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I made Peck.
Incase you are wondering, I also made a tutorial on changing the window title...

Last edited by henley (2010-05-23 07:25:49)

comp500 wrote:

henley wrote:

I made Peck.
Incase you are wondering, I also made a tutorial on changing the window title...

ooh yeah i used that.

Bytheway what is peck? is it a mod of scratch like panther and bingo?

Hmmm... How do you make a Scratch Mod? I would like to know.

markyparky56 wrote:

shamrocker wrote:

Hmmm... How do you make a Scratch Mod? I would like to know.

You download the source code and start playing around with it. Add new blocks, remove ones change things. Better learn Smalltalk though.

Hmm.... I have 1.4 source code... I'll see if I can mess around. I know block specs pretty well.

bump

shamrocker wrote:

Hmmm... How do you make a Scratch Mod? I would like to know.

I will tell you basic stuff, but I warn you, even the basic stuff can get really complicated. Especially if you are new to squeak. You have to be advanced to do this. You can't just say, "Ah. I think I am going to make the worlds most successful Scratch modification because it looks easy.'' EDIT: You can only do that if you are a member of Panther, especially nXIII.


If I haven't discouraged you enough, and you are still optimistic and confident, then here you go. The basics of hacking, and improving Scratch.


Go to the Scratch Source Code. And download the Scratch Source 1.4.zip (Yes the previous link is a download) The other files are optional, but help.
To edit the logo you do the following procedures.

Right-Click the logo that says "Based on Scratch From the MIT Media Lab" click on the gray circle that looks like it has a marker on it. Edit it the way you want to, but text doesn't show up when you press "Okay".

To change the window title, click anywhere on the white space to open the world menu. To get to the browser, click "open" then with the new menu click "browser". From there, there is more tutorial here.

To add blocks, in the browser, follow this path.

Scratch-Objects
ScriptableScratchMorph (if you want them for sprites go to ScratchSpriteMorph and for the stage ScratchStageMorph)
Class
BlockSpecs
BlockSpecs

To make the blocks do stuff, follow the pathway up to ScriptableScratchMorph (or ScratchSpriteMorph, or ScratchStageMorph) and follow from there

Instance
(most logical category e.g. a [previous costume] block would go in the looks category)
and from there, at the bottom program the block. To understand how, look at the other blocks.

To add things to certain menus (e.g. a new features button to the help menu) follow this path to the browser.

Scratch-UI-Panes
ScratchFrameMorph
Menu/Button actions
and add on from there.

That's only the basic stuff the rest, you will have to learn yourself. Or get other people to tell you, but I suggest you learn by yourself.

Last edited by henley (2010-05-23 14:33:25)

henley wrote:

shamrocker wrote:

I have another question: How do you save it on a Mac? I've tried left-click, right-click, everything! I just can't seem to get the menu up to save.

I use the source code on a Mac. Just press the X button, only on the Scratch window.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2nan336.png

When it asks you to save, press yes.

http://i46.tinypic.com/29xag09.png

and bam. You have saved.

I mean in the System Browser within Source Code. I need to save the changes in that section, so I can move on to a different section of editing Scratch. I'm making a side version, Scratch Chrome.

shamrocker wrote:

henley wrote:

shamrocker wrote:

I have another question: How do you save it on a Mac? I've tried left-click, right-click, everything! I just can't seem to get the menu up to save.

I use the source code on a Mac. Just press the X button, only on the Scratch window.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2nan336.png

When it asks you to save, press yes.

http://i46.tinypic.com/29xag09.png

and bam. You have saved.

I mean in the System Browser within Source Code. I need to save the changes in that section, so I can move on to a different section of editing Scratch. I'm making a side version, Scratch Chrome.

Alt+S is the fastest way.

P.S. @henley: please don't mention Slash, BillyBob-Mario stole most of my blocks for it.

i'm developing ScratchTube, the place where children can make videos, easily in a scratch like interface.

henley wrote:

comp500 wrote:

i'm developing ScratchTube, the place where children can make videos, easily in a scratch like interface.

Creative! Will it just be a mod, or are you going to make a whole new website for sharing?

My dad won't let me make one 
It'll be cool if I could though:
sharing videos,importing from youtube via javascript and their apis,allsorts.

Last edited by comp500 (2010-05-25 13:24:44)

comp500 wrote:

Volunteers for ScratchTube?

http://gifup.com/data/gifs/2/7/f/27f4c77efb.gif

Sounds fun! I'd try, would it be a website and a program? I could help make the program, might be a bit hard, but theres no point in NOT trying!

If you know .NET and want to help on scratchtube, help create a plugin to share videos on youtube by going to: http://code.google.com/apis/youtube/2.0/developers_guide_dotnet.html#Direct_Upload
you can get the code

Last edited by comp500 (2010-05-26 11:35:16)