Enchanting

Enchanting is an open-source graphical programming environment for children to program their LEGO Mindstorms NXT robots (external link)(and, in the future, possibly other devices.)

Enchanting is based on Scratch(external link) from the MIT Media Laboratory.

Scratch software is an excellent tool for empowering children to program, and familiarity with it will be very valuable for anyone using Enchanting.

What is new in this release:

• tweaked firmware version detection code
• fixed Enchanting so that it'll run fine on Windows, even if you've run the leJOS installer
• now always disconnecting and reconnecting after a 'stop' command
• made it so that a blocks that do something to a sprite, like rotation and 'say' commands affect their own sprite and not sprite 1.
• prevented on-brick programs from crashing when you use a lot of 'broadcast' blocks
• adjusted width before blocks wrap
• can now change to a costume name that starts with a number. (Previously, changing to, say '3x3 black' would've changed to costume #3).
• added block to see how much RAM is free
• fixed explicit lists (as opposed to a variable set to be a list, which worked)
• added French translation, courtesy of Benoit Parsy
• You can now drag-and-drop .chant files onto Enchanting and it'll open them
• older projects run properly
• added some new sample projects and restored the old ones
• fixed blocks for RCX motors, gyro, and compass sensors
• now preventing Front End from trying to run scripts (which led to errors)
• other minor fixes

What is new in version 0.0.8:

• It offers features of interest to translators

What is new in version 0.0.7.2:

• fixes a bug where using the color sensor did not work.