Not sure why this was deleted without notice, but fortunately I have a backup.
The new beta contains the /tellraw command, a welcome addition that has been in Java for a long time. However, there is a problem -- the syntax is slightly different. All the text components must be inside an array called rawtext in the root argument. The difference is small, but if this goes live, tons of Bedrock players using the command will be confused, since hundreds of resources online will be using the Java way.
In case you're not familiar, I will describe Java text components below. A text component can be one of three things:
- a plain string: /tellraw @a "hello"
- a compound with text properties: /tellraw @a {"text":"hello","color":"green"}
- a list of text components (recursive): /tellraw @a ["hello ",{"text":"there "},[[["pal"]]]]
The current beta allows only for a list of compounds, nested inside a root object for some reason. I'm posting this not because the command is missing functionality (I presume that will come with time), but because I'm worried that Bedrock's backwards compatibility policy will ensure this disparity will stay in place forever if it's not corrected soon. Thank you!
Old posts are removed from view at the start of each beta release so that feedback remains timely and specific to the current beta by request of the team. I'll add that to the pinned post. Hope that helps.
I see, thank you! Would it be appropriate to continue re-posting this until a response is posted, or is there a better place for this feedback?
Given the persistence (of the issue), I'm going to move it over to commands. :)
Hm thanks, though it is important to know that this is specifically feedback for the beta, and will become far more difficult to implement after the beta is released publicly.