If there's a distance to () block why not a distance from () block?

They're the same thing.

What would

(Distance from [ v]::sensing)

do?
Wouldn't it have the same response as distance to ( v)?

..Seriously why did they remove the help menu.

It shows the number of pixels the sprite or mouse pointer is away from another sprite

BrodyTheRedflower wrote:

It shows the number of pixels the sprite or mouse pointer is away from another sprite

…What? Do you mean like the block you're suggesting or..

medians wrote:

BrodyTheRedflower wrote:

It shows the number of pixels the sprite or mouse pointer is away from another sprite

That's the same as the distance to ( v) block, isn't it? I'm 99.944% sure that it's the same. That other bit of percentage that I am not sure is because I don't really use the block.

ZanterZlox wrote:

BrodyTheRedflower wrote:

It shows the number of pixels the sprite or mouse pointer is away from another sprite

That's the same as the distance to ( v) block, isn't it? I'm 99.944% sure that it's the same. That other bit of percentage that I am not sure is because I don't really use the block.

It is the same. It works exactly the same as the tips window said before removal.
“Reports distance from the specified mouse or mouse-pointer”

no support, already exists

(distance to [ v])

BrodyTheRedflower wrote:

It shows the number of pixels the sprite or mouse pointer is away from another sprite

Are you talking about a block with two inputs, something like “distance between”?

(distance between [mouse-pointer v] and [Sprite3 v] :: sensing)
// could also be written as
(distance from [mouse-pointer v] to [Sprite3 v] :: sensing)

_nix wrote:

BrodyTheRedflower wrote:

It shows the number of pixels the sprite or mouse pointer is away from another sprite

Are you talking about a block with two inputs, something like “distance between”?

(distance between [mouse-pointer v] and [Sprite3 v] :: sensing)
// could also be written as
(distance from [mouse-pointer v] to [Sprite3 v] :: sensing)

Well, you could do this then if that's the case:

_nix wrote:

BrodyTheRedflower wrote:

It shows the number of pixels the sprite or mouse pointer is away from another sprite

Are you talking about a block with two inputs, something like “distance between”?

(distance between [mouse-pointer v] and [Sprite3 v] :: sensing)
// could also be written as
(distance from [mouse-pointer v] to [Sprite3 v] :: sensing)

i guess so

This already exists. It's the

(distance to [ v])

block.

This would make Scratch more complicated than it already is, and the “distance to” block does the exact same thing, doesn’t it? If Point A is 5 units to Point B, Point B would also be 5 units from point A, making this block useless.