So, using the help of chatGPT, I created two Bookmarklets for an on-screen joystick and keyboard that emulates pressing actual keys on a keyboard. This means most games that use WASD should be able to be played on mobile and any extra keys that are needed can just use the on-screen keyboard. I want to share this, yes, but userscripts seem to be banned. Unless I am assured I won’t be banned/muted for sharing my two quite complicated Bookmarklets, or maybe be given an exception, I can only provide the method for how I have done so.

I asked chatGPT something similar to this for the joystick Bookmarklet:

To the best of your ability, please try to code a one-line Bookmarklet that creates a on-screen joystick in the bottom left corner of the screen that emulates the WASD keys being pressed and held down while the stick is in the appropriate direction. Release the keys when it is not. The stick should smoothly follow the finger towards the edge of the joystick but only when the finger is nearby the area of the joystick or on it. Try to disable page scrolling when using the joystick. The joystick should also be on the front layer of the page. When the screen is not being held down nearby the joystick, make the stick return to the center and release the keys. Also, the joystick can be toggled to be shown and hidden by clicking the Bookmarklet again. The code should be fully functional.

I asked chatGPT something similar to this for the keyboard Bookmarklet:

To the best of your ability, please try to code a one-line Bookmarklet that creates a on-screen keyboard with all the alphanumeric keys plus the shift, space, enter, and backspace keys. The on-screen keyboard should follow the default keyboard layout for its rows. Include a “hide” button to hide the keyboard too. All the keys should be functional and emulate the actual key being pressed and released. Put the keyboard in the top left corner of the screen. Also, the joystick can be toggled to be shown and hidden by clicking the Bookmarklet again. The code should be fully functional.

Note that these prompts will definitely not work first try. You need to go step by step through the process of making it while telling it to fix any bugs that may occur. You may tell it to expand the code, explain the code, and condense the code back into a one-liner for you and it to have a better understanding. If you don’t know what a Bookmarklet is or how to test it, also ask chatGPT or Google. Currently, my two Bookmarklets are working quite well but they have minor bugs, although very useable to play many games on mobile. Modify the Bookmarklets and prompts to your needs (like if you need to use arrows keys for a game instead or have different sizing).

dont use chatgpt for programming an entire thing.

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EngineerRunner wrote:

dont use chatgpt for programming an entire thing.

lol… it works

I like your idea, but bookmarklets aren't very easy to install on mobile

Maybe we could have a way to add the Scratch code for an on-screen keyboard to a project? I'm sure it's possible through some weird internalized Scratch thingy

ajskateboarder wrote:

I like your idea, but bookmarklets aren't very easy to install on mobile

No, for me it’s quite easy. On both Safari and Chrome it is quite simple for mobile users. There are not many significant cons to using a Bookmarklet if you know at least a little of what you are doing.

i don't think a bookmarklet is a userscript - a bookmarklet is just a bookmark (or url) that has been configured to run javascript
maybe you could just show us the javascript code? there are other uses that just for scratch

ninjaMAR wrote:

i don't think a bookmarklet is a userscript - a bookmarklet is just a bookmark (or url) that has been configured to run javascript
maybe you could just show us the javascript code? there are other uses that just for scratch

It is still ban-able if someone reports the message with the code and of course someone is going to.

chubby-guinea-pig-33 wrote:

What great timing. This forum has been dead for a while and when the first time someone comments on this in a while, it’s also the time I’m actually currently working on a version 2 of this mobile joystick control Bookmarklet for myself and maybe others which is much easier to use and contains a keyboard as well.

You can use scratchgo to have a nice mobile ui for scratch projects. It is powered by turbowarp and it lets you change what the buttons do. I have used it on my phone, but I don't know if it works on tablets or any other touchscreen devices.

Here is what it looks like on my phone:

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Mr_rudy wrote:

You can use scratchgo to have a nice mobile ui for scratch projects. It is powered by turbowarp and it lets you change what the buttons do. I have used it on my phone, but I don't know if it works on tablets or any other touchscreen devices.

Here is what it looks like on my phone:

lol i was gonna say that

Mr_rudy wrote:

You can use scratchgo

Yes, I know about ScratchGO, in fact, I’m actually in their disc**d (this post was blocked so many times from posting) server so I definitely know about it. However, it uses buttons instead of a joystick which can make it harder to play and it only allows for one key to be activated at once. Furthermore, since my method is a Bookmarklet, you can run it directly on the Scratch website with any game meaning you can play cloud games even though ScratchGO does allow you to play cloud games using TurboWarp. Lastly, the joystick and keyboard are very easily moveable so it’s more helpful to conserve space to see the game but not block anything.

isn't that against the scratch terms of use?

4678Ekoomson wrote:

isn't that against the scratch terms of use?

https://scratch.mit.edu/terms_of_use
No.

4678Ekoomson wrote:

isn't that against the scratch terms of use?

no, mods are allowed, if you don't discuss them or advertise them, in which case muting is possible

When are you going to release it?

Paper Minecraft 1.21 Update!

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Everything works perfectly besides two small things. Special keys like “Ctrl” or “shift” are acting kind of weird and changing the keyboard size is currently a little buggy. I also want to add a way to always have important keys visible like the inventory key or jump key. Overall, it’s really nice and extremely useful for letting me test and play any Scratch game. It’s almost perfect really. I can play more of Griffpatch’s multiplayer games and no longer need to ever code mobile controls for every Scratch project for basic gameplay.

dumorando wrote:

Mr_rudy wrote:

You can use scratchgo to have a nice mobile ui for scratch projects. It is powered by turbowarp and it lets you change what the buttons do. I have used it on my phone, but I don't know if it works on tablets or any other touchscreen devices.

Here is what it looks like on my phone:

lol i was gonna say that

Same

julmik6478 wrote:

dumorando wrote:

Mr_rudy wrote:

You can use scratchgo to have a nice mobile ui for scratch projects. It is powered by turbowarp and it lets you change what the buttons do. I have used it on my phone, but I don't know if it works on tablets or any other touchscreen devices.

lol i was gonna say that

Same

I already am very well aware of this website but there’s a few significant issues with it that makes it unideal.

1. It cannot work with the Scratch editor or the TurboWarp editor. If anyone wants to remix and modify games that don’t have mobile support, it is not possible to test our changes using this website. Also, adding mobile support to projects directly can be tedious. Trust me.

2. It cannot use Scratch’s cloud servers. Since it is an external website, the best it can do is use the less popular TurboWarp cloud servers to play cloud multiplayer games.

3. Update progress is slower than my own script. I’m almost done with my own script besides a few minor bugs that won’t affect most games. Special keys including the ctrl, shift, enter, and backspace keys are a little inconsistent. However, very few projects use these weird keys. Also, resizing the keyboard makes the keys weirdly large. However, again, it is rare that there would be a need to change the keyboard size but it’s there just in case.

4. In my personal experience, the website is fairly buggy on tablet-like devices. However, this is likely to be fixed by the creator soon.

Overall, I’m not saying the website is terrible since it is not. Yet, I feel that my script would be more useful to many people for the reasons listed above. The development of this website is a great start for improving the mobile experience on Scratch so I am not against it at all.