My Favorite Glitch: Project Thumbnails as Profile Pictures

Za-Chary

This is the strangest and weirdest glitch I've seen on Scratch. I honestly find it hilarious, and I love it so much. I figure I'll post about it here in case a Scratch Team member wants to patch it, and if nothing else, in case someone else wants to try it.

So, I know of a glitch that allows you to turn your profile picture into a project thumbnail. It's pretty easy replicable. On an iPhone, here are the steps to recreate it:

Sign into your Scratch account.
Go find a thumbnail picture that you want to change your profile picture to. This can either be a project thumbnail, a studio thumbnail, or someone else's profile picture.
Tap and hold the thumbnail until you see the option to copy it — then, click “Copy.”
Go to your profile and paste the copied URL into a comment. You don't even need to post the comment.
Refresh the page, and then your profile picture will be changed!

Sometimes it can be a little annoying when I'm browsing Scratch on mobile and I actually need to copy a project URL for a comment on my profile, but either way it's strange enough for me to enjoy it.

I have also recently discovered that it works on a laptop as well. Here are the steps I take to make it work:

Sign into your Scratch account.
Go find a thumbnail picture that you want to change your profile picture to. This can either be a project thumbnail, a studio thumbnail, or someone else's profile picture.
Right-click on the thumbnail and click “Copy Image.”
Go to your profile and paste the copied URL into a comment. You don't even need to post the comment. Unlike the above, nothing will actually be pasted.
Refresh the page, and then your profile picture will be changed!

iPhone: My browser / operating system: iPhone iOS 13.7, Safari 13.1.2, No Flash version detected

Laptop: My browser / operating system: MacOS Macintosh X 10.15.6, Chrome 85.0.4183.102, No Flash version detected

Last edited by Za-Chary (Sept. 30, 2020 11:44:14)

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-TWILIGHTMISTY-

I figured this glitch out way before this topic was made ^_^

I'm Callisto(please don't call me Twilight), but you can call me Cal/Cass. I go by she/he/they pronouns.

Za-Chary

-TWILIGHTMISTY- wrote:
I figured this glitch out way before this topic was made ^_^

So did I, but never felt like posting about it until now.

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mtech22

I thought this was a feature, it's not? I've been using it to set my icon since forever.
did not notice the OP was za-chary until now

Last edited by mtech22 (Sept. 30, 2020 11:50:56)

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and, without toasters, we wouldn't have toast.

DipLeChip

So thats how you got that pfp

stop fuming and start loving :p

Cooldude490

This should be a feature. It's way more convenient than saving a picture, changing my PFP, then deleting the picture.

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FloralAnimator

:0 I used your pfp as test:p I got confuzzfled that I was you for a min:p

Last edited by FloralAnimator (Sept. 30, 2020 12:28:23)

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AmazingMech2418

It isn't even just with comments. It happens if you just paste it anywhere on the profile. Maybe a copy and paste event listener?

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Last edited by Neil Armstrong (July 20, 1969 20:17:00)

sam

AmazingMech2418

There is a paste event that says

function(a){return typeof m===K||a&&m.event.triggered===a.type?void 0:m.event.dispatch.apply(k.elem,arguments)}

Could that be what causes it? It's on the document.

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Last edited by Neil Armstrong (July 20, 1969 20:17:00)

sam

puppycutest

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AmazingMech2418

For anyone who is curious, the issue on GitHub for this bug is https://github.com/LLK/scratch-www/issues/4468.

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Last edited by Neil Armstrong (July 20, 1969 20:17:00)

sam

mtech22

AmazingMech2418 wrote:
For anyone who is curious, the issue on GitHub for this bug is https://github.com/LLK/scratch-www/issues/4468

I don't have GitHub, but I would like to note you dont have to paste it into a comment. It works for me on Windows and a Chromebook.

Last edited by mtech22 (Sept. 30, 2020 13:27:48)

aII toasters toast toast, but what happens when there are no longer toasters being produced? will their technology simply become obsolete, with humans moving onto bigger, better things? will toast become a distant memory, written in textbooks of the future as foods us simpler generations ate? who's to say! society is constantly moving, changing, evolving, ideas being built upon, improved upon, theories being proven or disproven. are we but a blip on the timeline? sure, our names may not be remembered, but that's not the point. you can make a change. you can make a difference. you can make the world better, even if you don't know yet. and the first step is to go for it. even if you are afraid of failure. going back to the example of toasters, do you know off the top of your head who invented them? no? have you used one? probably. so, even if you don't remember my name, if I was able to help awnser your question, that is enough. if I was able to help you, even in the slightest way, this could push you to continue with scratch and not give up after the program crashes, and maybe one day learn other programming languages and change the world. everything is a cause and effect reaction, new inventions lead to the technology of the future, and even as the generations of the past are slowly forgotten, their influence lives on to this day, affecting how the world eventually turned out and how it will be for generations to come.

and, without toasters, we wouldn't have toast.

RGrib1030

AmazingMech2418 wrote:
There is a paste event that says
function(a){return typeof m===K||a&&m.event.triggered===a.type?void 0:m.event.dispatch.apply(k.elem,arguments)}
Could that be what causes it? It's on the document.

I know html code but not that code XD

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AmazingMech2418

RGrib1030 wrote:
AmazingMech2418 wrote:
There is a paste event that says
function(a){return typeof m===K||a&&m.event.triggered===a.type?void 0:m.event.dispatch.apply(k.elem,arguments)}
Could that be what causes it? It's on the document.
I know html code but not that code XD

It is JavaScript. It's a little difficult to debug because of closures though…

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Last edited by Neil Armstrong (July 20, 1969 20:17:00)

sam

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this is odd. I am going to try with your Pfp za-chary.
EDIT: WOW this is weird but it is blurry

Last edited by p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p- (Sept. 30, 2020 14:03:30)

New!

FloralAnimator

Yxles wrote:
this should be a feature and have a confirmation what if u copied a personal photo and did ctrl v and also u dont need to comment

?

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AmazingMech2418

FloralAnimator wrote:
Yxles wrote:
this should be a feature and have a confirmation what if u copied a personal photo and did ctrl v and also u dont need to comment
?

I think this is saying that they think it should be an official feature and that it should ask you if you want to actually change your profile pic first.

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Last edited by Neil Armstrong (July 20, 1969 20:17:00)

sam

mybearworld

Let me try that..
EDIT: Yes, it works on Windows NT 10.0, Firefox 79.0, No Flash version detected
I think it's a feature - you just copy an image and it's your pfp (you don't even need to comment it.)
Works with:

https://cdn2.scratch.mit.edu/get_image/project/430467820_144x108.png

https://cdn2.scratch.mit.edu/get_image/user/974363_90x90.png

https://cdn.scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/__de82c022b271e6795d394666f8883b00__/djangobb_forum/img/smilies/smile.png

and even a file copied with paint.

I think that that's a nice feature :P

All of them looked suprisingly nice as pfp

Last edited by mybearworld (Sept. 30, 2020 15:22:38)

Signatures are the only place where assets links still work.

AmazingMech2418

If you do it on another profile, it just replaces the profile pic with a loading animation and shows a 403 error.

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Last edited by Neil Armstrong (July 20, 1969 20:17:00)

sam

mybearworld

really the only thing i need is

Yxles wrote:
this should […] have a confirmation

then it would be a great feature.
You don't even need to reload.

Signatures are the only place where assets links still work.

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