Scratch

daniel_j · 2012-07-21 08:34:05

Hey guys, quick question, I was wondering if any advanced programmer would be will to create a GUI to create [-scratchblock-] codes, like scratch, it would click together, and you could convert it to text, this would be very useful.
I mainly need this because I can help people with codes, but I can't use scratchblocks correctly tongue .
Thanks
Dan

Hardmath123 · 2012-07-21 08:55:31

Hi Dan,

This looks like honestly much more work than it's worth. There is, however, a really cool cheat in Scratch. Open up Scratch, write your script, then shift-click the file menu and select Write Project Summary. Then choose a file path. Open up the shiny new txt file you get, and you'll see a section with your script in a format pretty close to scratchblocks format to work relatively right. You can of course tweak it afterwards.

Here's a sample summary-generated code you can see:

Code:

 when green flag clicked
        forever  
            if ((x position) < (y position)) else 
                reset timer
            else
                turn  15 degrees
    end

 when green flag clicked
        forever  
            if ((x position) < (y position)) else 
                reset timer
            else
                turn  15 degrees
    end

As you can see, it's not perfect, but it gets you started. And it's just plain really cool in a way. Enjoy! smile

Last edited by Hardmath123 (2012-07-21 08:56:13)

daniel_j · 2012-07-21 10:25:18

Omg! that is awesome, thanks alot Hardmath123 this will be really useful big_smile Now i might be helpful on these forums tongue Thanks!
Dan

Hardmath123 · 2012-07-21 12:39:46

You're welcome. I ought to put this up on the Wiki.

blob8108 · 2012-07-21 13:28:59

There's a script included with Kurt that exports all the scripts (and images) in a project to scratchblocks format. Just point it at a Scratch project file (.sb), and it does exactly this for you smile

LS97 · 2012-07-21 13:58:42

I am also working an a Scratch plugin that automatically gives you scratchblocks code when you select an option from right clicking a script. Stay tuned in a couple weeks for more updates tongue