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by bkgray
Nov 5th, '17, 17:12
Forum: Working with GP
Topic: "Drawing - Paths" menu
Replies: 4
Views: 9010

Re: "Drawing - Paths" menu

Thanks. Those details on the "turn path/radius" and "extend path/curvature" are helpful.

I had not noticed the different appearances when changing the order of stroke and fill. I'll include that in what I tell my students.
by bkgray
Nov 3rd, '17, 18:49
Forum: Working with GP
Topic: "Drawing - Paths" menu
Replies: 4
Views: 9010

Re: "Drawing - Paths" menu

Thanks for the info. The part I was missing is that the stroke and fill have to come after describing the path. The example in Make an Animation | Eyes was enough to get me started. The curve path's control point will be confusing to many students. I found this interactive animation ( http://bl.ocks...
by bkgray
Nov 2nd, '17, 16:59
Forum: Working with GP
Topic: "Drawing - Paths" menu
Replies: 4
Views: 9010

"Drawing - Paths" menu

In developer mode, there is a category of blocks named Drawing - Paths.

I haven't been able to figure out what these blocks do, and I can't find any documentation or examples that use these blocks. Where should I be looking?
by bkgray
Oct 24th, '17, 01:20
Forum: Working with GP
Topic: What settings are retained/restored when file is opened?
Replies: 3
Views: 7718

Re: What settings are retained/restored when file is opened?

SimpleSi and JohnM - Thanks for your responses. We'll incorporate that into our lessons. We have been preaching the need for initializing instance vars on instances of objects, and for doing some initialization in response to a Go. We'll just have to expand the list of settings that we initialize to...
by bkgray
Oct 20th, '17, 13:36
Forum: Working with GP
Topic: What settings are retained/restored when file is opened?
Replies: 3
Views: 7718

What settings are retained/restored when file is opened?

When a GPP file is opened, some settings are restored to their values when the file was last saved. For example, when I: open a new project drag the ship to (300, 200) save to a new project close GP Blocks environment re-start GP Blocks load the previously saved project the ship will appear at (300,...
by bkgray
Sep 27th, '17, 19:41
Forum: Bugs
Topic: let block does not appear in Variables
Replies: 4
Views: 4472

Re: let block does not appear in Variables

Thanks for your answer. I do see the let block in Variables with developer mode on.

Out of curiosity...any guess as to why it's visible in developer mode only? I think that the appropriate use of local variables in GP is useful, especially as my students transition to Java.
by bkgray
Sep 27th, '17, 17:52
Forum: Bugs
Topic: let block does not appear in Variables
Replies: 4
Views: 4472

let block does not appear in Variables

The "let" command can be added to a block by searching for it, but it does not appear in the Variables menu.

Is this intentional, or an oversight?
by bkgray
Aug 9th, '17, 14:50
Forum: Getting started
Topic: Change Saving Location
Replies: 10
Views: 23174

Re: Change Saving Location

I can't make 'hideFolderShortcuts' work. I downloaded the new version 74. I tried several variation of where to add the command in startup.gp: - at the top of the file - at the bottom of the file - inside the to startup { } block There are no error messages in the startup window, but in every case, ...
by bkgray
Aug 3rd, '17, 23:02
Forum: Working with GP
Topic: speak block
Replies: 2
Views: 9943

Re: speak block

It is disappointing, but it's good to know that I wasn't doing something wrong.
by bkgray
Jul 31st, '17, 01:59
Forum: Working with GP
Topic: speak block
Replies: 2
Views: 9943

speak block

I've just started playing around with GP. One of the first things I tried was the speak block (as I suspect many of my students will do). No sound is produced by the block. (Playing notes and playing the POP sound in one of the demo programs work as expected.) I can't find any documentation on the b...