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martianshark · 2009-09-30 00:39:44

I think that an block would be really helpful. I've needed this block several times, and it was a pain to work around it with variables.

I've needed it mostly in things like this:

<repeat until> 
<end>

Jonathanpb · 2009-09-30 00:43:50

Good idea!

Everyone wants this...

weswesrock · 2009-09-30 19:05:27

You can just map it to a variable, or use "costume cues" where you use the "costume of sprite____" block

hamsandwitch678 · 2009-09-30 20:04:49

i definitely want that block. I even made a project about that a long time ago! My Project!

greenflash · 2009-09-30 22:11:16

I have wanted that block for ages! Great idea!

martianshark · 2009-09-30 22:33:35

weswesrock wrote:
You can just map it to a variable, or use "costume cues" where you use the "costume of sprite____" block

I know, but that takes a while, and it would be much more convinient if there was just an block.

dingdong · 2009-09-30 23:04:26

that's is definitely needed, hopefully the scratch team will get around to making that block

justtestingstickman · 2009-10-02 06:34:07

I think I suggested this a while ago... YOu could do the same thing with variables with a set variable instead of broadcast

martianshark · 2009-10-05 01:02:04

I know that, but as I said in the first post:

martianshark wrote:
it was a pain to work around it with variables.

Jonathanpb · 2009-10-07 02:23:33

We all know that you can use variables, but it can get hard... and wouldn't it be nice? And everyone wants it...

jacool · 2009-10-07 10:29:43

Jonathanpb wrote:
We all know that you can use variables, but it can get hard... and wouldn't it be nice? And everyone wants it...

It's actually not very hard, I use it a lot, but I agree though it would be a little easier smile

Last edited by jacool (2009-10-08 02:00:58)

coolstuff · 2009-10-07 14:45:23

It's been suggested a gazillion times, but the answer remains the same: NO, because it's not boolean! diamond-shaped blocks are all boolean, but that isn't, thus it will not work. <If I am recieving [ ] > may work, but it's still more trouble than it's worth: real programming is full of all sorts of things you need to do to side-step, and as Scratch is a language meant to prep you for real programming, it seems quite unnecessary.

Magnie · 2009-10-07 16:16:11

This will not happen, the Scratch Team has mentioned it a million times. (Which may be true)

martianshark · 2009-10-07 17:44:53

coolstuff wrote:
It's been suggested a gazillion times, but the answer remains the same: NO, because it's not boolean! diamond-shaped blocks are all boolean, but that isn't, thus it will not work. <If I am recieving [ ] > may work, but it's still more trouble than it's worth: real programming is full of all sorts of things you need to do to side-step, and as Scratch is a language meant to prep you for real programming, it seems quite unnecessary.

What do you mean? <If I am recieving [ ] > is the same thing.

TimeFreeze · 2009-10-07 17:49:41

No it isn't. If you are using the block, "Broadcast [] and wait", then would only be true (it's a boolean so the value is true or false) if the scripts are in action.

martianshark · 2009-10-07 18:03:32

Okay then, we need an block.

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