Features:
* polymorphic sprite-local custom blocks
* inheritance of sprite-local custom blocks
* localization support when typing expressions
* support for user-forced line-breaks in custom block labels
* ternary Boolean slot setting: support to limit Boolean input slots to
“true/false” outside of rings and in palette
* support for default values in custom block Boolean slots
* experimental: duplicate block definition (hidden in shift-click
context menu)
* support for codification of String, Number and Boolean value types
* costume icons indicate svg costumes
* sprites’s rotation centers can be adjusted onstage
Fixes:
* changed keyboard shortcut indicator for “find blocks” to “^”
* prevent Snap from “hanging” when encountering certain errors in
visible stepping
* only mark implicit parameters if no formal ones exist
* auto-wrapping for C-shaped slots (around top-level command stacks)
* settings option for auto-wrapping around inner nested stacks
* unlimited “undrop / redrop”, incl. keyboard shortcuts ctrl-z
ctrl-shift-z
* “undrop” also brings back blocks and scripts deleted via context menus
* … or via backspace / delete in keyboard entry mode
* Note: “undrop” is meant to be a temporary solution until
VanderbiltEdu’s synching / undo mechanism is ready for prime time
also: treat JS-function blocks the same as variable getters wrt rings,
i.e. auto-remove the ring in a CALL block when dropping a JS-function
block on it
* Visible Stepping with flashing blocks + slider for stepping speed
* user-controlled visible stepping with “step forward” button
* speed-up: removed unnecessary yields when running custom blocks
* you can now force a single yield with “wait 0” block
* tweaked keyboard entry: if inserted block has inputs go to first one
* only autoscroll panes where it makes sense (not the palette etc.)
* populate messages drop-down with all msgs, including ones from custom
block definition
* Show result bubble when the user clicks on a command script that uses
REPORT (You can now click on REPORT and it actually does something)
* New generic “When” hat block, enhances red stop button behavior
* New block (instance) variables feature (experimental)
* evaluator performance optimizations
* Morphic grab-threshold fix for scroll frames
* fixed several block rendering glitches
* List category LENGTH reporter now also works on text
* Changed “any” to “random” (in English only)
* new FILL primitive in the Pen category
* switched to animation frame scheduling, please use TURBO for music
* Updated German translation
* BYOB, Objects, GUI: New “Remove Unused Global Blocks” Feature
* GUI, Lists: “Export Project Summary” improvements:
- show variable values as watcher pics
- expand list watcher pics to show their complete contents (1. level)
- url for shared projects
- table of contents
- basic support for sprite nesting and inheritance
- make the summary “browsable” instead of editable
- outline around sprite / stage snapshots
- experimental hidden (shift-click) “drop-shadows” option
* GUI: Rearrange project menu, only show global blocks-related ops if
there are any
* GUI: Remove URL location.hash information when loading a new project
* Store: Fix deserialization support for projects using inheritance
* German translation update
* opens a new browser tab on an editable HTML document containing an
overview of the current project which can be further processed (saved,
edited, printed, turned into a PDF) to create a project report.
* now, when you export script pics attached comments get included.
* also new: Support to detect and react to “any” keystroke (hat and
sensing blocks)
for new "scripts pic..." feature on the scripting area's context menu.
Also pushed up version dates for new beta release, and added
SnapManual.pdf to the help folder
Jens Mönig