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#1 2010-07-02 11:53:26
- TotalRevamp
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2010-05-23
- Posts: 28
Hidden Blocks
Okay have seen many projects with this obsolete! block, and have recently seen the block say nothing. Would someone like to explain what they do and where you get them from?
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#2 2010-07-02 12:18:26
- icypenguinis
- New Scratcher
- Registered: 2010-06-22
- Posts: 9
Re: Hidden Blocks
The obsolete block can appear when your version of Scratch does not support a block in a later version. The obsolete can also appear when people build their own blocks and try to share them.
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#4 2010-07-02 12:31:38
Re: Hidden Blocks
The-Whiz wrote:
You have to mess with the source code to get them...
Or download an older version of Scratch.
They're essentially blocks that were available in older versions of Scratch, but have now been taken out of the program.
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#5 2010-07-02 12:46:13
Re: Hidden Blocks
coolstuff wrote:
The-Whiz wrote:
You have to mess with the source code to get them...
Or download an older version of Scratch.
They're essentially blocks that were available in older versions of Scratch, but have now been taken out of the program.
Well, yeah, but some of them are ones that someone messed with the source code to get.
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#6 2010-07-02 13:01:51
- soupoftomato
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-07-18
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Hidden Blocks
You need Scratch 1.4, from what I can tell you have 1.3.
scratch.mit.edu/download
I'm glad to think that the community will always be kind and helpful, the language will always be a fun and easy way to be introduced into programming, the motto will always be: Imagine, Program, Share - Nomolos
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#7 2010-07-02 15:41:15
- TotalRevamp
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- Registered: 2010-05-23
- Posts: 28
Re: Hidden Blocks
Okay thanks for clearing that up. So what are source codes? I am downloading v1.4 now.
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#8 2010-07-02 15:51:23
- icypenguinis
- New Scratcher
- Registered: 2010-06-22
- Posts: 9
Re: Hidden Blocks
TotalRevamp wrote:
Okay thanks for clearing that up. So what are source codes? I am downloading v1.4 now.
A source code is basically the textual basis for any software. By altering that, you can get your program to accomplish different tasks.
I'm not so certain on the specifics but I believe Scratch is based off of Squeak. So basically people use outside resources such as BYOB to create their own blocks. However, if you try to import those new blocks into new projects, Scratch does not recognize them and labels them as "obsolete."
Learn more about BYOB 
http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=34603
http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=34284
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