Scratch 1.4 includes several options to help you customize Scratch for networked environments found in many schools, community centers, and other learning environments. In order to set these custom options, you must edit the Scratch.ini configuration file, which can be found in the root of the Scratch installation.
On a default installation, you will find the Scratch.ini file at C:Program FilesScratchScratch.ini.
The following table includes a list of several customizations that you could deploy in your Scratch installations.
|
Customization |
Example Scratch.ini options |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Disable the share button |
Share=0 |
By default, users have the ability to share projects to the Scratch web site. This option disables sharing. |
|
Hide network and local drives |
VisibleDrives=Y:,Z: |
The VisibleDrives option restricts access to the drives specified. If the VisibleDrives option is not set, users can see all drives connected to the computer. |
|
Set custom home folder |
Home=Y:students* Home=Y:students |
Change the user's home project directory to the location specified. If you want each student to have an individual folder, use an asterisk in the folder path. The asterisk will be changed to the individual's user name. If you want each user to share a projects folder, do not specify an asterisk in the folder path. |
|
Connect to a proxy server |
ProxyServer=192.168.1.125 ProxyPort=9100 |
Scratch can be configured to connect to a proxy server by specifying the server address of the proxy server and the port number. Contact your network administrator for these values. |
To change the default Scratch options, add the configuration to the Scratch.ini. The following screen shot shows an example Scratch.ini.
In the screen shot, the Scratch.ini limits access to the C: and Y: drives and sets a new home folder.