Jonathan50 wrote:

Sheep_maker wrote:

Why does it have to be from the app store? The website could prompt the users to add the website to their homescreen instead

What about when you don't have an internet connection?

Sheep_maker wrote:

kingof555 wrote:

Sheep_maker wrote:

kingof555 wrote:

make a mobile app.
http://u.cubeupload.com/kingof555/costume1.png

Since it's made in HTML5, it's already mobile-friendly

They can turn it into one of those "progressive web apps" so that it looks more like an app people would expect from the App/Play store

I just meant from the app store.

Why does it have to be from the app store? The website could prompt the users to add the website to their homescreen instead

kingof555 wrote:

make a mobile app.
here's concept art for the icon
http://u.cubeupload.com/kingof555/costume1.png

TheAspiringHacker wrote:

The Scratch Team should implement all of the categories as extensions, or as some sort of library or module.

Sheep_maker wrote:

Websites can work offline I believe

PullJosh wrote:

The great thing about Progressive Web Apps is that they can run while offline! As long as the user has visited at least once (and added the site to their homescreen), all of the important functionality of the page can be cached directly on the user's device to be used at any time (online or not).

walkcycle wrote:

MinecraftM153 wrote:

Aaaaand what about the over 9000 projects that are 90% pen-powered..?

Sheep_maker wrote:

… projects that use the pen extension will automatically load the extension (src)

NickyNouse wrote:

TheAspiringHacker wrote:

The Scratch Team should implement all of the categories as extensions, or as some sort of library or module.

I don't know if they'll go that far with extensions. Per the ST, a big reason that they made pen into an extension is because it's more advanced functionality that confuses beginners.

I'm excited that they're implementing pen as an extension because it forces them to make sure extensions have deep enough vm/renderer access to do some awesome stuff–Scratch 3 extensions aren't just for interacting with external stuff like WeDo, they can do things like make sprites have realistic physics!

All that said, they seem to be moving in a more modular direction. I don't know if this has to do with extensions, but part of the reason the ST has Scratch 3 spread out over like 5 repos is because they want to support “microworlds” which are mini versions of scratch that have fewer blocks and are made to do specific things. For example, a music microworld might not even have a stage but have extra music-related blocks. Extensions may come into play with microworlds as well.

kingof555 wrote:

Sheep_maker wrote:

kingof555 wrote:

Sheep_maker wrote:

kingof555 wrote:

make a mobile app.
http://u.cubeupload.com/kingof555/costume1.png

Since it's made in HTML5, it's already mobile-friendly

They can turn it into one of those "progressive web apps" so that it looks more like an app people would expect from the App/Play store

I just meant from the app store.

Why does it have to be from the app store? The website could prompt the users to add the website to their homescreen instead

it's easier.when you go to scratch, they tell you to get the app from the app store. when you get the app, it will work better, because it's programmed just for phone.

dzaima wrote:

kingof555 wrote:

Sheep_maker wrote:

kingof555 wrote:

Sheep_maker wrote:

kingof555 wrote:

make a mobile app.
http://u.cubeupload.com/kingof555/costume1.png

Since it's made in HTML5, it's already mobile-friendly

They can turn it into one of those "progressive web apps" so that it looks more like an app people would expect from the App/Play store

I just meant from the app store.

Why does it have to be from the app store? The website could prompt the users to add the website to their homescreen instead

it's easier.when you go to scratch, they tell you to get the app from the app store. when you get the app, it will work better, because it's programmed just for phone.

Even if they made a scratch app, it would pretty much be a browser inserted in the app. Remaking it “just for phone” would just introduce more bugs, double the work to add a feature and would greatly increase the time until scratch 3.0 is released.

infinitytec wrote:

New buttons.

infinitytec wrote:

http://i.cubeupload.com/QiTZXY.png
New buttons.

infinitytec wrote:

New buttons.

Sheep_maker wrote:

They've added say and think buttons

Neutronz wrote:

Please bring back fill

290Scratcher wrote:

The Variable is behind the timer by a lot. The Variable is supposed to run at the same speed as the timer. (In 2.0 it was only behind by a tiny bit)

290Scratcher wrote:

Also what are the Curved and Pointed buttons supposed to do?

dzaima wrote:

290Scratcher wrote:

The Variable is behind the timer by a lot. The Variable is supposed to run at the same speed as the timer. (In 2.0 it was only behind by a tiny bit)

It seems as now scratch enforces waiting 1/30th (or whatever the FPS is gonna be) of a second before repeating a loop again, but in 2.0 that was very confusing and it only waited if some graphics changed (I still don't quite understand it.)

290Scratcher wrote:

Also what are the Curved and Pointed buttons supposed to do?

They currently don't seem to work, but I suspect that they'd change how the point in a shape curves. Make a circle and a rectangle and move around their points - ones points are smooth, but the others - rough and pointed, and my guess is that the button's supposed to change that.