Your code is streamlined to the hilt. With the other code and my limited knowledge the only way I could get it to work was by having multiple input textboxes and setting up different varibles for each. I know that probably not the intent of how the code was written, but there again, for my mind to make it work, that was the dance around I had to do.

With keeping it all separate, it was getting sticky.

Hope that makes sense.

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/31 "2003-08-11T17:30:12Z")

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OK- I finally got the pieces together for this.

Would you know of anyway to control the clip size of the hand shapes that load???

Thanks for the help!

-M

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/32 "2003-08-11T17:31:56Z")

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it would probably help if I gave the url so you could see what I am talking about - huh?

:sigh:

[![](http://static.hugedomains.com/images/logo_huge_domains.gif) ](http://static.hugedomains.com/images/logo_huge_domains.gif)

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/33 "2003-08-12T13:46:40Z")

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How are you loading the hand shapes? Need to know your method first.

Regards,  
Viru.

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/34 "2003-08-12T16:05:43Z")

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Through a great deal of help, I got it working this way. Each letter is a .swf file of its own (“a.swf”, “b.swf”).

function showText() {  
strLen = inputText.length;  
getLetter;  
for (i=0; i\<strLen; i++) {  
getLetter = inputText.charAt(i);  
getLetter = getLetter.toLowerCase();  
clip = attachMovie(“hold”, “hold”+i, 10+i);  
clip.\_x = 15+(100\*i);  
clip.\_y = 200;  
clip.loadMovie(getLetter+".swf");  
trace(clip);  
}  
}

-M

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/35 "2003-08-12T16:18:57Z")

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Short lived fame. Thats the code i done for you! :sigh:

Anyway, look at your for loop you pasted, you’ve erased part of it.  
You can remove the trace(clip) that was for my purpose when i made it. Its not integral to the code.  
Look at the bold text to see what you need to add.

function showText() {  
strLen = inputText.length;  
getLetter;  
for(i=0; i\<strLen; i++) {  
getLetter = inputText.charAt(i);  
getLetter = getLetter.toLowerCase();

```
	clip = attachMovie("hold", "hold"+i,10+i);
	clip._x = 35+(30*i);
	clip._y = 200;
                        **clip._width = 40; // Change integer here to suit your needs.
                            clip._height = 60; // Change integer here to suit your needs.**
	clip.loadMovie(getLetter+".swf");
}
oldText = inputText;

```

}

Regards,  
Viru.

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/36 "2003-08-12T16:47:25Z")

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Thanks. You have an amazing brain I thought it was code you did helping me out. Which I still can’t thank you enough for!

—speaking of which- In our “credits” section of this project, I would like to give credit to those who have helped on this project, would you be oppossed to us adding your name in the “special thanks” section or listed in the “team credits”? (it will be Web-wide)

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/37 "2003-08-12T16:49:01Z")

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Nope not at all, i’ll be honoured 🙂 thanks for that.

Did the resizing work?

Viru.

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/38 "2003-08-12T16:56:54Z")

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No, actually it causes “nothing” to happen (i tried various sizes), but once I remove the two lines- it’s back working

i understand the intent and it looks logical it should work - but it doesn’t seem to.

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/39 "2003-08-12T16:58:39Z")

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oh yeah, I’ll need either your name (full) or let me know how you prefer to be addressed in the credits.

My project is due end of Sept- Oct 1st will be the debut of months of work. I’ll be sure you get the link to it.

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-just-not-getting-it/25818/40 "2003-08-12T17:10:35Z")

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I’ve found a solution of what to do, its weird but it works.

In the library double click the ‘hold’ movie clip to open it up. Then draw a small square and align its position so that its in the centre, you can do this by highlighting the square and pressing the following to center is horizontally ‘Ctrl+Alt+5’. And then press ‘Ctrl+Alt+2’ to center it vertically. Now you should be able to resize the hand graphics.

My name is Viru Doshi. I’ve learnt how to sign spell my name from your site :), thanks.

Regards,  
Viru.

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