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- Asymptoteles
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Scratcher
29 posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
Just some visual clue so I don't always have to open the properties dialog and click on the triangle near “Options” to check it is properly set or unset.
Whether a block is with or without screen refresh is not just a cosmetic thing:
First of all it is a performance thing. Also, it allows me to change a couple of global variables in a row with low risk of some other sprite seeing some half-baked state.
Otoh, having a block with disabled screen refresh try to let a sprite “glide to …”, will likely not work out for the best.
When viewing other people's code it would be fine if I immediately saw which blocks are with or without screen refresh.
As for how to signal it: perhaps add some small icon in the header, or draw the block-outline inside the header a bit thicker or add an asterisk right after the “define” word…
PS: naming blocks appropriately is not a substitute for this feature. Well, maybe for one's own code, but not for examining other scratchers' code.
Whether a block is with or without screen refresh is not just a cosmetic thing:
First of all it is a performance thing. Also, it allows me to change a couple of global variables in a row with low risk of some other sprite seeing some half-baked state.
Otoh, having a block with disabled screen refresh try to let a sprite “glide to …”, will likely not work out for the best.
When viewing other people's code it would be fine if I immediately saw which blocks are with or without screen refresh.
As for how to signal it: perhaps add some small icon in the header, or draw the block-outline inside the header a bit thicker or add an asterisk right after the “define” word…
PS: naming blocks appropriately is not a substitute for this feature. Well, maybe for one's own code, but not for examining other scratchers' code.
- Scratchifier
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
Support! Sounds like it would be pretty easy to implement as well..
- ChocolatePi
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
Again, there's no reason to not support this.
- stickfiregames
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
Support.
- OmnipotentPotato
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
You mean just having some sort of symbol on the block like this? http://prntscr.com/6wfvrd
If so, this is a duplicate.
If so, this is a duplicate.
- Iditaroid
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Scratcher
500+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
You mean just having some sort of symbol on the block like this? http://prntscr.com/6wfvrdYou should link to the original topic!
If so, this is a duplicate.
- Tropic
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
Support 

- Asymptoteles
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Scratcher
29 posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
You mean just having some sort of symbol on the block like this? http://prntscr.com/6wfvrd
If so, this is a duplicate.
Not just “having some symbol” there, but have that symbol there exactly when the check-mark for “run without screen refresh” is set.
I searched for a couple of specific words before I posted this topic. If there was a previous discussion on a similar topic, then I missed it.
Please point me/us to it by posting the URL (of the discussion itself, not just some image).
BTW., as I'm still a “New Scratcher” I cannot yet update the first-post to include statistics about supporters. I'll do so as soon as I'm promoted to “Scratcher”
Last edited by Asymptoteles (April 21, 2015 18:37:23)
- stickfire-test
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Scratcher
100+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
Here is the duplicate.
- OmnipotentPotato
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
Here is the duplicate.Yup, that's the one I was talking bout.
- Birdlegs
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
Why not upgrade this to make it so the little flag or icon can be clicked to toggle refresh right then and there?
- stickfiregames
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
Why not upgrade this to make it so the little flag or icon can be clicked to toggle refresh right then and there?Support.
- ILoveMlpFim
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Scratcher
2 posts
Please make the "run without screen refresh"-flag visible in the "define ..."-block header
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when green flag clicked
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