Scratch

Optimax-DJ wrote:

Mokat wrote:

  I got the stupid glitch again!!!!!   
(Caution: This post contains lots of smileys.  )
This time, it was especially annoying. 
When I clicked Okay in the for sprite 7 in the paint editor, just the text on Sprite7 disappeared! 
I immediately saved the two hour's worth of changes that I had made, then closed down the scratch application. (then went here  )
I re-opened up the project. The text was still gone.    I clicked the save icon acouple of times and it came back!   
Then after about 5 minutes the glitch came back, but on Sprite6.   
I closed scratch, reopened, then saved acouple of times to restore text. (   That sticky really helped me!) I edited some costumes for sprite 5. The bug seemed to have flown away ( ) Unfortunately, it came back for Sprite7 again   
This is so annoying when it only happens for 1 sprite!   
Oh, and this time, I was on the Macs at school. ( ) It can happen on PC's and Macs!! 
Hope this helped 

Was the project started on a Mac or a PC?

PC 

Okay here's what to do! This method will work 100 percent of the time. It's SUPER simple. All you have to do is, stop the project (click the stop sign), then go to File and click "Save." NOT "Save as..." Now all you have to do is keep doing that (going to file, clicking save) until your text re-appears. Something happens in scratch to where it sort of "remembers" the text after so many times saving and bam, all your text is back. I've tested this method on more than one occasion and it's absolutely fool proof. If your text doesn't come back within the first 2 or 3, maybe even 5 saves, don't get dis-couraged, just keep saving. Don't worry, I'm not trolling you. This really works. Oh, and before I forget; Sometimes when you save, only a portion of your text comes back, if this happens, don't panic. Just keep saving until all of your text is completely back. If you start feeling doubtful, close the project, open it back up, and continue to save until your text is back. I hope I helped! (:

Mokat wrote:

  I got the stupid glitch again!!!!!   
(Caution: This post contains lots of smileys.  )
This time, it was especially annoying. 
When I clicked Okay in the for sprite 7 in the paint editor, just the text on Sprite7 disappeared! 
I immediately saved the two hour's worth of changes that I had made, then closed down the scratch application. (then went here  )
I re-opened up the project. The text was still gone.    I clicked the save icon acouple of times and it came back!   
Then after about 5 minutes the glitch came back, but on Sprite6.   
I closed scratch, reopened, then saved acouple of times to restore text. (   That sticky really helped me!) I edited some costumes for sprite 5. The bug seemed to have flown away ( ) Unfortunately, it came back for Sprite7 again   
This is so annoying when it only happens for 1 sprite!   
Oh, and this time, I was on the Macs at school. ( ) It can happen on PC's and Macs!! 
Hope this helped 

That was a very good post          Unfortunately it was too long, so I didn't read it all        

LKJFGHSOIUSOIUIUSIULGYOSIUWYILWLKSUJFHLKJQRGOIURGUWIU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!
I noticed that it ONLY happens (emphasis on only) when you switch from the default font to a truetype font. it's in the truetype code (as some others have mentioned before.) maybe it would help if you told what font you switched to or if it was still in the default font when it happens? 

Last edited by Mokat (2012-02-15 17:32:28)

Zparx wrote:

Okay here's what to do! This method will work 100 percent of the time. It's SUPER simple. All you have to do is, stop the project (click the stop sign), then go to File and click "Save." NOT "Save as..." Now all you have to do is keep doing that (going to file, clicking save) until your text re-appears. Something happens in scratch to where it sort of "remembers" the text after so many times saving and bam, all your text is back. I've tested this method on more than one occasion and it's absolutely fool proof. If your text doesn't come back within the first 2 or 3, maybe even 5 saves, don't get dis-couraged, just keep saving. Don't worry, I'm not trolling you. This really works. Oh, and before I forget; Sometimes when you save, only a portion of your text comes back, if this happens, don't panic. Just keep saving until all of your text is completely back. If you start feeling doubtful, close the project, open it back up, and continue to save until your text is back. I hope I helped! (:

Dont forget to mention if it still doesnt work, the text will come back if you manually edit all costumes with text.

It seems to me that it's more likely to happen after you've done a lot in Scratch, or let it sit for a while--or is it just me?   

I got it a couple times while developing this project--maybe that's a good start for trying to reproduce it?

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! got it again. 

I find it odd that it's never happened to me, especially since most of my games involve lots of variables and lists 

CheeseMunchy wrote:

RedRocker227 wrote:

I find it odd that it's never happened to me, especially since most of my games involve lots of variables and lists 

Well, it only happen when you're in the paint editor.

That's usually the case for me, but sometimes it happens when working with very long scripts or sprites with walls of text.

I'm going to experiment with this bug. It happens to me loads of times.
Next time it happens, I'm going to try stuff, including saving a screenshot of the workspace and trying to upload the project whilst the bug is happening. Also maybe try and edit/add text in the text editor?
If I find a way of quickly fixing it if it happens, I'll say.

Experiment, will delete:

when gf clicked
repeat until <(timer) > [10]>
  go to [mouse-pointer v]
end
think [Scripts in your posts!] for (3) secs

CheeseMunchy wrote:

Mokat wrote:

CheeseMunchy wrote:

Well, it only happen when you're in the paint editor.

That's usually the case for me, but sometimes it happens when working with very long scripts or sprites with walls of text.

Huh.

Yup, it doesn't always happen in the paint editor.

I THINK I KNOW ---- I use Windows 7, and I've found that only CERTAIN fonts make Scratch glitch. When I use something simple/generic like Arial or Times New Roman, nothing glitchy comes up. But when I used more unique fonts like Sergoe Script, Scratch became little more than a graphic --- it wouldn't let me click so much as the exit button, much less the save button. So, I stick with Arial font and I'm good.