Possible to stop OpenSesame "tidying" my script?

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• jtpar

  November 2016 edited November 2016

  Sorry, I'm not sure if the above was clear. Just in case, here's an example...

  I start with this...~~~~

      set start_response_interval no
      set duration 0
      set description "Displays stimuli"
  
      # food images
      draw image center=1 file="[left_food][rand_int_l].jpg" scale=0.25 show_if=always x="-[target_eccentricity]" y=0 z_index=0
      draw image center=1 file="[right_food][rand_int_r].jpg" scale=0.25 show_if=always x="[target_eccentricity]" y=0 z_index=0
  
      # arrow cue
      # N.B. - x1 is the arrow's tail; x2 the arrow's head
      draw arrow arrow_body_length="[body_length_proportion]" arrow_body_width="[body_width_proportion]" arrow_head_width="[head_width]" color=white fill=1 penwidth="[pen]" show_if=always x1="[=-1*(var.arrow_halfwidth)*(var.cue_side)]" x2="[=(var.arrow_halfwidth)*(var.cue_side)]" y1=0 y2=0 z_index=0
  
      # probe (appears on top of one of the food images)
      draw circle color="#ffff00" fill=1 penwidth=1 r="[probe_size]" show_if=always x="[=(var.target_eccentricity)*(var.cue_side)]" y=0 z_index=0
      draw circle color=black fill=0 penwidth=4 r="[probe_size]" show_if=always x="[=(var.target_eccentricity)*(var.cue_side)]" y=0 z_index=0
  

  which gets corrected to this...

      # food images
      # arrow cue
      # N.B. - x1 is the arrow's tail; x2 the arrow's head~~~~
      # probe (appears on top of one of the food images)
      set start_response_interval no
      set duration 0
      set description "Displays stimuli"
      draw image center=1 file="[left_food][rand_int_l].jpg" scale=0.25 show_if=always x="-[target_eccentricity]" y=0 z_index=0
      draw image center=1 file="[right_food][rand_int_r].jpg" scale=0.25 show_if=always x="[target_eccentricity]" y=0 z_index=0
      draw arrow arrow_body_length="[body_length_proportion]" arrow_body_width="[body_width_proportion]" arrow_head_width="[head_width]" color=white fill=1 penwidth="[pen]" show_if=always x1="[=-1*(var.arrow_halfwidth)*(var.cue_side)]" x2="[=(var.arrow_halfwidth)*(var.cue_side)]" y1=0 y2=0 z_index=0
      draw circle color="#ffff00" fill=1 penwidth=1 r="[probe_size]" show_if=always x="[=(var.target_eccentricity)*(var.cue_side)]" y=0 z_index=0
      draw circle color=black fill=0 penwidth=4 r="[probe_size]" show_if=always x="[=(var.target_eccentricity)*(var.cue_side)]" y=0 z_index=0
  
• sebastiaan

  November 2016

  Hi Jonathan,

  No, you cannot prevent OpenSesame from doing this. Essentially, OpenSesame parses the script to see if it's ok, and then regenerates it. And the regenerated script may differ slightly from the original script.

  For example, if you add unnecessary (but harmless) quotes to a number:

  set a_number "10"
  

  OpenSesame will remove them:

  set a_number 10
  

  In principle, what you're doing now is fine. But it's getting very close to full-fledged coding, which OpenSesame script isn't really optimal for. Why not just use Python?

  Cheers,
  Sebastiaan

  
  
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• jtpar

  November 2016

  Hmmm. Perhaps I will! Thanks for the explanation, Sebastiaan!

  Cheers,
  -Jonathan