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Looks blocks

Looks blocks change what a sprite (or the stage) shows: its costume or backdrop, size, graphic effects, layer, and speech or thought bubbles. When the stage is selected, only the backdrop, effect, and layer-independent blocks appear.

Speech and thought bubbles​

  • say Hello! shows a speech bubble that stays until changed or cleared.
  • say Hello! for 2 seconds shows a speech bubble for a set time, then removes it.
  • think Hmm... shows a thought bubble that stays.
  • think Hmm... for 2 seconds shows a thought bubble for a set time.

Saying or thinking an empty value clears the bubble.

Showing and costumes​

  • show / hide makes the sprite visible or invisible.
  • switch costume to costume changes the costume by name or number.
  • next costume advances to the next costume, wrapping around at the end.
  • costume number / name reports the current costume's number or name.

Backdrops (stage)​

  • switch backdrop to backdrop changes the stage backdrop. The menu also accepts next backdrop, previous backdrop, and random backdrop.
  • next backdrop advances to the next backdrop.
  • switch backdrop to backdrop and wait switches, then waits for any when backdrop switches to scripts to finish.
  • backdrop number / name reports the current backdrop's number or name.

Size and graphic effects​

  • change size by 10 / set size to 100 % adjusts or sets the sprite's size.
  • size reports the current size as a percentage.
  • change color effect by 25 / set color effect to 0 adjusts a graphic effect. Effects include color, fisheye, whirl, pixelate, mosaic, brightness, and ghost (transparency).
  • clear graphic effects resets all effects to zero.

Layers​

  • go to front / back layer moves the sprite to the very front or back.
  • go forward / backward 1 layers moves the sprite a number of layers relative to where it is.

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