Eng:Say Nothing (block)

The (Say Nothing) block was a Looks block and a Stack block. This used to remove the sprite's say/think bubble. It was removed in the November 2006 Beta due to a workaround, and it was made an obsolete block. This block is not in Scratch 2.0 anymore, but still usable in Scratch 1.4.

Workaround
This block can be replicated with any of the following codes: say [] or think [] or say [] for (0) secs or think [] for (0) secs This block can also be replicated using Custom Blocks.

define say nothing say []

By using say or think without anything written on the block still counts as removing the say/think bubble.

Examples
say [Hello!] wait until  say [How are you today?] wait until > wait until  say nothing // category=looks when gf clicked say [Press space to continue!] wait until  broadcast [continue v] say nothing // category=looks if  then say [We found water!] else say nothing // category=looks end
 * Advancing through speech, such as say until the space key is pressed.
 * Variable length speech (such as waiting for a player's action before moving on)
 * Do not say anything even when not touching any water

Recovery
It is possible to recover this block in Scratch 1.4 by editing the Squeak code in the System Browser. First, choose "Turn fill screen off" in the Shift-Click R menu. Next, click the white area. The World Menu will appear. Choose "open..." Another menu will appear. This time, choose "browser." The System Browser will appear. Next, choose "Scratch-Objects," "ScriptableScratchMorph," "Class," "block specs," and "obsoleteBlockSpecs." Find the code and remove it. Then, go to "Scratch-Objects," "ScratchSpriteMorph," "Class," "block specs," and "blockSpecs." Type  after. Right click (Control-click on Linux or Mac) the code. Choose "accept (s)." You may be prompted to type your initials. You can type anything; it does not matter.Click the "x" icon in the upper-left corner of the System Browser. Shift-click the R again, but this time, choose "save image for end-user." A small dialog will appear; choose "yes." Re-open Scratch and go into the Looks category, the say nothing // category=looks block will be there.