Looking for a solution for a flash based photography website to not look small on big monitors, and not look too big on small monitors. [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I get Flash to play a FLV and then go to particular URL when it's done? [more inside]
posted on Nov 11, 2007 - 5 answers

I want to learn to create my own flash video game, where to begin? [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2007 - 4 answers

I came up with an idea for a new board game, and I'd like to code an online version of it, but I've never done any game programming. Need some direction... links to engines, graphics, etc. [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2007 - 9 answers

I'm developing in Actionscript 3, and I hate (hate, hate, hate) Flex Builder 2. What are some other good options for as3 development on OS X? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2007 - 4 answers

Can someone recommend a good ActionScript book for an experienced programmer? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2007 - 8 answers

ApplicationDevelopmentFilter : I want to write an application that allows the user to "build" a flyer based on templates I design. Think of the old Spreadshirt website where you could choose your t-shirt size, type and colour, choose your graphic and where it goes, size etc... and gives you visual progress until you get your finished product. [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2007 - 9 answers

I'm trying to create a Flash application that will accept user-inputted text, then turn it into cheesy computer-generated speech. I'm hoping there's a Flash library or pre-built application that does this, but I haven't been able to find such a thing. I would prefer the final app be in Flash, but I am open to other solutions. Cost not an issue.
posted on Jan 2, 2007 - 2 answers

If I have a computer application that spits out data continually in the form of UDP datagrams, can I then take that data and plug it into a "live" Flash movie to be viewed online? [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2006 - 1 answers

Web / Flash / DHTML Developers: help me find an image rotator for a website home page; I want it to take text from a config file and overlay it on the image, like a caption; some more specific requirements follow [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2006 - 9 answers

Programming/geometry: in a Flash program (you don't need to know Flash to answer this), I'm trying to place rectangular images at random positions on the screen. There are already images on the screen. I need to make sure that the new, randomly-placed images don't obscure the images already there. [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2005 - 25 answers

I have a programming issue with sorting an array. [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2005 - 10 answers

Help me teach people how to program: I need simple examples of functions, classes, etc. [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2005 - 14 answers

FlashFilter: I would like to lay a flash movie _over_ a web page and have web content show through the movie (in defined areas). Is there a way to specify an alpha channel (or other masking option) for a flash file? I'm certain there is, but my flash programmer is a neophyte and doesn't believe me.
posted on Jul 8, 2005 - 4 answers

I've plowed through a lot of Flash sites, but haven't found an answer to what I thought would be a simple question. Y'all are a buncha geniuses here, so I thought I'd ask you. [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2005 - 6 answers

So I have a big conference coming up and we’re considering giving each attendee a usb-drive with all the presentations on. The problem is that if I don’t find a way to automate the copying of files I have to do it manually by myself! (+)
posted on Feb 16, 2005 - 19 answers

I'm a graphic designer who is looking to advance my actionscript skills in Flash. What is the best way for "non-coders" to learn more advanced coding? [+]
posted on Jan 20, 2005 - 8 answers

Browsing the hard disk from a flash webpage.
a) is it possible?
(I know it is - i've seen a component that does it. But i want the actionscript that does it)
b) help
(i just need some pointers - tutorials, actionscript snippets and so on)
posted on Dec 6, 2004 - 14 answers

Flash MX question, is there a way to load a page from blogger (or an xml page) into a dynamic text block with a scroll bar?
posted on Nov 25, 2004 - 3 answers

How do I execute a string in flashMX2004?

say ive got the following code (simplified):
for(x=0;x<3 00;x++){br> "mc"+x+".gotoAndPlay(10)"; // this is the string i want to execute
}

eval() does not do the trick
google doesn't help now can ask.metafilter?
posted on Jun 16, 2004 - 5 answers

How can I get Flash to write data to an external file? Is really the only decent method to create a server-side solution which does the actual work? Either way, pointers to examples would be much appreciated.
posted on Mar 11, 2004 - 11 answers

I was interested in making a flash animation that looks like an 8 bit nintendo game, and was wondering if there's an easy way to do 8 bit art?
posted on Feb 20, 2004 - 8 answers

Inside, I've posted a question about computer programming, regarding organizing class libraries and packages -- and also regarding good programming practices.
posted on Feb 4, 2004 - 7 answers

Does anyone have a good solution for copying files (say... image files) from a CDROM to a user's local disk using a Flash interface (and any appropriate add-on)? It should be cross-platform happy, and specifically able to be developed on the Mac.
posted on Jan 14, 2004 - 0 answers