fixed #2972

thanks, @brianharvey !

HISTORY.md

@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 * **Notable Changes:**
 * **Notable Fixes:**
     * disabled reporter drops into "When I am ..." hat block (again)
+    * fixed "pick random" for descending ranges, thanks, Brian!
 * **Documentation Updates:**
 * **Translation Updates:**
 
 ### 2022-01-30
 * new dev version
 * blocks: disabled reporter drops into "When I am ..." hat block (again)
+* threads: fixed #2972 (fixed "pick random" for descending ranges), thanks, Brian!
 
 
 ## 7.1.0:

snap.html

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <script src="src/symbols.js?version=2021-03-03"></script>
         <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2021-17-09"></script>
         <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2022-01-30"></script>
-        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2022-01-21"></script>
+        <script src="src/threads.js?version=2022-01-30"></script>
         <script src="src/objects.js?version=2022-01-28"></script>
         <script src="src/scenes.js?version=2021-11-24"></script>
         <script src="src/gui.js?version=2022-01-30"></script>

src/threads.js

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ SnapExtensions, AlignmentMorph, TextMorph, Cloud, HatBlockMorph*/
 
 /*jshint esversion: 6*/
 
-modules.threads = '2022-January-21';
+modules.threads = '2022-January-30';
 
 var ThreadManager;
 var Process;
@@ -4018,8 +4018,8 @@ Process.prototype.reportRandom = function (a, b) {
 };
 
 Process.prototype.reportBasicRandom = function (min, max) {
-    var floor = +min,
+    var floor = Math.min(+min, +max),
-        ceil = +max;
+        ceil = Math.max(+min, +max);
     if ((floor % 1 !== 0) || (ceil % 1 !== 0)) {
         return Math.random() * (ceil - floor) + floor;
     }