I was working on Skyline OS 4, it has a lot of text in the sprites and lots of sprites and scripts. I clicked save and that's when it happened. When it happened I didn't know there was a forum topic on it and figured out that they 'heal' when I click edit and then ok in the paint editor but it wastes time. I will try the other click save several times method if it happens again. I had a browser (Google Chrome) running at the same time. There are a few large sprites for the desktop background but that's all I can think of. I hope this gets fixed in 2.0!
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I've been having this problem like everyone else... I keep getting it whenver I import costumes onto sprites in the paint editor. I also can't close the scratch windows on my computer. I hope we'll find the cure to this annoying bug!
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I've been sorta keeping track of my cases, and I've noticed a pattern. It usually happens when:
1.Running a web browser
2.Keeping a paint editor open for an extended period of time
3.Trying to edit a script while a large amount of other scripts are also running, "forever" loops especially.
4.Using a large portion of your CPU
I don't think its anything we didn't already notice as reoccurring themes, but I hope this helps.
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Childofderkness16 wrote:
I also can't close the scratch windows on my computer. I hope we'll find the cure to this annoying bug!
Same thing for me! I have to go to file>quit!
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Childofderkness16 wrote:
Lol! Trekkie2000 here, I just realized I can insert anything I want in this quote box and everyone will think it's the other guy! I hope you moderators can fix this!
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Uhoh....
I did it again. I just opened the project in my sig, and it happened.
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I know! It happened to me too!
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Greatdane wrote:
EUREKA! I HAVE FOUND IT!
It is linked to the RAM and computer usage. People say when they have a lot of art or lots of scripting, or lots of Scratch applications, it crashes.
Why? RAM is short for Random Access Memory, which applications use to hold temporary information, which Scratch does a lot. This is why because of more information is used, Scratch 'hiccups' and starts acting weirdly.
Why wasn't it in previous versions of Scratch? The current versions are the ones who are the most complicated, which require more RAM. Or, Scratchers got advanced enough to build such complex applications.
Why doesn't it happen to other users? It all depends on how much RAM they have and how well their version of Scratch and their operating system handles it. Mac OS is much WORSER WORSER WORSER WORSER than Windows at handling this information.
Mac OS sucks my idiot. I really hate Mac OS. I feel like swearing 1000 times.
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jslomba wrote:
omg! this glitch is soooooo annoying! I noticed it usually happens when you have text in a costume, and then you cover it with a circle or something. then, the text on the costume dissapears, and you exit, and none of the text is there at all!
That happens to me all the time it should be fixed in scratch 2.0
Last edited by zorket (2011-05-24 18:38:30)
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The disappearing text glitch happened to me on June 3, 2011, when i was editing the background #5 in my project called monster rancher. I clicked the stamp tool and selected what I wanted to stamp, and then the text in the background disappeared. I didn't pay much attention to that, and once i was done stamping, I clicked OK. Then I basically freaked. ALL of the text except for the scripts I'd made had disappeared. I'd heard of the disappearing text glitch, and I freaked out like I'd caught the bubonic plague or something. Can I get the text back?
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Jaguar123 wrote:
The disappearing text glitch happened to me on June 3, 2011, when i was editing the background #5 in my project called monster rancher. I clicked the stamp tool and selected what I wanted to stamp, and then the text in the background disappeared. I didn't pay much attention to that, and once i was done stamping, I clicked OK. Then I basically freaked. ALL of the text except for the scripts I'd made had disappeared. I'd heard of the disappearing text glitch, and I freaked out like I'd caught the bubonic plague or something. Can I get the text back?
*** It was actually Devil Rancher
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I think I know what causes the glitch:
Instead of using the old fonts, they use new fonts. Right?
Instead of using graphics for the old fonts, they use proper text.
This can also happen on Windows 3.1, the first Windows with truetype texts.
So that might be the cause.
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Its never happened to me before, but I've heard of it elsewhere, and lets get this problem solved once and for all!
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Hi all, if you need a file that gets this repeatedly contact me and I will email you my scratch file. I have one file in particular that ALWAYS does this.
I was using the school pc, all the text disappeared. I then saved it, and opened it again and the text was back, I then sent the file home to my computer and when i opened it it was fine until I went to modify the same bit as in school.
The text only disappears when I goto modify existing text in a bacground costume, or a sprite costume.
Hope this helps you all.
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I'll gather info here to help out. Good luck everyone!
By the way, what if we call the bug IT, just for fun.
Where:
The most recent idea is IT is somewhere in the file UnicodePlugin.dll, which is written in C.
Characteristics:
IT is very difficult to reproduce. IT sometimes appears randomly, and IT usually happens with lots of text or editing a sprite with lots of text. in the Pain(t) Editor.
Statistics:
IT Happens when you:
save the project (reported 4 times)
close Scratch (reported 1 time)
save art w/ text (reported 1 time)
press OK in the paint editor (reported 1 time)
multiple windows open, switching between (reported 4 times) Detailed report, domben! Good job!
entered presentation mode (reported 1 time)
press the undo button with a lot of text on a sprite (reported 1 time)
upload then cancel a project (reported 1 time)
in the middle of typing in the paint editor (reported 6 times) (3 of those with lots of other sprites/scripts)
while Scratch was eating up memory (reported 1 time)
drawing after typing (reported 2 times)
pressing enter a lot in the paint editor (reported 1 time)
while re-positioning text (reported 1 time)
randomly, with lots of text (reported 1 time)
just plain randomly (reported 4 times)
dragging a script (reported 1 time)
editing a script (reported 1 time)
switching sprites (reported 1 time)
textful Scratch window open, then minimized Scratch (reported 1 time)
Organized Statistics
IT happens most often when you: Well just look at this graph.
Those are the 4 most common forms of IT.
Sorry if it's a megabump. I don't know where this fourm is in the list.
Last edited by scratchisthebest (2011-06-20 21:37:39)
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Yea, lets get this dissapearing text glitch solved because it ruined my hard work that took me about TWO HOURS! :(
I have no apperent idea how to fix it or prevent it, because i'm already dealing with another problem with the computer. The righ tclick on the mouse isnt working. :(
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It happened to me just now. When you have text in the cotume and you start painting, it disappears.
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Well this happens on another site called poptropica all text disappears I know how to get rid of it forever it told me you right click on the website then click on the one that looks like a webcam there should be a memory gauge if not keep clicking on icons until you find it set the memory gauge to 100 or higher if it works you should spread the word to the creators and ask them to tell every guy who joins these requirements
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Yeah it hapens to me on other sites left click on scratch click ram click on the webcam go to the memory gauge set it to 100 or higher<when[Left click ]clicked>
<go to[ Webcam icon<set{Memory gauge }to( 100 or higher
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i did nothing and the numbers and letters dissapered i only had explorer running i have xp on the conputer
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This is what happens to me.
I'm using the paint editor, and lets say i move a selection onto the text. Then, the text pops over the selection, then the dissapearing text strikes.
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