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Scratch 1.2 | |
Variants | 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2 beta |
Release Date | 1.2 beta — 10/29/2007 1.2 — 12/2/2007 |
Programming language | Squeak |
Download | Official installers: All 1.2 versions
Source code: |
Forum topic | |
Predecessor | 1.1 |
Successor | 1.3 |
Scratch 1.2 was a version of Scratch which was released on December 2, 2007. It featured several improvements over 1.1. It was the last version to save projects with the header ScratchV01
. It was also the last release to be compatible with Mac OS X 10.2 and 10.3, as well as Windows 98 and ME.
There are two other versions of Scratch 1.2, being the Scratch 1.2 beta and Scratch 1.2.1. The Scratch 1.2 beta was released on October 29, 2007. 1.2.1 was released only 4 days after 1.2.0, on December 6, 2007.
Changes from 1.1 to 1.2 beta
Blocks
- The
costume #
block was added - The default costume for the
switch to costume [ v]:: looks
block was changed from the first costume to the last costume - 3 tempo and 3 volume blocks were added:
- The
play drum ( v) for () secs:: sound
andplay note ( v) for () secs:: sound
blocks were renamed toplay drum ( v) for ():: sound
andplay note ( v) for ():: sound
respectively - A piano input was added to the
play note ( v) for ():: sound
block - A comment block was added
- The
<color (#FF0000) is over (#FF0000)?:: sensing>
block was renamed to<color (#FF0000) is touching (#FF0000)?:: sensing>
- The
([ v] of [ v])
block was added (abs ():: operators)
block was replaced with the[ v] of ():: operators
block- The experimental blocks from previous versions remained
UI
- Draggable Sprite Feature implemented
- Costumes show file size
- Sharing has 6 common tags that can be checked
- Sounds and images can be compressed when sharing
- "Copy" changed to "duplicate" in context menu
- Save Image of Scripts option added
- IMAGE can be saved from the Shift-Click-R menu
- Project Notes only show notes; not username
- The Paint Editor UI was edited:
- Image editing tools were on left, above the canvas
- " Clear" button was on right, above the canvas
- A beta tag was added to the Scratch Logo
Changes from 1.2 beta to 1.2
Blocks
- The default value for the second input for the
say [] for () secs
andthink [] for () secs
blocks were changed from 2 to 10 - The
play drum ( v) for ():: sound
andplay note ( v) for ():: sound
blocks were renamed toplay drum ( v) for () beats
andplay note ( v) for () beats
respectively - The
set tempo to ()
block was renamed toset tempo to () bpm
- The tempo and volume blocks' order in the block palette has been swapped
UI
- Delete button changed to X icon
- The "export sprite" button was reduced to simply "export"
- The beta tag from the Scratch Logo was removed
Scratch 1.2.1
1.2.1 had numerous bug fixes, and also added the rest for () beats
block. The glitches in 1.2 that 1.2.1 fixed were:
- A hidden sprite could block mouse clicks on other sprites in presentation mode
- The tempo value was made a local value rather than a global value
- The
change tempo by ()
changed the tempo value incorrectly - A bug in the get attribute block (no longer in Scratch) applied to the stage
- The Windows uninstaller deleted the entire Scratch folder if it contained user projects
Images
The comment block from the beta
The share dialog allowed for 6 standard tags to be selected, as well as media to be compressed
The file chooser dialog UI was not as streamlined as in 1.3
Pre-1.0 |
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1.x |
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2.x | |
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