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  1. iostream71

    need help understanding this oop actionscript

    I need help undestanding the bolded syntax. 1)I think the first part is creating an object "game" and assigned two variables default values. 2)I think in the second part a "Tile0" object is added to the "game" object. 3)I don't understand what the "game[]" syntax is doing. Is it making...
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    any way to set a cookie with flash?

    this is my site(still not done, so don't bash too hard): pixel-werx.com i want the user to go through all the pages once, and after that, be able to put a menu at the bottom if they've already gone through, so don't have to repeat if they don't want to i thought maybe there was some way to set...
  3. iostream71

    key.getcode returning undefined?

    i have a clip that works fine until one point where it won't accept any key presses. i did a trace and it returns undefined
  4. iostream71

    where should i place functions?

    i have some functions on the first frame of the main timeline. how do i call those functions if i'm inside a clip?
  5. iostream71

    optimized collision detection

    anybody have tips on getting the best performance for collision detection on irregular shapes? I was playing around with the idea of using nodes to detect hits, but wanted to know if there was a better way. this is for a 'game'
  6. iostream71

    timeline question

    i have a situtation like this: i have a clip on frame 1 that does some sort of action on enterFrame on frame 2, i insert a keyframe and delete the instance of that clip(in 2nd frame only) my question is: does that enterFrame loop from frame1 keep checking in frame2?
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    dynamic tinting help

    i was wondering if there's a way to change the tint and alpha of that tint for a clip....like when you click on color in properties, you can select a color and alpha that color up or down at the same time
  8. iostream71

    how to rotate and move with keyboard?

    i have an object that, when pressing the left or right keys, rotates and if up or down is pressed, moves forward/back in the current direction pointing
  9. iostream71

    is there a way to emulate the selection tool?

    i was wondering how i could duplicate the selection tool in flash. i want to click a tool button, then drag a square shape on my 'stage'. anybody done this before?
  10. iostream71

    need help with random function

    i want to make some stars and have them twinkle randomly. this is what i have so far: just duplicating a single star MC 100 times and randomly placing...but i'm not sure how to make them twinkle randomly for(i = 0; i < 100; i++){ duplicateMovieClip(star, 'star' + i, i); xHigh = 699...
  11. iostream71

    how can i refer to main timeline's x and y values?

    if i have a movie clip on the main timeline and want to position elements inside the clip with respect to the main timeline, how do i do that?
  12. iostream71

    what is advantage of manually defining elements?

    what would be the plus side to, for example, programmaticaly defining a text box versus using the properties box to define it?
  13. iostream71

    question about loadvars.sendandload

    previously i was using loadVariables along with the onClipEvent(data) to handle my waiting for data to return i want to use the new loadvars, but need to know if when you use sendandload, do you have to use an &quot;onload&quot; to wait for the data to return, or does it handle this automatically?
  14. iostream71

    need a preload bar for dynamic images

    i have an empty clip that i load dynamic images into. i was wanting to add a small preload bar to it. how can i do this in flash mx? thanks
  15. iostream71

    any good sites for tutorials?

    i'm new to freehand mx. thanks
  16. iostream71

    how do i use the scrollbar component?

    i tried adding one to a textbox, but it doesn't scroll. can't find any info on how to use it either...
  17. iostream71

    vector drawings crash my pc

    whenever i try to do vector-based drawings, my pc just starts running out of memory really fast. even the simplest drawing, like a square does it i have 256 mb of ram and plenty fast processor. i have freehand mx and it does the same thing there, too. thing is, flash mx doesn't do this at...
  18. iostream71

    beginner in need of tutorials

    i just started with director mx and was looking for some tutorials that work from the basics on up. i haven't found many good ones, so any help would be appreciated
  19. iostream71

    dynamic images question

    i have a samples page where i list some work i've done. i was making a separate movie clip for each instance that i load when a user selects it basically they're all the same clip, just different picture and descriptive text. is there a better way to accomplish this, like with some sort of...
  20. iostream71

    determining if a text field will need to scroll

    i have a text field that is displaying imported text. i also have 2 arrows, above and below, that i want to show if there is text to scroll up or down to it works fine except for the initial display, because i don't know if if it's going to scroll or not until it does, then the arrows show up

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