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[mwforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jeff Knope)]

Hi Jean,

Have you done any testing to see how big a spaceship you can put in a shape?
If your spaceship is smaller than you'd like it to be, try making a bigger
one. You'll be surprised! It'll look small in the shape table, but when you
bring it to graphics area, it'll be the original size it was when you made it.

Shapes are allowed to have many colors in the same shape. You can even make a
photograph into a shape. I'm pretty sure that's why MicroWorlds doesn't allow
the use of setc with shapes.

Good luck, Jeff
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  From: Jean Stringer 
  To: mwforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 5:11 AM
  Subject: Re: [MWForum]MIA, Ask an Expert Question


  Thanks for taking the time to answer.   I just wonder why the turtle can
change colors but no other shape can?  It would be the easiest for what I want
to do.

  Make a space ship with blinking windows. Since the space ship is a shape the
windows need to be small. Almost as small as the little dot  in and empty
shape.  On the space ship I leave blanks where the windows go then put in
square shapes there.  I have used two different ones, but I wanted more colors
and setc would be easire. 

   Thanks again,

               Jean



  Jeff Knope <jknope@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
    Jean asked,

    > Is there a way to change the colors of shapes you create?
    >
    > I would like to create polygons and have them change colors ????????

    Hi Jean,

    One way is to create your images in different colors and assign each of
them
    to different shapes. Then use setsh (setshape) to make the change.

    Another way is to use a hidden turtle to draw the polygons, then change the
    turtle color with setc, and redraw them right over the old ones with the
new
    color.

    Good luck, Jeff

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    > from: "Jean Stringer" 
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    >
    > When I have the turtle shape I can make him change colors several ways.
    > repeat 5 [ setc 1 wait 5 setc 2 wait 5]
    >
    > 0r a dolist
    >
    > However only the turtle shape will change colors for me.
    > If I draw a shape {a square or triangle or circle} and want
    > it to change colors I can't make it happen. I have tried
    > empty shapes and filled shapes. Neither will change color.
    > Is there a way to change the colors of shapes you create?
    >
    > I would like to create polygons and have them change colors ????????
    >
    > Thank you!
    > Jean
    >
    >
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Hi Jean,

 

Have you done any testing to see how big a spaceship you can put in a shape? If your spaceship is smaller than you'd like it to be, try making a bigger one. You'll be surprised! It'll look small in the shape table, but when you bring it to graphics area, it'll be the original size it was when you made it.

 

Shapes are allowed to have many colors in the same shape. You can even make a photograph into a shape. I'm pretty sure that's why MicroWorlds doesn't allow the use of setc with shapes.

 

Good luck, Jeff

----- Original Message -----

From: Jean Stringer

To: mwforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 5:11 AM

Subject: Re: [MWForum]MIA, Ask an Expert Question

Thanks for taking the time to answer.   I just wonder why the turtle can change colors but no other shape can?  It would be the easiest for what I want to do.

 

Make a space ship with blinking windows. Since the space ship is a shape the windows need to be small. Almost as small as the little dot  in and empty shape.  On the space ship I leave blanks where the windows go then put in square shapes there.  I have used two different ones, but I wanted more colors and setc would be easire.

 

 Thanks again,

 

             Jean

 

Jeff Knope <jknope@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jean asked,

> Is there a way to change the colors of shapes you create?
>
> I would like to create polygons and have them change colors ????????

Hi Jean,

One way is to create your images in different colors and assign each of them
to different shapes. Then use setsh (setshape) to make the change.

Another way is to use a hidden turtle to draw the polygons, then change the
turtle color with setc, and redraw them right over the old ones with the new
color.

Good luck, Jeff

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> This is an automatic message sent from the web form at:
> http://mia.openworldlearning.org/howdoi.htm
>
> from: "Jean Stringer"
> date: Sun, 16 May 2004 7:25:47 -0600
>
> When I have the turtle shape I can make him change colors several ways.
> repeat 5 [ setc 1 wait 5 setc 2 wait 5]
>
> 0r a dolist
>
> However only the turtle shape will change colors for me.
> If I draw a shape {a square or triangle or circle} and want
> it to change colors I can't make it happen. I have tried
> empty shapes and filled shapes. Neither will change color.
> Is there a way to change the colors of shapes you create?
>
> I would like to create polygons and have them change colors ????????
>
> Thank you!
> Jean
>
>
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