Easier Custom Thumbnails

PullJosh

People always add custom thumbnails to their project by making a sprite and showing it how they like it and then moving a script and saving. Every time they want to save the project. Couldn't it be a little easier? Adding an “upload thumbnail image” button would really be nice, and it would help newer scratchers use custom thumbnails too (because many of them don't know what the trick is). Here's a little mock up I made showing what it could look like:

Tell me what you guys think of this idea, and if you have any suggestions to make it better, let me know!

Last edited by PullJosh (June 23, 2014 11:14:09)

Braeden5454

Support. I was going to suggest this, but the ‘New Topic’ button is so far…

PullJosh

Braeden5454 wrote:
Support. I was going to suggest this, but the ‘New Topic’ button is so far…

xD

Mrcomputer1

+1

Sonickyle

People could upload fake thumbnails to made their project look really cool when in reality it's something that was put together in a minute and is not very good.

Only semi-support.

djdolphin

Sonickyle wrote:
People could upload fake thumbnails to made their project look really cool when in reality it's something that was put together in a minute and is not very good.

Only semi-support.

You can do that with the current system.

Sonickyle

djdolphin wrote:
Sonickyle wrote:
People could upload fake thumbnails to made their project look really cool when in reality it's something that was put together in a minute and is not very good.

Only semi-support.
You can do that with the current system.

Yeah, but this would make it much easier for new users to fake their project.

Besides, it's not about the thumbnail, it's about the content.

PullJosh

Sonickyle wrote:
djdolphin wrote:
Sonickyle wrote:
People could upload fake thumbnails to made their project look really cool when in reality it's something that was put together in a minute and is not very good.

Only semi-support.
You can do that with the current system.
Yeah, but this would make it much easier for new users to fake their project.

Besides, it's not about the thumbnail, it's about the content.

It is about the content, but I never look at a project unless it has a cool thumbnail. Without one, the content doesn't even have a chance.
You are correct that the amount of fake thumbnails would go up. But the pros still ought weigh the cons by a million (in my opinion).

ev3commander

Support. I tried to make one with my digital clock and I failed because I had to make the seconds after I made the thumbnail, which throws the thumbnail out.

savaka · Easier Custom Thumbnails oops *Last edited by savaka (April 8, 2017 18:25:30)*

oops

Last edited by savaka (April 8, 2017 18:25:30)

TimothyLawyer

How about add ‘capture project thumbnail’ to the menu when right clicking on the stage in the editor? Then it would save a thumbnail of the stage that is not changed until the project is opened again in the editor (or ‘capture project thumbnail’ is selected again).

jetlover1248

How do I get a thumbnail?

Firedrake969

TimothyLawyer wrote:
How about add ‘capture project thumbnail’ to the menu when right clicking on the stage in the editor? Then it would save a thumbnail of the stage that is not changed until the project is opened again in the editor (or ‘capture project thumbnail’ is selected again).

Support.

davidkt

Eh… no support. Easy to workaround, and would make people more focused on the thumbnails of the project than the content, which is the real point.

samanyolu

I support. That would be nice.

scimonster

Firedrake969 wrote:
TimothyLawyer wrote:
How about add ‘capture project thumbnail’ to the menu when right clicking on the stage in the editor? Then it would save a thumbnail of the stage that is not changed until the project is opened again in the editor (or ‘capture project thumbnail’ is selected again).
Support.

That's also less obtrusive than the OP's idea. Support.

OmnipotentPotato

Support!

Firedrake969

Support.

TheHockeyist

Thou hast all of mine support.

Blueinkproductions

Support OP.

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