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1. Working with 9-slice scaling - sephiroth.it    sephiroth.it

04 Jan 2008 Create a simple fading slideshow using the SWX Flickr API

2. Rectangular scaling using the AS3 in Flash    toxiclab.org

3. Using-9 Slice Scaling to Preserve a Shape | Flash Tutorials    webdesign.org

Traditionally when a movie clip instance containing a vector shape is scaled up or down in Flash, it is scaled both horizontally and vertically. Sometimes scaling geometric shapes, such as rectangles with curved corners, can yield some pretty ugly results. You can avoid an ugly mess by using Flash CS3€™s 9-slice scaling allows you to specify the areas of a movie clip to scale.

4. Working with 9-slice Scaling | Flash Tutorials    webdesign.org

You can use 9-slice scaling to specify component-style scaling for movie clips. 9-slice scaling lets you create movie clip symbols that scale appropriately for use as user interface components, as opposed to the type of scaling typically applied to graphics and design elements.