so basically, I want to make a website listing 1000 facts about scratch

i could easily fill this up with obvious ones…

but i’m looking for some interesting ones most people wouldn’t know.

I think the ATers will be able to help with this one.

So, let’s share some wacky facts about Scratch!

Most standard Scratch inputs (number, text and color inputs and round dropdowns, but not square dropdowns) are actually blocks themselves. If those are removed, an “empty” input can be seen which is a blank dark space that you cannot type into (only put reporters in it).

CST1229 wrote:

Most standard Scratch inputs (number, text and color inputs and round dropdowns, but not square dropdowns) are actually blocks themselves. If those are removed, an “empty” input can be seen which is a blank dark space that you cannot type into (only put reporters in it).

I think they're called ghost inputs or something in Blockly?

CST1229 wrote:

(#2)
Most standard Scratch inputs (number, text and color inputs and round dropdowns, but not square dropdowns) are actually blocks themselves. If those are removed, an “empty” input can be seen which is a blank dark space that you cannot type into (only put reporters in it).

Plus, you can get those standalone blocks. They are very buggy.

Ooooh. I should probably folow this one!

You cannot mod scratch if you use Chrome OS (probably not the best fact. Don't use until your dessparate)

Also you should make an API so that people can add it to their Did you know?s while something is loading. (kinda like ocular)

There's actually a special message in the l10n.json file for scratch-www for when commenting is turned off for a page whilst you're typing your comment.

It's also the only one with a emoticon in it.

(src)

DifferentDance8 wrote:

There's actually a special message in the l10n.json file for scratch-www for when commenting is turned off for a page whilst you're typing your comment.

It's also the only one with a emoticon in it.

(src)

<offtopic>You can link lines in GitHub by using hash parameters, e.g.: file.js#L2. Click on the line number and click “Copy Permalink”. Here's your updated URL since the one above doesn't work.</offtopic>

ZZC12345 wrote:

<offtopic>You can link lines in GitHub by using hash parameters, e.g.: file.js#L2. Click on the line number and click “Copy Permalink”. Here's your updated URL since the one above doesn't work.</offtopic>

<offtopic class=“rant”>
Well, the way you described doesn't work for all websites. The old link I had worked on basically all websites, but depended on a extension to actually copy the URL.
Also, it did work when I posted it.
</offtopic>

DifferentDance8 wrote:

(#8)

ZZC12345 wrote:

<offtopic>You can link lines in GitHub by using hash parameters, e.g.: file.js#L2. Click on the line number and click “Copy Permalink”. Here's your updated URL since the one above doesn't work.</offtopic>

<offtopic class=“rant”>
Well, the way you described doesn't work for all websites. The old link I had worked on basically all websites, but depended on a extension to actually copy the URL.
Also, it did work when I posted it.
</offtopic>

<alsoofftopic>
Linking to text fragments doesn't work in Firefox, meanwhile GitHub's #L[n] works in all browsers.
</alsoofftopic>

CST1229 wrote:

DifferentDance8 wrote:

(#8)

ZZC12345 wrote:

<offtopic>You can link lines in GitHub by using hash parameters, e.g.: file.js#L2. Click on the line number and click “Copy Permalink”. Here's your updated URL since the one above doesn't work.</offtopic>

<offtopic class=“rant”>
Well, the way you described doesn't work for all websites. The old link I had worked on basically all websites, but depended on a extension to actually copy the URL.
Also, it did work when I posted it.
</offtopic>

<alsoofftopic>
Linking to text fragments doesn't work in Firefox, meanwhile GitHub's #L[n] works in all browsers.
</alsoofftopic>

<offtopic>
Well, it worked on my session of Firefox on the computer I sent the first message on, so I don't know your issue.
</offtopic>

DifferentDance8 wrote:

<offtopic>
Well, it worked on my session of Firefox on the computer I sent the first message on, so I don't know your issue.
</offtopic>

Support for it might have been added later, then.

CST1229 wrote:

Support for it might have been added later, then.

My browser / operating system: Windows NT 10.0, Firefox 101.0, No Flash version detected

DifferentDance8 wrote:

(#12)

CST1229 wrote:

Support for it might have been added later, then.

My browser / operating system: Windows NT 10.0, Firefox 101.0, No Flash version detected

I meant, that following links to text fragments was added to Firefox after last time I tried using it (which was a while ago)
Also, for some reason that link doesn't link to the text fragment even in Chrome.

CST1229 wrote:

DifferentDance8 wrote:

(#12)

CST1229 wrote:

Support for it might have been added later, then.

My browser / operating system: Windows NT 10.0, Firefox 101.0, No Flash version detected

I meant, that following links to text fragments was added to Firefox after last time I tried using it (which was a while ago) Also, for some reason that link doesn't link to the text fragment even in Chrome.

cool scratch facts guys

Every Scratch user's User Agent is publicly shared in the project metadata when they share a project on the Scratch website. With this, we are able to find out the exact version of the browser they are using and also their operating system.

Another fact: With this, I made a script that found the most common operating system used by Scratch Team members, and here are the results

Chiroyce wrote:

Every Scratch user's User Agent is publicly shared in the project metadata when they share a project on the Scratch website. With this, we are able to find out the exact version of the browser they are using and also their operating system.

Another fact: With this, I made a script that found the most common operating system used by Scratch Team members, and here are the results

Wow, Chrome OS?

ZZC12345 wrote:

Chiroyce wrote:

Every Scratch user's User Agent is publicly shared in the project metadata when they share a project on the Scratch website. With this, we are able to find out the exact version of the browser they are using and also their operating system.

Another fact: With this, I made a script that found the most common operating system used by Scratch Team members, and here are the results

Wow, Chrome OS?

That’s what I was wondering

CST1229 wrote:

Most standard Scratch inputs (number, text and color inputs and round dropdowns, but not square dropdowns) are actually blocks themselves. If those are removed, an “empty” input can be seen which is a blank dark space that you cannot type into (only put reporters in it).

A lot of these sorts of blocks can also be represented as a small array in the JSON format, instead of by specifying a block ID and having a whole separate block, which takes up a lot more space.

ZZC12345 wrote:

CST1229 wrote:

Most standard Scratch inputs (number, text and color inputs and round dropdowns, but not square dropdowns) are actually blocks themselves. If those are removed, an “empty” input can be seen which is a blank dark space that you cannot type into (only put reporters in it).

I think they're called ghost inputs or something in Blockly?

Shadow

Edit: whoops someone apparently necroposted and I didn't manage to successfully read the date