Scratch

...::: DiscScratchr 1.1 :::...

New DiscScratchr 1.1 alpha released! If you're interested in beta testing or working at the aplication itself, please go to this forum topic...

DiscScratchr allows you to select a number of Scratch projects stored on your computer, and turn them into all files you need to burn a disc.

When you do, this disc will have the following features:
- Automatic Autorun
- Graphical project-selection menu
- Scratch projects open up in Presentation mode
- When you hit ESC or press the grey arrow the project closes and you see the menu again
- Button to explore files on a disc

> > > Download! < < <

No Scratch installation is required to run this disc, so you can take them anywhere. You could use it to...
- Create an archive of your Scratch Projects
- Show Scratch Projects in a classroom
- Share your Scratch projects with friends who don't want to install the Scratch application on their computer.
- etc

This new version is compatible with Scratch 1.3.1 and older but is still in it's very first release. Please, just test and tell me if you can find any bugs. It is not recommended to burn it to discs already .

How to use

Start up  DiscScratchr by opening discscratchr.exe. It is a wizard so it is very easy to use.

When the wizard finishes a bunch of files are created in the "\disc" directory. (can be opened automatically) Use any cd burning program to burn these onto a data cd. When it is inserted into any other pc (with or without Scratch) the disc will AutoRun and show the menu.


System requirements

Windows 95, 98(SE), NT, 2000, ME, XP, 2003, Vista. - Every windows 

discScratchr is compatible with scratch 1.3.1 and older, but every Scratch version starting from 1.3 is only compatible with Windows XP and newer.

Technical Notes

This version is completely new, none of the files of discScratchr 0.5 are used.

I gave up on those nasty batch scripts, the whole application is created with a free programming language called JustBASIC. It is very easy to learn/use...
The menu is also made with JustBASIC.

For running the scratch projects, I modified the Scratch 1.3.1 source code.

All JustBASIC source files are included in "\resource\source". Feel free to use.

For a discussion about the technical part of discScratchr, see this forum topic
Am I allowed to use the Scratch buttons in the menu?
And the (copyrighted) Scratch cat?

Oops... I forgot the note "Scratch is made by...". I'll add in the next release.

Joren

PS: All posts in this topic up to #56 (shown in the upper right corner) are about discScratchr 0.5 (an old version) and might be outdated.

Last edited by JSO (2008-12-22 12:29:57)