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#1 2008-12-10 02:49:47
Variable Positioning
I suspect I know the answer to this question. But, here it goes. Is there a way to position variables on th screen for display so that they will stick in the same place every time? When I close and open Scratch, my variables always move to the top, left-hand corner.
Someone else asked the same question here:
http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=11274
But, they have received no response. Please help!
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#2 2008-12-10 05:59:52
Re: Variable Positioning
Hi jj730105,
if you position variable watchers anywhere on the stage, they will stick to the same place everytime, unless you *hide* them before saving the project (in which case they will reappear at their default location upon the [show variable] command). So, if you would like your project to start with the variable watchers hidden, be sure to save your project while they are shown, and programmatically hide all watchers using the [hide variable] block when the green flag is pressed.
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Jens Mönig
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#3 2008-12-10 06:42:17
Re: Variable Positioning
Jens,
Thank you very much. :-).. this explains my stress with variables. I do have several hidden during different parts of the program. I will play around with this knowledge a bit and see if I can get the variables to stay in position.
One thing will be tricky for me. I have several screens in my program, and different variables display at different times. Is there a strategy that is generally used to unhide variables at the end but keep them out of site (so that the users do not see them)?
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#4 2008-12-10 09:52:32
Re: Variable Positioning
you could hide all variables behind a cover sprite (how about an entry screen?) at first, then first hide all variable watchers using the [hide variable] block, and - once you're done with that - hide the cover sprite.
Jens Mönig
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#6 2008-12-10 11:45:32
- yambanshee
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Re: Variable Positioning
or you could have some sort of pass code/letter that shows all the variables, but they hide again upon the green flag.
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#7 2008-12-10 12:56:30
Re: Variable Positioning
Jens wrote:
Hi jj730105,
if you position variable watchers anywhere on the stage, they will stick to the same place everytime, unless you *hide* them before saving the project (in which case they will reappear at their default location upon the [show variable] command). So, if you would like your project to start with the variable watchers hidden, be sure to save your project while they are shown, and programmatically hide all watchers using the [hide variable] block when the green flag is pressed.
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That helped me to. Thanks Jens 
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