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- Lucario621
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Naming Scripts in the Backpack
I've found the backpack to become quite a useful feature, especially since it makes it a lot easier to combine elements from multiple projects I find. With sprites and sounds and costumes, it's quite convenient since you can recognize the piece of media by its name.
However, the scripts - (which I find especially useful to put in the backpack when I want to use other people's custom blocks) - are all named the same! I think there should be some way to name the scripts to make them more easily identifiable. When all I get to look at is a teeny-tiny preview of what the script looks like, it's hard to tell whether I've selected the right one unless I open all of the scripts in my backpack.
Please add this feature!
Edit: After thinking for a bit, I do see that a temporary solution for myself until the feature is added would be to add the scripts to sprites and then name the sprites appropriately… but still, that's going out of the way for a very simple action. It's like using a “say something for zero seconds” block as a way of commenting your code! (And I remember people used to do that in the older versions of Scratch!)
However, the scripts - (which I find especially useful to put in the backpack when I want to use other people's custom blocks) - are all named the same! I think there should be some way to name the scripts to make them more easily identifiable. When all I get to look at is a teeny-tiny preview of what the script looks like, it's hard to tell whether I've selected the right one unless I open all of the scripts in my backpack.
Please add this feature!

Edit: After thinking for a bit, I do see that a temporary solution for myself until the feature is added would be to add the scripts to sprites and then name the sprites appropriately… but still, that's going out of the way for a very simple action. It's like using a “say something for zero seconds” block as a way of commenting your code! (And I remember people used to do that in the older versions of Scratch!)
Last edited by Lucario621 (April 4, 2013 00:15:01)
- qwerts9000
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27 posts
Naming Scripts in the Backpack
Nice Lucario621! I've found the backpack to become quite a useful feature, especially since it makes it a lot easier to combine elements from multiple projects I find. With sprites and sounds and costumes, it's quite convenient since you can recognize the piece of media by its name.
However, the scripts - (which I find especially useful to put in the backpack when I want to use other people's custom blocks) - are all named the same! I think there should be some way to name the scripts to make them more easily identifiable. When all I get to look at is a teeny-tiny preview of what the script looks like, it's hard to tell whether I've selected the right one unless I open all of the scripts in my backpack.
Please add this feature!
Edit: After thinking for a bit, I do see that a temporary solution for myself until the feature is added would be to add the scripts to sprites and then name the sprites appropriately… but still, that's going out of the way for a very simple action. It's like using a “say something for zero seconds” block as a way of commenting your code! (And I remember people used to do that in the older versions of Scratch!)
Also, Why havent you done much on the scratch 2.0 site?
- Lucario621
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100+ posts
Naming Scripts in the Backpack
Sorry, I've just been inactive for a while. I plan to start making more projects and being more active - (although I can't make any promises).
- Failord
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1000+ posts
Naming Scripts in the Backpack
Yeah, this would be nice. Very nice. I currently have a random reporter block with -179 to 180 typed in backpacked because I make a lot of projects where sprites point in a random direction, and typing that in is much more of a hassle than just taking it from your backpack. Plus it speeds it up because you don't have to go to the “operators” section, which occasionally saves me a couple clicks. 

- inejwstine
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3 posts
Naming Scripts in the Backpack
Here here! I would also like to see this implemented!
- OmnipotentPotato
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1000+ posts
Naming Scripts in the Backpack
It's super annoying if you use the backpack a lot because you can't tell which script is which. I suggest that if you right click on something in the backpack, you should be able to rename it. These names would not be saved at all when you remove them from the backpack.
32 SUPPORTERS
32 SUPPORTERS
Last edited by OmnipotentPotato (Dec. 7, 2014 23:51:37)
- OmnipotentPotato
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1000+ posts
Naming Scripts in the Backpack
4 supporters in a row, awesome!
- RPFluffy
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1000+ posts
Naming Scripts in the Backpack
Support. So annoying.
Support
Support
Support.
Well, guess what I think..
support
- Scratchifier
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1000+ posts
Naming Scripts in the Backpack
I don't really have problems with this… I can usually tell what is what by the length/colors of the script. 
I feel like it would not really accomplish much of anything.
No support, sorry.

I feel like it would not really accomplish much of anything.
No support, sorry.

Last edited by Scratchifier (Oct. 6, 2014 00:27:17)
- gcenac
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100+ posts
Naming Scripts in the Backpack
S to the u to the double p drop it back to the o and bring it back for the r and t
I love this idea!
I love this idea!
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