User:Ignacio RodrÃguez/TurtleArt: Difference between revisions
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* Save stack to custom palette (use the hand cursor to select a stack to save); | * Save stack to custom palette (use the hand cursor to select a stack to save); | ||
* Remove stack from custom palette (use the hand cursor to select a stack on the custom palette to delete) | * Remove stack from custom palette (use the hand cursor to select a stack on the custom palette to delete) | ||
;Note:After save stack: For show custom palette is needed restart of TurtleBlocks | |||
===View Toolbar=== | ===View Toolbar=== | ||
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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. | ||
;Note: Additional palettes may be loaded by [[Activities/Turtle_Art#plugins|plugin]] extensions to Turtle Blocks. | |||
;Note: A custom palette is created if you use the 'save stack' button on the Edit toolbar. | |||
;Note: Blocks are dragged from the palette onto the canvas surface. To dispose of a block, drag it back onto the palette. (It will be placed onto the trash palette.) | |||
;Note: The palettes can be displayed horizontally or vertically (See below). Orientation is adjusted by clicking on the [[Image:TAorientation0.svg]] and [[Image:TAorientation1.svg]] buttons on the upper-left corner of the palette. | |||
;Note: The palette can be hidden by clicking on the [[Image:TAhide.svg]] button on the lower-right corner of the palette. | |||
;Note: The next palette in the menu can be accessed by clicking on the [[Image:TAnext.svg]] button on the upper-right corner of the palette. | |||
;Note: On smaller screens, a palette may not fit. It can be scrolled by clicking on the [[Image:TAscroll.svg]] button. | |||
====Turtle Palette==== | ====Turtle Palette==== | ||
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[[Image:TAblocks.png|800px]] | [[Image:TAblocks.png|800px]] | ||
These blocks are for defining variables and subroutines. | These blocks are for defining variables and subroutines. Without actions | ||
* start: connects action to toolbar 'Run' button | * start: connects action to toolbar 'Run' button | ||
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'''Note:''' When a named action or named box block are used, new blocks appear on the palette that correspond to these names; e.g., if a top of action stack is rename, "to square", an action block, "to square" is added to the palette. | '''Note:''' When a named action or named box block are used, new blocks appear on the palette that correspond to these names; e.g., if a top of action stack is rename, "to square", an action block, "to square" is added to the palette. | ||
[[Image:TAblocks_yes.png|800px]] | |||
Palette with additional actions and boxes created by the user. | |||
====Sensors Palette==== | ====Sensors Palette==== | ||
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* active turtle: the name of active turtle | * active turtle: the name of active turtle | ||
* turtle heading: Return heading of turtle | * turtle heading: Return heading of turtle | ||
* | * URL: gets a text string or image from a URL | ||
====Portfolio Palette==== | ====Portfolio Palette==== | ||
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* height: screen height (can be used in place of a number block) | * height: screen height (can be used in place of a number block) | ||
::Note: The slide blocks expand into stacks that can be edited for customized presentations. | ::Note: The slide blocks expand into stacks that can be edited for customized presentations. | ||
====User custom-stack palette==== | |||
[[Image:TAStack.png|800px]] | |||
The custom palette holds any blocks that have been saved with "Save Stack" option in Edit Toolbar. It lets you reuse stacks between projects. | |||
Blocks on this palette will expand into action stacks. | |||
;Note: This palette first appears after using the "Save stack" option on the Edit Toolbar. | |||
====Trash Palette==== | ====Trash Palette==== | ||
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File:TAsensors-es.png | File:TAsensors-es.png | ||
File:TAextras-es.png | File:TAextras-es.png | ||
File:TAstack-es.png | |||
File:TAportfolio-es.png | File:TAportfolio-es.png | ||
File:TAtrash-es.png | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||