Terms Of Use

Laymen's Terms, Please
Does anyone know where I can find out how to make a scrollable text field in easy terms? All the things I find are super-complicated. Help?

Thanks!
-strongbad

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Can Someone Put This In Simple Terms ?
Hi everybody. I'm just learning actionscripting and recently got to the section in my book about function returns. I thought that the book did a really poor job of explaining and didn't give any examples. Would anybody be willing to explain this important function concept to me ... preferably with some kind of an example?

Your help is always very, very much appreciated. All of you who answer questions from us newbies are so kind and we are thankful!

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Can Someone Define These Terms For Me?
I want to know what a string, boolean, array, and class are? I get confused when I am learning tutorials and they are given values but I am not sure what they stand for?

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Glossary Of Terms
Ok, so this isnt really a question, but because the forum has been so helpful I thought that I would post up the code for the glossary I created (with a lot of help from various websites, I might add).

So, my glossary is a pop up window, with a search box and an index. The terms are all contained in a text file called myvars.txt, like this :

thevars=apple : fruit;potato : vegetable; dog: animal; eagle : bird

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The first part of the glossary, the search, has an input text field, a submit button and a dynamic text area to hold the results. The code for the submit button is:

submit_btn.onRelease = function(){
respond = input1.text.toLowerCase();
files = new Array();//create an array to hold variables
lv = new LoadVars();//create a new variable object
lv.onLoad = function() {
files = this.thevars.split(";");//split the variables, & store in array
c = files.length-1;
for (i=0; i<c; i++) {
Index = files[i].indexOf(":");
if((respond + " ")== (files[i].substring(0, Index))){
definition_txt.text = files[i];
}

}

};lv.load("myvars.txt");
}

that all works well (although if anyone has improvements, please add them, I am fairly new to all this.

For the index tab, I created a function which is called depending on which letter of the alphabet is clicked on:

function getLetter(let){
scroll_area.text = "";
files = new Array();//create an array to hold variables
lv2 = new LoadVars();//create a new variable object
lv2.onLoad = function() {
files = this.thevars.split(";");//split the variables
c = files.length-1;
for (i=0; i<c; i++) {
if(files[i].charAt(0)== let){
scroll_area.text += (files[i] + "
" + "
");
}
}
};
lv2.load("myvars.txt");
}

This again works well, it displays the results in a scrollable text area.

I hope this is of help to someone, because I couldnt find anything on making a glossary on the web.

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Terms Of Use Issue
Hello everybody,

I've been looking in the License.htm file provided by Macromedia Flash MX

I have the following question:
If I want to create a game in flash ( using the free trial version available on www.macromedia.com ) and sell my output swf (without .fla sources), do I need to buy any kind of license?

I can say for sure that I will not use any kind of built-in components (heard this was somehow related).

If somebody can give me a straight answer or point me to some lines that clearly state this, it would be very much helpful. Thanx

Cheers

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Technical Terms?
Hi Guys,

An easy question for experts (hopefully)

Could anyone tell me the techincal terms for these flash items:

1) http://www.tangozebra.co.uk/adgaller...tml?ad_id=5610
(Where the ad appears in the middle of a webpage)

2)http://www.tangozebra.co.uk/adgaller...ml?ad_id=11019
These flash banner drop down's where you have a banner and hold your mouse over it and it drops down.

Also any links to tutorials appreciated

Thanks

Chris

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Veggie Terms?
Within Flash, what is the vegetable term to follow/see the motion path an object is taking?

How do you turn this feature on & off?

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Can Some Explain Is Easy Terms
what Parent, Blank, self and top can do...in terms even a novice can understand.

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[F8] This Code In Laymans Terms?
Hello,

Can someone please explain to me what this code does in laymans terms?

var i = 300;
var t = setInterval(function ()
{
if (i == 0)
{
clearInterval(t);
play ();
}
--i;
}, 10);


Thanks in advance...

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Math.abs(x) In Idiot Terms Please
Hi guys,

This might be a simple one to some people be to me......

Could someone please explain in total idiot terms what this means and what it does in script. Math.abs(x). I know it returns an absulote value, but why and what does this absolute value do??

Thanks for any help guys (and remember - idiot terms )

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Interfaces In Layman's Terms?
I want to get a better grasp of Interfaces and what they can do for me. Could someone give me a real-life example of why I would want to use interfaces? Or the difference between interface and implementation?

Thank you so very very much ...

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Implementation Of Terms & Condition
Hello friends

I am working on a flex project and implementing a Terms & condition screen. In this screen i am using TextArea to insert terms & condition. Below this Tesxt Area there is an Accept button. On Clicking of this button i need to check if user has scrolled complete text in Text Area..

Any Idea???

Thanks

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I Am So Noob, Don't Know Terms To Search For
First, I want to apologize for posting this. I tried searching on a number of different terms, but I am so new to AS3, that I really don't know what kind of terminology to user for this search. Simple problem. I have two movieclips on the stage, one named movieClip1, the other movieClip2. I then have a simple script that randomly picks one of the movieClips, and advances the selected movieclip to frame 2.


var _whichMovie =Math.ceil(Math.random()*2);
trace(_whichMovie);
var _movieName:String;
_movieName = "movieClip"+_whichMovie;
trace(_movieName);
MovieClip(_movieName).gotoAndStop(2);


I may be doing this totally wrong, since I haven't really touched AS3 very much. I just want to reference an object already existing on the stage. I do not want to have to add the mc to the stage through AS3, since I will be giving this to people who have no idea how to script for maintentance. I think that my problem may have more to do with how AS3 handles movieclips on the stage than anything else. Thanks for any help.

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Math.abs(x) In Idiot Terms Please
Hi guys,

This might be a simple one to some people be to me......

Could someone please explain in total idiot terms what this means and what it does in script. Math.abs(x). I know it returns an absulote value, but why and what does this absolute value do??

Thanks for any help guys (and remember - idiot terms )

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Is There A Glossary For ActionScript Terms?
I've searched and I've been researching ActionScripting quite a bit but I can't seem to find any resources for some type of glossary on some of the terms. I would just like a list of terms so that I can refer back to them when I begin doing all the external coding.

I've searched a lot and I'm thinking I totally missed it. Can someone point me into the right direction? Thanks in advance!

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MovieClipLoader... Layman's Terms.
Okay, I've been trying to put a pre-loader on my carousel and searched many times in the forums to find something.
I did!

The MovieClipLoader.

So I did a search on that.
Found a bunch of posts and such talking about it... the problem is, I don't understand it...

So can anyone help me out here?

A simple "Put this here" Style intro to the MCL?

Thanks in advance!

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_root, This And _parent In Simple Terms Please
i'm always getting this confused and i keep seeing posts where someone writes back and says

"you should be using _root.whatever instead of..."


Questions:

1. if i use _root inside a movieclip's timeline, will that relate to the MCs timeline or the main timeline?

2. if i use _parent inside a movieclip's timeline, will that control the main timeline?

3. if i have something simple like:

this._x -= 3;

in a movieclip's instance, how can i change it to make the same code work inside the movieclips timeline?
can you control the movement of a movieclip from frames in the movieclips own timeline???


any help apreciated as always, especially on that third question.
thanks again.

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How Do I Code A Frame In Beginners Terms?
I am trying to code a button to load a sound track from a list of seven that i have on my server. I have been given help by being told to use a loadmovie code in my first frame. Well, that is good, but I have sevev songs, so; what about the next six?

Soundly Confuseddddd..... Help

the problem page can be visited at: www.blusyde.comwww.blusyde.com

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Passing Names As Arguments (if Those Are The Right Terms)
Gosh. I hope I can manage to explain what I’m trying to do here.
Imagine I have a column of text input fields and a checkbox next to each of those fields - something like this:A text input field called ‘name’ and a checkbox called ‘nameCb’ to the right of it
A text input field called ‘address’ and a checkbox called ‘addressCb’ to the right of it
A text input field called ‘phone’ and a checkbox called ‘phoneCb’ to the right of it, etc, etc, etc

Now, let’s say I want each respective checkbox (unchecked by default) to automatically get checked as soon as the field WITH A SIMILAR NAME looses focus (or whatever).

Basically, I want the code to dynamically:
read the instance name of the field
store that instance name in a variable as a string, or whatever
add “Cb” to the end of that name
perform an operation to the symbol that has the resulting instance name (field name + "Cb")

For example, as soon as a field called ‘address’ looses focus the code acquires the instance name ‘address’ adds ‘Cb’ to the end of it, which results in a name ‘addressCb’ and finally applies the function to a checkbox with an instance name of ‘addressCb’

Perhaps this particular problem can be approached differently, but still I’d very much like to learn how to manipulate symbols based on their dynamically calculated names.


Does anyone know how to do this type of thing?
Please let me know if it needs clarification.
Thank you

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Explaining 'return' In Simple Terms.
Hey all,

I cannot grasp what exactly return does. I know it returns something, but where?

Like this:

ActionScript Code:
function returnMe(varX:Number, varY:Number, varZ:Number)
{
    return(varX*varY*varZ);
}
What happens now? I know that by definition return returns the values in parentheses, but what does that mean? Where does it return it to?

Thanks for clearing this up for me.

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How Big Is Big? In Terms Of The Memory Size Of A Site.
Thanks. Assuming that the majority of people use 56k, what should be a good target for a complete site.

AND, more importantly, how big should my initial interface be. I mean, I can have them load swfs as they go....but isn't it important to get them to the interface fast....with a minimal preloader?

Thanks.

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Free Porsche (terms And Conditions Apply)
Here is the thing using the same XML to send to the server:

1. xmltosend.send( url_on_my_server, "_blank" )

2. xmltosend.sendandload( url_on_my_server, receivexml )

1. appends the XML to the request as a GET and my script consequently can't see it. Saving the input that arrives at my server script shows a blank, empty, barren and essentially void space where the XML should be. [And is on the GET request that shows up in the browser window.]

2. Works like a dream and works every time. But is completely useless for the purpose I require at this present time.

Why?

WHY?

TELL ME WHY DAGNAMIT!

[Terms and conditions of the above offer: Offer is only open to employees of Gaius Coffey Software Limited and is subject to a net increase of profits in excess of six figures.]

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How Secure Is Code Obfuscating In Terms Of Web Security...
Hi,
I know, there are many topics about websecurity etc.
In situations where SSL cannot be used, for whatever reason, I find it very interesting how crackers are able to get unauthorized access to websites. With this in my mind, I try to protect a website with all means, knowledge available to me.

Questions I am wondering about are.
1- Getting a user´s password using sniffing methods would main breaking in into the ISP, since information can only be traced at that particular point. How often does this really occur, and does it pose a real thread for websites in general?

2-If someone IS capable of sniffing traffic from your website, I am sure they must filter information, since reviewing every bit of information sent would take ages to validate on relevance. Would obfuscation of data be an answer to this?


Background-
I´ve created a encryption-decryption actionscript, using flash MX, for passwords and usernames. This works very well, and I very confident that the username and password can only be ´cracked´ when someone can sniff-obtain the ´key´ on which the actionscript formula is based, PLUS can obtain the swf file, where the formula is written in. Specific programs however are able to view the actionscripts in swf files.

My concern is the key however.
The key I´ve created is sent to the client side, obfuscated like ?newmessages=234 where ´newmessages´ is really the key which is sent.

The key is hidden in a frame, and remains there until the users exits the website. When the user wants to renew it's password, an encryption/decryption takes place, based on that key, hidden in the frame. The serverside saves this key also in a session variable.

So again How well is code obfuscating in terms of web security?

greetings
Patrick

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Coming To Terms With The Loss Of Global Variables.
I have a larger application I am working on right now that requires children to access a parent to extrapolate information for positioning themselves. The children don't know how far up the list the parent exists and the children and the parent target all extend the same class or subclass. How can I tell the children of this target parent where it is no matter the depth they exist in?

At this point I am putting in a this.parent.parent check since I know that it should only support two levels deep but I would prefer a way that doesn't use absolute paths from the children.

What is the method for sharing information across classes in AS3?

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What Is A "Callback" In Terms Of Tweening Prototypes?
And how are they used?

Thanks in advance

wnf

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