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#1 2007-08-03 14:04:48
- musicman432
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- Registered: 2007-08-03
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Writing Code
Does anyone know if there is a way to Create the code in a text editor and then just save it as a scratch file?
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#2 2007-08-04 09:33:34
- pedroskivich
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- Registered: 2007-05-21
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Re: Writing Code
Why would you want to do that?
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#4 2007-08-05 07:48:04
- kevin_karplus
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- Registered: 2007-04-27
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Re: Writing Code
For those of use with repetitive stress injuries (such as carpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis), excessive use of the mouse can be painful and harmful. Typing provides a less stressful way to enter information. Although drag-and-drop programming is a very powerful entry method for beginners, many of us would like to have the alternative of not using the mouse so much.
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#5 2007-08-05 09:29:36
Re: Writing Code
That said, if you have progressed beyond the need/desire to drag-and-drop, you should perhaps be looking at a more advanced programming language 
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#6 2007-08-05 18:22:09
- kevin_karplus
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Re: Writing Code
I progressed beyond the need for drag-and-drop before the mouse was invented.
That doesn't stop me from wanting to do some programming in scratch.
I haven't been pushing for a keyboard-only input option, but the Scratch team might want to look into it to accommodate students with physical disabilities.
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