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#1 2012-01-21 16:59:48

Purika
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Registered: 2011-01-26
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How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

The colorful Scratch Blocks attract most of the New Users attention - this leads to them being misused a lot. If you are using the Scratch Blocks make sure you put "[blocks]" before and "[/blocks]" after the blocks code for example:

Code:

[blocks]
<when green flag clicked>
<show>
[/blocks]

If you do not do this then the text after the blocks will be bold, which doesn´t look very nice. Like this:
<when green flag clicked>
Bold text.
[/blocks]
To prevent this always use the "[blocks]" and "[/blocks]" tags.

Also please don´t spam the forums with these blocks. If you want to see what they look like, use the preview function.


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#2 2012-01-21 19:10:17

majormax
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Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

Thanks. Hopefully now there won't be as much block spam/misusage.

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#3 2012-01-22 04:06:00

TRocket
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Registered: 2009-08-18
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

majormax wrote:

Thanks. Hopefully now there won't be as much block spam/misusage.

<forever>
  <not> block spam  smile  >>
<end>
tongue

Last edited by TRocket (2012-01-22 04:08:21)


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#4 2012-01-22 05:13:39

rdococ
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Registered: 2009-10-11
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

lolol/rdococ approves of this topic
[blocks]
<forever>
<if> <( block spam <=> true )>
<turn cw( 90 )degrees>
<glide( 0.001 )secs to x sad  x of spam )y sad  y of spam
<end>
<end>
[/blocks]
(spammer says ouch!)

I rarely use blocks...

On the serious side, this would be a good guide, I always see block spam from new users.
Maybe, let only Scratchers post blocks?

Last edited by rdococ (2012-01-22 05:15:45)

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#5 2012-01-22 06:52:57

RedRocker227
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Registered: 2011-10-26
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Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

This is good guide  smile  I see a lot of users forgetting to add the [blocks] and [/blocks] tags, so hopefully there'll know to now.

I hardly ever use the blocks anyway though  tongue  I either take a screenshot of the script and give them a link to it, or I just write "When green flag clicked" etc.; the blocks look messy, in my opinion.


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#6 2012-01-22 07:49:30

Purika
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Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

RedRocker227 wrote:

This is good guide  smile  I see a lot of users forgetting to add the [blocks] and [/blocks] tags, so hopefully there'll know to now.

I hardly ever use the blocks anyway though  tongue  I either take a screenshot of the script and give them a link to it, or I just write "When green flag clicked" etc.; the blocks look messy, in my opinion.

Yeah, soon a better version of the blocks will be released. It is already on the Scratch Wiki - it looks awesome! Have a look at it here:
http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Block_Plugin/Syntax


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#7 2012-01-24 14:21:33

lallaway12
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Registered: 2012-01-04
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Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

[blocks]<change x by( <change x by( <change x by( <change x by( <change x by( <change x by( <change x by( <change y by( <change x by( <think[  ]for(  )secs><think[ what is this plash ]for(5)secs> [/blocks]


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#8 2012-01-24 22:42:34

wilwill8
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Registered: 2010-12-04
Posts: 1

Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

<when green flag clicked><forever><if><(scratch<=>gone)><set{<{me}>}to( <{dead}>

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#9 2012-02-09 07:38:11

iampie
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Registered: 2011-10-30
Posts: 72

Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

 when gf clicked
forever if <[block spam]> <=true>
turn cw (90) degrees
glide [0.001] secs to x: [x of spam] y: [y of spam]
end
Fixed people!

Last edited by iampie (2012-02-09 07:43:09)


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#10 2012-02-09 10:31:59

Freakish
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Registered: 2011-10-25
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Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

It says how below the post box.


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#11 2012-02-09 14:31:52

rdococ
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Registered: 2009-10-11
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

iampie wrote:

 when gf clicked
forever if <[block spam]> <=true>
turn cw (90) degrees
glide [0.001] secs to x: [x of spam] y: [y of spam]
end
Fixed people!

when gf clicked
object to [iampie v] for [it still has an error]
forever if <(block spam) > (0)>
turn cw (90) degrees
glide (1) secs to x: (forum being spammed) y: (topic containing spam)
Fixed again!

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#12 2012-02-10 08:16:40

iampie
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Registered: 2011-10-30
Posts: 72

Re: How to use the Scratch Blocks - for New Scratchers

rdococ wrote:

iampie wrote:

 when gf clicked
forever if <[block spam]> <=true>
turn cw (90) degrees
glide [0.001] secs to x: [x of spam] y: [y of spam]
end
Fixed people!

when gf clicked
object to [iampie v] for [it still has an error]
forever if <(block spam) > (0)>
turn cw (90) degrees
glide (1) secs to x: (forum being spammed) y: (topic containing spam)
Fixed again!

lol


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