Ability to add names to scripts

megaman100

rdococ wrote:
Support, along with a feature to search scripts by name. This would make it easier to edit large projects.

Someone actually suggested the ability to search for scripts here: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/85176/

megaman100

ScratchMarioMan64 wrote:
TheAdriCoolManDude wrote:
ScratchMarioMan64 wrote:
We have a lot of positive support, I think ST has the chance to find this soon and put their decision into it :3
Actually, no. It's 3 supporters and 4 or 5 non-supporters so far.
Oh. Ok.

But those opinions were before I stated my reasons. So they could be outdated.

StrangeMagic32

Support, and for anyone who is saying, “just use comments” you can't use comments to search for a specific script out of say 100 scripts. Using comments would take a long time to look for something, and just searching for it is a better idea.

megaman100

ScratchMarioMan64 wrote:
TheAdriCoolManDude wrote:
ScratchMarioMan64 wrote:
We have a lot of positive support, I think ST has the chance to find this soon and put their decision into it :3
Actually, no. It's 3 supporters and 4 or 5 non-supporters so far.
Oh. Ok.

Well we still have a high chance since we now have 5 supporters.

DaEpikDude

I'd actually like this, assuming that:
- you can search for the named scripts
- the script names show up in the backpack
- you can stop specific scripts

Would the names be checked against all other names in the sprite or project? e.g. if you added a script for one sprite called “main loop”, could another sprite also have a script called “main loop”?

TheAdriCoolManDude

StrangeMagic32 wrote:
Support, and for anyone who is saying, “just use comments” you can't use comments to search for a specific script out of say 100 scripts. Using comments would take a long time to look for something, and just searching for it is a better idea.

You use a different comment for every script. So if you are looking for Script 59, it will be a specific comment.

megaman100

TheAdriCoolManDude wrote:
StrangeMagic32 wrote:
Support, and for anyone who is saying, “just use comments” you can't use comments to search for a specific script out of say 100 scripts. Using comments would take a long time to look for something, and just searching for it is a better idea.
You use a different comment for every script. So if you are looking for Script 59, it will be a specific comment.

But with comments you can't do this

DaEpikDude wrote:
I'd actually like this, assuming that:
- you can search for the named scripts
- the script names show up in the backpack
- you can stop specific scripts

megaman100

DaEpikDude wrote:
I'd actually like this, assuming that:
- you can search for the named scripts
- the script names show up in the backpack
- you can stop specific scripts

Would the names be checked against all other names in the sprite or project? e.g. if you added a script for one sprite called “main loop”, could another sprite also have a script called “main loop”?

Yes! Multiple sprites can have scripts that share the same name, but scripts sharing the same name cannot be in the same sprite.

megaman100

DaEpikDude wrote:
I'd actually like this, assuming that:
- you can search for the named scripts
- the script names show up in the backpack
- you can stop specific scripts

Someone actually suggested the idea to stop specific scripts here.

Last edited by megaman100 (Nov. 25, 2018 23:55:50)

Sairam1265

Support!

wowza_studio

rdococ wrote:
Support, along with a feature to search scripts by name. This would make it easier to edit large projects.

I definitely agree with this one!

kjtv9000new

SUPPORT! :: looks

BestUsernameSoFar

Support. I think this would be really useful, especially for
high used animations. Also, for those who keep mentioning the way to add a comment to a script. This wouldn't work with the whole reason we need it. Go here for more info.

nerdiebirdy

It would be great if we could somehow use this to start and stop specific scripts!

arjunking788

support sticky mae it messy and need to find stickies
name is good

SuperSean12

convoluto- wrote:
megaman100 wrote:
TheRealNetherBefore wrote:
megaman100 wrote:
The reason why I supported this was so that you could be able to stop specific scripts.
Couldn't you do that with a variable? No support, this feature doesn't really have a use.
Actually it would have a use for features like these:

Ability to start specific scripts or sprites
Ability to stop certain scripts or sprites
Ability to pause scripts or sprites
Ability to speed up or slow down scripts or sprites

Then why stop there? Make blocks for the features.

it could also make it easier to go to certain scripts quicker

scratch978654

The comments system is terrible (no offence) and I have never used it. Plus in most programming languages there is only one script, so this would continue to build up the barrier between Scratch and say, Python / Java.

Why would you want this system anyway? You can just use broadcasts for each name, so broadcast myScript would be part of myScript.

10% support.

-InsanityPlays-

Why would you want to be able to tag scripts? Because

stop [sprite1 v]

and

stop [script1 v]

are both dupes.

mybearworld

stop [script1 v] :: stack #ffab19

when @greenFlag clicked ([Script1] :: #eeae00) :: #ffbf00 hat

Support!

gosoccerboy5

This sounds a bit awkward to use. I'd personally prefer using custom blocks to name scripts.

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