Hacked Blocks Collection tweaks #969
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- Rename extension from Hacked Block Collection to Hidden Blocks - Add Documentation button linking to https://en.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/Hidden_Blocks - Remove sensing reporters with string inputs (these can be worked around by dragging a join block into their normal variants) - Move pen hex reporter into it's own subcategory, and add music note and micro:bit matrix reporters.
Just a screenshot of a few quirky blocks from the extension
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I think you're right in that we should remove "while", I left it in by mistake while testing the extension. It doesn't need to be here.
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Honestly I think we should remove while from the regular Control category and keep it in this extension. I've never used it and it is the only block that has been changed in the entire default block palette now that for is gone.
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People were putting in issues when the "for" loop was removed, claiming it was a bug (and that was necessary to fix some strange behaviours).
Removing "while" from the main palette, while certainly the desirable option, is not a good idea
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Being one of those people, I was annoyed that there was no way to get the for loop back if I still needed it other than searching for an existing project that has the block or hacking it in myself.
With this, we only need to mention that the while loop has been transferred to an extension category (like when Music and Pen were moved in 3.0's release) and you can easily get it back by importing Hidden Blocks.
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can you find a way to fit the word "hacked blocks" into the description so it shows up when people search for that? |
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I think the for loop would be less buggy if we changed the default variable from "i" to the "my variable" that already exists in default projects. Can't figure out how to set the value though since there's almost no documentation for Scratch.BlockType.XML.
That wouldn't resolve it fully, because you can just deleted "my variable" (like many people do), and the problem starts up again. |
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Thanks 😄 |
Resolves #960
This makes some changes to LilyMakesThings' Hacked Blocks Collection extension.
when this sprite touches ( )block to a sensing menu to also list other sprites, since the block supports itIt also adds a screenshot image into the extension gallery showing some of the blocks.
Try it out here!