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It was so much simpler than we were making it out to be:

var pos:int = textfield.getCharIndexAtPoint(textfield.mouseX, textfield.mouseY);
var startInt:int =...

I'm still struggling with this. Even with a programmer's help, I've been unable to come up with an expression that compensates for the rightward shift in the selection area.

I'm trying to...

I'm noticing that. The xml I'm loading is something like:
<text>
<link><a href="event:function1">Click here</a> for function 1</link><br />
<link><a href="event:function2">Click...

Wow. Yes. This definitely merits playing with!
If I'm reading this right, I'll be ignoring everything but the

function handleLinkClick(evt:TextEvent):void{
function since I already have my...

Is there a good way to select specific text in a text area by clicking a link in that text?

I know how to use setSelection on text when you know the exact character numbers (ie,...

Okay, so after a bit more poking about, I found this:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_16243#lcas3
(Why I didn't find it earlier I have no idea.)

This worked for me,...

Ooh, that may just do the trick. Thanks!

~gyz

Thanks for the quick feedback!

Sorry if I seem a bit dense, but I'm still coming up confused (I'm good with AS2, but new to AS3).

When using the script you provided, would I change "private"...

Sorry for the late reply - I'll definitely give this a swing.

Thanks!
~gyz

If anyone's interested, I've attached a zip of my source files.

I thought passing a string variable via LocalConnection in AS3 would be simple enough, but I can't get it to work for the life of me. Tutorials across the web seem focused on using LocalConnections...

Is there a way to find a child clip's x and y positions relative to the stage, rather than relative to the parent clip?

I have a clip on my stage which I would like to follow a rotating clip's...

I think I've solved the problem, actually. By using:
delete mouse_listener01.onMouseUp;
I'm deleting the properties, but not the listener, which works fine.
I still don't quite get why using:...

Hi gang,

I've got a multi-scene AS2 movie using a new (uniquely named) mouse listener in each scene. Thing is, when I reach subsequent scenes, the mouse event returns the original listener's...

Sounds a lot like an unfounded rumor to me, but I'd heard that AS3 can load and play external swfs with frame rates different than the stage's.

I'm familiar with AS3's ability to adjust the frame...

I've attached a mostly-working draft here. As you can see, the ball goes right over the walls when scrolled quickly, and through them with enough force ... but that last problem is mostly a stopDrag...

Hey gang!

I'm creating a marble-in-a-maze game where the x and y of the marble is controlled by scrollbars (it's a game for very young kids to familiarize them with windows).

Problem being that...

I've created two movies that use localconnection to pass variables, but the two moves are actually published in different versions of the swf player.
The sending movie is 8 while the receiving movie...

Well, if you're not TOO uncomfortable downloading an exe from a complete stranger, you can download these three files to your desktop (the exe is just the projector file. nothing malicious, I...

Well, I'm already using LocalConnection, so what are you referring me to - Localconnection.allowDomain?
...

Well, we're developing a web interface with flash navigation, but,we want to have a flash movie located on our desktop that would activate the web navigation as a sort of "universal remote."

I...

I feel kinda dumb asking this, but I REALLY want to get this to work:

If I understand correctly, LocalConnection only works between SWFs on the same server, but does anyone know how you might...

No one?

I'm building some animations for export to NTSC AVIs, which I've never done.

Since it's NTSC, I'm animating at a 30fps framerate, but this is causing a discrepancy in the AVI playback (very...

It's always the little things, ain't it? ;D