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This undocumented method grants permission for the specified domain(s) to access objects and variables in the flash movie that calls the allowDomain method. This property had to be implemented because of the changes made to the Security Sandbox in the Flash 6 Player…
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Its all in the name, Stage.showMenu is a Boolean property of the Stage object that defines whether to display the menu or not, when the user right-clicks on your flash movie.
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Another hidden away feature of Flash MX, this time a method of the LoadVars object. This little method, is the method that the LoadVars object uses internally to decode your name/value pairs into object properties and values…
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Are you sick and tired of writing huge file paths to locate your include files in the actionscript window? or are you the organised type that likes to keep everything grouped together in one place? Whatever the reason, the Flash MX Authoring tool has a neat little feature which you can use to organise your include files in one easy to access place…
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Weve all seen the somewhat mysterious settings menu, found in the right-click menu for the flash 6 player. Wouldnt it be nice, if you could force one of the system settings tabs open on a user? Well, you can, Macromedia havent told us about it in the official Flash MX Help included in the bundle, but its hiding in the player and it works like a charm…
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The best place to gain knowledge has to be one of three main Flash Community forums, Were-Here, Flashkit or Ultrashock. Here is a list compiled by a Were-Here member, that contains links to the most interesting and informative/useful threads of all time, that are located on the Were-Here forums. A great addition to your browser favourites!

For those of you who haven’t had the opportunity to experiment with Flash MX in depth yet, there are some things you should to know about changes in the functionality of Flash MX projectors courtesy of the new Flash 6 Players Security Sandbox.
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The Flash Player Settings Manager hidden away in the depths of the Macromedia website, gives you the ability to manage your privacy settings and storage settings…
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Some of you may know of the Easing Equations that Robert Penner created for the flash community sometime ago. Nic Mulvaney webmaster of Gizma, has created a Flash Visual Aid for use with these very easing equations…
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