Squeak/eToys manual?

>
> John.
>
> On 08/07/06, Milan Zimmermann <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > John,
> >
> > Based on Bert's description I created a small "tutorial"
> >
> > How to Make an Object (for example MyCurve) Act as Button?
> >
> > 0) Drag out a curve from Supplies, name it MyCurve
> > 1) Show Viewer on MyCurve
> > 2) In Viewer, go to scripts, drag out "emptyScript"
> > 3) Pust some code in the script, e.g. drag out "basic->Make Sound Croak"
> > 4) Click at the oval to the right of the "clock" on the script, select
> > "mouseUp"
> > 5) Now when you click on MyCurve, it croaks
> >
> > The above is one way. Another way is to click on MyCurve and show it's
> > hallo,
> > and select from menu:
> >
> > extras-->add mouseUp action and put a code there like:
> >
> > self beep: 'coyote'
> >
> > Milan
> >
> > On 2006 July 8 11:37, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> > > The script'ts trigger is set to "normal" initially (the menu button
> > > right of the clock), meaning the script executes when it is
> > > explicitly called from another script. But you can chage the trigger
> > > by clicking that button and set it to ticking, mouseDown etc.
> > >
> > > - Bert -
> > >
> > > Am 08.07.2006 um 13:31 schrieb John Kershaw:
> > > > I'm with you as far as 'script's trigger' - where do I find that? I
> > > > can click the menu next to the script and drag out a 'button to
> > > > fire this script' but nothing about mouseDown.
> > > >
> > > > John.
> > > >
> > > > On 08/07/06, Bert Freudenberg <[hidden email]> wrote: Am 08.07.2006
> > > >
> > > > um 11:52 schrieb John Kershaw:
> > > > > Thanks for that. Can anyone tell me how to make an object act like
> > > > > a button?
> > > >
> > > > Make a script for your object and set the script's trigger to
> > > > mouseDown.
> > > >
> > > > - Bert -
> > >
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> Yes, I've been through those tutorials, and they're good, (though not sure
> why the extremely advanced Kedama tutorial is placed first) but they're
> only enough to whet one's appetite. Surely the paint/handles/car tutorials
> should be the first of 20 or 30 tutorials, graded by difficulty/chapter,
> with Kedema being the 'Final Boss' tutorial?
>
> And where are the 'eToy a week' projects Alan talks about? I'd like to have
> a butcher's at those!
>
> John.
>
> On 09/07/06, Milan Zimmermann <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > On 2006 July 8 18:26, John Kershaw wrote:
> > > Oh. My. I CANNOT believe I missed that.
> > >
> > > Sometimes things are just staring you in the face.
> > >
> > > Thanks - and thanks for the step-by-step tutorial, otherwise I STILL
> >
> > might
> >
> > > not've got it. Are there any other tutorials around at the approx level
> >
> > of
> >
> > > the 'steer a car' tutorial on the Squeakland site?
> > > I'd love to work through
> > > a bunch of similar 'learn this feature' recipes.
> >
> > John,
> >
> > on squeakland.org, click on one of the ovals that says "Kids Play", then
> > on
> > top, click "Tutorials".
> >
> > There are several tutorial, the Kedama is especially beautiful (I have to
> > find
> > time to go through it myself). A PDF version of it is linked here:
> >
> > http://squeakland.org/pdf/kedama.pdf
> >
> > Milan
> >
> > > John.
> > >
> > > On 08/07/06, Milan Zimmermann <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > > > John,
> > > >
> > > > Based on Bert's description I created a small "tutorial"
> > > >
> > > > How to Make an Object (for example MyCurve) Act as Button?
> > > >
> > > > 0) Drag out a curve from Supplies, name it MyCurve
> > > > 1) Show Viewer on MyCurve
> > > > 2) In Viewer, go to scripts, drag out "emptyScript"
> > > > 3) Pust some code in the script, e.g. drag out "basic->Make Sound
> >
> > Croak"
> >
> > > > 4) Click at the oval to the right of the "clock" on the script,
> > > > select "mouseUp"
> > > > 5) Now when you click on MyCurve, it croaks
> > > >
> > > > The above is one way. Another way is to click on MyCurve and show
> > > > it's hallo,
> > > > and select from menu:
> > > >
> > > > extras-->add mouseUp action and put a code there like:
> > > >
> > > > self beep: 'coyote'
> > > >
> > > > Milan
> > > >
> > > > On 2006 July 8 11:37, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> > > > > The script'ts trigger is set to "normal" initially (the menu button
> > > > > right of the clock), meaning the script executes when it is
> > > > > explicitly called from another script. But you can chage the
> > > > > trigger by clicking that button and set it to ticking, mouseDown
> > > > > etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > - Bert -
> > > > >
> > > > > Am 08.07.2006 um 13:31 schrieb John Kershaw:
> > > > > > I'm with you as far as 'script's trigger' - where do I find that?
> >
> > I
> >
> > > > > > can click the menu next to the script and drag out a 'button to
> > > > > > fire this script' but nothing about mouseDown.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 08/07/06, Bert Freudenberg <[hidden email]> wrote: Am
> >
> > 08.07.2006
> >
> > > > > > um 11:52 schrieb John Kershaw:
> > > > > > > Thanks for that. Can anyone tell me how to make an object act
> >
> > like
> >
> > > > > > > a button?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Make a script for your object and set the script's trigger to
> > > > > > mouseDown.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Bert -
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > Beginners mailing list
> > > > > [hidden email]
> > > > > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
> > > >
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> > > > Beginners mailing list
> > > > [hidden email]
> > > > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
> >
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>crossposting beginners and squeakland to keep the thread together.
>
>>  On 2006 July 10 04:28, John Kershaw wrote:
>>  > Yes, I've been through those tutorials, and they're good, (though not sure
>>  > why the extremely advanced Kedama tutorial is placed first) but they're
>>  > only enough to whet one's appetite. Surely the paint/handles/car tutorials
>>  > should be the first of 20 or 30 tutorials, graded by difficulty/chapter,
>>  > with Kedema being the 'Final Boss' tutorial?
>>  >
>>  > And where are the 'eToy a week' projects Alan talks about? I'd
>>like to have
>>  > a butcher's at those!
>
>There is an Etoys link on the website site map, to here,
>http://www.squeakland.org/kids/sqfest_2004.htm
>There are a few dozen, but it does not seem to be updated with new
>contributions.
>
>Build your own Etoys with the project guides
>http://www.squeakland.org/sqmedia/projects/etoyposters.htm
>
>There are only three Etoys of the month, here:
>http://www.squeakland.org/fun_projects/proj_pe_mo/feature_project.htm
>http://www.squeakland.org/fun_projects/proj_pe_mo/past_project.htm
>
>If you want more Etoys and Projects, download them from _inside_
>Squeak.  Go to the Navigator flap, click Find, and then click
>"Squeakland-Projects"  This is a largely different set to those on the
>website, but you will find an Etoy template and several versions of
>the toys from the tutorials in there.
>
>I am sure someone will fix this in the website redesign.
>
>David
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