Blocks
Removed
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use  instead
(note: you can insert a number)
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use  instead
(note: you can insert a number) |
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Use  instead
(note: you can use stop button to stop)
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Blocks
Changed
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replaces "set
costume to"
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replaces "set
background to"
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New
Features
New buttons to create new sprites:
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Make
a new sprite with default costume |
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Paint
a new sprite |
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Choose
an image for a new sprite |
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Get
a surprise sprite |
Meet the new Scratch cat!
The new Scratch cat comes with two costumes,
making it easy to create a simple animation.
Open, Save, Import, and other dialog boxes: For easier
navigation, all dialog boxes now have shortcuts to commonly
used folders. Also, each dialog recalls the
last
folder for that operation (e.g.
the last place you saved). In addition, you can create
new folders from file dialogs and many keyboard shortcuts have
been added.
Drag
from anywhere on a block: You can drag a block
from anywhere on the block, including the white area.
Editing
input to a block: To edit the input of a block (the
numbers or letters), first click or
double-click in the white area.
Sprite
list can be rearranged:
You can change the order of the sprite thumbnails (in the
sprite list, below the stage) by dragging and dropping them.
Slider
range:
You can change the range of a variable slider using the "set
slider min and max" from the block's menu. (To get the
block's menu on Windows, right-click on the block. On the
Mac, Ctrl+click on the block.)
Share
on the web: The share button will allow you to
share your projects on a new Scratch website that will
be available
in February 2007.
Want
Help button: The "Want help?" button
launches a webpage in a browser with links to help screens
and other resources
for learning Scratch.
Scratch
file extension:
Scratch project filenames now end in ".sb" (instead
of ".scratch"). (This avoids difficulties some
mail programs have with ".scr" files).
You
can still open projects that end in .scratch.
Green
flag shortcut:
The Enter key is a shortcut for pressing the Green Flag button.
Rotation
style buttons: Clicking the rotation style buttons
shows a quick animation to demonstrate how the sprite will
responds to direction changes.
Window
title:
The Window title changes to reflect the name of the current
project.
Languages
for blocks: Go
to the Extras menu and click "set language" to
switch the language on the blocks to English, Spanish, Portuguese,
German, French, Italian, or Romanian. (Currently, buttons,
menus,
and dialog boxes remain in English.)
Note: The underlying Scratch engine currently only supports European/Latin characters,
but we are planning to work on developing the ability to handle other languages.
Image
and sound library:
The image and sound libraries contain many new images and
sounds.
Import
project: In the Extras menu, "import project" allows
you to merge entire Scratch projects. (If you just want to import
a single sprite (with its costumes and
scripts),
use
"import
sprite.")
Previous
Release Notes: If you were using an earlier beta
version, you can also refer to earlier
beta release notes.
Questions
or Suggestions? Please email us at: scratch-feedback@media.mit.edu |
