_nix wrote:

I added a workaround for “mouse dragging this sprite”! That's the name I use for what you guys have been calling “this sprite holding”

Since getting it to work with the “set drag mode: draggable” block from the Sensing category was kinda tricky, I tried a few different approaches before settling on one which was more complicated but (as far as I can tell) always works. If you wanna check out those other methods and all the details, I made a demo project showing them off: Drag detection methods

Thanks for the discussion about this block!

...
set [broadcast sprite v] to [stage]
broadcast [message69 v]

// In the stage...

when i receive [message69 v]
if <(broadcast sprite) = [stage]> then
    ...
end

when green flag clicked
delete all of [broadcast sprites v] :: list
...
add [stage] to [broadcast sprites v]
broadcast [message69 v]
wait (0) seconds :: control // dont know if this is needed
delete (item # of [stage] in [broadcast sprites v] :: list) of [broadcast sprites v]

// In the stage...

when i receive [message69 v]
if <[broadcast sprites v] contains [stage]> then
    ...
end

Little_Mittle12345 wrote:

_nix wrote:

I added a workaround for “mouse dragging this sprite”! That's the name I use for what you guys have been calling “this sprite holding” (snip)
Thanks for the discussion about this block!

What?
I suggested a workaround for a different version of sprite clicked and I didn’t even get idea of mouse dragging sprite.

_nix wrote:

Little_Mittle12345 wrote:

_nix wrote:

I added a workaround for “mouse dragging this sprite”! That's the name I use for what you guys have been calling “this sprite holding” (snip)
Thanks for the discussion about this block!

What?
I suggested a workaround for a different version of sprite clicked and I didn’t even get idea of mouse dragging sprite.

I'm not interested in adding different versions of existing Scratch blocks—they don't need workarounds, they already exist. I adapted the idea of detecting if the mouse is on top of and clicking (pressing down) the sprite, and made it into what I feel is a more unique boolean block: “is the mouse dragging this sprite”.

(This thread is specifically for workarounds to suggested blocks. That's why it's a sticky in the Suggestions directory. If a block were already part of Scratch, then nobody is really going to suggest it, so people aren't going to be looking for - or needing - a workaround. To be clear, I think there is a lot of fun and value in coming up with workarounds to existing blocks—it teaches more about how those blocks work and helps you think outside the box to come up with new solutions to blocks we take for granted—but those just aren't a fit for the purpose of this sticky.)

(edit: PS, if you find me replying to someone else's post but not your own, it doesn't mean I've forgotten about your post, it just takes me time to make complete replies and I don't have a lot of free time outside work! I try to reply to everything, especially new workaround suggestions… but those are also what take me the longest, lol, since they take the most thinking-through to make sure I'm considering the workaround fully!)

Little_Mittle12345 wrote:

_nix wrote:

Little_Mittle12345 wrote:

_nix wrote:

I added a workaround for “mouse dragging this sprite”! That's the name I use for what you guys have been calling “this sprite holding” (snip)
Thanks for the discussion about this block!

What?
I suggested a workaround for a different version of sprite clicked and I didn’t even get idea of mouse dragging sprite.

I'm not interested in adding different versions of existing Scratch blocks—they don't need workarounds, they already exist. I adapted the idea of detecting if the mouse is on top of and clicking (pressing down) the sprite, and made it into what I feel is a more unique boolean block: “is the mouse dragging this sprite”.

It’s of a Boolean of <this sprite clicked>

1080GBA wrote:

<(a) is an integer?::operators>

Workaround:

<(a) = (round(a))>

_nix wrote:

1080GBA wrote:

<(a) is an integer?::operators>

Workaround:

<(a) = (round(a))>

This suggestion got kinda lost in the woods (I forgot about it). I added it now, thank you!

I also added a workaround for “decimal (fractional) part of x” at the same time. Those are both near the related “round to nearest 100 / round to decimal digits” workarounds!

<(x) is a number? ::operators>

<((x) * (1)) = (x)>

yavuz61035 wrote:

here's a workaround for "broadcast for only " if you have that broadcast receivers on everything

define delete (deleting) in (text)
set [i v] to [1]
set [output v] to [ ]
if <not <(length of (deleting)) = [0]>> then
    repeat until <(i) > (length of (text))>
        set [searching v] to [ ]
        set [i2 v] to [0]
        repeat until <(i2) > ((length of (deleting)) - (1))>
            set [searching v] to (join (searching) (letter ((i) + (i2)) of (text))
            change [i2 v] by (1)
        end
        if <not <(searching) = (deleting)>> then
            set [out v] to (join (out) (searching))
        end
        change [i v] by (length of (deleting))
    end
else
    set [output v] to (text)
end

<(x) is a string? ::operators>

define (x) is a string?
set [result v] to [false]
if <((x) * (1)) = (x)> then
stop [this script v]
end
set [result v] to [true]

define (x) is a string?
set [result v] to [false]
if <(x) = []> then
set [result v] to [true]
stop [this script v]
end
if <<(x) > [0]> and <not <([abs v] of (x)) = [0]>>> then 
stop [this script v]
else
if <(x) < [0]> then 
stop [this script v]
else
if <(x) = [0]> then
stop [this script v]
end
end
end
set [result v] to [true]

repeat (unit)
repeat (Unit)
Do something
end
end

when this sprite clicked
if <Held down for (2) seconds :: sensing> then
...
end
when this sprite clicked
wait (2) secs
wait until <mouse down>
...

(item (1 v) of [list v] :: list)

if (item (1 v) of [list v] :: list) then

end

<[List v] contains [thing] ?>

think [Hmmm...] when <mouse down?> :: looks
say [Hello] for (2) secs
show variable [Variable v]
when sprite (answer) clicked :: events hat
...
when backdrop switches to [hello v]
pen up
say [Hi!]
move (10) steps
say (costume #) and (size) and (backdrop name) :: looks
when this sprite clicked and <key [+ v] pressed?> :: events hat
if <key [z v] pressed?> then
pen up
change [(volume)(distance to [ v]) v] effect by (25) :: looks
ask [What's your name?] and wait
change [colour v] effect by (25) // Australian spelling
set size to (1000000) % without exceeding max size :: looks
when this sprite clicked
end scripts for this sprite :: control

forever if <>

forever
if <> then

end
end

owlover2010 wrote:

Where's the workarounds for these?

... ::grey

owlover2010 wrote:

think [Hmmm...] when <mouse down?> :: looks

if <mouse down?> then
think [Hmmm...]
end

owlover2010 wrote:

when backdrop switches to [hello v]
...
say (costume #) and (size) and (backdrop name) :: looks

say (costume #) for (2) secs
say (size) for (2) secs
say (backdrop name) for (2) secs

when this sprite clicked and <key [+ v] pressed?> :: events hat
if <key [z v] pressed?> then
...
end
when this sprite clicked
end scripts for this sprite :: control //this is just stop other scripts in sprite..

when this sprite clicked
if <key (join [+] []) pressed?> then
... 
end

set size to (1000000) % without exceeding max size :: looks

Riles_mun12345 wrote:

forever if <> {

} ::control

Roolfierblue15064 wrote:

when green flag clicked
say [scratch is weird] for (2) secs

medians wrote:

Riles_mun12345 wrote:

Fixed the color so it looks like 1.x now.
And here are workarounds for # of costumes I came up with:
(LARGE IMAGE ALERT)