Scratch

If you save the icon that you want as Scratch.icon, it should replace the cat head. I don't know anything about Modifications though.

Ask on the Panther Development thread, those guys should know.

Ace-of-Spades wrote:

Ask on the Panther Development thread, those guys should know.

Good idea!

you are an absolute genius, i wish i was as smart as you, and i'm not just saying that, in fact, i'm not saying anything, i'm typing. with my fingers.  using my keyboard.  on my computer. so yah.

what was i saying?

oh yah thanks for the advice seriously, i asked them and am awaiting a reply XD

Last edited by PlayWithFire (2010-08-05 02:12:48)

i'll answer you all in a sec. hold on..
edit ok didn't want to be outposted 

original post wrote:

1. how can i change the default sprite from the random cat to something of my choice.
2. how can i make my own categories (like looks, motion, etc) btw i tried the tutorial in advanced topics but i think it's made for a previous version of the source code because it didn't work.
3. how can i change the layout of my mod.  i want to change the coloring and maybe change the green flag into a play button, any ideas on how i could accomplish that?
4. lastly do you know of any tutorials or can you tell me how to change the symbol for my scratch mod (from the scratch cat's head into my logo)

first of all take ALL the DLLs from your Scratch 1.4 folder and copy them to your mod's folder. now let's begin.

1 and 2 and 3
these three problems are all due to the scratch skin.
first, download the current one here.
then load it into the source code by typing the code below into a workspace (world - open - workspace), highlit it, right-click and click do it.

ScratchFrameMorph readSkinFrom: (FileDirectory default directoryNamed: 'ScratchSkin')

here you can add as many elements as you want and change the existing ones. always remember to load them into scratch though!

1. delete the 'defaultSprite' that you added (it's useless) and change in the skin the image called defaultSprite. load skin.

2. copy control, controlOver and controlPressed in the skin folder and rename them to yourcategory, yourcategoryOver etc. do this for all of your categories. load skin. now change those names in rebuildCategorySelectors and add whatever categories you need. it should work.

3. change in the skin the picture called flag, or greenFlag. (cant remember) load skin.
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4. for this one you need another program called ResourceHacker (at least i found it's the simplest way). look it up on google. open the Scratch.exe or whatever you called it in resourcehacker, and change all the cat head icons to your mod's. save the result. done.

Last edited by LS97 (2010-08-06 03:40:48)

done!

you don't need to add colors, every single possible color in a 200@150 palette is there. i can add sizes, not fonts. the fonts there are simply the ones found in the operating system. add them to your OS if you want more 

adding more 'default' colors would simply mean making the color square similar to the palette. the current colors are taken with precision from the palette. anyway, i wouldn't have any clue on how to add more. i'd have to explore the ScratchPaint more 

i have not been able to
1. change the green flag
2. add categories (it still won't work for me)

i have been able to change the default sprite though (thanks!)
and i'm guessing that i can change the image to swipes image but i won't be doing that for a while so i'll know for sure later.

can't help you with the categories anymore, my instructions are perfect.
as for the green flag, it has six 'costumes' -
both normal and pressed, for blank, gray and black.
change all of them with their backgrounds respectively.

here is my rebuildCategorySelectors code

rebuildCategorySelectors

    | catList maxExtent buttons label offForm onForm overForm b pad leftColumnX rightColumnX x y |
    catList _ #(
        motion        control
        looks        sensing
        sound        operators
        pen            variables
        online).

    "First, delete the old category buttons"
    submorphs do: [:m | (m isKindOf: ResizableToggleButton2) ifTrue: [m delete]].

    "Create new buttons, keeping track of the maximum extent."
    maxExtent _ 75@0.
    buttons _ catList collect: [:cat |
        label _ (ScratchTranslator translationFor: cat asString) capitalized.
        offForm _ (ScratchFrameMorph skinAt: cat).
        onForm _ (ScratchFrameMorph skinAt: (cat, 'Pressed')).
        overForm _ (ScratchFrameMorph skinAt: (cat, 'Over')).
        ScratchTranslator isRTL
            ifTrue:[
                b _ ResizableToggleButton2 new
                    offForm:    (offForm flipBy: #horizontal centerAt: offForm center)
                    onForm:        (onForm flipBy: #horizontal centerAt: onForm center)
                    overForm:    (overForm flipBy: #horizontal centerAt: overForm center)]
            ifFalse:[
                b _ ResizableToggleButton2 new
                    offForm:    offForm
                    onForm:        onForm
                    overForm:    overForm].
        b
            label: label font: (ScratchFrameMorph getFont: #Category);
            setLabelColor: Color white;
            target: self;
            actionSelector: #currentCategory:;
            arguments: (Array with: cat);
            toggleButtonMode: true;
            toggleMode: false.
        ScratchTranslator isRTL
            ifTrue:[b rightJustifyInset: 10]
            ifFalse:[b leftJustifyInset: 10].
        maxExtent _ maxExtent max: (b extent + (3 @ -6)).
        b].

    "calculate catButtonsExtent"
    pad _ 15. "padding on left, right, and betwen the button columns"
    catButtonsExtent _ ((2 * maxExtent x) + (3 * pad)) @ (((catList size // 2) * (maxExtent y + 6)) + 25).

    "place the buttons"
    leftColumnX _ self left + 12 + pad.
    rightColumnX _ leftColumnX + maxExtent x + pad.
    x _ leftColumnX.
    y _ self top + 17.
    1 to: buttons size do: [:i |
        b _ buttons at: i.
        b extent: maxExtent.
        self addMorph: (b position: x@y).
        i even
            ifTrue: [x _ leftColumnX. y _ y + b height + 6]
            ifFalse: [x _ rightColumnX]].

    self width: catButtonsExtent x.
    pageViewer position: self position + (0@catButtonsExtent y).
    topSectionHeight _ catButtonsExtent y - 4.

just get rid of one / and it'll fix it?