Scratch

BlueFlame wrote:

markyparky56 wrote:

cleaver, very cleaver... but that only works if your doing it in one sitting or if its downloaded.

not neccesarily. if a player is half way through a game and quits, they can recieve a code. When they input this code next time they come to play, their game will be restored. whats the code? of course, its all the variables.

so when someone quits. save all of your variables into one variable called (save code). This then appears on the screen. Player writes it down and keeps it safe. Player comes back to play later. Player inputs the code. the code is saved to (load code). from (load code), u split it up into its single variables and put them in the right ones eg health, score, timer, x pos, y pos etc etc etc.

Saved.
Loaded.

Done.

(LONG-TERM SAVING)

You really do not need long term saving, because way over half of Scratch projects just aren't big enough for long term saving to be needed.

Hmmm...
Can I have ceil(n) and floor(n)?
how about power(n, x)
or explortList(filename, list)
same with importList

Add native 3D support and the ability to call external programs in languages like Python to make it easy to get the big features like web browsers. Also keep the comment function going.

henley wrote:

BlueFlame wrote:

markyparky56 wrote:

cleaver, very cleaver... but that only works if your doing it in one sitting or if its downloaded.

not neccesarily. if a player is half way through a game and quits, they can recieve a code. When they input this code next time they come to play, their game will be restored. whats the code? of course, its all the variables.

so when someone quits. save all of your variables into one variable called (save code). This then appears on the screen. Player writes it down and keeps it safe. Player comes back to play later. Player inputs the code. the code is saved to (load code). from (load code), u split it up into its single variables and put them in the right ones eg health, score, timer, x pos, y pos etc etc etc.

Saved.
Loaded.

Done.

(LONG-TERM SAVING)

You really do not need long term saving, because way over half of Scratch projects just aren't big enough for long term saving to be needed.

Just like to point out to BlueFlame (because I couldn't trace the post), you'd probably need something like 0 for a seperator so the game knows where to split it.

<variable [ ] exists> block

TheSuccessor wrote:

<variable [ ] exists> block

That would do absolutely nothing. Maybe [list item] exists would be fine, but with <variable exists>, it's impossible for the variable to NOT exist.

Doody wrote:

One of the most important things we all need, is [ if touching edge, { insert something here} ]

But isn't that this?

boinoinoi wrote:

henley wrote:

keroro645 wrote:

1. I was really looking forward for that
2. I thought it already does that?
3. What is a tringle?

He/she means triAngle (triangle)

Keroro is confused (as am I) why a tringle/triangle would be more useful than the eraser.

because the pen can also be the eraser!!!

stickdude123 wrote:

Xkhaoz wrote:

Well, now that Scratch 1.4 is out, what do you want to see in Scratch 1.5? Yes I know this is early, but ah well.

i want to see:
save a variable

How would that work? It's a great idea, but it could easily eat up hard drive space - variables can't take up that much space, but saving a larger variable or list thousands of times over can add up.

more blocks

Which blocks do you want to see? You'll have to be more specific.

beta squeak

I don't quite understand what you mean there. Beta squeak? Care to elaborate?

saveing scripts

Great idea! I've been wanting this for a while now. You can just export sprites with your scripts in it for now, though.

converting scratch projects to flash

This has been suggested several times over... And I'm just not confident that it will happen. What's the advantage? With the upcoming Scratch 2.0, projects will likely run in a Flash player, so it wouldn't serve too much of an advantage.

online multiplayer

It's been suggested a lot, but neither the Scratch application nor the servers are powerful enough to support this. It would also be really hard to implement in a way that everybody, from ages 6 to 90 can understand. I'd support if there was a way to make it super-easy to understand, to keep it true to the original intent of Scratch.

video taping you computer screen for pc tutorials and stuf

You can just use a screen capture program... There's tons of them out there. I don't see how this is even remotely relevant to Scratch.

and a game controller for scratch

There are already sensor boards, which can sort of act as those. Special game controllers would cost too much and too few people would buy them.

stickdude123 wrote:

toggle hide\show
when stop clicked?
flip
change mirror by?


well the flash is good though besides java can crash but flash rarley crashes kk?


squeak is this secret program for scratch where u can edit almost ANYTHING! :]
aka you can edit the looks of scratch


and the make video of screen thing i mean a buttion near make new sprite that says tape screen or tape the game.

Toggle Hide/Show... Would that be just changing whether it is hiding or showing? Just create a variable, showing, and change that.

When stop clicked?... It's called STOP for a reason

Flip... I agree, I don't like downloading it.

Change Mirror by?.... I don't get this, could you explain more?

coolstuff wrote:

online multiplayer

It's been suggested a lot, but neither the Scratch application nor the servers are powerful enough to support this. It would also be really hard to implement in a way that everybody, from ages 6 to 90 can understand. I'd support if there was a way to make it super-easy to understand, to keep it true to the original intent of Scratch.

Wouldn't something simular to Mesh be the solution?

and a game controller for scratch

There are already sensor boards, which can sort of act as those. Special game controllers would cost too much and too few people would buy them.

I want to be able to use a joystick. It would be like JoyTail, but it would be built in, and would also feature sliders, Z rotation, and point-of-view hats.

coolstuff wrote:

martianshark wrote:

coolstuff wrote:

It's been suggested a lot, but neither the Scratch application nor the servers are powerful enough to support this. It would also be really hard to implement in a way that everybody, from ages 6 to 90 can understand. I'd support if there was a way to make it super-easy to understand, to keep it true to the original intent of Scratch.

Wouldn't something simular to Mesh be the solution?

Yes, but Mesh is just a bit too complicated at the moment. Can you imagine an average 6-year-old programming in Mesh in its current state? It's too difficult to understand.

So maybe blocks which use mesh, but don't show it?
Such as: get variable from mesh,

Last edited by markyparky56 (2010-07-02 05:22:27)

iamback wrote:

Dazachi wrote:

My Suggestions:
Improved text tool in the paint tool.

Yeah, text only allows one block and one font.

Yes, the text tool needs definite improvement. Right now you have to save a picture of the stage then change that and repeat.