Previous costume

medians

michaeljackson1365 wrote:
medians wrote:
BadBackLeg wrote:
Full support, we have next costume, next backdrop, previous backdrop, yet no previous costume. Why not?
Also, we have random backdrop, but not random costume.
There's a workaround to random costume:
switch costume to (pick random (1) to (10) )// it should be how many costumes you actually have

I know, but I'm saying that it doesn't make sense to have random backdrop and previous backdrop, but no equivalent for costumes.

BadBackLeg

medians wrote:
michaeljackson1365 wrote:
medians wrote:
BadBackLeg wrote:
Full support, we have next costume, next backdrop, previous backdrop, yet no previous costume. Why not?
Also, we have random backdrop, but not random costume.
There's a workaround to random costume:
switch costume to (pick random (1) to (10) )// it should be how many costumes you actually have
I know, but I'm saying that it doesn't make sense to have random backdrop and previous backdrop, but no equivalent for costumes.

ST favors Backdrop blocks over Costume Blocks

medians

Bringing this topic up.

-Kyronis-

Bump

kyavanyaisback

No support because the workaround is easy

medians

kyavanyaisback wrote:
No support because the workaround is easy

You could say the same thing about the already existing next costume/backdrop blocks, as well as the options in the switch backdrop to () blocks, which were implemented in 2.0. This means that they didn't exist yet in 1.x

Last edited by medians (July 3, 2025 14:26:15)

medians

Bringing this topic up

kbevin12

Here's a workaround (don't know if this has been posted here already):

switch costume to ((costume [number v]) - (1))

But i totally agree, a dedicated “prev costume” block would be nice.

Last edited by kbevin12 (July 12, 2025 23:02:08)

medians

kbevin12 wrote:
Here's a workaround (don't know if this has been posted here already):
switch costume to ((costume [number v]) - (1))
But i totally agree, a dedicated “prev costume” block would be nice.

Yeah, that one has been posted a lot here LOL
Also, all they have to do is show “previous costume” in the switch costume to () dropdown. It works perfectly fine, and previous backdrop already exists in the switch backdrop to () blocks

wilsoncooper

There are workarounds for this:

switch costume to ((costume [number v])-(1))

Also, make a costume called “previous costume” and put this in the code:

switch costume to (previous costume v)

If you delete the costume and then use the block (it will still be there), it switches to the previous costume.

medians

wilsoncooper wrote:
There are workarounds for this:
switch costume to ((costume [number v])-(1))
Also, make a costume called “previous costume” and put this in the code:
switch costume to (previous costume v)
If you delete the costume and then use the block (it will still be there), it switches to the previous costume.

We know, and we're just asking Scratch to simply add “previous costume” to the dropdown because we already have stuff like next backdrop, previous backdrop, next costume, and random backdrop. Also, it already functions, so why not just add it?

Hypersaurus

you guys know that just because it has work arounds doesn't mean it should not be added

mtaka4

This should be added since even though the workaround is easy, it takes a while, and before you say that the workaround is better, the same workaround (but adding) worked for the next costume block, and they added it in anyways.

Hypersaurus

1: how is this not in scratch

2: Hpw has ST not noticed this and aknologed it

angelkitty4

Hypersaurus wrote:
1: how is this not in scratch

2: Hpw has ST not noticed this and aknologed it

I know right? This discussions been going on for 12 years!

medians

Hypersaurus wrote:
1: how is this not in scratch

2: Hpw has ST not noticed this and aknologed it

It technically is in Scratch, and literally all Scratch has to do is add “previous costume” to the dropdown options in the switch costume to () block by the way

BadBackLeg

Or they could remove:

switch backdrop to [ v] and wait

next costume

next backdrop

and just have

switch costume to [ v]

switch backdrop to [ v]

with the next and previous costume in them.

medians

BadBackLeg wrote:
Or they could remove:
switch backdrop to [ v] and wait
next costume
next backdrop
and just have
switch costume to [ v]
switch backdrop to [ v]
with the next and previous costume in them.

switch backdrop to () and wait is different from switch backdrop to (). The latter does not wait for “when backdrop switches to ()” blocks to finish, while the former does.
Anyway, that's what some of us have been suggesting (removing the last two)

Last edited by medians (Aug. 26, 2025 15:14:29)

The-Animation-Pro

BadBackLeg wrote:
Or they could remove:
switch backdrop to [ v] and wait
next costume
next backdrop
and just have
switch costume to [ v]
switch backdrop to [ v]
with the next and previous costume in them.

Actually, has no-one noticed this before? They have added the dropdown with next costume, previous costume and random costume. I've seen this for a while now. Has no-one checked before?

Last edited by The-Animation-Pro (Aug. 29, 2025 23:02:42)

redspacecat

The-Animation-Pro wrote:
Actually, has no-one noticed this before? They have added the dropdown with next costume, previous costume and random costume. I've seen this for a while now. Has no-one checked before?

I checked a few seconds ago and I don't see a next or previous costume. Are you sure you're it's not a browser extension causing this?
My browser / operating system: Windows NT 10.0, Firefox 142.0, No Flash version detected

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