Information block

Information block

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	None
Blast resistance	6000
Hardness	1
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

{
    "title": "Information block",
    "rows": [
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes (64)",
            "label": "Stackable"
        },
        {
            "field": "None",
            "label": "Tool"
        },
        {
            "field": "6000",
            "label": "(link to Explosion#Blast resistance article, displayed as Blast resistance)"
        },
        {
            "field": "1",
            "label": "(link to Breaking#Blocks by hardness article, displayed as Hardness)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Light article, displayed as Luminous)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Opacity article, displayed as Transparent)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Flammable article, displayed as Flammable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "Catches fire from (link to lava article, displayed as lava)"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [],
    "images": [
        "Information block.png"
    ]
}

Information block was a block that could be used by players in MinecraftEdu to write large amounts of text.

Usage

The GUI of an information block.

The information block could be placed and used by both student and teacher players.

Text

When placed or interacted with, the information block opened a unique text field window, similar to that of a book and quill. Text could be entered starting on any line of the text field, however each line is limited to only 35 characters. When a line is full, the current word is shifted to the next line. Text may also span over several pages.

When editing text, the player could copy and paste the full contents of the current page.

Interaction

All players could interact with information blocks to view their contents regardless of their permission level. Whether or not a player could edit text contained in an information block was only possible when one of several conditions were met:

• The player is a teacher
• The information block had been placed by a player
• The information block had been configured to allow all players to edit it

Configuration

Teacher players could alter certain behavior of the information block through a special configuration menu.

Teleport

When configured, players who stepped on top of the information block would be teleported a certain amount of blocks (up to 5) in a certain direction. They would also be presented with the text field automatically.

Editing

Teachers could choose whether to allow all players to edit the contents of an information block. For blocks placed by teachers, this defaulted to off. For students, it defaulted to on.

Data values

ID of this block is 3722.

Name	Identifier	[hide]Translation key
Information block	blockDialogMessage	block.minecraft.blockDialogMessage

Gallery

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  Main GUI of an information block.

• 

  Settings GUI of an information block (when opened by a teacher.)

History

[hide]MinecraftEdu
0.9652							Added information blocks.
1.5.1 Build 4							If a student places an information block, "Everyone can edit" is set to true by default.
1.5.1 Build 10							Added new editing capabilities for Information blocks.
1.5.1 Build 11							Information block links no longer does made the whole row a link. Pasting from one page to another in information block now works.