I Have noticed that the menus for the libraries, costumes, and sounds in the Offline (.html) version of Snap! just bring up an import page in my browser. Instead of opening up a selector menu like it does in the online version of Snap!
I Load Official Snap! Libraries a lot and I’m hoping this will get added so I don’t have to go looking in the source code folder to import some libraries
In Offline (.html) Version
In Online Version (snap.berkely.edu)
If you want to load the Libraries that way - you can run a local webserver on your computer and load Snap! from there
I use Python when I need a simple local server but there are many ways of doing so
I have used a localhost http python server to access snap!'s source code (On my Mac) on other computers. It can be a security risk if not done properly though.
I was hoping this could be a feature and Snap! could pull from its own source code. This does work though. Its just impractical in my case.
I think that it makes you import the libraries yourself as it is impossible to load stuff from other local files with JS, so you have to import it yourself :(
That’s Really Unfortunate. This is where Snap! being made out of Javascript is annoying.
But I am thankful for Snap! and its advanced features, even with its javascript limitations.
I mean, snap is also a pwa which you can install and run offline (just go to the snap editor and then you should be able to click the install button in the address bar, though pwas are only supported in chtome).
Apparently you can add Snap! Build Your Own Blocks to your dock using Safari. I Originally didn’t try this because I thought safari didn’t do pwas.
(I’m not sure how many people use Mac in the forum though)
For me it pretends that it can “install” Snap but doesn’t actually work offline. Chrome on Win11.
