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#1 2011-10-19 16:29:06
Costume groups.
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I know it has been suggested to have folders/groups for sprites, but what about costumes? Some new blocks to go along with it:
[next costume within group]
[move |costume1↓| to group |group1↓|] (maybe 
) this would probably go along with blocks that create new costumes.
[switch to |group1↓|] - (from joefarebrother) (maybe- see note in post #9)
EDIT: and backgrounds. Forgot about that.
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#2 2011-10-20 14:54:29
- joefarebrother
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Re: Costume groups.
I had this EXACT same idea!!!!!
Anyway, there needs to also be |switch to [group 1]| block too.
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#5 2011-11-05 18:12:39
Re: Costume groups.
This would be very helpful for sprites with tons of costumes, like a calculator project I started making once, I abandonned it though, because I couldn't sort through all of the number costumes, and variables were too ugly.
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#6 2011-11-05 18:33:25
Re: Costume groups.
catfan8 wrote:
This would be very helpful for sprites with tons of costumes, like a calculator project I started making once, I abandonned it though, because I couldn't sort through all of the number costumes, and variables were too ugly.
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#8 2011-11-06 09:54:36
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Re: Costume groups.
efisher82 wrote:
joefarebrother wrote:
I had this EXACT same idea!!!!!
Anyway, there needs to also be |switch to [group 1]| block too.I think that's what my [move |costume1↓| to group |group1↓|] block does, right?
no, that moves a costume to another group. My block changes to the first costume in the selected group, and that group is used when cycling through costumes using your |next costume within group|
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#9 2011-11-06 11:08:47
Re: Costume groups.
joefarebrother wrote:
efisher82 wrote:
joefarebrother wrote:
I had this EXACT same idea!!!!!
Anyway, there needs to also be |switch to [group 1]| block too.I think that's what my [move |costume1↓| to group |group1↓|] block does, right?
no, that moves a costume to another group. My block changes to the first costume in the selected group, and that group is used when cycling through costumes using your |next costume within group|
Ohhh! I get it. Yes, that block is neccesary.
Edit: Well, not completely, because there already is [switch to costume], right?
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#12 2011-11-08 14:57:20
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Re: Costume groups.
kidlock wrote:
you can use variables i guess
How? I don't think you get what he means.
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#16 2011-11-10 07:06:26
Re: Costume groups.
I usually just label the costumes.
Idle1
Idle2
Idle3
Idle4
Run1
Run2
Run3
Run4
Run5
Run6
Run7
Run8
Jump1
Jump2
Jump3
Jump4
Attack1
Attack2
Swim1
Swim2
Swim3
Swim4
etc.
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#20 2012-01-11 09:08:30
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Re: Costume groups.
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#22 2012-01-27 22:41:32
Re: Costume groups.
Seems like there would be a way to do this with lists.... Too tired to figure it out but I think it could be done. 
While I agree that this feature would be handy in certain situations, that has to be weighed against the cost in confusion for people who are new to Scratch. When you are just getting started, costumes can seem fairly confusing. Having groups of costumes would make it just a bit more tricky to sort out.
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