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#1 2008-04-02 17:27:28
great ideas for blocks in v1.3
I have some ideas for new blocks that lots of Scratch users might want to use, or need something like it in one of their programs.
1. In the numbers section, there is an "or" block. You could make a retractable slider that would determine the number of spaces in the block.
2. You could make a control block that would receive messages. It would be hexagonal, so you could say "When green flag clicked, if I receive _, then move 10 steps.
3. A timer block(stack block) that would pause the timer(not reset it).
4. A timer block(stack block) that would restart the timer.
5. In the sensing section, the "color _ is touching _" can be improved the same way as the "or" block. Put in a retractable slider to determine how many colors will be touching each other.
6. A variable display that would not only show the whole numbers and the tenths. You should make it show decimals until the thousandths or something. Also, you should be able to set the minimum and maximum when the display is in any mode.
7. This is a question. There are two sprites(the Perspective Ship and the Jet Pack Girl) which have a reddish "abs" block in them. It just says "abs", and then has a hole where you can insert a number. What is it, where did it come from, and why isn't it in the list of blocks you can use in a program in "Numbers"?
8. Will you put these blocks into the next version of Scratch? Please??????????
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#2 2008-04-02 17:54:08
- Paddle2See
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Re: great ideas for blocks in v1.3
wle wrote:
1. In the numbers section, there is an "or" block. You could make a retractable slider that would determine the number of spaces in the block.
An OR block that could take more than two arguments would be a great help!
wle wrote:
2. You could make a control block that would receive messages. It would be hexagonal, so you could say "When green flag clicked, if I receive _, then move 10 steps.
No idea what you are talking about here....there already is a control block (a hat block) that receives messages.
wle wrote:
5. In the sensing section, the "color _ is touching _" can be improved the same way as the "or" block. Put in a retractable slider to determine how many colors will be touching each other.
6. A variable display that would not only show the whole numbers and the tenths. You should make it show decimals until the thousandths or something. Also, you should be able to set the minimum and maximum when the display is in any mode.
I like both of those suggestions. Actually the number of decimals that the variable display shows should be under the control of the programmer.
wle wrote:
7. This is a question. There are two sprites(the Perspective Ship and the Jet Pack Girl) which have a reddish "abs" block in them. It just says "abs", and then has a hole where you can insert a number. What is it, where did it come from, and why isn't it in the list of blocks you can use in a program in "Numbers"?
What you are seeing there is an obsolete form of the Abs function. It used to have it's own block but it was rolled into the function drop-down list block in version 1.2
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#3 2008-04-03 15:07:34
Re: great ideas for blocks in v1.3
i think some of the best ideas to have are
1) 'Stop Sprite'
2) 'Clear my Pen/Stamp', so individual sprites can clear their marks
3) 'Change Costume By ( )'
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http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/bigB/181829 3D Stunt Flyer
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#5 2008-04-15 21:56:03
Re: great ideas for blocks in v1.3
Paddle2See wrote:
wle wrote:
1. In the numbers section, there is an "or" block. You could make a retractable slider that would determine the number of spaces in the block.
An OR block that could take more than two arguments would be a great help!
Actually, right now, you can make more than two arguments by doing this:
[blocks]
<if><< Blah=54 <or> << Blah=732 <or> << Blah=34 <or> Blah=93 >> >> >>
[/blocks]
Etc. until you have an or for each argument you wish to ask if for.
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#6 2008-04-23 17:08:23
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Re: great ideas for blocks in v1.3
Im making a target practice game, but it doesn't have a moving target because you can't stamp things on other things. There you got. How about a [blocks]<stamp>[/blocks]on sprite whatever. Thanks...
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