Theory
🎨18. Create a Score Counter
🎯 Step 1: Understanding the Goal 🤔
- Explain the Goal: Understand that we are making a program where you click a button and see how many times you’ve clicked it.
🔘 Step 2: Setting Up the Button 🖲️
- Select the Colour: Choose your favourite colour for the button.
- Create the Button: Turn the colour selection into a button that you can click.
📊 Step 3: Preparing the Display 📝
- Add a Text Box: This is where the number of clicks (score) will show.
- Set the Starting Score: Make sure the score starts at 0 since no clicks have been made yet.
🏷️ Step 4: Naming the Text Box 📝
- Name Your Text Box: Give your text box a special name so the program knows where to show the score.
✍️ Step 5: Writing the Script 📜
- Open the Script Editor: This is where you tell the button what to do when it’s clicked.
- Create a Score Variable: Make a variable to keep track of the score.
- Set the Score to Zero: Start the score at 0 because no clicks have been made yet.
🔨 Step 6: Making the Button Work 💡
- Add a Click Function: Tell the button what to do when it’s clicked (it should add 1 to the score).
- Display the Score: Make sure the updated score shows up in the text box each time you click.
🛠️ Step 7: Testing and Fixing 🛠️
- Try It Out: Click the button and see if the score goes up.
- Fix Any Issues: If the score doesn’t change, check the names of the variables and text box to make sure they match.
🎉 Step 8: Celebrate! 🎈
- You Did It! Once everything works, give yourself a pat on the back for creating your own counter program!