The Online Newsletter: Flash Kit Daily Newsletter, Wednesday December 8, 2010

Wednesday December 8, 2010

Featured Tutorial: Using CGI Forms in Flash
This tutorial will show you how to use a CGI script that not only sends the form information but returns information back to the Flash 4 movie instead of sending the user to an html page.

Featured Gallery Image: splash bananas
A Champagne Glass With Splashi Bananas

Featured FLA: Simple Text Writer
Type in what you want to "say", then watch flash type it in the same window! Very simple.

Featured Sound Loop: -- Ancient Forest --
My first loop submitted to FlashKit. This one brings back memories of the old SEGA Genisis games. All I ask if you use this loop is a link to my email address. Thanks.

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Featured Sound FX: mfx - shuffling cards
Playing cards shuffling. Monster FX interactive design

Featured Font: Mr.Saturn
A Mr.Saturn font from Earthbound!

Latest Forum Queries

Scale a rectangle from center
hello, i have a simple rectangle. i would like to scale it to 200 but the scaling always begins from top-left of the rectangle. how can i scale it from the center of this symbol? thank you! rect.onPress=mousePress; rect.onRelease=mouseRelease; function mousePress():Void { var item:MovieClip=this; item._xscale=item._yscale=200; } function mouseRelease():Void { v...

how to keep PHP connection "on"?
Hi folks, It's been a while since I messed with PHP (or really any server-side scripting), so I'm a bit stumped here. I have a situation where Rackspace has some "load balancer" running that looks for no script>server>client activity and if none has been sent in 30 secs, it drops the http connection. I'm calling a script that executes an unzip which takes longer than 30 seconds, and my page...

Flash Sometimes Works
Hello experts! I've just had this site built for me http://pageturner.org.uk and on these pages http://pageturner.org.uk/books/secondary-school-book/ and http://pageturner.org.uk/books/further-education-book/ there is a Flash animated book. We used this http://pageflip.hu/ as the foundations for the book. My issue is that on some Mac browsers (safari, google and firefox) the book does not sh...

Error 1069
I have been working on a code that would link between the different frames through buttons. However, an error (1069) keep appearing. Apparently, one of my references are undefined, but I am not sure how to fix the problem. Would some one please look over the code to see what is wrong with it and how I would be able to solve the problem. import flash.events.MouseEvent; button_student.buttonMode=...

Setting Http headers to Security.loadPolicyFile
Hi Is there a way to set up Http headers to Security.loadPolicyFile() function ?? Other question: Is there any danger when loading an external swf?

Loading external swf: danger?
Hello, Is there any danger when uploading an external swf file?

Drag detection
Any reason why this wont work? I have an instance of cd1 on the stage, and wow and finder as nested movie clip parent names. package { import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.events.Event; import flash.events.MouseEvent; import flash.display.Graphics; import fl.transitions.Tween; import fl.transitions.easing.Strong; public class script extends ...

start function after function
is there code something like this? function nextUp (e:MouseEvent): void { ... } nextUp.onComplete=zoomIn function zoomIn() { ... }

The Bean
A quick edit from my last little mini vacation to the midwest for thanksgiving. Image: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5242774480_c4958f2009_z.jpg