Very Painful Bug ( ? ) in Scratch;
When you hit the Return Key it Interprets this as Hitting the Green Flag.
This may not have been a concern/problem prior to Version Four,
As The Return Key had no real functionality then,
But now; In version four, The Return Key is used to Enter Data.
As such; It should have Only That Function;
When mistakenly hitting the return key out of Sequence during a Data Collection Routine, It will Abort The Program and Start over...!
The Greenflag doesn't need a Keyboard Shortcut, esp. when accidentally hitting it can cause so much arm flapping and uncontrollable weeping.
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No, ENTER key. It's sometimes named RETURN because on very old computers it was named like that.
As for the glitch: I never encountered it before?
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Yeah, there should be a different button for the green flag if enter is going to be used for confirming an answer. Maybe alt/option?
I've never accidentally reset by pressing enter too many times but it could easily happen.
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hmnwilson wrote:
Yeah, there should be a different button for the green flag if enter is going to be used for confirming an answer. Maybe alt/option?
I've never accidentally reset by pressing enter too many times but it could easily happen.
Never encountered the issue before, but accidentally pressing ENTER/RETURN key could be a bit of an issue.
Perhaps not ALT, as ALT is sometimes used for keyboard commands. Maybe redirecting it to SHIFT key (that's for Windows, I have no idea if Macs have an equivalent under a different name) or BACKSPACE might be a good option.
Last edited by cheddargirl (2009-08-26 19:32:33)

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