scratchfoundation / scratchfoundation/scratch-blocks
ENA-229: Output connection location can be confusing when dragging long reporters
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Description
Expected Behavior
When a user drags an input block, they should be able to drop the block into the insertion point when they release their mouse over the insertion point.
Actual Behavior
The left coordinate of the input block is used to determine what insertion marker/input "hole" to place the dragged block. This is confusing, especially on longer input blocks where the center or grabbed part of the block is far from the left edge of the block.
Steps to Reproduce
Drag any longish input and try to place it into another block. Notice the selection doesnt use the center of the block or the mouse position, but instead uses the left edge.


Operating System and Browser
Any OS, any browser
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the drag-and-drop behavior with a long input block and trace the logic that chooses the insertion marker or input hole. Check how the dragged block's left edge and mouse position are used. Done means the drop target follows the grabbed or centered portion of the block, with coverage for long inputs.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100