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You'll run into this kind of thing a lot as you try out different languages - it's related to whe...
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And there are several others listed on the [FAQ](http://hackety-hack.com/faq)
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Sorry - the site doesn't appear to have that feature at the moment.
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Hello sergshabal
I'm not sure about Win 7 (still using XP) but please look at the [FAQ](http:/...
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Hi PhilMonty and windup,
Can you give a little more info on what happens when it crashes?
...
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Hello pythonmaster and Welcome.
There are a couple of good resources built into [hackety-hack]...
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Hello wastedpixels,
There is no difference between the way the Mac and Windows versions of hac...
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Thanks. Good detail of when it happens.
E
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Also - I was just trying out some things on the Windows to see what I could see.
The 'paste' c...
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Howdy jpflynn
You ask a good question, and it took a little searching.
The 'Nobody knows Sh...
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Hi alex
I'm assuming the bugs are when you run a program you have entered, and not hackety-h...
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Hello - check in the Shoes Manual (from the 'Help' menu in Hackety Hack), and look for the 'Searc...
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Glad it fixed itself - what version were you using by the way?
Windows/Mac/Linux? and What OS ...
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Howdy normpgh,
Check the Shoes Manual in HH then on the left menu click 'Shoes' then 'Colors' ...
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Hello philguld and welcome,
This is one of those bugs in the example programs that is being up...
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Yep - you noticed the duplicate question.
So even shorter: The comparison is between a string ...
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Hi mkatayamalee - can you let us know what version (Windows, Mac OSX, Linux) you are using? And p...
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Hi - is hackety-hack crashing more when you click between different applications in Windows? What...
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Do you mean showing the Shoes Console?
It should be `alt /` on all versions (Windows/Mac/Linux...
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I suppose it can't hurt to close other windows and see if that helps.
I have added some more d...
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Try running the short program on the 'keypress' page - it will show you the special codes for eac...
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Whoops - the Shoes Manual says to use `:escape` but (at least on Windows) it returns `\e` instead.
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Not sure if I can help with that, as I only use English, but there might be some clues in the Sho...
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I've also grabbed the first few buttons and they work:
Shoes.app :height => 600, :width =>...
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The console allows you to see Shoes (actually ruby) errors and messages when programs are running...
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Hello lukaso,
I had a long comparison prepared between scripted (Shoes, ruby, PHP etc) and com...
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Hello again,
Look in the Shoes Manual and search for 'file' - there are some Built in function...
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Hmmm - sorry slestak - I'm on Windows and Mac, can't help with Linux.
Perhaps some of the Linu...
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Excellent and thanks for letting us know.
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Howdy leynab, hope you are enjoying ruby and the Turtle.
I don't think the lesson mentions it,...
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The Hackety Hack app software is [MIT License](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License) which es...
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I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that you have ruby already installed, and perhaps when you already...
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That's the set of lessons currently in HH but there are more being worked on. If you have finishe...
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Howdy - is it every program (starting with Lesson 1) or is it the Turtle lessons? A little more i...
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Hello - what OS are you using (Linux/Mac/Windows) and what version of the OS (Redhat / Ubuntu / L...
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Moving to support as it's probably a program issue instead of a programming issue.
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force answered due to age.
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Howdy - have a look at the [FAQ](http://hackety.com/faq) for some other options, and where you mi...
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Hello alexchrist
Have you entered your hackety-hack username and password?
After you have ...
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Thanks for trying hackety hack. I'll throw this over to the Support area for those clever people ...
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Closing as answered, after 2 months.
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Closed as answered, after 2 months.
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Closed as answered, after 2 months.
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Closed as answered, after 2 months.
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Closed as answered. 1 month old.
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Closed as answered, after 2 months.
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Thanks Nick for the feedback, and sorry you didn't get more time to try it out.
Cheers
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Howdy warhell,
The `.to_s` is one of ruby's ways of converting variables of one type for use a...
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Yep, that's best spot for it.
Closing as Answered.
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I suggest you also look at the [Learn to Program](http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/?Chapter=01) whic...
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ghostdance - I felt like doing some coding, so I did a rough version for your problem. Please ext...
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Hi yani
I'm not great on the intricacies of how ruby handles arrays so I suspect it's probably...
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Not sure about what 'system vulnerability' you mean, but my understanding is that much of Shoes e...
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samiam - welcome to hackety hack.
Yes, the Windows version can be a big crashy. What version a...
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Hello 'somewitty'
or Mr/Mrs/Miss Username? 8)
I'm using Windows and Mac so my Linux is a lit...
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Hello wampshmack - this seems to be a common problem this month.
Please have a look at the [Su...
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Hi searnb -
If you aren't seeing the window, please check the code very carefully - the windo...
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Yeah, sorry - I saw a similar error message and lumped it with the other libssl ones.
I'm digg...
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Hey, don't take away my reason to try another Linux! 8)
I like seeing what's new in Linux dist...
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Closing as answered after 3 months without comment.
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Closing as answered with no comments in 3 months.
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alexchrist - did you sort out the login?
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castillo - not sure if you worked it out, but HH doesn't have copy/paste in menus or right-click ...
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Hello midtone (Do you have a brother Barry? 8) )
Haven't found a better method than practice,...
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Howdy - How long ago did you upload them, and did you have another profile name at the time?
U...
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Howdy porter,
__Yep, you can!__
Programming is a skill like any other - playing guitar, mak...
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serenade - yes, over the past couple of years there has been a re-write of the site, and some ot...
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Hello baseball_boy - you have a hackety.com login, so you can put your details in the 'Preference...
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Hi cetherton - thanks for the interesting question.
As far as I know there is no policy for mi...
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Greetings bucco - don't worry, we are all noobs sometime. (I'm noob-ish at answering questions on...
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Ok - I think I must have deleted Shoes at sometime, hence the missing install.
I just created ...
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programmingmaster - I'm trying to answer this in full on the Questions area too. See my [recent a...
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Marked as best answer for Windows - look in the hacketyhack folder for uninstall.exe
For Mac -...
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Hello kwekutmen - Welcome!
I am also trying to teach my kids programming - although they are m...
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Hello doublerainbow
The main method of layout are using `stacks` and `slots`. In hackety hack ...
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Howdy mbjerede - Are you typing and getting the blocks, or are you copy/pasting code and getting ...
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welcome daz_uk -
Thanks for the report - I've confirmed the problem on my Mac (in Australia) wi...
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Howdy slayerrobe7 and glad to see you are learning ruby.
There are some examples of using `if`...
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Thanks for providing more info
Ok - so if you have started HH from your Applications folder y...
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Ok - good - it's sounding more like a Lion issue, as the latest version is working in 10.6.
Do...
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Thanks pragtob for reporting. I've added a comment that it's reproducable, and after a look aroun...
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Howdy merry, and congratulations on trying out ruby and hackety hack.
Could you please post yo...
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Hello terence cya32 - no, you don't need to buy anything else.
There was another recent proble...
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Hi bloodorange - there have been some problems with different versions of libraries in different ...
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himansu21 - You have misunderstood the purpose of this site - this is about the creative learning...
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Hi nate - if you look at the screenshot on the [hackety.com home page](www.hackety.com), what ico...
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Moving to Support as not a programming issue.
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Howdy general,
I'm guessing this is some kind of school or university question?
You should ...
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Thank you katipo - your kind words are very welcome.
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Howdy neonkidxy - the most likely reason is that there is a bug in your code - most of the progra...
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merrypippins -
Thanks for putting up the code. Very useful.
I will add some more later whe...
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Thanks - that's a good start - it's not a game, but it's starting to think about the process. Bes...
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Hi brab - I will move this over to the Support area as it's more likely to be seen by someone who...
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Hi talbeja02 and speckworks
We have received several reports of squares in Mac version of HH. ...
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FYI - the bug list regarding Linux installs has been bumped to get some attention soon.
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Hi den256 - Did you have any more progress with the installer?
I've just downloaded the Window...
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Howdy Bucco,
I'm not sure that HH or Shoes would be the best tool for the job. But there are a...
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A clarification - the `-1` is dash-one, for 1 on each line, not dash-lowercase L. The font doesn'...
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FYI - there are plans for some Linux platform testing very soon. Ubuntu will definitely be on the...
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Moving to Support so we can +1 fixing Windows.
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Howdy lux - moving this to Support as that's the best spot for errors in the program.
Cheers
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Hello pmoo - Do you mean that if you try a capital 'S' (such as `Shoes`) in the editor, that it c...
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Hi jackie - No, that's not normal, but it sounds like your web browser is interpreting the file a...
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Hiya bucco - what you want to do will (probably) not destroy HH. (Joking!)
If you check in t...
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bucco - the `keypress do |b|` doesn't look for `b` to be pressed. It is just getting any keystrok...
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Howdy kaboom
When you open Hackety Hack, the second icon from the top (on the left side) looks...
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Thanks rflamburis, I'm also using 10.6.8 but haven't noticed that problem.
We might be into th...
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Howdy weston
You are at the right place to learn - the Hackety Hack program has some really go...
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Howdy again weston - if you have installed Hackety Hack you can run it to get the Lessons and the...
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bucco's answer is pretty good - a guessing game (numbers or words like hangman) shows you how to ...
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Hi holoped - thanks for the feedback and you are correct that those problems are an issue.
Whi...
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Hi lori - I'm yet to set up one of my Mac's to do some testing on OS X 10.7 Lion, but you are th...
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Howdy glitchpop - no you shouldn't need to download anything else. That sounds like a bug in HH.
...
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Howdy again PM
Uninstalling HH will not affect the programs uploaded to the site.
I suspect...
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Hello PM
Bit off topic but if the 'Writer' you mean is the word processor in Open Office there...
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Hi josie - it should be the second icon from the top after you open hackety -hack. It looks like ...
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Hello doublerainbow
I've been playing with your code and I think you can leave out the @button...
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Howdy nate - yes, you are right - the `video` will allow a video to be added to an app just like ...
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Yes - I keep forgetting about the samples! Thanks for the reminder. Those are good, and there are...
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Hi ffejtball - what OS are you using?
Also - are you getting any response or is it crashing be...
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Ok - obviously that's not right.
I'm using 1.6.8 now but I'm sure it was working on Leopard at...
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My apologies Jonsie - I seem to have answered another question, probably in my head.
There mig...
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How did you go lori? Any luck with the work computer?
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Hi nate - what Operating system are you using? (Windows XP/Vista/7, OS X 1.5/6/7 or a version of ...
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Hi there sherodtaylor
You are correct - the value in `@pop` will be a string object (text) and...
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I will delete this one in a couple of days as a duplicate.
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Hi mtechman - thanks for the feedback, I will move this question to Support shortly.
However, ...
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Hello mtechman - After you install HH to your Applications folder, is HH just bouncing at you aft...
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Hi general,
I think a little bit of Basic or python style has crept into the ruby.
Some [ex...
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Hi
I've looked in the 'ruby' lessons and this is the code I think you are trying:
name ...
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Howdy cloud
I've just tried it on my Windows XP and had no luck as well.
I opened Shoes sep...
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Underway - I'll tidy it up and sent it through.
I think a diversion into Turtles is fun too. T...
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Excellent work eric and thank you.
Still a bug if HH can't find them but good confirmation of ...
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Hi corky and Welcome,
You are doing the right thing, and have run into most of the hitches wit...
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Hi bajabugs,
Interesting question. I checked in the Shoes manual and couldn't find any 3D grap...
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Welcome thought and, yes, the Linux setup is a bit more complex than Windows or Mac.
If you ar...
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Hi pizzaboy,
Yes, this appears to be a problem with Mac OSX not finding the fonts that Hackety...
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Hi talbeja
It's likely that moving to Applications should have fixed some of the problems (the...
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Hi nate - you are hitting the programming pretty fast.
If you haven't worked through the Lesso...
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Hi nate,
Most of the prgramming in Hackety Hack is of the type 'user does this, so code does t...
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Hello nate,
Think of it as a Shoes 'stack' and when you click the buttons, you change the cont...
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Nate - there is also some nice HH samples supplied with HH (in HH see 'Home > Samples')
There ...
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Hi bazp
Somewhat beyond my skill, but I've had a look in the 'samples' that come with HH - loo...
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nate - excellent question!
There are some references on the [FAQ](http://hackety.com/faq), and...
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Hi pcjpcj2 - Thanks for reporting that error.
There is a lot of work going into the next versi...
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Hi Emii,
Indeed it appears your name is correct.
I've also cleaned up the other messages fo...
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Hi 14rcole,
Yes, this is a bug in the Lesson and you are on the right track.
A hint is in [...
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Hi nbd9 - I've noticed this happen on the OS X version and it's being looked into. The samples ar...
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Thanks georgeshank
FYI - the Guessing Game is in Lesson 10 of the Basic Programming, or the [o...
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Hi nakamoto,
Thanks for the offer. Accepted!
This is more a Hackety Hack program issue than...
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Hi seneca,
Excellent question, and I've had a quick look through the HH manual and nothing obv...
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Hi gabriel,
I'm assuming you mean to upload a program from HH to this site?
There are some ...
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Hi pulldtrigger,
Hope you are enjoying the programming.
You have done the right thing, and ...
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Hi mehanix - too common problem with linux and various libraries.
They _should_ be correctly i...
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Hi mobylou - if you mean on hackety.com, this is the website for questions about the software 'Ha...
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Hi squazzie - welcome to Hackety Hack.
I'm guessing you are doing something like Chris Pine's ...
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Hi iamone - squazzie is right, step one is to download and install Hackety Hack from [here](http:...
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Hello APC - it _might_ be the OS _or_ Hackety Hack.
HH doesn't use the version of ruby install...
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Hello niamh - same thing is probably happening to you as with aparkedcar's question.
What vers...
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Hello roybut - Thanks for the question as it made me look at where the samples actually are on my...
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Excellent! Well done and thanks for replying with the details. It will help others.
There are ...
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Hi vertigo,
If you are interested in learning some programming, then Hackety Hack is an easy w...
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Hi squazzie - I'm putting your code into HH to try out when I'm travelling tomorrow.
I'll see ...
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Hello pikachuz - you ask a good question.
In the context of programming, and on this site, 'Sh...
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Howdy thayne
You don't need a Mac to use Hackety Hack - it will work on Windows, Mac, and Linu...
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Howdy suicidewaffle,
Check that the samples are in `C:\Program Files\Common Files\Hackety Hack...
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Hi sugarlump - I'm not sure I know which box you mean?
Which lesson are you reading?
It mig...
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Hi susan
HH does come with a version of Shoes so you shouldn't need to install both. But you a...
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Hello again sugarlump,
If you mean the editor - where you type in your programs - you can get ...
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Hi tonytaxtiger,
This is certainly a good place to learn programming, which might assist you w...
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Hi khokkanen,
I had a quick look in the Manual and I think it's something in the Shoes toolkit...
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Hi pointmatic - I haven't noticed that but thanks for notifying us. Probably a passing bug.
BT...
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Hi ddagman,
Yes, the dreaded 'squares' font. Not useful.
We've had this mentioned mainly by...
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Finally got a chance to try HH out on a new OS X Lion install (10.7.4) and it exhibits the square...
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Thanks for the report pvtjaime.
Hope someone better versed in Linux might suggest something.
...
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Hello universe300
Yes it is - you would use the `pencolor <color>` command (eg: `pencolor alic...
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squazzie - thanks for the reminder.
I think the HH login is not talking to the website but I'l...
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Howdy knollorulez - Shoes and HH (and ruby) are case Sensitive
Try:
Shoes.app do
...
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Hi battle - Thanks for the question
(I edited it down a little to fit on the screen, and dele...
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Hi shanshah - if you mean 'hack' as breaking security to get into someone else's program in a mal...
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Hello again universe2k - I've looked through the Shoes Manual, especially the Master Styles list,...
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Hi universe2000
Not sure exactly what the problem is, but I remembered seeing an example of a ...
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When you start HH or Shoes, use `alt-slash` to open the console. (hold `alt` key and press the `/...
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Hmm - just tried opening the console on Win XP and `alt-/` didn't work but `alt-Windows key-/` di...
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Hi nopity,
Thanks for the question - I think you are talking about Lesson 3:9 (Basic Ruby - Ba...
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Hello dara - you have misunderstood the purpose of this site - it's for learning to program by ha...
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Until you asked, I had not seen anything on sounds but it seems there are some out there.
Look...
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Hi hawki - You can package up the programs with Shoes - I think Hackety Hack is such a package.
...
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Hi mrkidninja and welcome.
There _might_ be something incorrect when loading the samples - are...
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Sorry kennyman, but the HH apps won't work on iPad and Safari probably doesn't know how to handle...
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Thanks for replying so fast.
Ok - I usually open the Samples in HH through the 'Samples' tab o...
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Hi bundtkids - I haven't seen that specific error, but the various flavours of Linux can cause so...
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Hi coutinho - you compile the apps with the __Shoes__ app.
Have a look at [this question](http...
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Hiya scoobydawg,
I think the problem is with the `turtle` - it should be `Turtle.draw` (capita...
-
Hi crazyjoe - moving this to Questions soon as it's a programming thing.
Can you put some of t...
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Hi aiden - if you are meaning typing a program into Hackety Hack and running it, use the 'editor'...
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Howdy cjanseson, and glad your son likes HH.
This seems to be a problem with most cross platfo...
-
Hello hello....
That was strange.....
There is a short list on the [FAQ page](http://www.ha...
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Hello hope - there are many, many programming languages.
Shoes and hackety hack use (mostly) `...
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Hello - I should have read this one before the other question on computer languages.
I'm unsur...
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Hello again universe2000,
I think you mean a 'wildcard' character - in some programming langua...
-
Howdy - what OS are you using (Windows Vista, XP, 7? or Mac or Linux?)
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Hello WITC - It appears that some of the filenames and the 'about' page versions have not been up...
-
Hi tanmai - What do you mean by 'make math'?
You usually do any maths you want, like most othe...
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Hello misterfox20,
Some things to check - Shoes expects it exactly as typed - especially any b...
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Hi ruprakesh
This is not really the place for HTML/CSS tutorials - may I suggest something lik...
-
(duplicate so I'll delete the question soon) - e
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Hi misterfox20 - I think this is a duplicate of one on the [Questions](http://www.hackety.com/que...
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howdy bfrankbio -
Hackety Hack is an application that combines an editor, tutorial and Shoes ...
-
Hi sam - I'm not sure what you mean - could you please reply with some more details of what versi...
-
Thanks for the question but you haven't understood the purpose of the site - it's for 'hacking' a...
-
Hi ajit - yep, that's a known problem with the tutorial, and you are correct with the number vs t...
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Hiya kb9agt,
You don't need to install shoes as it comes with it - try checking the [FAQ](http...
-
Hello again - Steve may not see all the questions, but could you let us know what specific links ...
-
Howdy - please have a look at the resources on the [FAQ] page. There are several extensions to Ru...
-
Thanks for your delightful embedded video player.
I've taken the liberty of deleting the dupli...
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Hi v1x0r - you can get the hackety hack source code from [github.com/hacketyhack/](https://github...
-
Hi evyse - Good question.
Hackety Hack works on Linux, Windows and Mac and doesn't use the ctr...
-
Hi ninja
Check out the [FAQ](http://www.hackety.com/faq) for some Turtle tips.
The `Turtle....
-
Howdy dkfreak - what sort of objects?
If you look in the 'samples' tab in Hackety Hack you wil...
-
Hi midnightwalker - If you mean the Guessing game, then there is a little problem with that one.
...
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Hi elli3003 -
I haven't seen that before - does that appear when you open Hackety Hack?
Al...
-
Hi David - I'm guessing you can't because I think the alert windows are using standard Windows/Li...
-
Hi javonrice - Hackety is very picky with it comes to capitals, commas, extra or missing bits.
...
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Hi table,
Please have a look at [this question](http://hackety.com/questions/4fd936a6d897ba000...
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Hi stk - have a look at [this comment](http://hackety.com/questions/4fd936a6d897ba00010055eb) whi...
-
Hi dani - I think you _should_ be able to use the `video` with a sound file.
Though on my Win...
-
Hi mrspock - it's entirely possible, hackety hack relies on volunteers to make changes.
You (o...
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Hi aleita - which lesson are you doing, or can you paste in the code you are using and I'll have ...
-
Hello tomkat42 - the 'editor' is the second icon from the top after you open Hackety Hack - the o...
-
Hi lanmonster - you _should_ be able to see a file `hacketyhack-1.0.0.exe` and perhaps a `__MACOS...
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Hi zsfwaw,
Shoes and ruby are sensitive about Capitals. Try changing the `shoes` to `Shoes`.....
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Hi lol
I'm guessing you are using Windows (D:\Hackety Hack in the screenshot) - what version? ...
-
Wrong sort of hacking - this site is for the creative use of technology not the break-security st...
-
Hi anagha
It appears that HH doesn't allow you to open files directly, but you can open the fi...
-
panosgamer - this is not a site for cracking (breaking) code, it's for learning how to program co...
-
i_ashi and arjun - this particular website is for learning how to program and uses `ruby` and a r...
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Hi supyoultimate - can you please let us know what version of Mac OSX you are using (Lion? Mounta...
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Hi hordefightr
It's possible the editor image is broken - but if you have hackety-hack open,...
-
Hi randomminer99 - I'm guessing if you mean [shoesrb.com](http://shoesrb.com/) then it is up as ...
-
erber - Is hackety-hack not working as you expected?
-
Hi moseyturner - no new ones, but check the [FAQ](http://hackety.com/faq) for some suggestions.
-
Hi trollhack,
(You are probably on the guessing game tutorial when comparing the number to 42?...
-
rusnac -
_(I'm guessing you mean the Top 11 Football manager game)_
This is not a site for ...
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Hi zantismoye
Looks like you are jumping in with lots of things to try. Well done.
I notice...
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randomminder99 - yes, try using `alt+c` and `alt+v` for copy/paste. This should be the same for a...