Block Finder in AI2 (use Tampermonkey) - Browser Extension

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Hello all
It’s alway difficult to find our blocks when you ‘re making a big app

i was using AI block helper, but it seems it doesn’t works anymore

so on the same bases I developped a script to help you to find your blocks (to be honest i did it for me ! ).

if Tampermonkey is installed on your browser, you yust have to open it, option and +, then paste the scipt in the joined txt file

Block Finder(script à mettre ds extension tampermonkey).txt (43,0 Ko)

you will have a new button “Find Block” next to “blocks” clic on it and a search windows appears

some info clicking on “?”

I help you will enjoy this…

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FAQ Section: Blocks Editor
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Thank you for your contribution. And I have two question:

  1. Would your script work on new UI version of App Inventor (Neo) as well?
  2. Is it possible to add ‘exact match’ function? For example, I am looking for ‘VerticalArrangement2’ but results include ‘VerticalArrangement21’
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(added to FAQ)

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working now.

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I don’t know…i’m just connected to AI2 without checking version…my version is

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yes i imagined this way o woorking I will take this into account soon in a new version…

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ok, with this version 2 you can type a texte as “myVariable” it will find all bloks containing this text.
then you can select in response “get myVariable” for exemple , paste it in search bar and select “recherche exacte” then you will have only blocks starting with “get myVariable” (you can start do to this of course ! )

Block Finder(script à mettre ds extension tampermonkey).txt (29,7 Ko)

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No,I didn't mean that.

I meant the website's UI style (from settings):

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Oh sorry i didn’t hunderstood, because I never used Neo
so i update my script to make it works on this UI too

Block Finder(script à mettre ds extension tampermonkey).txt (33,8 Ko)

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Why do you prefer this UI what is better with it ?

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Because It looks more modern and (and most importantly) old one has scroll problems. namely when I switch to Blocks Window it scolls to bottom and The buttons there (including yours) become invisible. I constantly have to scroll up the page.

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ok it seems it’s due to a small screen, I din’t have this problem because i use a 80% zoom in order to not scroll in AI2.
this new version should solve this issue

Block Finder(script à mettre ds extension tampermonkey).txt (33,8 Ko)

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