Changes

The palette menus are revealed by clicking on the Block icon on the main toolbar. (On older Sugar systems, select the Projects toolbar. When running Turtle Art from GNOME, the palettes are visible by default.)

The palette menus are revealed by clicking on the Block icon on the main toolbar. (On older Sugar systems, select the Projects toolbar. When running Turtle Art from GNOME, the palettes are visible by default.)

[[File:TurtleBlocks_Toolbar_5.png]]

[[File:TurtleBlocks_Toolbar_5.png|800px]]

There are ten palettes of program elements available for program construction: [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Turtle|Turtle movements]]; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Pen|Pen attributes]]; Color attributes; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Numbers|Numeric operators]]; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Flow|Logical operators]]; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Blocks|Logical blocks]]; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Sensors|Sensor blocks]]; Media blocks; Customization functions; and [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Templates|Presentation blocks]]. An eleventh palette is used for restoring blocks from the trash.

There are ten palettes of program elements available for program construction: [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Turtle|Turtle movements]]; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Pen|Pen attributes]]; Color attributes; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Numbers|Numeric operators]]; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Flow|Logical operators]]; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Blocks|Logical blocks]]; [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Sensors|Sensor blocks]]; Media blocks; Customization functions; and [[Activities/Turtle_Art/Templates|Presentation blocks]]. An eleventh palette is used for restoring blocks from the trash.

====Pen Palette====

====Pen Palette====

[[Image:TApen.png]]

[[Image:TApen.png|800px]]

These blocks are used to control the attributes of the turtle's pen.

These blocks are used to control the attributes of the turtle's pen.

====Color Palette====

====Color Palette====

[[Image:TAcolors.png]]

[[Image:TAcolors.png|800px]]

These blocks can be used with the set-pen-color block in place of a number block.

These blocks can be used with the set-pen-color block in place of a number block.

====Numbers Palette====

====Numbers Palette====

[[Image:TAnumbers.png]]

[[Image:TAnumbers.png|800px]]

These blocks are arithmetic and boolean operators.

These blocks are arithmetic and boolean operators.

====Flow Palette====

====Flow Palette====

[[Image:TAflow.png]]

[[Image:TAflow.png|800px]]

These blocks control program flow.

These blocks control program flow.

====Blocks Palette====

====Blocks Palette====

[[Image:TAblocks.png]]

[[Image:TAblocks.png|800px]]

These blocks are for defining variables and subroutines.

These blocks are for defining variables and subroutines.

====Sensors Palette====

====Sensors Palette====

[[Image:TAsensors.png]]

[[Image:TAsensors.png|800px]]

* query keyboard: check for keyboard input (results are stored in the keyboard block)

* query keyboard: check for keyboard input (results are stored in the keyboard block)

====Media Palette====

====Media Palette====

[[Image:TAmedia.png]]

[[Image:TAmedia.png|800px]]

These are a collection of blocks used for displaying media objects, such as images from the Journal.

These are a collection of blocks used for displaying media objects, such as images from the Journal.

====Extras Palette====

====Extras Palette====

[[Image:TAextras.png]]

[[Image:TAextras.png|800px]]

These are a collection of extra blocks for accessing advanced features only available in Turtle Blocks.

These are a collection of extra blocks for accessing advanced features only available in Turtle Blocks.

====Portfolio Palette====

====Portfolio Palette====

[[Image:TAportfolio.png]]

[[Image:TAportfolio.png|800px]]

These blocks are used to make multimedia presentations only available in Turtle Blocks.

These blocks are used to make multimedia presentations only available in Turtle Blocks.

====Trash Palette====

====Trash Palette====

[[Image:TAtrash.png]]

[[Image:TAtrash.png|800px]]

This palette holds any blocks that have been put in the trash. You can drag blocks out of the trash to restore them. The trash palette is emptied when you quit Turtle Art.

This palette holds any blocks that have been put in the trash. You can drag blocks out of the trash to restore them. The trash palette is emptied when you quit Turtle Art.