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Embedded fonts blurry
Posted by bknowlden01 at 1/9/2005 11:46:55 PM
In my development I noticed certain fonts will become blurry and some not? any reason why? Here is the site: http://www.brandonleo.com/construction/final.html...more >>

Dynamic text fields
Posted by Lilibeta at 1/9/2005 11:15:13 PM
I've created a multi line dynamic field with a right hand scroll bar. This field is to basically present biographies for several characters. I want the titles ie Name, Race, Age, Bio etc to be in one colour and the corresponding data to be another. I obtained code from this board which I cu...more >>

function applies to different movie clips
Posted by maguskrool at 1/9/2005 10:37:58 PM
Hi. I have several movie clips named "mc1", "mc2" and so on and want to make them draggable. The thing is I don't wan't to put the code on each movie clip but instead create a function that will be on the 1st frame and apply to whatever movie clip is selected at the time. I tried this...more >>

Get Instance
Posted by silverfh at 1/9/2005 10:33:33 PM
hi friends, I got a little strange situation here.. is there any way thay I canget all the instance names of the movies that are placed inside a movie.. lets say I have a Movie (A) .. an in it there are 3 movies (one) (two) (three).. now the situation is that, that I dont know the instance ...more >>

Get Instance
Posted by silverfh at 1/9/2005 10:33:18 PM
hi friends, I got a little strange situation here.. is there any way thay I canget all the instance names of the movies that are placed inside a movie.. lets say I have a Movie (A) .. an in it there are 3 movies (one) (two) (three).. now the situation is that, that I dont know the instance ...more >>

Random Image on Refresh
Posted by siphoned at 1/9/2005 9:25:22 PM
Hi, I'm quite new to actionscript. Could someone please walk me through displaying random jpg images each time a user visits or refreshes the page? I've checked these forum archives and google, but I haven't been successful with any of the solutions. Any help would be appreciated. ...more >>

If statement not workin?
Posted by highlander_1 at 1/9/2005 9:15:53 PM
Here I?m trying to build a If statement for a small navigation. I have 4 movies.swf at 4 levels. On level0 there?s a backgroundSound playing (mySound1) I have movieClip "buttons" thats start mySound4 and mySound5 onRollOver and onRollOut in "myFourthMovie.swf", on level4. Here?s t...more >>

send multiple avriables with getUrl
Posted by Lindeskov at 1/9/2005 8:12:22 PM
I do not seem to get this right, the a variable is right but the b part is wrong. Question how to write it right (this part : asptest3.asp?minaar='+a &maxaar=+b) on(release){ var a = 1910 var b = 1919 getURL('asptest3.asp?minaar='+a &maxaar=+b); _root.gotoAndStop('start') } ...more >>



Embedded Fonts Layed to Bed
Posted by bknowlden01 at 1/9/2005 8:10:11 PM
OK, I have a few questions about embedded fonts that will hopefully help me out and I know there are some significantly qualified people on here who can help. My questions are as follows: Is a static text field embedded automatically? In MX 2004, to embed a dynamic font field, do you embed...more >>

Loading swf that is a different size than main swf
Posted by Christy Hughes at 1/9/2005 6:49:54 PM
I am using Flash MX 2004/Macintosh. I have a main movie (10 x 7.5) and want to load a second .swf (10 x 14) when you release a button from main movie. My code is as follows: _this.createEmptyMovieClip(targetMC",1); targetMC.loadMovie("MRpolicy.swf"); targetMC._x=100; targetMC,_y=50;...more >>

Problems playing consecutive movie clips
Posted by hilandrfan at 1/9/2005 5:40:34 PM
I'm creating a movie that is only text motion graphics. Since there are a lot of animations, I thought the most efficient way to construct the file would be to group the text animations into movie clips instead of having the main timeline cluttered up with over one hundred frames. My problem...more >>

Mix and Match [URGENT]
Posted by LY31 at 1/9/2005 5:35:19 PM
Hi... I would like to do something like a mix and match game. Eg: --- A-----A1 B D1 C E1 D B1 E C1 A, B, C, D, E will be randomise each time the game starts. A will match to A1, B will match to B1 and so on. When the user click on A then A1, ...more >>

Problem with HTML tags in AS
Posted by bknowlden01 at 1/9/2005 5:02:19 PM
I am trying to set up a link via actionscript. ? in the first frame of the movie I have: myTextField.html = true; ? my text field is set to dynamic, single line, with an instance name of 'myTextField' with no Var name set ? I have a button with the following script: on (press) { box1.te...more >>

Does host swf wait for external swf?
Posted by Laer2 at 1/9/2005 3:42:37 PM
When loading an external swf from the main swf, which of the following scenarios is correct? : 1) Main timeline (host swf) sits on frame with loadMovieNum code until ALL of the EXTERNAL swf is loaded, then continues to next frame of main timeline. 2) Main timeline (host swf) triggers loadMov...more >>

LoadVars.sendAndLoad();
Posted by Mr.ACME at 1/9/2005 3:28:43 PM
Hi there. I need to modify the code of my forum for displaying a forum post with its replies. This is my idea: lv = new LoadVars(); lv2 = new LoadVars(); lv.threadID = threadID; lv.sendAndLoad('viewthread.php', lv2); lv2.Message = message; There are two LoadVars objects. One for...more >>

amount of rotation
Posted by RAZinke at 1/9/2005 11:11:13 AM
hi, i use a Movieclip in my Animation. of this need to reed the amount of the rotion! the actioncode "FlglPos = _rotation" in a Picture where the movieclip is included delievers allways 0. How kann i do it? ...more >>

How in one action duplicate many buttons
Posted by Real MaIron at 1/9/2005 10:23:58 AM
Hi! How in one action duplicate many buttons on (release) { for (var i:Number = 0; i<10; i++) { name_item = 'button_' + i; this.createClassObject(mx.controls.Button, name_item, 1, {label:'My button'}); } } This function create only last button :( Please help. ...more >>

Problem with Sound
Posted by screenganesh at 1/9/2005 7:46:48 AM
Hi I have problem with sound when I run my swf in a low configured computer(64 mb,pentium II). The sound do not match with the animation. The sound(stream) plays first before the animation. I have loaded my sound in the main timeline. But this animation is fine in the high configured machine....more >>

Problem with Sound
Posted by screenganesh at 1/9/2005 7:44:34 AM
Hi I have problem with sound when I run my swf in a low configured computer(64 mb,pentium II). The sound do not match with the animation. The sound(stream) plays first before the animation. I have loaded my sound in the main timeline. But this animation is fine in the high configured machine....more >>

LoadMovie() variable
Posted by SpiderFromMars at 1/9/2005 7:05:08 AM
Hi There, This code works: loadMovie('movie.swf', 1); This code will not work: MyMovie = 'movie.swf' loadMovie(MyMovie, 1); Why?? :( Kind Regards, Peter ...more >>

Looking for help
Posted by nITiNkIlLeRmEeRuT at 1/9/2005 6:06:08 AM
Macromedia Flash Charting Components Set 2 http://www.macromedia.com/software/drk/productinfo/product_overview/volume4/char ting_components.html I want to create a horizontal bar chart shown in the above link. I have got the charting components. But unable to create the chart shown in t...more >>

http://www.flashcomponents.net/
Posted by BOSTONCIW at 1/9/2005 4:54:48 AM
does anyone know if there is any tutorials or source code to something similar to "http://www.flashcomponents.net/" . as far as a flash file with a generated list from a database.this is for learning purposes for school,my school just doesnt go far enough into script ...more >>

target path to _root of loaded SWF?
Posted by scottPadgett at 1/9/2005 3:21:28 AM
Hi, I'm having a bit of trouble getting a handle on file paths that relate to SWFs loaded into placeholder Movieclips. Say I load a 'clipB.swf' into a movie clip at '_root.movieHolder_mc', and I want to target the root level of the clipB.swf in some Actionscript (like loading variables to ...more >>

Flash Preloader Help
Posted by Ianmundy at 1/9/2005 2:00:04 AM
Hey I followed the tutorial on Sitepoint.com on how to make a simple preloader but when I go to preview it and click on simulate down (and i set it at 56k, just to make sure i don't miss it) nothing shows up What I did was made a movie clip symbol, inside it i put three frames on two layer...more >>

Variables
Posted by Rob_jones732000 at 1/9/2005 1:54:02 AM
I have no idea how to do variables. How do i create a selection screen that allows: the user to choose what shirt the character wears in one scene and then have the character wear that shirt in the next scene. This will be done for trousers, shoes etc. There will be a couple of selections...more >>

HOW 2 make subtitles button
Posted by GhettoFabFlah at 1/9/2005 1:29:45 AM
Hello. I am interested in making a subtitles button that when you click it, subtitles come up at the bottom of the screen and when you click a second time they go away. I was thinking it was something that had to do with visibility = true or something If anyone knows how to do it please help!...more >>

loading movies dynamically
Posted by Lilibeta at 1/9/2005 12:11:08 AM
I have a page divided into two sections. When the user clicks on the button labelled "Chantal", the image of Chantal should be loaded into the left side of the document and the data regarding Chantal should be loaded into the right. So far, the right side is loading but not the left. ...more >>


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