Discuss Scratch

#1July 16, 2013 16:01:09
plasma26
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Does anyone know how to make the go to url block for mods?
#2July 16, 2013 17:14:37
shadowmouse
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I'd advise coming up with some way of restricting these sorts of blocks. Websites could contain malicious/inappropriate data or if this block is used in a repeat loop, it could crash a computer. But it should be in the block library.
#3July 16, 2013 17:19:37
stickdude123
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shadowmouse wrote:

I'd advise coming up with some way of restricting these sorts of blocks. Websites could contain malicious/inappropriate data or if this block is used in a repeat loop, it could crash a computer. But it should be in the block library.
I was caught in a loop with the URL block, and I survived.
#4July 17, 2013 07:05:17
shadowmouse
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stickdude123 wrote:

shadowmouse wrote:

I'd advise coming up with some way of restricting these sorts of blocks. Websites could contain malicious/inappropriate data or if this block is used in a repeat loop, it could crash a computer. But it should be in the block library.
I was caught in a loop with the URL block, and I survived.
What I meant was: Say someone had an old slow computer, with a slow internet connection, and there was the script:
when gf clicked
forever
open url or

or if combined with other easily made blocks

when gf clicked
turbo mode
forever
open url

This would almost definately crash their computer, and even if it didn't, be an absolute pain in the neck to stop.
#5July 19, 2013 16:09:08
plasma26
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Ok, well in that case, do you know how to make mesh blocks? I mean the blocks, not the menu
#6July 19, 2013 17:38:47
shadowmouse
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I have them somewhere. I might be able to give you some code for them. Do you know how to add blocks?
#7July 21, 2013 14:37:15
plasma26
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Yes.
#8July 21, 2013 14:55:56
shadowmouse
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Here they are, these are taken off branch and as far as I know they work perfectly:
leave mesh (stack):
leaveMesh
	| t1 |
	(t1 _ self ownerThatIsA: ScratchFrameMorph) ifNil: [(t1 _ (self ownerThatIsA: OffscreenWorldMorph) frame) ifNil: [^ self]].
	t1 exitScratchSession
getIP (reporter):
getIp
	| t1 t2 t3 |
	Socket initializeNetwork.
	t1 _ NetNameResolver localHostAddress.
	t2 _ nil.
	t3 _ NetNameResolver stringFromAddress: t1.
	(t2 notNil and: [t2 ~= t1])
		ifTrue: [t3 _ t3 , String cr , 'Internet:   ' , (NetNameResolver stringFromAddress: t2)].
	^ t3
host mesh (stack):
hostMesh
	| t1 t2 |
	(t1 _ self ownerThatIsA: ScratchFrameMorph) ifNil: [(t1 _ (self ownerThatIsA: OffscreenWorldMorph) frame) ifNil: [^ self]].
	t1 workPane scratchServer
		ifNil: 
			[t2 _ ScratchServer new.
			t2 stage: t1 workPane.
			t1 workPane scratchServer: t2].
	t1 workPane scratchServer startHosting
ishostingmesh (boolean):
isHostingMesh
	| t1 t2 |
	(t1 _ self ownerThatIsA: ScratchFrameMorph) ifNil: [t1 _ (self ownerThatIsA: OffscreenWorldMorph) frame].
	(t2 _ t1 workPane scratchServer) ifNil: [^ false].
	^ t2 isHosting
joinmesh (stack):
joinMesh: t1 
	| t2 t3 t4 |
	(t4 _ self ownerThatIsA: ScratchFrameMorph) ifNil: [(t4 _ (self ownerThatIsA: OffscreenWorldMorph) frame) ifNil: [^ self]].
	t2 _ ScratchServer new.
	t2 stage: t4 workPane.
	t4 workPane scratchServer: t2.
	t1 size = 0 ifTrue: [^ ''].
	t3 _ t4 workPane scratchServer joinSessionAt: t1
Obviosly you don't have to call the blocks the above names as long as the blockspec is right. Bear in mind that joinmesh needs an input (advisably a number input so it would end up as join mesh on IP ().
#9July 21, 2013 21:43:39
plasma26
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Thanks. One last thing, I figured out how to make the dev menu, but it's sticking to the help menu.
#10July 22, 2013 09:20:01
shadowmouse
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What do you mean by a dev menu? Shift-clicking file gives you all you need.

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