Elemental: A Web Blox Revamp for 2.0

PullJosh

Web Blox was a Scratch 1.4 Mod that allowed users to code in HTML, CSS, JS, and more with Scratch Blocks. (The linked wiki articles explains further.) Unfortunately, the download is no longer available.

I want to recreate Web Blox as a modern, HTML5 based tool designed to be more similar to Scratch 2.0.

What do you guys think of the idea? If you guys like it, then the next order of business would be to decide on a name. That way, I can create a github organization for us.

Current Github Repo: https://github.com/ElementalCode/Elemental

Last edited by PullJosh (July 22, 2015 16:32:03)

CatsUnited

Yes, it could act as a bridge between scratch and web languages for Scratchers.

bobbybee

Modding Pixie will be… well, good luck :p

PullJosh

bobbybee wrote:
Modding Pixie will be… well, good luck :p

What? I've poked around a bit in the source, and it seems fine. Is there anything I'm not seeing?

BookOwl

I would like to help.

PullJosh

Awesome! Once we figure out a name, I'll create the Github Org. and you'll be invited.

BookOwl

PullJosh wrote:
Awesome! Once we figure out a name, I'll create the Github Org. and you'll be invited.

How about BlockTag?

PullJosh

BookOwl wrote:
PullJosh wrote:
Awesome! Once we figure out a name, I'll create the Github Org. and you'll be invited.
How about BlockTag?

“Elemental”?
It's an elementary tool for creating HTML elements.

(Also, attempting to make this proves that we the creators are mental.)

ChocolatePi

PullJosh wrote:
BookOwl wrote:
PullJosh wrote:
Awesome! Once we figure out a name, I'll create the Github Org. and you'll be invited.
How about BlockTag?
“Elemental”?
It's an elementary tool for creating HTML elements.

(Also, attempting to make this proves that we the creators are mental.)

I've always to want to name something “Bamboo”, so don't use that

PullJosh

Hey guys, I just had an awesome idea!

Let's name it “Bamboo”. I've always wanted to name something that.

ev3coolexit987654

Cool idea!

I like blocktag.

I'm ev3commander on github btw

Last edited by ev3coolexit987654 (July 17, 2015 17:22:38)

ChocolatePi

PullJosh wrote:
Hey guys, I just had an awesome idea!

Let's name it “Bamboo”. I've always wanted to name something that.

Hardy, har, har

PullJosh

ev3coolexit987654 wrote:
Cool idea!

I like blocktag.

I'm ev3commander on github btw

TagDrag?

ev3coolexit987654

Uh… ok?

Filestart ::control hat
!doctype [html v] ::events
html ::control cstart
body ::control cstart
p [i is awesome] /p ::pen
/body ::control cend
/html ::control cend

ChocolatePi

I think you're better off just recoding a basic block dragging environment, since that's the only thing you're really taking from pixie. After all, we need no stage, costume editor, etc.

PullJosh

ChocolatePi wrote:
I think you're better off just recoding a basic block dragging environment, since that's the only thing you're really taking from pixie. After all, we need no stage, costume editor, etc.

Fair enough. I'll add it to the OP.

Thepuzzlegame

PullJosh wrote:
Unfortunately, the download is no longer available.

Actually, you can still download it here.

PullJosh wrote:
I want to recreate Web Blox as a mod of Pixie, by nXIII.

Sounds cool! I'm afraid I can't join right now as I'm a bit busy with other stuff but that may change soon.

PullJosh

We also need to think through what the blocks should say (what the “syntax” should be).

Are we sticking with a direct copy of HTML, something like this?:

‹html› ::control cstart
    
‹/html› ::control cend

Note: I'm using funky arrow things instead of < and > so that it doesn't display as blocks.

Or do we want something more user-friendly like this:

html ::control cstart
::control cend

ev3coolexit987654

I guess the second one.
Also, note that Web Blox did not use c-blocks.

BookOwl

PullJosh wrote:
We also need to think through what the blocks should say (what the “syntax” should be).

Are we sticking with a direct copy of HTML, something like this?:
‹html› ::control cstart
    
‹/html› ::control cend
Note: I'm using funky arrow things instead of < and > so that it doesn't display as blocks.

Or do we want something more user-friendly like this:
html ::control cstart
::control cend

Is this trying to teach html? if it is, I think we should do

‹html› ::control cstart
    
‹/html› ::control cend

, as otherwise people might not know that you need to close HTML tags. It would also emulate HTML source code

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