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#1 2009-11-07 20:05:02
Find and Replace
You know how in, for example, Notepad, there's a tool called "find and replace"? Is there a way to find and replace blocks in Scratch?
For example, you started a game or something, and the level starts when you click the green flag. Then you want to add a start screen. It would be tedious to change all the "when green flag clicked"s to "when I receive start". For a solution, we could simply have a feature that allows all instances of "when green flag clicked" to change to "when I receive start". (Assuming "start" is the name of the broadcast.) That way much time could be saved.
Anyone else want to comment on this proposed feature?
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#2 2009-11-07 20:56:52
- shadow_7283
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Re: Find and Replace
I already thought of that myself and was planning to start a topic about it. I think this would be a critical feature.
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#3 2009-11-07 21:15:21
Re: Find and Replace
shadow_7283 wrote:
I already thought of that myself and was planning to start a topic about it. I think this would be a critical feature.
Yes indeed. ^^
It could also be used to....
Say you made a sprite with bunches of repeated scripts that are only *slightly* changed each time. If you wanted to change any part of those many scripts, it would be significantly less difficult.
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#5 2009-11-08 08:26:45
- Lucario621
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Re: Find and Replace
I support 
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#6 2009-11-08 09:51:59
- TimeFreeze
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Re: Find and Replace
cocoanut wrote:
For example, you started a game or something, and the level starts when you click the green flag. Then you want to add a start screen. It would be tedious to change all the "when green flag clicked"s to "when I receive start". For a solution, we could simply have a feature that allows all instances of "when green flag clicked" to change to "when I receive start". (Assuming "start" is the name of the broadcast.) That way much time could be saved.
Pefect example, when I was a beginner (and sometimes now, too) it happened to me all the time. Great idea.
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#9 2009-11-14 14:31:44
- greenflash
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Re: Find and Replace
Yes! I totally agree. I have been in many situations where I really wanted find and replace.
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#11 2009-11-15 16:43:21
Re: Find and Replace
fg123 wrote:
I hope someone implements it. Maybe it will be in Streak?
Yeah, that would be cool! We have to get billyedward to look at this, then.
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#15 2009-11-21 13:31:49
- RHY3756547
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Re: Find and Replace
I use variables for this. It's very easy.
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