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WindozeNT · 2010-07-09 09:20:01

Hello,
I'm trying to make a Windows XP simulator and I want to add a working word processor that lets you type straight on the window (a white sprite separate from the window itself). How do you do this?
WindozeNT

coka · 2010-07-09 12:15:40

I would make one sprite with 26 costumes (each letter of the alphabet) and you can add numbers too.

Scripting:

Typing Letters (and Numbers):
When you press a button, for example the letter 'E' , change costume to 'letter E' -- Show -- Stamp -- Hide -- change x by (how ever many increments you need between the current letter and the next letter)

Spacing Script:
If key Space is pressed -- change x by (how ever long you want the space to be)

Script that acts as Backspace:
If key 'left arrow ' pressed -- set costume to 'White' (or the color of word processor background) -- change x by (how ever many increments to move back and stamp over a letter) -- show -- stamp -- hide

Hope this helps you out!

Last edited by coka (2010-07-09 12:17:07)

coolstuff · 2010-07-09 12:31:31

It's quite frivolous, actually, but Coka's post sums it up quite well. I used to try that, but then I realised how utterly difficult it is to do such a thing.

WindozeNT · 2010-07-12 07:55:49

coka wrote:
I would make one sprite with 26 costumes (each letter of the alphabet) and you can add numbers too.

Scripting:
Typing Letters (and Numbers):
When you press a button, for example the letter 'E' , change costume to 'letter E' -- Show -- Stamp -- Hide -- change x by (how ever many increments you need between the current letter and the next letter)

Spacing Script:
If key Space is pressed -- change x by (how ever long you want the space to be)

Script that acts as Backspace:
If key 'left arrow ' pressed -- set costume to 'White' (or the color of word processor background) -- change x by (how ever many increments to move back and stamp over a letter) -- show -- stamp -- hide
Hope this helps you out!

Can you show me that in Scratch blocks? I fail to understand it. sad
WindozeNT

EDIT: Where is the Stamp block...or how do you make a sprite "Stamp"?

Last edited by WindozeNT (2010-07-12 09:04:30)

coolstuff · 2010-07-12 08:52:46

WindozeNT wrote:
coka wrote:
I would make one sprite with 26 costumes (each letter of the alphabet) and you can add numbers too.

Scripting:
Typing Letters (and Numbers):
When you press a button, for example the letter 'E' , change costume to 'letter E' -- Show -- Stamp -- Hide -- change x by (how ever many increments you need between the current letter and the next letter)

Spacing Script:
If key Space is pressed -- change x by (how ever long you want the space to be)

Script that acts as Backspace:
If key 'left arrow ' pressed -- set costume to 'White' (or the color of word processor background) -- change x by (how ever many increments to move back and stamp over a letter) -- show -- stamp -- hide
Hope this helps you out!
Can you show me that in Scratch blocks? I fail to understand it.
WindozeNT

What Coka showed you was much more a concept than actual scripting; essentially you need to switch to the costume of the key press and stamp.

WindozeNT · 2010-07-12 09:19:55

coolstuff wrote:
What Coka showed you was much more a concept than actual scripting; essentially you need to switch to the costume of the key press and stamp.

So it's like this:
When [ a ] key pessed
{stamp}
switch to costume [ A ]
Change (X postion) by {number}
If <touching color [blue]?>
Go to x:{number} y: {number}

How do you stamp a sprite?
WindozeNT

coolstuff · 2010-07-12 09:22:19

WindozeNT wrote:
coolstuff wrote:
What Coka showed you was much more a concept than actual scripting; essentially you need to switch to the costume of the key press and stamp.
So it's like this:
When [ a ] key pessed
{stamp}
switch to costume [ A ]
Change (X postion) by {number}
If <touching color [blue]?>
Go to x:{number} y: {number}

How do you stamp a sprite?
WindozeNT

Just use the "Stamp" block in the "pen" category smile

And it should switch to the costume *before* stamping.

WindozeNT · 2010-07-12 10:41:40

I have a problem. Every time I press a key, it doesn't stamp a copy; it just moves! I used:
[blocks]<when[ a ]key pressed>
<stamp>
<switch to costume[ A ]>
<change x by( 15 )>

<when[ b ]key pressed>
<stamp>
<switch to costume[ B ]>
<change x by( 15 )>
[/blocks] etc., etc., ect...
I've even tried this:
[blocks]<when[ b ]key pressed>
<switch to costume[ B ]>
<stamp>
<change x by( 15 )>[/blocks]
And this:
[blocks]<when[ b ]key pressed>
<switch to costume[ B ]>
<change x by( 15 )>
<stamp>[/blocks]

What's going on? How do I fix this?
WindozeNT

coka · 2010-07-12 11:17:20

coolstuff wrote:
What Coka showed you was much more a concept than actual scripting; essentially you need to switch to the costume of the key press and stamp.

Exactly.
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You are not the only one that can't just make a project by looking at worded directions with no pictures. tongue What I recommend is looking at a word processor that is on Scratch already. If you can download it, look at the scripts, script your own project, and make it unique in some way, so that it is not an exact copy of the example processor.

(link to Word Processors on Scratch)

Last edited by coka (2010-07-12 11:20:41)

WindozeNT · 2010-07-12 11:33:01

Well, I've already scripted mine, but I can't stamp the letters. The sprite just changes its X position by 15 and changes the costume. I dosen't seem to make use of the
stamp block. See above post.
WindozeNT

Last edited by WindozeNT (2010-07-12 11:35:40)

WindozeNT · 2010-07-12 11:58:44

Here is the Word Processor project in a ZIP archive. What could be causing the unstamp? When I started, it didn't do this.
NOTE: Keep the red "obsolete!" block in there. It's in the stage and sprites. I want to add it in the list of control blocks but Scratch won't let me. Very rare block!
WindozeNT

Last edited by WindozeNT (2010-07-12 12:13:35)

Wolfie1996 · 2010-07-12 12:45:44

Try putting the "stamp" below the "switch to costume [ v]" block smile Also, if the sprite is hidden, it won't stamp - if you want it to be invisible, but able to stamp, try setting the ghost effect to 100 (the block is in "looks") Hope this helps smile

coka · 2010-07-12 12:53:21

Wolfie1996 wrote:
Try putting the "stamp" below the "switch to costume [ v]" block Also, if the sprite is hidden, it won't stamp - if you want it to be invisible, but able to stamp, try setting the ghost effect to 100 (the block is in "looks") Hope this helps

I tried what Wolfie mentioned on the project already, but they did not work (sorry). I found the actual solution though! Read below:

At the moment with Scratch 1.4, you can only stamp onto the project's background, so you need to make sprite 3 (the notepad program) part of the project's background for the letters to appear in the program. wink

Last edited by coka (2010-07-12 13:00:02)

Wolfie1996 · 2010-07-12 13:18:40

coka wrote:
Wolfie1996 wrote:
Try putting the "stamp" below the "switch to costume [ v]" block Also, if the sprite is hidden, it won't stamp - if you want it to be invisible, but able to stamp, try setting the ghost effect to 100 (the block is in "looks") Hope this helps
I tried what Wolfie mentioned on the project already, but they did not work (sorry). I found the actual solution though! Read below:

At the moment with Scratch 1.4, you can only stamp onto the project's background, so you need to make sprite 3 (the notepad program) part of the project's background for the letters to appear in the program.

Ah - I didn't download the project. I assumed that it was a case of the sprite stamping while hidden ^^

16Skittles · 2010-07-12 13:22:52

coka wrote:
coolstuff wrote:
What Coka showed you was much more a concept than actual scripting; essentially you need to switch to the costume of the key press and stamp.
Exactly.
__________________________________________________

You are not the only one that can't just make a project by looking at worded directions with no pictures. What I recommend is looking at a word processor that is on Scratch already. If you can download it, look at the scripts, script your own project, and make it unique in some way, so that it is not an exact copy of the example processor.

(link to Word Processors on Scratch)

this topic is at the top of the list tongue

WindozeNT · 2010-07-12 14:45:32

coka wrote:
Wolfie1996 wrote:
Try putting the "stamp" below the "switch to costume [ v]" block Also, if the sprite is hidden, it won't stamp - if you want it to be invisible, but able to stamp, try setting the ghost effect to 100 (the block is in "looks") Hope this helps
I tried what Wolfie mentioned on the project already, but they did not work (sorry). I found the actual solution though! Read below:

At the moment with Scratch 1.4, you can only stamp onto the project's background, so you need to make sprite 3 (the notepad program) part of the project's background for the letters to appear in the program.

That will be quite tedious, considering it will cause some simulation annoyances, since every application has a window sprite with it and I really don't feel like messing with advanced varibles and changing random things to "integrate" the window in the background. Anyway, it fixed it! Now all I need to do is get the letter spacing right and implement the ability to go to the next line when it reaches the end, like word wrap!
WindozeNT

Last edited by WindozeNT (2010-07-12 14:47:06)

coolstuff · 2010-07-12 17:21:30

If you wanted to make it so that the background could move, it would be quite difficult, but possible. You'd need to add each key press to a list, and then redraw the data from the list everytime the background moves. It's tedious and slow, but it's the only way smile

Harakou · 2010-07-12 19:48:22

Looks like you guys have this pretty much solved. smile As for your word wrap solution, just do this:

Code:

When [a] key pressed:
switch to costume [a]
change x by (15)
If x postion > (max x position}
    set x to (min x position)
    change y by (-15)
stamp

That should work! big_smile

WindozeNT · 2010-07-12 21:29:43

Harakou wrote:
Looks like you guys have this pretty much solved. As for your word wrap solution, just do this:
Code:
When [a] key pressed:
switch to costume [a]
change x by (15)
If x postion > (max x position}
    set x to (min x position)
    change y by (-15)
stamp
That should work!

Excellent! >:-)
WindozeNT

WindozeNT · 2010-07-12 22:10:58

where is the max x position blocks at?

coolstuff · 2010-07-12 22:11:30

WindozeNT wrote:
where is the max x position blocks at?

They're not blocks - just make a variable for it.

WindozeNT · 2010-07-13 12:08:03

Ok

WindozeNT · 2010-07-16 18:55:25

bump

jman13 · 2010-07-17 17:08:46

WindozeNT wrote:
coka wrote:
I would make one sprite with 26 costumes (each letter of the alphabet) and you can add numbers too.

Scripting:
Typing Letters (and Numbers):
When you press a button, for example the letter 'E' , change costume to 'letter E' -- Show -- Stamp -- Hide -- change x by (how ever many increments you need between the current letter and the next letter)

Spacing Script:
If key Space is pressed -- change x by (how ever long you want the space to be)

Script that acts as Backspace:
If key 'left arrow ' pressed -- set costume to 'White' (or the color of word processor background) -- change x by (how ever many increments to move back and stamp over a letter) -- show -- stamp -- hide
Hope this helps you out!
Can you show me that in Scratch blocks? I fail to understand it.
WindozeNT

EDIT: Where is the Stamp block...or how do you make a sprite "Stamp"?

here, try this:
<when[d]key pressed>
<switch to costume[d]
<change x by( how ever many increments you need)
<stamp>
also, the stamp block is in the pen palete.

Last edited by jman13 (2010-07-17 17:09:30)

freejam · 2010-07-18 04:19:17

idea- i made a windows vista simulator a while back. the MS word is only one sprite so yuo could right click on it goe export and import it into yuor project

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