Questions tagged [flash-ide]
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AS3 Two MovieClips Sharing The Same Class
I have two MovieClip symbols in my library and I want them to share the same class, but Flash doesn't allow me to assign the same class to any two different MC symbols, so instead I created two bogus classes which extend the class I wished to share…

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How can I get values from Flash Authoring in JSFL via XMLUI?
I want to set a variable from a flash file so that I can access if from JSFL in a Command.
I am using a element in JSFL's XMLUI:
Here's the JSFL:
fl.getDocumentDOM().xmlPanel(fl.configURI +…

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A way to automatically generate classes for symbols from Flash IDE library
My workflow usually goes like this: i create a symbol in Flash IDE with textfields, containers, etc. Then I select "export for actionscript" and type in the classname (automatic declaration of stage instances, of course, is off).
Then i create a…

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How to Access Properties And Methods of a Class Without Extending or Instantiating?
Let's say I have a defined ClassA.
ClassB extends ClassA and there's a Movie Clip instance on the stage linked to ClassB.
How would ClassC access the properties and methods of ClassB without extending ClassB or creating a new instance of ClassB?
The…

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Cleanup After An Instance Has Left The Scene?
Do I have to worry anymore about all the listeners and class instances added to a movie clip that is no longer displayed on the scene?
I'm asking because I want to know if it makes sense to clean up after I'm done with a movie clip's instances on…

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How do I fix this potential bug with the ComboBox Component in Flash?
When I add a ComboBox component into a Sprite, the height of the container is larger than it should.
Here's what I mean:
import fl.controls.ComboBox;
//add combo box inside a container sprite
var combo:ComboBox = new ComboBox();
var container:Sprite…

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EaselJS passing parameters with events
I am using Adobe Flash CC to create EaselJS output manipulating the HTML5 canvas. However there seems to be a massive oversight in the ability to pass parameters to event listeners.
The issue is that I offer multiple animation outputs for…

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How to convert all frames in movie clip to key frames?
How do you automatically convert all items of Movie Clip (SymbolItem) in the library that uses Classic Tween to key frames?

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Include XML (or JSON) data during publish time- Flash
I have a .fla that gets opened up, a few actionscript variables (a url, title etc.) are changed, and published. This happens a lot, and it's the same variables. I would just keep the .swf file with an XML file, but it being uploaded to a…

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How To Reconfigure Class File Paths In a FLA File?
I have a lot of library assets linked to external as3 classes. I would like to change the structure of the packages containing the linked classes, but if I do so, all links will get broken.
Is there any way to automatically or at least easily tell…

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AS3 Can I Preload Multiple Resources In One Go?
I would like to have just a single preloader in the beginning of a SWF movie and I want it to show the total download progress of multiple external resources (pictures, sounds, other SWF files, etc.)
Is it possible to preload multiple resources in…

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How to download a new version of Flash Player executable for opening SWF files and Flash IDE
I would like to update the swf player that I specify into FDT and what Flash IDE uses to play files, namely from Flash 10 to Flash 11 for Stage3d preview. How does one do this?

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How do I pass parameters to a SWF launched from the IDE?
A SWF can access parameters set in HTML via loaderInfo.parameters. How do I set this in a .fla project so that they are set when I run the SWF with ctrl-enter ?

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How to target movie clip on the stage from doc class AS3?
I am making dynamic drag and drop game.
I have a class for the dragged items containing the drag drop code.
My problem is I can't call/access the movie clips I've already put on the stage in my hit test statement.
Here is my code and target1_mc &…

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How do I fix this potential bug with the Button Component in Flash?
I need to use the Button component from the UI Components Panel in the Flash IDE, with the toggle property set to true.
If I use it with a timeline script it works great.
If I use within a class(a Document Class), the selected property is…

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