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#1 2010-03-28 11:21:32
Moving Variables [Tutorial]
OK, to make a moving variable follow these simple steps:
1. Make a variable and change its viewer to 'large readout' (or something else).
2. Make a sprite that is a 480x360 white rectangle.
3. Turn fill screen off by shift-clicking the 'R' in the Scratch logo.
4. Drag the variable slider over the sprite and middle-click it until you see buttons around it with 'Watcher' written underneath (in pink)
5. Click the red button and select 'embed...' then 'ScratchSpriteMorph'. Note: the embedding can be a little tricky, the option 'ScratchSpriteMorph' will not always be there. If it isn't move the variable around a bit and keep trying.
6. Turn fill screen on again (shift-click the 'R' again and select it from the menu)
7. Give the sprite a script like this:
[blocks]
<when green flag clicked>
<set[ ghost ]effect to( 100
<forever>
[/blocks]
Use show/hide to show/hide the variable and motion blocks to move it. Layering blocks also work.
[blocks]<end>[/blocks]
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#2 2010-03-28 15:18:09
- GirWaffles64
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
I'm confused... could you make a project, or have some pictures?
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#4 2010-03-28 18:44:29
- SeptimusHeap
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
We should have this on Panther!
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#6 2010-03-28 20:45:57
- GirWaffles64
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
Ahh, got it to work.
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#7 2010-03-28 21:57:04
- Paddle2See
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
Cool...but how do you middle click a two-button mouse?
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#8 2010-03-28 21:59:03
- GirWaffles64
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
Paddle2See wrote:
Cool...but how do you middle click a two-button mouse?
What I do is simply drag it over the big white sprite, then right click anywhere until it selects the variable
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#11 2010-03-29 21:41:13
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#14 2010-03-31 06:21:25
- markyparky56
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
SeptimusHeap wrote:
We should have this on Panther!
We could... but it would be pretty hard to implement it...
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#16 2010-03-31 08:06:11
Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
ThePCKid wrote:
I still can't get that darn halo to show up!
Last edited by ThePCKid (2010-03-31 08:06:20)
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#18 2010-03-31 09:10:38
- markyparky56
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
Does it work online and in presentation mode?
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#20 2010-03-31 09:24:50
- markyparky56
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
MathWizz wrote:
markyparky56 wrote:
Does it work online and in presentation mode?
Not online but it does work in presentation mode.
Ok.
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#21 2010-03-31 15:56:11
- Lucario621
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
Middle-click?
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#22 2010-04-01 11:15:13
- markyparky56
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
Lucario621 wrote:
Middle-click?
mouse wheel button.
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#23 2010-04-01 19:15:28
Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
MathWizz wrote:
ThePCKid wrote:
I still can't get that darn halo to show up!
Just making sure, did you turn full screen off?
Yes!
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#24 2010-04-01 19:24:19
Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
Paddle2See wrote:
Cool...but how do you middle click a two-button mouse?
Alt-click.
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#25 2010-04-04 04:42:59
- markyparky56
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Re: Moving Variables [Tutorial]
somelia wrote:
Paddle2See wrote:
Cool...but how do you middle click a two-button mouse?
Alt-click.
Really? Interesting... clever...
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