[MC-102146] Cannot type / or : into structure blocks

I cannot type the / character into the structure block's Load dialog.

If I use /blockdata to force a / character into a structure block, it works fine. I can even copy and paste one in. So why can't I type one?

This is needed to load and save structures to folders, including the structures that ship with the game (such as "endcity/ship")

Environment

Windows 7, Java 1.8.0_25

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MC-102614 Able to paste invalid characters into structure blocks Resolved

Comments 6

[Mod] Neko 2016-05-18T21:44:13Z

Can confirm

Ezekiel 2016-05-18T22:59:10Z

Most likely WAI because : and / are path separators on most platforms.

migrated 2016-05-19T00:42:20Z

^ You're correct! And that's precisely why I want to use them - 16w20a saves its own structures (end city, igloo, fossils) in their own folders, which means I should be using a path separator to access them.

migrated 2016-05-22T04:38:44Z

I'm 99% sure you're not meant to be able to access the native structures with these blocks. When the structure blocks were given a GUI and texture for players to use, they were meant for user structures, not built-in ones. You might suggest this restriction be removed in the suggestions Reddit, but I'm pretty sure it's WAI.

NeunEinser 2016-05-27T13:22:42Z

Work around: You can copy paste slashes. Had the same problem 😃

migrated 2016-05-28T10:20:10Z

How could this be WAI? Mojang need to either completely refuse paths with slashes (i.e. it won't load the structure if the path has a slash or colon in it) or allow slashes to be typed. Maybe a better description would be "typing into structure blocks is inconsistent".