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#1 2012-06-05 15:30:44
- Lolboy1311
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Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
WHY CANT I RENAME A BACKGROUND AS ANOTHER BACKGROUND WAS NAMED BEFORE?
WHY CANT I RENAME A BACKGROUND AS ANOTHER BACKGROUND WAS NAMED BEFORE?
WHY CANT I RENAME A BACKGROUND AS ANOTHER BACKGROUND WAS NAMED BEFORE?
WHY CANT I RENAME A BACKGROUND AS ANOTHER BACKGROUND WAS NAMED BEFORE?
WHY CANT I RENAME A BACKGROUND AS ANOTHER BACKGROUND WAS NAMED BEFORE?
had named a background lvl3-2-3, renamed it with lvl3-2-4 and now i cant name another background lvl3-2-3.
WHY ?????
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#3 2012-06-05 15:47:46
- Lolboy1311
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Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
no i cant. it keeps naming it lvl3-2-12.
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#4 2012-06-05 16:42:43
- infinite_minus_zero
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Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
Because if there are two backgrounds, both called 3-2-3, and you do
set to background 3-2-3
Which one does it change to?
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#5 2012-06-05 21:53:50
Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
The autonumbering is theoretically useful, but if you get too sick of fighting it, you can just rename everything so it doens't end with numbers. For example instead of "level3" you could use "3rd level", "level three", or even just "level3!"
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#6 2012-06-05 21:58:31
Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
You have to delete the old background. Otherwise, it will cause confusion when switching backgrounds.
I also sometimes find the auto-numbering annoying.
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#8 2012-06-06 02:09:30
- Jonathanpb
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Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
In Scratch 1.4, if you name a costume "level2" when there isn't a "level1", it'll automatically rename it to "level1". (It won't let you name a costume "slash3" if there isn't a slash1 or slash2.) I'm not sure if this is what's happening, but it's something to keep in mind ^^
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#9 2012-06-06 02:51:31
Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
Jonathanpb wrote:
In Scratch 1.4, if you name a costume "level2" when there isn't a "level1", it'll automatically rename it to "level1". (It won't let you name a costume "slash3" if there isn't a slash1 or slash2.) I'm not sure if this is what's happening, but it's something to keep in mind ^^
Yes, the autonumbering 'feature' in Scratch 1.4 can be annoying.
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#10 2012-06-06 06:03:15
- RedRocker227
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Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
Adding an underscore (_) to the end also works.
Why
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#11 2012-06-06 08:17:58
- scimonster
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Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
RedRocker227 wrote:
Adding an underscore (_) to the end also works.
Adding any character to the end works.
If it didn't end in a number, it would work, but because it does, it doesn't. It seems to have a SQL-like AUTO_INCREMENT value, which can't be reset.
Tl;dr: it keeps counting when you have similarly named backgrounds.
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#12 2012-06-06 09:57:56
- Lolboy1311
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Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
thx for your answers ! but i reprogrammed my project , so it will fit the changed numbers.
had to do it anyway, as scratch crashed, just before i clicked save...
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#13 2012-06-06 10:55:36
- RedRocker227
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Re: Why Cant I Rename A Background As Another Background Was Named Before?
scimonster wrote:
RedRocker227 wrote:
Adding an underscore (_) to the end also works.
Adding any character to the end works.
It does? Oh. :x
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