is it due to a glitch that broke some features? or is it deemed useless?

What is your source for this information? I don't recall this ever being officially stated.

the stretch block was removed before 2.0

oisg_2402 wrote:

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the stretch block was removed before 2.0

The doesn't mean it's not coming back.

oisg_2402 wrote:

the stretch block was removed before 2.0

It was actually removed sometime before 1.4, even. I agree that there is no indication that the block will never be coming back.

The question of why it was not publicly released in the first place is another question. I think it's because it was buggy. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

There's a hard way and an easy way to bring back the stretch effect.
Hard way: Project code.
Easy way: This suggestion: https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/550831/

i mean there is a way it can be optimized to not be laggy right? they can just snatch the stretch block from a modded turbowarp (Scratch CE) and slap it onto scratch

oisg_2402 wrote:

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i mean there is a way it can be optimized to not be laggy right? they can just snatch the stretch block from a modded turbowarp (Scratch CE) and slap it onto scratch

Stretch in 1.4 or SCE (3.0) is not laggy AFAIK, and the renderer literally supports horizontal stretching already and the stretch blocks (not their functions though) are already added for 1.4 compatibility, so it is really easy to just add stretching like how I did it in SCE.

There is an open GitHub issue “ Try adding “stretch x” and “stretch y” options to the “size” blocks #982” https://github.com/LLK/scratch-vm/issues/982 that has a discussion about this kind of function. I glanced through it and my impression is that several people thought it would be a good fit and a fun thing to have but there was not a clear agreement that adding to the size block was the right way to do it.

It still has a discussion tag so looks like people with GitHub accounts could still add their thoughts if they wanted to.

The stretch blocks were left in Scratch 1.4 as deprecated blocks. Programs could use them but they were not in the palette.

The historical stretch blocks are actually in Scratch 3.0 (you can see the blocks in the Ground sprite of this project and they are not in red). But they don’t actually work.

i know, but it should be completely back, not just hidden. i don't see a problem if it returns

Wait!
I think they removed it because they found the workaround.
It's this thing:

define strech (stretch)
repeat until <(costume #) = (stretch)>
next costume
wait (0.05) secs
end

(Note: assume each costume is going to strech it more)

thats not really a workaround.

oisg_2402 wrote:

thats not really a workaround.

Do you mean it doesn't work? A workaround is basically an alternative.

supergamer10000 wrote:

Do you mean it doesn't work? A workaround is basically an alternative.

It’s just not a constructive suggestion. Scratch is a programming language to help develop creativity through tinkering with programming blocks, it’s not a tool to develop graphic artists.

I made an example project where I’ve used the Stretch effect. It’s a simple “Animate your name” type project that many beginners make as they start learning, tinkering, putting things together in new ways to make new things.

The project is here.



Maybe you could do all of this with a graphic editor or paint editor and just use Scratch as a slide show presenter but that misses the point of Scratch.