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#1 2010-10-19 18:18:51
Exponent and Save blocks
I think that there should be two new blocks.
One would be an exponent block, sort of like this:
< (__) ^(__) >
The other would be a Save To block, although this would be sorta tricky since not all computer's drive letters are the same. It would probably look like this:
|Save File (________) .sav To drive (__\/)
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#2 2010-10-19 18:41:18
- stickdude123
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Re: Exponent and Save blocks
ArrowHead wrote:
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< (__) ^(__) > whats an exponent block?
|Save File (________) .sav To drive (__\/)
yah i always wanted a block like that!maybe a new category like advanced blocks that are Grey!
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#3 2010-10-20 05:08:07
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Re: Exponent and Save blocks
Well, the first block make sense, but the second one... I'm sure it won't happen for the following reasons:
1. It may confuse young children.
2. It can cause damage to computers when using this block in some ways.
3. I'm sure there's more...
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#4 2010-10-20 06:36:03
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Re: Exponent and Save blocks
Huh? What's the exponent block? Is it something got to do with interacting with other blocks?
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#5 2010-10-20 06:52:44
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Re: Exponent and Save blocks
and what about an absolute value block?
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#7 2010-10-20 07:58:52
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Re: Exponent and Save blocks
Exponents multiply the first number by how many times the second number's value is. ex: 2 to the fourth power would be 16, not eight
2l84zwamani wrote:
Huh? What's the exponent block? Is it something got to do with interacting with other blocks?
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#8 2010-10-20 21:02:56
Re: Exponent and Save blocks
-GizzardGulp- wrote:
and what about an absolute value block?
We already have an absolute value block in the operators category. It looks like this: 
(One of the options is "abs", which is short for absolute value.)
I agree with the exponent block. There's a lot of situations where it would be useful, and there's no real reason not to implement it.
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#9 2010-10-23 08:44:48
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Re: Exponent and Save blocks
ArrowHead wrote:
I think that there should be two new blocks.
One would be an exponent block, sort of like this:
< (__) ^(__) >
The other would be a Save To block, although this would be sorta tricky since not all computer's drive letters are the same. It would probably look like this:
|Save File (________) .sav To drive (__\/)
Then a prankster could put that in a forever loop and pretty much crash your computer by saving junk every 0.00000000000001 seconds.
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#10 2010-10-25 04:03:39
Re: Exponent and Save blocks
I wish there was a save block too but I kinda figured out how to save them anyway
this is how you do it well first of all i'll show you how to make a game that save's levels!
<when I receive[ start <forever> <if><{ level }> <( <>1> )> <show> <else> <hide>
hope this helps i may have done it wrong though... ohhh and don't forget to check out my games at http://scratch.mit.edu/users/loldog or http://www.jarrodpryorgames.webs.com/
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#13 2010-10-25 23:49:48
Re: Exponent and Save blocks
kayybee wrote:
or, you could do it the easy way.
repeat * times
|multiply ** by **
------
* is the exponent
** is the base, most likely a variable.
Yep, although I prefer the other method because it takes less steps and is faster.
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#14 2010-10-26 18:47:43
Re: Exponent and Save blocks
-GizzardGulp- wrote:
ArrowHead wrote:
I think that there should be two new blocks.
One would be an exponent block, sort of like this:
< (__) ^(__) >
The other would be a Save To block, although this would be sorta tricky since not all computer's drive letters are the same. It would probably look like this:
|Save File (________) .sav To drive (__\/)Then a prankster could put that in a forever loop and pretty much crash your computer by saving junk every 0.00000000000001 seconds.
Yeah, that would be a problem....
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#15 2010-10-26 21:21:00
Re: Exponent and Save blocks
ArrowHead wrote:
-GizzardGulp- wrote:
ArrowHead wrote:
I think that there should be two new blocks.
One would be an exponent block, sort of like this:
< (__) ^(__) >
The other would be a Save To block, although this would be sorta tricky since not all computer's drive letters are the same. It would probably look like this:
|Save File (________) .sav To drive (__\/)Then a prankster could put that in a forever loop and pretty much crash your computer by saving junk every 0.00000000000001 seconds.
Yeah, that would be a problem....
It would ask for your permission, like in Panther.
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