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#1 2009-04-21 16:58:26
- Macintoshface
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2008-12-08
- Posts: 16
Stop moving my sprites!
Recently, Scratch has decided to move some of my sprites around when it uploads to the website. For example, it will move the ground to the right in a side-scrolling platformer, thus rendering it useless, or move a button ontop of the hero in a game.
Its very annoying and has ruined two of my best projects.
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#2 2009-04-21 18:23:21
Re: Stop moving my sprites!
The problem is the Java applet. It works different online than it does offline, and can make a lot of problems.
Usually what people do is tell them to download it at the top of the project notes in all-caps so they know it doesn't work right online. When you download the project, everything returns to normal again.
I'm taking a break from Scratch until 2.0 comes out. Any messages sent between then and now probably won't be read - sorry.
(Oct. 20, 2011)
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#3 2009-04-21 18:46:05
- Penguinsrock
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2008-11-08
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Stop moving my sprites!
easy, don't over-react. Just say "Download! Doesn't work propperly online." in project notes, it's the java applet. problem fixed!
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#4 2009-04-26 08:29:04
- scratchisthebest
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-02-08
- Posts: 500+
Re: Stop moving my sprites!
The problem with that is you can only download when you are logged in.
Try these:
[blocks]
<when green flag clicked>
<point in direction( 90 )>
<go to x 
0 )y 175 )>
and
<when green flag clicked>
<forever>
<go to front>
<end>
bye 1.4, we all loved you. but we all outgrew the site. 2.0 is a welcome change.
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#5 2009-04-26 12:08:57
Re: Stop moving my sprites!
Macintoshface wrote:
Recently, Scratch has decided to move some of my sprites around when it uploads to the website. For example, it will move the ground to the right in a side-scrolling platformer, thus rendering it useless, or move a button ontop of the hero in a game.
Its very annoying and has ruined two of my best projects.
You could lock the sprite so its not movable on the website.Tell me if that helps!
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#6 2009-04-26 13:40:20
- cheddargirl
- Scratch Team
- Registered: 2008-09-15
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Stop moving my sprites!
DawnLight wrote:
Macintoshface wrote:
Recently, Scratch has decided to move some of my sprites around when it uploads to the website. For example, it will move the ground to the right in a side-scrolling platformer, thus rendering it useless, or move a button ontop of the hero in a game.
Its very annoying and has ruined two of my best projects.You could lock the sprite so its not movable on the website.Tell me if that helps!
Usually, SCRATCH automatically locks sprites by default (unless you click the lock button next to the sprite name and unlock it). Additionally, locking sprites will not help in this case (they only prevent the viewer from manually picking and moving the sprites with the mouse. Here, SCRATCH just automatically moves the background scrolling sprites for no good reason).
This small "SCRATCH moves my sprites!" bug is a fairly common one (among many others 
), and often times, it can't be avoided. So usually, the best option is to prompt users to download the project instead. (or, if Macinitoshface is willing, convert the game to a non-scrolling platform game instead).
Everything is better when you add a little cheddar, because when you have cheese your life is at ease
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#7 2009-04-26 13:50:31
- KingOfGames
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-03-28
- Posts: 100+
Re: Stop moving my sprites!
Well to download without logging in, add download to the end of a scratch project URL and press enter
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#9 2009-04-27 03:45:46
- cheddargirl
- Scratch Team
- Registered: 2008-09-15
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Stop moving my sprites!
KingOfGames wrote:
Well to download without logging in, add download to the end of a scratch project URL and press enter
I don't see how that helps with the topic, but, really, you can do that? I've got to try that one day and see it for myself.
Everything is better when you add a little cheddar, because when you have cheese your life is at ease
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#10 2009-05-09 16:45:34
- KingOfGames
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-03-28
- Posts: 100+
Re: Stop moving my sprites!
cheddargirl wrote:
KingOfGames wrote:
Well to download without logging in, add download to the end of a scratch project URL and press enter
I don't see how that helps with the topic, but, really, you can do that? I've got to try that one day and see it for myself.
That's what I do. It works like HOLY!
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