Scratch 2.0 file editor for scratch JSON files.

First of all, we need to come up with a layout plan for the project (Graphics (don't have to be too good) and how it will work).
Next, decide on a language. If necessary, we can use a translator or make DLL files to reference.

Hopefully this works out well!
And by the way, you are probably a more experienced programmer, so I'll hand it over to you, if you would like that.

I'm sorry, I suppose I assumed you meant “help me with the format”, not “help write the program”. I don't really have time for serious coding; but I can certainly explain whatever you want! Also, I would recommend JavaScript for the editor because it's really easy to get a simple UI in place. And it would be accessible in the browser.

We will see if anything ever gets started. I need a bit of help. I am going to do it in VB.NET, because It has the best string manipulation code, and I'm most familiar with it.

Actually, string manipulation isn't needed at all—just JSON parsing methods.

Wow! I guess that js storage should be easily accessed in js itself!

Yeah, i have half term ahead of me so I shall be able to help, and I can program in javascript and html

Nathanator1416J wrote:

Wow! I guess that js storage should be easily accessed in js itself!

We'll need to use PHP or similar to extract the .sb2 files if we're gonna decode them (gunzip )

EDIT: I know PHP too

I'm not sure you'd want my help, I just know HTML, CSS, and a little PHP, but I'd be happy to help with what I can

lunaluvgood wrote:

I'm not sure you'd want my help, I just know HTML, CSS, and a little PHP, but I'd be happy to help with what I can

Awesome

Nathanator1416J wrote:

we

Who wants to use Github (Organisations) to manage it?
assuming you know how to use Git…

EDIT: For PHP we'd need a suitable server to run it on too…

Sorry I didn't get on earlier, I was busy. All the help we can get is what we need. I think it would be best to do the majority of it in html and js, and have another language do the front end stuff. Since js runs on a PC fine, w/o an emulator, we can just make a program that has a “web browser” object on it, and some save and load buttons that call/reload the main page and it's js. If that doesn't make sense, just design a webpage with forms that access a js that does the json hard work. If you haven't read this (beta.scratch.mit.edu/forums/topic/1810/?page=1) already, do so, cause our purpose is to allow for advanced json blocks not allowed in the normal editor.

Nathanator1416J wrote:

Sorry I didn't get on earlier, I was busy. All the help we can get is what we need. I think it would be best to do the majority of it in html and js, and have another language do the front end stuff. Since js runs on a PC fine, w/o an emulator, we can just make a program that has a “web browser” object on it, and some save and load buttons that call/reload the main page and it's js. If that doesn't make sense, just design a webpage with forms that access a js that does the json hard work. If you haven't read this (beta.scratch.mit.edu/forums/topic/1810/?page=1) already, do so, cause our purpose is to allow for advanced json blocks not allowed in the normal editor.

why would we even need that? i've now found a web server and we can make web apps

Web apps??? why is it even online??? I got a good server too, you know! but why is it online?

Nathanator1416J wrote:

Web apps??? why is it even online??? I got a good server too, you know! but why is it online?

because the limitations of the browser are sometimes big, so we need to minimise the cost on the client and process it on the server, I mean Scratch use CakePHP for their system…

Oh and you can save it for later use with a server, and directly copy a normal scratch project into the editor if we use php…

I have a bit of a full schedule, so I don't have time to learn PHP. If you would like to take over, you can.

Nathanator1416J wrote:

I have a bit of a full schedule, so I don't have time to learn PHP. If you would like to take over, you can.

sure, I do too but i'll work something out

OKAY!!! oops, caps lock.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2095697/unzip-files-using-javascript – You don't need to use PHP to decompress a ZIP file… You want a program like this to run client side, especially if you are just editing a .sb2 file.

Magnie wrote:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2095697/unzip-files-using-javascript – You don't need to use PHP to decompress a ZIP file… You want a program like this to run client side, especially if you are just editing a .sb2 file.

Exactly what I said!!!!!!!

Seems like a great idea theoretically, but…

LiquidMetal wrote:

Seems like a great idea theoretically, but…

But in reality…… :-)