Scratch

SJRCS_011 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Will there be a HTML5 player?

That's already been confirmed by the ST.  They'll work on that after finishing 2.0 I believe.

That would be awesome! 

curiouscrab wrote:

How do you make a new forum?
I want to make one for scratchblocks for people to see what they'll look like before they make them.

There is already one here.

Just click "Post New Topic" in the top right corner. 

TorbyFork234 wrote:

3.) Are we allowed to "ban" someone from a project with good intentions? Like, if you make a chatroom, and a user id starts swearing everywhere, will you be allowed to add the user id to a blacklist that disallows them to use the project?

Programming, my dear friend, solves all. 

TorbyFork234 wrote:

7.) There's problems with the flash player with playing the sounds built in to Scratch, will these problems be resolved, or will they just shorten the database of sounds to match up with what the flash player has?

Probably a mix.

Lightnin or whoever edited that in wrote:

Unlike Scratch 1.4 and the Java-based player, Flash does not have a MIDI synthesizer available. Thus, for the Flash-based player, we had to create our own synthesizer and instrument/drum library. Currently, we have 15 instruments and 12 drums as opposed to the General MIDI collection of 128 instruments and 35-ish drums. Every instrument should do something in the Flash-based player, but when an instrument is missing (e.g. bassoon), then you get a similar instrument or the default instrument (piano) instead. Similarly, for missing drums. Also, many of the instruments in our home-built library do not sound as nice as the ones in the commercial libraries available to Scratch 1.4 and the Java-based player. At some point we'll extend and improve the instrument library, although to minimize download time, it may always be a subset of full General MIDI library.

(http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=57153)

TorbyFork234 wrote:

9.) (this question isn't about Scratch 2.0) What's the difference between this topic, and the one Lightnin posted: "Got Questions About Scratch 2.0?"?

This one will turn into a blog post.

Nomolos wrote:

Do you think the Scratch Team could release a project that lets you explore the interface of Scratch 2.0?

Why not? Someone with access to it could certainly do it.

A few question about the scratch cloud:
A)will projects cloud data be public or private ?
B)will there be any limitations on it ?
C)how will it be accessed ?

scimonster wrote:

Looks like cloud data is pretty popular.
I think we might do that for the post.

Are we still going to do the beta this month?

Will semi-transparency (I forget the proper name) be supported?

i have a some questions

*will this website be deleted and the projects or just change format

*if this website just gets changed and not deleted can u post projects made on version 1?

*if this website gets deleted could other people take your usernames?

Hope you can awnser them 

stevetheipad wrote:

RedRocker227 wrote:

stevetheipad wrote:

It is planned, that's what Lightnin said.

Apparently it's probably not now. sdg1 said it was because someone could do

if <(username)=[someone]>
be horrible
else
be nice
end

Yes, but I could also post a project right now with some bad stuff that would be seem by quite a few people.

My point is, there will be flaws and "hacks" for everything, so you can't stop it, you just have to minimize it and create a system for quickly checking and hiding these things.

You should tell that to someone in charge, cause otherwise your point won't likely make a difference.

More questions:

1) Are we going to get a real UserName block?  If not, who do I need to convince that this is a really good idea that actually has LESS potential for abuse?

2) I understand that you guys are working hard on 2.0, but are bugs still being addressed in the Flash Beta player available on the main web site? (I just filed a new one, yesterday.)

3) Are we ever going to get better looking variables and lists?  (i.e., choice of background color, or transparent background, different fonts, etc.)

4) Will we get better handling of PNG graphic files for sprites including partially transparent pixels?  This would help graphics look better since the edges can be anti-aliased.

5) Have you considered adding the ability to split a string into list items by space or specified token.

6) Can we have a quick way to copy an entire list into a different list (all at once instead of looping)?  (This may not be needed if we have better control over turbo mode.)

7) Will we ever have access to the user's clipboard?  I'd like to copy a text string to the clipboard so the user can paste it into another application.  I wouldn't have a problem if the system prompted for clipboard access.  Or, at a minimum, can we have the ability to put some default text on the "ask and wait" block so the user can copy it themselves?

8) I remember some discussion a long time ago about the ability to call a web service.  Has any thought been put into how you might design such a system?

9) Has any thought been given to a new type of list called a "dictionary"?  It would be a list of 2 columns, the first called "word" and the second called "definition".  It would work similar to a list with these differences: Adding a word to a dictionary that already exists would "update" the definition instead of adding a duplicate, the dictionary is always sorted in "word" order, you can access the definition of a word by a block like... (definition of [word v] from [dictionary v]).  We should also be able to iterate through the dictionary and get the word or definition by index.

10) I thought we were going to get another preview in August.  August is almost over... When can we see it again? 

Last edited by BoltBait (2012-08-20 19:13:30)

Creating dictionaries sounds like a great idea, BoltBait.  The idea of a dictionary (as in words/definitions) is simple enough that little kids should be able to grasp it.  I hope the Scratch Team approves it.

And we really need better watcher displays.

henley wrote:

Greenatic wrote:

We really need better watcher displays.

THIS

yes

not only are they blocky and cumbersome, they have that hideous orange shade and its painfully hard to change color/font/size

I Really Loved Scratch 2.0 and I thought (From what I saw on the Prototype for Scratch Day) It looked Awesome! I am really, really exited about Scratch 2.0 and I can not wait until it comes out, I especially like the ideas of programming actually inside your browser with the Scratch Blocks and the idea of Scratch going to the Cloud! I Really cannot wait! The chest idea looks useful and good to! Carry on Scratching Scratch!