Scratch

Too many people are asking, on different forum threads, questions like how do i load my skin? This post aims at keeping this forum clean and answering all those FAQs that annoy experienced modders. just link the users to

[url]http://tiny.cc/vfaq[/url]

Contents:
1. Loading the skin
2. Adding categories

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1. Loading the skin
IMPORTANT: always use the source code[b], not scratch 1.4!
- download the skin here
- extract and place it in the scratch source code folder naming it ScratchSkin.
- turn fill screen off and open a workspace (world menu -> open -> workspace)
- type this code into it:
[b]ScratchFrameMorph readSkinFrom: (FileDirectory default directoryNamed: 'ScratchSkin')
- select that text, right-click and click 'do it'.
- repeat these steps each time you need to load the skin for some reason.

2. Adding categories
- edit the skin first: copy the files called control, controlPressed, controlOver and paste them with the names yourcategory, yourcategoryOver, yourcategoryPressed.
- use any graphics editing software to change the colour of the buttons (optional)
- reload the skin (see step 1)
- in the scratch browser (see shift-click-r in wiki), go to Scratch-UI-Panes, ScratchViewerMorph, --all--, rebuildCategorySelectors.
- you'll see a list with all of the existing category names. add yours (add an even number or the layout will look weird!).

3. Saving your changes
This is a very important step, because without this your above modifications will not work.
- shift click the file menu
- click save image for end user
- restart the program to see your changes

Last edited by LS97 (2013-03-05 14:40:47)