# Protractor field limits to 180 degrees, doesn't accept fractions
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/protractor-field-limits-to-180-degrees-doesnt-accept-fractions/4498
**Category:** PXT
**Created:** [November 19, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/protractor-field-limits-to-180-degrees-doesnt-accept-fractions/4498 "2020-11-19T04:29:33Z")
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### Author:  [@jfo8000](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jfo8000)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/protractor-field-limits-to-180-degrees-doesnt-accept-fractions/4498/1 "2020-11-19T04:29:33Z")
I am trying to implement a turn block, so I hooked up the protractor…
It looks as if it limits to 180 degrees? I also can’t do decimals - any time someone types them in they get floored.
Is there any way I can use the blockly angle field? It is a bit closer to what I want - I need to turn a 3d shape by a specific amount.
> **[Angle fields | Blockly | Google Developers](https://developers.google.com/blockly/guides/create-custom-blocks/fields/built-in-fields/angle)**
Thanks!
Jfo
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### Author:  [@jfo8000](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jfo8000)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/protractor-field-limits-to-180-degrees-doesnt-accept-fractions/4498/2 "2020-11-19T04:58:16Z")
You can repro it here on the playground
[https://makecode.com/playground#field-editors-protractor](https://makecode.com/playground#field-editors-protractor)
Load up the protractor example
Add a turn block
Try to type 22.5
Result: floors to 22
Same thing happens with range example (but about half the time). If I type a number, then hit enter it floors. Not all the time - might have something to do with what element has focus.
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### Author:  [@jfo8000](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jfo8000)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/protractor-field-limits-to-180-degrees-doesnt-accept-fractions/4498/3 "2020-12-17T19:03:46Z")
The TSConfig was
```
{
"compilerOptions": {
"target": "es5",
"skipLibCheck": true,
"noImplicitAny": true,
"noImplicitReturns": true,
"declaration": false,
"out": "../built/fieldeditors.js",
"rootDir": ".",
"newLine": "LF",
"sourceMap": false
}
}
```
Will not work if your typescript isn’t 3.5.1
Needed skipLibCheck otherwise it was digging into jquery and validating that.
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### Author:  [@jfo8000](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jfo8000)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/protractor-field-limits-to-180-degrees-doesnt-accept-fractions/4498/4 "2020-12-17T19:03:48Z")
Just following up.
Yes you can replace the fieldeditors by writing an extension.
# How to replace field editors.
- Make a folder called fieldeditors
- Copy the tsconfig from this folder to your folder
- Make sure your pxtarget.json has “extendFieldEditors”: “true”
- The pxt cli will look for “fieldeditors” folder and build it
- Fight typescript compile errors till it loves you back.
```auto
///
///
```
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### Author:  [@jfo8000](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jfo8000)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/protractor-field-limits-to-180-degrees-doesnt-accept-fractions/4498/5 "2020-12-18T04:29:05Z")
As regards to the fraction problem, it seems that there is a fieldOption called precision for the range slider which allows it to accept decimals. This is not working perfectly and I’ve had to call setConstraints with undefined precision to get it to behave properly…
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### Author:  [@Fiona](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Fiona)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/protractor-field-limits-to-180-degrees-doesnt-accept-fractions/4498/6 "2021-03-26T15:28:35Z")
I am facing the same problem. And still finding a solution on google. Please anyone give me the correct answer.
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### Author:  [@jfo8000](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jfo8000)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/protractor-field-limits-to-180-degrees-doesnt-accept-fractions/4498/7 "2021-03-26T21:47:34Z")
Hi Fiona -
In the end I wound up extending my pxt and replacing the editor with my own copy
The source code is here
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You can see how I hooked it up looking at turnAsync()
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And you can see it in action here
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Grab out the turn block from operators.
JFo