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#1 2008-12-04 15:16:52

Dan01
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Future Scratch Updates

Future Scratch Updates

Welcome to my suggestions for future scratch updates. At the moment, scratch is a great program, however I think it could defentily use some improvments to make it even better and simpler to use. So here are some of my suggestions that I would love to see in V1.4 and maybe future versions, as well as some website improvments which I think are needed.

Scratch Blocks
Motion

• If touching (sprite) bounce
• Point Away

Looks

• Previous Costume
• Go to back
• Go behind/ infront of (sprite)

Sensing

• If colour is touching (sprite)

Variable and Lists

• Move (variable name) to x: ( ) y: ( )
• Move (variable name) in front of (sprite)
• Show more decimal places for variables
• Move (list name) to x: ( ) y: ( )
• Move (list name) in front of (sprite)


Paint Editor Updates

• Move costume to x: ( ) y: ( ) < Easier than dragging the costume
• Create shadow of last costume < Useful when postioning multiple costumes

Website Updates

• Show more recent projects - Around 10
• Get rid of top remixed.

I hope you like my ideas  big_smile  Please post any constructive feedback.

Check out this: http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic … 911#p80911

Last edited by Dan01 (2008-12-04 16:22:59)


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#2 2008-12-04 15:20:55

zawicki1fromyoutube
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Re: Future Scratch Updates

I like them all! Don't forget Hide/Show lists, and move list to X () y ()


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#3 2008-12-04 15:29:23

jlai
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Registered: 2008-10-01
Posts: 6

Re: Future Scratch Updates

Make sure to check out my forum post about new features on the Scratch website:

http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=12166

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/jlai/339700 - Profile Page
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/jlai/340574 - Project Page

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#4 2008-12-04 15:36:01

Dan01
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Re: Future Scratch Updates

zawicki1fromyoutube wrote:

I like them all! Don't forget Hide/Show lists, and move list to X () y ()

Thanks, I'll add those to in now.


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#5 2008-12-04 16:55:13

boinoinoi
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Registered: 2007-06-05
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Re: Future Scratch Updates

There are a bunch of webpage improvements here. Check 'em out.

(Mainly I just don't want to retype all of mine.)


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#6 2008-12-06 10:19:38

yambanshee
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Registered: 2007-11-06
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Re: Future Scratch Updates

If touching () bounse, point away, prev costume, go to back and go behind () all are not needed. Nearly all of these can be made already, point towards and turn 180, goto costume (cotume#-1), go back(9999) and for go behind, id rather suggest a layer variable be made, and the sencing block updated with other sprite's variable and just a normal bounce block instead ofif on edge bounce.
But nice ideas.

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#7 2008-12-06 10:49:24

Dan01
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Re: Future Scratch Updates

yambanshee wrote:

If touching () bounse, point away, prev costume, go to back and go behind () all are not needed. Nearly all of these can be made already, point towards and turn 180, goto costume (cotume#-1), go back(9999) and for go behind, id rather suggest a layer variable be made, and the sencing block updated with other sprite's variable and just a normal bounce block instead ofif on edge bounce.
But nice ideas.

Yea, but those blocks would make life a lot easier.


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#8 2008-12-06 12:48:02

Zelda123
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Registered: 2007-11-21
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Re: Future Scratch Updates

Previous Costume and Point Away are unnecessary. What's the difference between If colour is touching (sprite) and the If Sprite is touching (Colour)?

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#9 2008-12-06 12:50:17

zawicki1fromyoutube
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Re: Future Scratch Updates

Zelda123 wrote:

Previous Costume and Point Away are unnecessary. What's the difference between If colour is touching (sprite) and the If Sprite is touching (Colour)?

Really! I agree. You could just to point in direction: (0 - X position of SPRITE) and there you go.


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#10 2010-12-18 17:21:29

Skiddy
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Registered: 2009-12-24
Posts: 2

Re: Future Scratch Updates

oh, could you add some sort of way to link such as limbs and stuff together so they move all together but rotate and other things separately, that way I can make stickman videos more like the ones on pivot <play sound[ plz. thnks  smile

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#11 2010-12-18 17:22:52

Skiddy
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Registered: 2009-12-24
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Re: Future Scratch Updates

I didn't mean to have that play sound block there

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#12 2010-12-21 21:16:30

complex
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Registered: 2008-02-24
Posts: 100+

Re: Future Scratch Updates

Zelda123 wrote:

Previous Costume and Point Away are unnecessary. What's the difference between If colour is touching (sprite) and the If Sprite is touching (Colour)?

Yes on previous costume as it already exists. It is known as [switch to costume( (costume) -1)]

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#13 2010-12-21 21:22:18

ssss
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Registered: 2007-07-29
Posts: 1000+

Re: Future Scratch Updates

For variables & Lists:

<if  <Variable name?> clicked>

<if  <List name?> clicked>

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#14 2011-01-31 15:58:43

rodrigocalix
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Registered: 2010-04-05
Posts: 30

Re: Future Scratch Updates

<{  }>only one thing for the list if you see there's not an option to hide or show, so be really good if the scratch 2.0 have that option


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#15 2011-01-31 20:07:56

kayybee
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Registered: 2009-12-07
Posts: 1000+

Re: Future Scratch Updates

Scratch Blocks
Motion

• If touching (sprite) bounce
//this is not needed, what is needed is "bounce". we have "if". unless you like trig, bounce is needed.
• Point Away
//point away from what? the edge? if from sprite, point toward sprite ___ turn 180˚

Looks

• Previous Costume
//change to [costume #-1]
• Go to back
//go back _____
• Go behind/ infront of (sprite)
//really, if you want simplicity this is needed, but we don't NEED NEED this.

Sensing

• If colour is touching (sprite)
//again, not need needed but is good to have.

Variable and Lists

• Move (variable name) to x: ( ) y: ( )
//needed.
• Move (variable name) in front of (sprite)
//it should be "go front ____ layers..."
• Show more decimal places for variables
//i've seen variables with more decimals... i think... if not, this is easily doable with more than one variable.
• Move (list name) to x: ( ) y: ( )
• Move (list name) in front of (sprite)
//ALSO, SHOW/HIDE LIST


Paint Editor Updates

• Move costume to x: ( ) y: ( ) < Easier than dragging the costume
• Create shadow of last costume < Useful when postioning multiple costumes

Website Updates

• Show more recent projects - Around 10
//they only need one row for newest projects... Why do you need more?
• Get rid of top remixed.
//NO. Scratch is all about remixing, that's why it's called scratch. too lazy to go in depth.

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#16 2011-02-20 14:45:57

-GizzardGulp-
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Registered: 2010-03-05
Posts: 100+

Re: Future Scratch Updates

kayybee wrote:

Scratch Blocks
Motion

• If touching (sprite) bounce
//this is not needed, what is needed is "bounce". we have "if". unless you like trig, bounce is needed.
• Point Away
//point away from what? the edge? if from sprite, point toward sprite ___ turn 180˚

Looks

• Previous Costume
//change to [costume #-1]
• Go to back
//go back _____
• Go behind/ infront of (sprite)
//really, if you want simplicity this is needed, but we don't NEED NEED this.

Sensing

• If colour is touching (sprite)
//again, not need needed but is good to have.

Variable and Lists

• Move (variable name) to x: ( ) y: ( )
//needed.
• Move (variable name) in front of (sprite)
//it should be "go front ____ layers..."
• Show more decimal places for variables
//i've seen variables with more decimals... i think... if not, this is easily doable with more than one variable.
• Move (list name) to x: ( ) y: ( )
• Move (list name) in front of (sprite)
//ALSO, SHOW/HIDE LIST


Paint Editor Updates

• Move costume to x: ( ) y: ( ) < Easier than dragging the costume
• Create shadow of last costume < Useful when postioning multiple costumes

Website Updates

• Show more recent projects - Around 10
//they only need one row for newest projects... Why do you need more?
• Get rid of top remixed.
//NO. Scratch is all about remixing, that's why it's called scratch. too lazy to go in depth.

ok, kayybe, some of those I think you disagreed with just for the heck of disagreeing with them, you wrote explenations that didn't really make that much sense


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#17 2011-08-15 09:38:40

ragsrags
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Registered: 2010-11-27
Posts: 5

Re: Future Scratch Updates

there should be changing the color of the variable, and removing the frame.;if touching color...bounce, add more built in characters, key...pressed for ... secs; mouse down? for ...secs

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#18 2011-08-17 02:48:35

ragsrags
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Registered: 2010-11-27
Posts: 5

Re: Future Scratch Updates

change variable size, and change variable font

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#19 2011-08-21 15:51:50

ragsrags
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Registered: 2010-11-27
Posts: 5

Re: Future Scratch Updates

instead of previous costume you can make a variable called -1 and you can drag "switch to costume" and drag the variable -1 into it [blocks][/blocks]<switch to costume[ -1

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#20 2011-08-21 15:55:34

ragsrags
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Registered: 2010-11-27
Posts: 5

Re: Future Scratch Updates

first you must set -1 to -1

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