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#3 2012-03-23 13:52:02
Re: What IS Panther?
muppetds wrote:
it is a advanced mod of scratch and allows to add blocks to it
I know that, but I meant what IS it properly, as in what does it add to scratch (apart from the CYOB aspect) (i didn't know it wasn't like BYOB until I tried to make a block, fail)
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#6 2012-03-23 15:23:15
Re: What IS Panther?
The longer you set a variable to, the more lag you will receive when reading/writing it. There is a limit, when the squeak memory overflows and the VM crashes, but I don't know what that is. Probably a length in the ten-thousands somewhere.
As for Panther, panther is a modified version of Scratch. It adds a block-building aspect as well as reading and writing to computer files, reading webpages and sending websites information and added blocks for things like colour sensing and webcam insertion.
It is full documented in the Panther Wiki Page and can be read about further and downloaded on the Panther Website
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#7 2012-03-23 16:01:05
Re: What IS Panther?
It's only one of the best and most-used scratch modifications that hasn't been updated in a while.
I think it may actually not be made obsolete by Scratch 2.0 (unlike other mods, which probably will be) because of CYOB and File I/O
The current version is 1.0.
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#8 2012-03-24 05:04:39
Re: What IS Panther?
I guess I keep breaking the variable limit when i set my variable to two lists as text..
EDIT: So i'm going to hae to make my help thing client-side and not serverside.
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#10 2012-03-24 15:09:56
Re: What IS Panther?
DigiTechs wrote:
I just downloaded Panther, and I want to ask about the host mesh things, Would they work if you put a site in the string input, as long as the site redirects to a real IP?
No. Mesh only works computer-to-computer on local networks. You can pass data to websites using the URL blocks and the GET method with PHP:
Code:
http://www.somesite.com/connectionPage.php?text=hello_world
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#11 2012-03-24 18:32:59
Re: What IS Panther?
sparks wrote:
DigiTechs wrote:
I just downloaded Panther, and I want to ask about the host mesh things, Would they work if you put a site in the string input, as long as the site redirects to a real IP?
No. Mesh only works computer-to-computer on local networks. You can pass data to websites using the URL blocks and the GET method with PHP:
Code:
http://www.somesite.com/connectionPage.php?text=hello_world
unless the server has forwarded port 42001 (I think it's 42001)
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#12 2012-03-25 03:18:15
- jji7skyline_test
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Re: What IS Panther?
It's a mod of Scratch. It has custom blocks and a slightly modified interface. It is availble for Windows, and there is an image which you can open with the Mac version of Scratch or BYOB.
It also has File I/O and internet access which can prove useful, but can be used to make malware-projects for example, one that will delete all files on your computer.
For that reason, File I/O is disabled by default and should only be enabled on trusted projects 
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#13 2012-03-25 05:44:02
Re: What IS Panther?
SJRCS_011 wrote:
sparks wrote:
DigiTechs wrote:
I just downloaded Panther, and I want to ask about the host mesh things, Would they work if you put a site in the string input, as long as the site redirects to a real IP?
No. Mesh only works computer-to-computer on local networks. You can pass data to websites using the URL blocks and the GET method with PHP:
Code:
http://www.somesite.com/connectionPage.php?text=hello_worldunless the server has forwarded port 42001 (I think it's 42001)
But if you look at Magnie's chat.py, it uses a website as the Mesh IP, and the website redirects to a real IP
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#14 2012-03-25 07:18:55
- nathanprocks
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Re: What IS Panther?
jji7skyline_test wrote:
It also has File I/O and internet access which can prove useful, but can be used to make malware-projects for example, one that will delete all files on your computer.
It can't do that without admin.
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#15 2012-03-27 06:09:12
Re: What IS Panther?
nathanprocks wrote:
jji7skyline_test wrote:
It also has File I/O and internet access which can prove useful, but can be used to make malware-projects for example, one that will delete all files on your computer.
It can't do that without admin.
Actually, It can. I made a file that can only be edited with Administrator rights and modified it using Panther. I even got to veiw it.
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#16 2012-03-27 12:29:02
Re: What IS Panther?
Also, can someone help me with a block in Panther, that will evaluate what is in a broadcast, like this?:
if <(letters (0) to (5) of [broadcast v]) = [somerandomthing]>Oops. Forgot the closing BBcode.
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