Save gets stuck when you have "\b" in your project

multiapples

My browser / operating system: Windows NT 10.0, Chrome 74.0.3729.169, No Flash version detected

Sorry if this has already been reported or its not actually a bug.

Bug description: When you have “\b” in a code block and you try to save the project, it shows “Saving project…” but gets stuck and never finishes saving. You can still interact with the editor but it never finishes saving.

When it started: I discovered this today

Where it is: As far as I know, it is only in the scratch editor

Reproduction steps:
- create a new project
- place a “=” block into the default Scratch Cat sprite
- leave the first field blank and replace the second field with “\b”. It should look like this

<[] = [\\b]>

- save the project

Expected results:
The project waits a second, displaying the “Saving project…” text, then its saves and shows the “Project saved.” text.

Actual results:
The project displays the “Saving project…” text, and it stays that way. It never shows the “Project saved.” text.

This also works with other code blocks. Also, if you're trying to reproduce this, make sure to type “\b” and NOT “/b” (type a backslash, not a forward slash)

Here is a gif of the bug being reproduced

MrFluffyPenguins

removed by me because im dumb lol

-me from 1 year in the future

Last edited by MrFluffyPenguins (June 28, 2020 21:50:02)

hedgehog_blue

I searched it up to see what it means. Your issue might be related to regex, where \b represents a word boundary. Explanation of word boundaries: https://www.regular-expressions.info/wordboundaries.html
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Mr_PenguinAlex wrote:
Maybe they are adding bbcode to the editor or something?

The backslash is not used in BBCode. You might be thinking of the forward slash.

apple502j

It can be a regression caused by this:
https://github.com/LLK/scratch-parser/pull/53

CD20Superness

I have the similar issue.

crazykane0207

i have the same problem with my project i've worked hundreds of hours on except i didn't write anything similar to that and im ready to compleatly give up on scratch with its glitchy system

SpiderSutenGod

This Happened To Me When I Was Young

This Wasnt Good At This. Block:

<[] = [\b]>

This Bug Is Dumb Im Gonna Report It

SpiderSutenGod

._.

Last edited by SpiderSutenGod (June 28, 2020 17:48:51)

AdrielCrafter

multiapples wrote:
My browser / operating system: Windows NT 10.0, Chrome 74.0.3729.169, No Flash version detected

Sorry if this has already been reported or its not actually a bug.

Bug description: When you have “\b” in a code block and you try to save the project, it shows “Saving project…” but gets stuck and never finishes saving. You can still interact with the editor but it never finishes saving.

When it started: I discovered this today

Where it is: As far as I know, it is only in the scratch editor

Reproduction steps:
- create a new project
- place a “=” block into the default Scratch Cat sprite
- leave the first field blank and replace the second field with “\b”. It should look like this
<[] = [\\b]>
- save the project

Expected results:
The project waits a second, displaying the “Saving project…” text, then its saves and shows the “Project saved.” text.

Actual results:
The project displays the “Saving project…” text, and it stays that way. It never shows the “Project saved.” text.

This also works with other code blocks. Also, if you're trying to reproduce this, make sure to type “\b” and NOT “/b” (type a backslash, not a forward slash)

Here is a gif of the bug being reproduced

Mine just show the error: Cannot save the project

just_notfan373

<[] = [\b]>

Is the destroyer of projects

Paddle2See

It appears that this bug was fixed back in 2022

https://github.com/scratchfoundation/scratch-parser/pull/62

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