[Flashcoders] don't think this is possible - 100% of variable height table cell

2006-02-15 Thread Tom Rhodes
Hi all, Does anyone know a way to force a movie with a fixed width to fill 100% of a table cells height? I'm thinking it's not possible, but if there was a way to get the height of a cell through js, then maybe it is, I can't find any usefull info on the subject at all. cheers,

RE: [Flashcoders] vardump an object in ActionScript?

2006-02-15 Thread Van De Velde Hans
Yes, there is, do this : import mx.data.binding.ObjectDumper; // usage of static function toString like this trace(ObjectDumper.toString(theObjectYouWantToDump)); Regards, Hans Van de Velde Senior Multimedia Developer e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] direct: +32 2 745 58 51 Digital Age Design

RE: [Flashcoders] asp + flash

2006-02-15 Thread Ben Smeets
This might be a sandbox / security issue. Try to check (by logging something or sending a mail to yourself if logging is not an option) to see if your asp actually gets called by the swf in the browser (my guess is not). Adding a crossdomain.xml might work? -Original Message- From:

[Flashcoders] switch - case

2006-02-15 Thread lieven.cardoen
Hey to ya all, I'm trying to do following, which obviously won't work, but is there another way without having to use if else if else if else... var model:Observable = Observable(this._content.divideSentenceSteps.getById(indexCurrentAttempt +2));

RE: [Flashcoders] switch - case

2006-02-15 Thread Ben Smeets
This might be totally wrong what I am saying, so bare with me... :) Isn't this sufficient? Switch(instanceOf(bla)) { case DivideSentenceStep2: Log(true); } -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [Flashcoders] switch - case

2006-02-15 Thread Tiago Vale
var model:Observable = Observable(this._content.divideSentenceSteps.getById(indexCurrentAttempt +2)); switch(true){ case (model instanceof DivideSentenceStep2) : logger.debug(DivideSenteceStep2); break; default :

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and open type fonts

2006-02-15 Thread erixtekila
I would like to ask if someone has any experience from open type fonts and flash, if there are any problems or if it works great? Try Font2SWF : http://www.swftools.org/ hth --- erixtekila http://blog.v-i-a.net/ ___

RE: [Flashcoders] Flash and open type fonts

2006-02-15 Thread Martin Klasson
I heard some rumours that superscript-characters are hard to use within opentype-fonts in flash, but other than than I have had no problem with it. Not in Flash8 projects in which I have used opentype-fonts. Have you had any problems yourself since you are wondering? Martin Paregos | Framfab

RE: [Flashcoders] Flash and open type fonts

2006-02-15 Thread Fredrik
No, but we are thinking on adding open types to our multi language project, but we want to be shure at first that there will be no special issues when you use them //F -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Klasson Sent: den 15 februari

Re: [Flashcoders] don't think this is possible - 100% of variable height table cell

2006-02-15 Thread John Giotta
That is kind of backwards... if you where just looking to fill a cell you just set the width to 100%, but you have your reasons. I suggest using JavaScript to write the Flash element to the cell with HTMLElement.innerHTML or better yet FlashObject http://blog.deconcept.com/flashobject/ However,

[Flashcoders] Resize MC within an MC

2006-02-15 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Hi list... I have a MC of a rectangle with dimensions 1600 x 1200, registration point at 0,0. In it is another MC of a square that's 400 x 300, located at the upper left corner (0,0) of the _parent. I want to stretch out the _parent MC just enough so that the inner MC _width becomes 1600. I

RE: [Flashcoders] PLEASE HELP ~ FLV SYNCH ISSUES ~ Big Deadliine!

2006-02-15 Thread Moeser, Chip
We were having similar issues and I spoke with our video guy who says he doesn't use final cut to make the flv's any more. Now he uses the professional version of Sorenson Squeeze to encode the flv's and has no more problems. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

[Flashcoders] Flash 8.5 for Linux

2006-02-15 Thread Gerry Creighton
I searched the list for this info but didn't find anything. Does anyone know when the Flash 8.5 player will be available for Linux. I recently launched a site that requires Flash 8.0.22 and I've had a couple inquiries from some linux users. Thanks, Gerry

RE: [Flashcoders] PLEASE HELP ~ FLV SYNCH ISSUES ~ Big Deadliine!

2006-02-15 Thread Lord, Susan Ms. (CONTR)
Not good... we don't have that approved for use here. I think it is because we upgraded to the latest FLV encoder (which doesn't use the squeeze). Does anyone have last year's encoder? I am thinking that the new encoder is presenting the issue. We just reloaded our macs, so it makes sense. I

[Flashcoders] External Imaging Nightmares

2006-02-15 Thread Jamie Alpers
Ok, I am new to this group so if this is something that has already been answered and/or is stupid, feel free to flog me (hopefully after providing me with some insight as to the answer). Anyway, I am trying to create a flash file where I can provide it a list of jpg filenames (I'll figure out

RE: [Flashcoders] Resize MC within an MC

2006-02-15 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
It's actually a lot more complicated than that because the swf is sitting inside Director, and I'm aligning the swf to point(0,0) of the stage and I've stretched out the stage to the dimensions of the monitor. Then, I'm zooming in on a video by way of increasing Directors drawRect. I'm suspecting

Re: [Flashcoders] Resize MC within an MC

2006-02-15 Thread Ian Thomas
If it's a simple case of getting a shape of 400 pixels to be 1600 pixels, you need to get it 4 times bigger. It sounds like it's not that simple. You probably need to worry about any current scalings applied at the time. Does it help to do a getBounds(_root) on the inner shape - that should at

Re: [Flashcoders] vardump an object in ActionScript?

2006-02-15 Thread Wade Arnold
That is for sure... But the kid knows how to knock out some code. -- wade On 2/14/06 10:16 PM, judah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.judahfrangipane.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the

Re: [Flashcoders] PLEASE HELP ~ FLV SYNCH ISSUES ~ Big Deadliine!

2006-02-15 Thread eric dolecki
Create your movies from FCP (self-contained) and then use the FLV encoder that comes with Flash 8 Pro. -edolecki On 2/15/06, Lord, Susan Ms. (CONTR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I am creating FLV's from Final Cut and have never had these problems in the past... I have reloaded the

[Flashcoders] MPEG-4 in FMS

2006-02-15 Thread sean
As far as I'm aware, not only is there no way at present of serving out MPEG-4 format video feeds via FMS but the Flash player itself obviously won't entertain it. Interestingly, the Flash-Lite player will it seems as I understand it supports MP4 (MPEG4 basically). From my ongoing contact with the

RE: [Flashcoders] PLEASE HELP ~ FLV SYNCH ISSUES ~ Big Deadliine!

2006-02-15 Thread Lord, Susan Ms. (CONTR)
My bad on the cross post... ((blush)) Great idea on the encoding from within flash... I honestly didn't even think about it, since I have always used the video exporter. I will give it a shot and let you know what happens. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

[Flashcoders] Load centered image in movie clip

2006-02-15 Thread Rodrigo Hentschke
Hi all, im making a gallery that load an image in a movie clip when i click in a button. All seems to work perffectly in local. My problem is when i put my gallery on-line, to me it appears not to get the width and the height untill the image is fully loaded. In the AS have some kind of

Re: [Flashcoders] MPEG-4 in FMS

2006-02-15 Thread eric dolecki
I am fairly ignorant on mpeg4 and the flash player - but i would think mpeg4 requires a fairly beefy machine for playback... and that Flash tries to lower its lowest common denominator as much as possible. On2 doesn't require the resources for playback that mpeg4 does. Or perhaps I am way off on

[Flashcoders] Be able to load ONE font face out of FIFTY font faces only when needed?!

2006-02-15 Thread Jack H
Is there a way to load embedded fonts on the fly? The ways I have found to do this have been unacceptable thus far. What I would like to be able to do is as follows: 1) Load a main SWF file with textfields 2) Upon some user interaction, another SWF file is loaded which contains the embedded

Re: [Flashcoders] flv video encoding for flash 7

2006-02-15 Thread grant
I used the flash 8 video encoding tool and set it for flash 7 high quality (700k) and the video is very pixelated, I've uploaded it here for review : http://bluetubecom.web123.discountasp.net/clients/soapbox/videotest.html the original quicktime is here :

Re: [Flashcoders] flv video encoding for flash 7

2006-02-15 Thread Dwayne Neckles
Original Message Follows From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] flv video encoding for flash 7 Date: 15 Feb 2006 16:11:57 - I used the flash 8 video encoding tool

RE: [Flashcoders] PLEASE HELP ~ FLV SYNCH ISSUES ~ Big Deadliine!

2006-02-15 Thread Merrill, Jason
Cool - now you might want to go tell the other lists so they stop responding too ;) - seriously though, glad it worked out. Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: [Flashcoders] flv video encoding for flash 7

2006-02-15 Thread eric dolecki
Ill give it a go with FLV exporter... thats a honkin' large video :) -edolecki On 15 Feb 2006 16:11:57 -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used the flash 8 video encoding tool and set it for flash 7 high quality (700k) and the video is very pixelated, I've uploaded it here for

RE: [Flashcoders] Resize MC within an MC

2006-02-15 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
The big problem is that I'm taking into consideration varying aspect ratios of monitors these days. There's the standard 4 x 3 and the widescreen laptops, etc., etc. I can get a formula working for one type of aspect ratio, but not seemingly for all. The last step I divide the screen width by

Re: [Flashcoders] flv video encoding for flash 7

2006-02-15 Thread eric dolecki
I don't see a 2pass VBR in the Flash 8 encoder... squeeze may be a good option. -edolecki On 2/15/06, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ill give it a go with FLV exporter... thats a honkin' large video :) -edolecki On 15 Feb 2006 16:11:57 -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flashcoders] flv video encoding for flash 7

2006-02-15 Thread Fabio Sonnati
I don't understand why MM had inserted such a inefficient spark encoder in flash 8 video encoding tool...perhaps to enphatize the vp6 codec. Don't ever use the flash7 video encoder of flash8. Use sorenson squeeze instead or, even better, FFMPEG. The result is a million year ahead (bu obviously

[Flashcoders] CVS/VCS confusion

2006-02-15 Thread Clive Sweeney
I'm trying to sort out CVS and VCS, the differences and similarities, and how we should best try to integrate them into the practices of a small but growing Flash development team (both PC and Mac). I've done some preliminary searching -- including the Flashcoders Archive -- but most of what

[Flashcoders] Re:flv video encoding for flash 7

2006-02-15 Thread Joe Cutting
I used the flash 8 video encoding tool and set it for flash 7 high quality (700k) and the video is very pixelated, I've uploaded it here for review : http://bluetubecom.web123.discountasp.net/clients/soapbox/videotest.html compared with http://www.creativedigitalgroup.com I don't know

Re: RE : [Flashcoders] External Imaging Nightmares

2006-02-15 Thread Jamie Alpers
Ok, well apparantly all it takes is finally giving in and asking for help to get me to figure it out. Always seems to happen that way. O well, the way I fixed it was by adding a gotoAndPlay(1); into the onLoadComplete event. It seems as though even though it was loaded, it hadnt started playing

Re: [Flashcoders] External Imaging Nightmares

2006-02-15 Thread Oleg Filipchuk
Hi Jamie, you have to use MovieClipLoader.onLoadInit(). The onLoadComplete event only tell you that external content had been finished loading, but not yet initialised. Oleg ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: Working with Dynamic Text...

2006-02-15 Thread Charles Parcell
Kerning is the spacing between each character. When you have kerning turned on it will adjust the spacing between character so that they look more uniform. The amount of space needed before and after the letter 'T' is much different than that needed for 'G'. This is because the 'G' is more bloated

Re: [Flashcoders] CVS/VCS confusion

2006-02-15 Thread Karthik
Could anyone recommend some basic articles and/or tutorials on this subject? Or perhaps suggest approaches that have worked best in your own work environment? http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/ http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ Best places to start :) -K ___

[Flashcoders] Load centered images in movie clip - Heeelp!

2006-02-15 Thread Rodrigo Hentschke
Hi all, im making a gallery that load an image in a movie clip when i click in a button. All seems to work perffectly in local. My problem is when i put my gallery on-line. To me it appears not to get the width and the height untill the image is fully loaded. In the AS have some kind of

Re: [Flashcoders] Load centered images in movie clip - Heeelp!

2006-02-15 Thread Daniel Cascais
Try using a MovieClipLoader and then wait for the onLoadInit event, after that you can set the x and y based on the width and height. Daniel ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

Re: [Flashcoders] Load centered images in movie clip - Heeelp!

2006-02-15 Thread Ramon Tayag
The problem lies in loadMovie. Locally, the picture is already loaded, so when you ask for the pic properties, the computer can give it to you already. Online, however, you'll be downloading the picture while trying to find out its dimensions. Use MovieClipLoader, and use the listener

Re: [Flashcoders] vardump an object in ActionScript?

2006-02-15 Thread Trey Long
Similar to that last solution... import mx.utils.ObjectUtil; trace(ObjectUtil.toString(obj)); Van De Velde Hans wrote: Yes, there is, do this : import mx.data.binding.ObjectDumper; // usage of static function toString like this trace(ObjectDumper.toString(theObjectYouWantToDump));

Re: [Flashcoders] Load centered images in movie clip - Heeelp!

2006-02-15 Thread Rodrigo Hentschke
Remember, im a semi-noob (or real noob, if you wich... :)), i dont have a clue where to put this codes... Rodrigo. - Original Message - From: Ramon Tayag [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:52 PM

Re: [Flashcoders] Load centered images in movie clip - Heeelp!

2006-02-15 Thread Marc Hoffman
See movieClipLoader in the help files for actual examples. -Marc At 10:22 AM 2/15/2006, you wrote: Remember, im a semi-noob (or real noob, if you wich... :)), i dont have a clue where to put this codes... Rodrigo. - Original Message - From: Ramon Tayag [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[Flashcoders] Not enough memory available on publish.

2006-02-15 Thread Paulina
Hello, There's a discussion at the Macromedia official forums about this issue. I don't have the answer for the problem, but I could find a single frame inside a movie clip that was causing all the problem. After deleting that frame, everything went fine for me. This is the link for the

[Flashcoders] HitArea Property

2006-02-15 Thread Trey Long
Is anyone else having the problem that when you change the hit area of any sprite, to another sprite that your browser crashes immediately? Is this an issue currently, or are others successful with it. Example class extending from Sprite: //Create artificial hit area var dims:Rectangle =

[Flashcoders] Kill a PendingCall

2006-02-15 Thread Christian Giordano
If we don't need anymore the result of a PendingCall and so we need to make a different one, is it possible, to optimize the bandwidth, to kill the first one? It would be very handy with big data and also to avoid interferences with the new one. Thanks, chr --

[Flashcoders] WebServices and base64Binary

2006-02-15 Thread MJorge
I´m consuming a webService and there is one result that gives me a photo in base64Binary ? How can i view this image with Flash? Is it possible without serverSide code? Thks. -- Mário Jorge Icq: 164987050 Msn + Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flashcoders] Kill a PendingCall

2006-02-15 Thread JesterXL
Only in AS3 can you close a Loader; in AS2's remoting classes, you just have to delete the reference, but there is no gurantee that the call will actually close. - Original Message - From: Christian Giordano [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent:

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 8.5 for Linux

2006-02-15 Thread John Dowdell
TIP: If you hit New Mail in your emailer and paste the mailing list address in, then you'll start a new thread and will be visible to other readers. (On this note you actually hit Reply to a conversation titled htmlText + rollover, so only people looking at uncollapsed threads will even seen

[Flashcoders] Translating TextField Selection Indexes

2006-02-15 Thread Jason Lutes
How can I convert Selection index values from TextField.text to TextField.htmlText? There doesn't appear to be a built-in way to locate the insertion point (caret) or selection range boundaries within a text field's HTML. I need to allow users to modify (properties of) text at runtime in word

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 8.5 for Linux

2006-02-15 Thread Søren Christensen
...well not in my mail proggie :p On 15/2/06 23:02, John Dowdell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TIP: If you hit New Mail in your emailer and paste the mailing list address in, then you'll start a new thread and will be visible to other readers. (On this note you actually hit Reply to a

[Flashcoders] Making the text centered vertically in a combo box

2006-02-15 Thread Judah
I am using a small font and a small height in my combobox but the bottom of the text is getting cut off. Does anyone know how to fix this? Or does someone know how to access the textfield in the combobox so I can move it up a bit? Here is how to reproduce it: 1. drag a combo to the stage

Re: [Flashcoders] Making the text centered vertically in a combo box

2006-02-15 Thread Marc Hoffman
I don't know how to properly fix it, but as a hack how about appending a couple of line returns to the text? -Marc At 03:30 PM 2/15/2006, you wrote: I am using a small font and a small height in my combobox but the bottom of the text is getting cut off. Does anyone know how to fix this? Or

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 8.5 for Linux

2006-02-15 Thread Gerry Creighton
If I hit reply then delete the subject and retype the subject line and delete the body of the message it's going to the list as a new message. Why would it matter if I create a new message or do it the way that I did? Gerry On Feb 15, 2006, at 5:02 PM, John Dowdell wrote: TIP: If you hit

Re: [Flashcoders] threaded email readers

2006-02-15 Thread Troy Rollins
On Feb 15, 2006, at 6:56 PM, Gerry Creighton wrote: If I hit reply then delete the subject and retype the subject line and delete the body of the message it's going to the list as a new message. Why would it matter if I create a new message or do it the way that I did? Because many

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 8.5 for Linux

2006-02-15 Thread Mark Winterhalder
On 2/16/06, Gerry Creighton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I hit reply then delete the subject and retype the subject line and delete the body of the message it's going to the list as a new message. Why would it matter if I create a new message or do it the way that I did? no, it doesn't.

RE: [Flashcoders] Making the text centered vertically in a combo box

2006-02-15 Thread Judah
That might have worked by itself but the combo box didn't like it. I could still use some help. I used XRAY specticles to find the label in the combobox but none of my changes take effect outside of using the trace/exec window in XRAY. // this code works inside XRAY exec window but not on the

[Flashcoders] Multithreaded AS1 - AS2 - AS3 - AS4 - AS5

2006-02-15 Thread Judah
Is AS3 multithreaded? I think I've read somewhere that AS2 (or AS1) is single threaded. Is that right? Can we use sleep commands in AS3? If not will AS4 be multithreaded or would that prevent it from running on certain devices or platforms? Judah

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 8.5 for Linux

2006-02-15 Thread Gerry Creighton
Ok thanks. Obviously I don't view mail that way so I didn't see any harm in sending as I did. I will from now on make a new message. Gerry On Feb 15, 2006, at 6:58 PM, Johannes Nel wrote: it doesn't. there are a whole bunch of other headers included in the message you are replying to and

Re: [Flashcoders] trace() logging mysterious failure

2006-02-15 Thread JesterXL
File Publish Settings Flash Tab, Omit Trace Actions checkbox. - Original Message - From: Josh McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 6:15 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] trace() logging mysterious failure Any clues what I should

Re: [Flashcoders] Multithreaded AS1 - AS2 - AS3 - AS4 - AS5

2006-02-15 Thread JesterXL
Flash Player is single threaded, including the new Flash Player 8.5 which uses AS3. The only way to block as a developer in Flash is PrintJob.send. - Original Message - From: Judah [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [Flashcoders] adding tiny decimals to _x

2006-02-15 Thread Andreas Rønning
Zeh Fernando wrote: Just discovered this. I have a character moving across the screen at a very slow rate. His complete journey should be around 20 minutes, making every frame increment at 0.02565278. However, adding this to _x isn't even registred, meaning adding 0.02565278 to

Re: [Flashcoders] trace() logging mysterious failure

2006-02-15 Thread Josh McDonald
I wish, this was with previously working SWFs... I still have no idea what the problem is, although eventually after the 3rd or so uninstall and reinstall of the player it's working again. -Josh -- His comrades fought beside him, Van Owen and the rest... But of all the thompson

Re: [Flashcoders] multiuser flash games

2006-02-15 Thread Jobe Makar
Hi Rich, I'm definately biased since I'm president of Electrotank (owner of ElectroServer). But there are a few points I'd like to add for you: - You can use all features of ElectroServer for free for up to 20 simultaneous users. So it sounds like the free version would meet your needs -

Re: [Flashcoders] multiuser flash games

2006-02-15 Thread Mike Boutin
You might want to check out smartfox server at Http://www.gotoandplay.it I am using it for a multi-user isometric rpg and so far so good! ;) Rich Rodecker wrote: im considering making a multiuser game in flash, which involves multiple users (no more than 5 at a time probably) chasing each

Re: [Flashcoders] Making the text centered vertically in a combo box

2006-02-15 Thread Johannes Nel
the reason it does not work on the stage is because when you are setting it theat component is most prob not created. remember that v2 components take a frame (in some cases 2 frames ) to be created (love this about flex, you have a creationComplete event). i would suggest trying to poll opver

Re: [Flashcoders] multiuser flash games

2006-02-15 Thread Rich Rodecker
Jobe - sorry, I meant no more than 5 users at a time in a room..i would imagine that there would be more than 1 game being played at time. But yeah, from what little experience i did have with electroserver i loved it, thought it was really easy to set up and use. I saw some of the samples up on

Re: [Flashcoders] multiuser flash games

2006-02-15 Thread Jobe Makar
Ah, sorry for the misunderstanding. Good luck with your search and let me know if I can help you figure anything out with ES. Jobe Makar http://www.electrotank.com http://www.electro-server.com phone: 919-609-0408 mobile: 919-610-5754 fax: 919-341-8104 - Original Message - From: Rich

Re: [Flashcoders] CVS/VCS confusion

2006-02-15 Thread Ron Wheeler
I hope that you are putting Eclipse in front of this. That really makes the choice of repository unimportant. h Ron Karthik wrote: Could anyone recommend some basic articles and/or tutorials on this subject? Or perhaps suggest approaches that have worked best in your own work environment?

[Flashcoders] Mozilla + wmode = transparent

2006-02-15 Thread Sumeet Kumar
Hi All, In my application I m using wmode = transparent in the flash embed tag. Now the startDrag is not working proper in the mozilla browser which I feel is due to wmode = transparent. As it is working properly in Netscape and IE Can Any One suggest a solution or any work around? Any help

[Flashcoders] Flash window coming out small on some IE browsers

2006-02-15 Thread Ramon Tayag
Hey guys, This is really strange, and is kinda OT coz it's not actionscript related. It's more about the Flash Player Detection Kit. http://test.quirkworks.net/skin/ comes out small only in some IE browsers (15% of the people i've asked), and I can't seem to figure out why. If you see the