Scratch

technoguyx wrote:

ScratchDude101 wrote:

This sounds interesting but can I access it on my Mac....it appears there is an .exe file.

Get a Mac .app file, and drag byob.image to it.

i cant figure out how to do that.

I found out some byob secrets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you can make things like dropdown menues and stuff by in your block name make to%(then a letter)

tell me what you made with this and what i could make!!! :

This is Amazing, I will definately have to spend some time on it. I wish there was a way to Share it. SO you kno if there's a way to import the created blocks into Scratch 1.4 ?

yes finaly!!!!!!!!

*** BYOB 2.0 release candidate ***

You can now download and test my release candidate for BYOB version 2.0.

what's new:

   custom blocks

   - has all Scratch 1.4 features
   - can open / import any Scratch project (also older ones)
   - arguments now take  both numerical and text input (and reporters)
   - double click on a custom reporter block to show its result
   - fixed the block editor's answer field to improve drag'n'drop
   - new debugging functions (error blocks are displayed red)
   - fixed escaping out of infinite atomic loops
   - the block editor now is resizable

   nestable sprites

   - you can now create composite sprites (made out of subsprites)

   other

   - you can now share sprites (also nested ones) in a mesh network
   - built-in compiler lets you convert any Scratch/BYOB project into an .exe
   - autoscrolling
   - scrolling by dragging
   - undo (!)

Once the release candidate has been thoroughly tested (and somewhat more documented) I'll post it in the Chirp blog.

Enjoy!

Jens wrote:

*** BYOB 2.0 release candidate ***

You can now download and test my release candidate for BYOB version 2.0.

what's new:

   custom blocks

   - has all Scratch 1.4 features
   - can open / import any Scratch project (also older ones)
   - arguments now take  both numerical and text input (and reporters)
   - double click on a custom reporter block to show its result
   - fixed the block editor's answer field to improve drag'n'drop
   - new debugging functions (error blocks are displayed red)
   - fixed escaping out of infinite atomic loops
   - the block editor now is resizable

   nestable sprites

   - you can now create composite sprites (made out of subsprites)

   other

   - you can now share sprites (also nested ones) in a mesh network
   - built-in compiler lets you convert any Scratch/BYOB project into an .exe
   - autoscrolling
   - scrolling by dragging
   - undo (!)

Once the release candidate has been thoroughly tested (and somewhat more documented) I'll post it in the Chirp blog.

Enjoy!

The open button doesn't work, so you have to drag projects on to open them. I haven't encountered any more bugs.

I can open, and edit projects, but when I try to test it. By pressing the green flag obviously, it senses an error... But it only happens when I import a project. 

The exact words are:

Message not understood: detect:ifNone:

UndefinedObject(Object)>>error:
[] in PasteUpMorph>>runStepMethods
[] in BlockCotext>>ifError:
UndefinedObject(Object)>>error:
UndefinedObject(Object)doesNotUnderstand:
ScratchStageMorph(ScriptableScratchMorph>>customBlocksContaining:
ScratchProcess>>errorFlag:
[] in ScratchStageMorph>>stepProcesses
[] in BlockContext>>ifError:
ScratchStageMorph(Object)>>error:

Can you fix it or tell me what to do?

thanks jens but i found a glitch and i hope you read this : when i open a compiled project it says bad header could you fix this ?

Jens wrote:

Hi henley ,

thanks for reporting this bug. I've fixed it and posted a new version (BYOB 2.0 rc2 - the same link as in the above post). Please download the new version and try if it now works for you.

@abair: I cannot reproduce the "open" bug, was it perhaps the same (green flag pressed) as observed by henley?

Thanks again, for helping me debug BYOB 2.0!

It only happens when you go into the file menu and select open, not when you press Ctrl-O (or Command-O).

Yes... BYOB 2 works great, except for 1 glitch: I clicked [make a block], selected
() reporter
and typed in by block specifications.

Then, when I tried to put my blocks to report in the report [something] box, the outline that shows that blocks are over it and will go in it if let go of goes in front of the block. Just a minor appearance glitch, but I thought you should know.

How do you umm, make a composite sprite? IT intrigues me

Wow, thanks Sophie!

Hey, I just updated the RC yet again (rc3) to include an Elements Editor which lets you examine and alter any block (not just custom ones)...

Not sure about directed messages anymore. The code behind this is very simple and easy (which is nice....), but it also leads you away from parallelism (which IMO is Scratch's coolest trait)

Jens wrote:

*** BYOB 2.0 release candidate ***

So is the source code of 1.4 already pubblically available?

BTW, nestable sprites are terrific!!! and the Elements editor... is just magic. Thanks a lot Jens for this incredible job.

Last edited by s_federici (2009-08-24 17:10:57)