Questions tagged [flash-cs5]

Flash CS5 is part of Adobe's Creative Suite released on 30 April 2010. Its main features over its predecessors are the iPhone packager, new text engine (TLF), and code snippets.

About Flash:
Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements and games. More recently, it has been positioned as a tool for "Rich Internet Applications" ("RIAs").

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From SWF to AIR to iOS application

I have existing Flash application, which compiles to SWF and runs on web. I'm looking at converting that application to work on mobile devices such as iPhone/iPad. I see that there is now a way to publish Adobe Air applications on mobile devices.…
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Photoshop Scripting - Update Progress Bar in a Window

I want to show a progress bar for one of my Photoshop scripts. If I do work inside a button click event then I'm able to update the progress bar without any problems. For this script, no user interaction is required. I want to: - Show the Window …
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1024 overriding a function that is not marked for override

I keep getting this error in a Flash instrument I'm making: 1024 overriding a function that is not marked for override The error was found in this line: public function stop():void
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Flash CS 5 Professional how to find out where movie clips are used?

I'm using Flash CS 5. When I look at FLA project tree, I see Use Count column next to a movie clip. How do I find where this movie clip is used? I'm hoping there is a 'Find usages' or 'Find references' feature since Flash CS knows about usage of…
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FlashDevelop - Test Project setting "Open Document" stops working when saving project as XFL

I'm working in FlashDevelop. I was able to set it up so that I can debug the application by specifying URL in Test Project setting "Open Document". It works, I'm able to press Play in FlashDevelop, it launches my application in a browser and I'm…
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How to create Preloader in AS3

My flash applications is little bit big, so i want to embed a preloader in my application, So can anyone please tell me how to create a preloader in new 'Scene' and load another scene in after preloading completed? Thanks in Advance!
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Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant 1046

I want to pulish SWF file from .fla file. I have some scripts there, but when I pulished them - they don't work. I get error from compiler: 1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant **Warning** The linkage identifier…
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Flash - Add frame to timeline, at start of timeline

There must be an easier way to add frames at the start of a flash timeline? I want to insert a few frames before frame one, but I can not find a simple way to do so in Flash CS5. I have tried to use insert, it will place them to the right…
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Using a Variable in an AS3, Regexp

Using Actionscript 3.0 (Within Flash CS5) A standard regex to match any digit is: var myRegexPattern:Regex = /\d/g; What would the regex look like to incorporate a string variable to match? (this example is an 'IDEAL' not a 'WORKING' snippet)…
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as3 | How to export PNG using Adobe AIR

I am trying to export transparent PNG files using this class: com.adobe.images.PNGEncoder; var pngSource:BitmapData = new BitmapData (stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight); pngSource.draw(stage); var ba:ByteArray = PNGEncoder.encode(pngSource); var…
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MovieClip resizes, but its children's height and width are not changed?

Changing the width and height of the parent MovieClip does not bring change in the width and height of the inner MovieClip. The parent MovieClip is placed at Stage and is resized manually. When I assign the dimension of the parent MovieClip to the…
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iOS and Android development on Windows

I'm facing a dilemma: I have a solid ASP.NET development experience in C# and looking to start mobile development. I have done research and know that there are some hacks for getting a development environment for iOS on windows, and recently after…
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Use code to change background color in AS3?

Is it possible to change the stage's background through actionscript? How do I do it? (Code please.)
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How to filter xml nodes by nested children values in ActionScript 3?

I have a very simple scenario where I have a structure similar to this Italy 1 Rome Milan
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Using a 4x4 3DMatrix in AS3 to skew images

I have an AS3 bitmap image that I would like to skew like so: I would only like to skew the bottom part of the image, and leave the top part alone. Based on my research that I've done so far, it looks like I'd want to use the Matrix3D class, but…
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