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[Tri-Angle]

ae you should add autosave–

so mad

[Awesome_E]

@FearlessPhoenix

…buuuuttttt you could also just reaaaalllyy quickly add darkmode to the official one too, since its clearly an easy addition and theres no reason to say no

If I get through the rest of the stuff this week, I will definitely try to

@Tri-Angle

ae you should add autosave–

so mad

:(

Also if I have time, but this is a bit tricky to get working with large projects because of local storage limits

[Tri-Angle]

i mean a minimum autosave/autoupload (like 5-10 minutes interval) would be nice, i’m not saying instantly autosave each modification lol

but on the other side it’s also my fault to code 2 hours straight and not exit to save :(

[Awesome_E]

@Tri-Angle

i mean a minimum autosave/autoupload (like 5-10 minutes interval) would be nice, i’m not saying instantly autosave each modification lol

Yeah, I know. But it’s still something that’d take a little time to figure out

@Tri-Angle

but on the other side it’s also my fault to code 2 hours straight and not exit to save

iOS just kills something from memory whenever it wants to, so I wouldn’t even trust it for more than 5 minutes straight. And to fully clear the canvas and whatever other page memory, it seems like you have to force quit the browser to reset that.

Since the web explorer allows you to discard edits to your draft, I’m not sure whether to make auto-saving local (so it restores from there if it crashes) or via upload to server. I’ll discuss this on Monday and see what everyone else thinks

[Awesome_E]

Oh, also, I’m taking name suggestions for the browser extension. Currently, it’s Spider HS because it crawls around in the web, but I think it could be better.

@TheModders ^^

The design for a play project page (improved upon the old design):

[Rawrbear]

I mean think about it!! The only thing Hopscotch is missing is custom audio and an animation system, and even though that’s a lot Scratch doesn’t have those cool things yet either :')

(Ok granted Scratch does have studios, comments and a lot of other things but still)

@Awesome_E

@Rawrbear

Custom preset support?? Secret blocks??? Code collaboration???

Yes, that’s what that menu will be. It’ll only load when you can edit the project though (meaning no modding in view only projects)

(collaboration will be somewhere in there, idk where yet. Implementation might be a little tricky, so it will probably be a later release)

Yeah that totally makes sense. I have zero clue if this will help you but here’s a data structure you could use for the collaboration part:

Conflict-free replicated data type

There’s a bunch of papers on it and stuff, so it seems pretty technical. But maybe there’s a JS lib for this or something, I dunno lol

Honestly, when I start building up on tabs I usually just nuke all my tabs and start over with whatever I’m focused on. Keeps things organized
There’s browser history for a reason, right?

Anyways, what build system are you using? I think I’ve heard of one like that.
If you’re concerned about browser portability, it’s probably safe to fire up Firefox (at least for a moment) and do a quick black box test ^[1] before you deploy, just to mitigate the more obvious bugs that may arise from your build system haha. There’s probably a way to add polyfills, too. (See this page: Building a cross-browser extension - Mozilla | MDN)

@Awesome_E

At this point, adding secret blocks to a Hopscotch has become the HS modding equivalent of getting DOOM to run on a new device/platform/smart fridge/whatever.

@Rawrbear

I know this is a serious topic, but this is my first time seeing it and this fake post is hilarious lol

Please note: The above reply is fake and the picture has been edited. Neither a fake user called “Anna” nor the reply above has existed. It is an example, but not an unrealistic one. Hopscotch on a smart fridge may or may not be possible with the web editor :')

@Awesome_E I can’t believe it… You made modded Hopscotch runnable on a smart fridge… :')
(You can run websites on Samsung smart fridges with screens, so I’m guessing it would work if the web version has touch support!!)

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1. Testing the application without interacting with the underlying code unless you need to. (This is my first time adding a footnote!) ↩︎

[Rawrbear]

@Awesome_E

Feedback: This kinda feels like a half-dark mode. Any plans to add a dark theme for the blocks?

@Tri-Angle

i mean a minimum autosave/autoupload (like 5-10 minutes interval) would be nice, i’m not saying instantly autosave each modification lol

but on the other side it’s also my fault to code 2 hours straight and not exit to save :(

Honestly, maybe just a save button would be cool, if not autosave!

[Awesome_E]

@Rawrbear

Yeah that totally makes sense. I have zero clue if this will help you but here’s a data structure you could use for the collaboration part:

Conflict-free replicated data type - Wikipedia

Believe it or not, I don’t think I’d need to research much to get collaboration working. It’s all in the Project Revision system I created. I don’t want to come off as arrogant though , but that’s one of the things I am most proud of while making this whole thing – a really solid revision system

@Rawrbear

Anyways, what build system are you using? I think I’ve heard of one like that.

Build system for? The extension? I’m currently just using npm scripts (not much)

@Rawrbear

If you’re concerned about browser portability, it’s probably safe to fire up Firefox (at least for a moment) and do a quick black box test [1] before you deploy, just to mitigate the more obvious bugs that may arise from your build system haha

Browser support issues are much more rare than the whole thing just not building, but once those structural differences are accounted for, there’s little issues after that

@Rawrbear

I can’t believe it… You made modded Hopscotch runnable on a smart fridge… :')
(You can run websites on Samsung smart fridges with screens, so I’m guessing it would work if the web version has touch support!!)

Literally thought about this.

@Rawrbear

Feedback: This kinda feels like a half-dark mode. Any plans to add a dark theme for the blocks?

That’s true – but it makes a bigger difference than you’d initially think.

@Rawrbear

Any plans to add a dark theme for the blocks?

Would be cool, but probably not doable in a week for the official version.

@Rawrbear

Honestly, maybe just a save button would be cool, if not autosave!

The problem is if it crashes unexpectedly before you hit that, so a save button wouldn’t be quite the same

[Rawrbear]

Name ideas!

If you wanted to keep the theme of spiders:

• Charlotte HS: Kinda like Charlotte’s Web, the kids book
• Itsy HS: Like the Itsy Bitsy Spider nursery rhyme?

Some other name ideas based off of aliens:

• UFO HS: There are a lot of aliens and robots! You could try to add some fake lore and a cool icon with it haha. Also UFOs can move pretty fast, so it could kind of work as a drop in analogy for spider haha
• Think of a name that Robot from HS would name their spaceship! Or a name from the other dome alien dude/Cosmic Cody.
• Cosmic HS: Name it after Cosmic Cody!

For other context:

• I was thinking of naming my HS programming language “Jumprope” (when I actually make it…) based off of playground activities, but obviously this is a WIP name. Also it seems that there’s a grading LMS system called JumpRope so I dunno.

If I think of anything better today I’ll get back to you on this haha

[Awesome_E]

@Rawrbear

If you wanted to keep the theme of spiders:

That’s optional – but I do want the name to be identifiable as HS-related (if possible, even without “HS” in the name) and to be able to tell right away that this is the extension doing the project editor modding

@Rawrbear

Some other name ideas based off of aliens:

Interesting, but I’m not too sure how aliens have to do with it? I chose spider originally because it’s literally on the web, but I digress.

@Rawrbear

• Also UFOs can move pretty fast, so it could kind of work as a drop in analogy for spider haha

Sounds pretty cool, but I’m not sure how I’d explain the name

@Rawrbear

Cosmic HS: Name it after Cosmic Cody!

This could work – but the part of the name that would suggest that it’s doing the modding on the web is still eluding me

@Rawrbear

• I was thinking of naming my HS programming language “Jumprope” (when I actually make it…) based off of playground activities, but obviously this is a WIP name. Also it seems that there’s a grading LMS system called JumpRope so I dunno.

That’s a pretty cool idea

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It could even be something simple like “HopKit: The Ultimate Toolkit for your Hopscotch projects” (which sounds nice but isn’t all that exciting of a name)

[Rawrbear]

@Awesome_E

Interesting, but I’m not too sure how aliens have to do with it? I chose spider originally because it’s literally on the web, but I digress.

Aliens are cool, and Hopscotch has them! Also, technically people who don’t know what spider-crawling is wouldn’t really be able to tell that it’s a web tool just from it being spider themed, I think, but then again the target audience is probably mostly power users anyways…

Unless it’s more like, web-site… actually, that’s a pretty good pun lol :)
If you wanted to try making a pun off internet, you could name it after an outdoor sport somehow?
My first thought is Lacrosse:

But basically every outdoor sport has a net in it, like soccer, basketball and volleyball.

I’m not a huge fan of these names but food for thought:

• Lacrosse
• Slam Dunk: “Nothin’ but net” (this one is just funny lol)

Honestly these would be more of a hard stretch though.

@Awesome_E

It could even be something simple like “HopKit: The Ultimate Toolkit for your Hopscotch projects” (which sounds nice but isn’t all that exciting of a name)

This represents an easy way (or IDE) for adding secret blocks, images, and project parameters. So with this in mind, here’s some other IDE names you could take inspiration from:

• NetBeans (Java; beans analogy)
• PyCharm (Python; snake charming)
• RubyMine (Ruby; mine for gems)
• ScotchTape (Hopscotch; named after a type of duct tape? Scotch is a brand so maybe it’s not the best, but this is just an example)

Or you could call it something more broad:

• Microsoft Visual Studio
• IntelliJ IDEA
• Eclipse
• Code::Blocks
• Xcode

I tried thinking of a name idea like this but I’ll get back to you, because my mind is kind of empty at the moment haha

[Awesome_E]

@Rawrbear

web-site… actually, that’s a pretty good pun lol

yeah that’s more what it is – it’s on the web editor… I mean technically a spider is a “web editor”

@Rawrbear

If you wanted to try making a pun off internet, you could name it after an outdoor sport somehow?

that might be a little harder to understand than a spider being a web editor

@Rawrbear

here’s some other IDE names you could take inspiration from

I guess – I didn’t get the puns until you just explained it for the first two, but those aren’t bad

@Rawrbear

ScotchTape

This is funny, but like you also said, it is already another brand.

@Rawrbear

Or you could call it something more broad:

Maybe but preferably not

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Could maybe also think of something with HS character names, especially Robo

[StarlightStudios]

Can someone please help with this, I don’t know why it’s not working

You Can Talk About Hopscotch Here; Topic 30 [OFFICIAL]

It doesn’t work [image]

[Tri-Angle]

from where did you run the shortcut? safari app or shortcut app?

[StarlightStudios]

Shortcut app, is that the issue?

[Tri-Angle]

yes - you should run from safari if i’m not mistaken

[Tri-Angle]

wait which shortcut did you run?

[StarlightStudios]

I ran it with the “Run HS JSON”, it worked when I used safari but now it can’t open a file. I might know why though

[StarlightStudios]

Ok I got the file saved but now how do I change the file it’s just letters and numbers

[Tri-Angle]

i cannot reply you because i only have “Save HS Project”

however i think i’ll go read every other available shortcuts now