Touch to Talk - a simple communication aid

The first app I made from scratch using app inventor was touch to talk; a basic soundboard which would allow a child with speech problems to communicate simple phrases, such as the desire for something to eat or drink.


Four global variables were created, and linked to the 4 button groups on the screen. This meant that if a mistake was made, it could be rectified by simply choosing a different button in the same button group. It also meant that the selections would be read out in a predefined order, regardless of what order they were entered. Upon hitting the 'Speak' button, the variables were read out by the TextToSpeech component from the 'Other Stuff' palette.


Not all of the app is shown on the emulator, as the screen is smaller than that of my phone, and as I mentioned in the previous post, I have been designing the apps using my phone for testing. Later on, I will hopefully learn to create apps that automatically adjust to the native screen size.