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#1 2011-05-12 16:55:42
"Save as Template" Idea
When making/ thinking up a new Scratch project, I often find myself follwing the same general patteren for at least starting the project (example- title screen, slideshow type, you get the idea). So, what if you could save a project as a Template (like in Word)? You would make the basics of it and then save it and be able to access it in a "Template" part of the folder you save Scratch projects to. I know that you could do this now fairly simply, but this could be a cool feature for the "Cloud" version too.
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#2 2011-05-12 17:16:55
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Re: "Save as Template" Idea
That's what "save image for end-user" is for.
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#3 2011-05-12 17:35:59
Re: "Save as Template" Idea
agscratcher wrote:
That's what "save image for end-user" is for.
I don't know what that is... 
(and this is a second account and i've been on for almost a year on my other so it's not just being a newbie thing)
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#4 2011-05-12 17:43:08
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Re: "Save as Template" Idea
Liduen wrote:
agscratcher wrote:
That's what "save image for end-user" is for.
I don't know what that is...
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#5 2011-05-12 18:08:20
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agscratcher wrote:
Liduen wrote:
agscratcher wrote:
That's what "save image for end-user" is for.
I don't know what that is...
http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Shift-Click-R
Ah, I see... I think... it seems a bit complicated though and not a commonly used feature. If this could just be put in the next version as a normal, easily accessed feature, that would be nice.
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#6 2011-05-13 19:45:02
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Bump 
I understand this can be done, but this would make it easier!
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#7 2011-05-13 19:49:54
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Re: "Save as Template" Idea
Good idea.
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#8 2011-05-13 19:56:59
Re: "Save as Template" Idea
agscratcher wrote:
That's what "save image for end-user" is for.
But then it always opens that way, and you can only have one saved. How would this work though? You could fairly easily make a project with the general layout you want as save it as a Scratch project, which you could open later.
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#10 2011-05-14 02:42:01
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agscratcher wrote:
That's what "save image for end-user" is for.
He means a PROJECT template. This has nothing to do with editing the Scratch code.
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#11 2011-05-15 15:40:29
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williambl wrote:
Save it, then import it on a new project. file > import project.
you could very easily overwite it though by mistake. with Word, if you use a template you must do "save as" to save changes and the template itself remains untouched. I'm going for a similar idea in Scratch. 
arg, 360 rule is so annoying... must get scratcher status 0_o
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#12 2011-05-16 13:38:51
Re: "Save as Template" Idea
"Save Image for End User" is more for modifications of Scratch.
I would suggest saving a project as "Template - [ Template Name Here ]" and then Save As when you modify it. But this would be an interesting feature.
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#13 2011-05-16 13:41:32
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Re: "Save as Template" Idea
This would be cool if we had this. I don't use MS Word, I use OpenOffice, so I don't get it exactly, but it seems useful.
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#14 2011-05-16 16:53:31
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Magnie wrote:
"Save Image for End User" is more for modifications of Scratch.
I would suggest saving a project as "Template - [ Template Name Here ]" and then Save As when you modify it. But this would be an interesting feature.
For now, yes... but i would be very mad if i accidentaly overwrote the template. Templates could also serve to give ideas to people newer to scratch (like the download/ area where you make it on the site for 2.0 would have pre-made templates that maybe we could submit to help the ST out )
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