Amsterdam

v4.0.2

• optimizes performance of the Morphic framework, thanks to @nathan's brilliant engineering

• introduces prototypal inheritance at the level of sprite-local variables

• supports editing block scripts using only the keyboard:

  enable "Keyboard Editing" in the settings menu, then
  activate:

  • shift + click on a scripting pane's background
  • shift + click on any block
  • shift + enter in the IDE's edit mode

  stop editing:

  • left-click on scripting pane's background
  • esc

  navigate among scripts:

  • tab: next script
  • backtab (shift + tab): last script

  start editing a new script:

  • shift + enter

  navigate among commands within a script:

  • down arrow: next command
  • up arrow: last command

  navigate among all elements within a script:

  • right arrow: next element (block or input)
  • left arrow: last element

  move the currently edited script (stack of blocks):

  • shift + arrow keys (left, right, up, down)

  editing scripts:

  • backspace:
    • delete currently focused reporter
    • delete command above current insertion mark (blinking)
    • collapse currently focused variadic input by one element
  • enter:
    • edit currently focused input slot
    • expand currently focused variadic input by one element
  • space:
    • activate currently focused input slot's pull-down menu, if any
    • show a menu of reachable variables for the focused input or reporter
  • any other key:
    start searching for insertable matching blocks
  • in menus triggered by this feature:
    • navigate with up / down arrow keys
    • trigger selection with enter
    • cancel menu with esc
  • in the search bar triggered b this feature:
    • keep typing / deleting to narrow and update matches
    • navigate among shown matches with up / down arrow keys
    • insert selected match at the focus' position with enter
    • cancel searching and inserting with esc

  running the currently edited script:
  * shift+ctrl+enter simulates clicking the edited script with the mouse