Tech Tips: Prevent scaling in ActionScript projects

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Problem:
The scale mode for ActionScript projects is set to allow zooming by default even when the width and height are set to fixed sizes. This can distort your website when the user uses ctrl-mouse scroll wheel or hits ctrl-plus / ctrl-minus.

Solution:
Set the stage scaleMode to “noScale” and configure the containing div to stretch at 100% for the height and width. You may also want to set the stage alignment to “T” which will align your content to the top of the page. This will work in AS2 as well but the ‘S’ is capitalized in Stage.
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