when gf clicked
say [Hello!]
if <touching [mouse pointer v]?> then
change [color v] effect by (25)
else
think [Nothing happens] for (2) secs

self.say("Hello")
if self.touching("mouse"):
    self.effects["color"] += 25
else:
    self.think("Nothing happens", secs=2)

when @greenFlag clicked // This can remain as-is.
self.say\("[Hello]"\) :: looks
if <self.touching\([mouse v]\) :: sensing>: {
self.effects\[[color v]\] += (25) :: looks
} else: {
self.think\("[Nothing happens]"\, secs=(2)) :: looks
} :: control

• change * and / to × or ⋅ and ÷ - This could be implemented when PYMode is disabled.
  

Note
If you want to include these blocks in your post, you'll need to escape certain characters.

self.say("[Hello, world]") :: looks //  self.say("[Hello, world]") :: looks
self.say\("[Hello, world!]"\) :: looks // self.say\("[Hello, world!]"\) :: looks

12/04/2024 - Made the post less terrible
17/12/2020 - Added the change * and / to × or ⋅ and ÷ suggestion Thanks PkmnQ
29/11/2020 - Little update Thanks sportfan9998!
29/11/2020 - Added Za-Chary's post stating that this is not rejected.
29/11/2020 - Renamed Word Mode to PYMode, and added “self” to the blocks Thanks Maximouse!
29/11/2020 - Created the topic

when flag clicked
this.say\([Hello]\) :: looks
if \(<this.touching\([mousePointer v]\) :: sensing>\) \{{
this.effects.[color v] += (25) :: looks
}\} else \{{
this.thinkSecs\([Nothing happens], (2)\) :: looks
}\} :: control

when flag clicked
self.say\([Hello]\) :: looks
if <self.touching\([mouse_pointer v]\) :: sensing>: {
self.effects.[color v] += (25) :: looks
} else: {
self.think\([Nothing happens], secs=(2)\) :: looks
} :: control

Maximouse wrote:

This would be a better idea if it was based on a particular programming language.

For example, if it was JavaScript:

when flag clicked
this.say\([Hello]\) :: looks
if \(<this.touching\([mousePointer v]\) :: sensing>\) \{{
this.effects.[color v] += (25) :: looks
}\} else \{{
this.thinkSecs\([Nothing happens], (2)\) :: looks
}\} :: control

Or Python:

when flag clicked
self.say\([Hello]\) :: looks
if <self.touching\([mouse_pointer v]\) :: sensing>: {
self.effects.[color v] += (25) :: looks
} else: {
self.think\([Nothing happens], secs=(2)\) :: looks
} :: control

“This” or “self” means “this sprite”.

Edit: And, of course, it should be named “JavaaScript mode” or “Python mode”, not “Word mode” (which is confusing).

mybearworld wrote:

I like the “self” idea, and rename it PYMode maybe?

Maximouse wrote:

mybearworld wrote:

I like the “self” idea, and rename it PYMode maybe?

That would work as a name too. “Self” is used in object oriented programming to refer to the current instance of a class.

SausageMcSauce wrote:

I am leaning to no support. This might not be necessary and it would be easier for children to use blocks named in normal languages rather than one similar to a real programming language.

Also, Scratchers who do not speak English might get confused as programming language keywords are usually never translated into other languages. Scratch could do that, but it would seem unrealistic towards text-based programming languages to do that.

SausageMcSauce wrote:

I am leaning to no support. This might not be necessary and it would be easier for children to use blocks named in normal languages rather than one similar to a real programming language.

Za-Chary wrote:

I'll be honest, this looks cool. Somewhat unnecessary, but it's still cool.

I'm also here to confirm that this is not rejected (before anyone tries saying otherwise).

sportfan999 wrote:

I think it looks just a little strange, seeing brackets, parentheses, periods, and whatnot on the Scratchblocks.

sportfan999 wrote:

Would it be a seperate button to toggle this, or would it be in the “Languages” section of the editor?

sportfan999 wrote:

There are some uses in this, though, especially people who use text-based languages and Scratch..

sportfan999 wrote:

or would it be in the “Languages” section of the editor?

chrdagos wrote:

this seems unnecessary.

mybearworld wrote:

chrdagos wrote:

this seems unnecessary.

It is quite useful for experienced programmers.

([list v]\[(1)\] :: list)

([list v]\[(1) - 1\] :: list)

Maximouse wrote:

And a question: would lists use zero-based indexing in this mode? Because a block that looks like this:

([list v]\[(1)\] :: list)

and uses one-based indexing could confuse users.

Edit: or the block could be

([list v]\[(1) - 1\] :: list)