(Sorry if it's a double-post) I ported SpeakEase to Android and added touch support to it so you can test how it "feels" :) The code is basically a straight port and it's really ugly but it should work. Oh, I also made it so that it'll replace the home screen.. so you can't exit it easily and do other stuff with your phone :) (you can still hold down the home button and access other things from there... sadly :) )
Grab it from http://tauntz.pri.ee/SpeakEase/SpeakEase.zip Tauno On Oct 14, 12:14 pm, Vincent Vatelot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks blindfold! > > I have just tried the speakease project on my phone... It is > approximatively what I would like to do! :) > 1- I do not know how to add images/sounds and how to manage images, > sounds and categories... I checked the code, and it seems easy to do, > but for my parents who do not have any computing skills...! > 2- I would like to go further and make it easier to use: When the > program is in use, the user can note use other program... In that way, > the phone can not be used for other things (music, playing game...). > In my little brother case, I know that if he can play with the phone, > he will not use it correctly... > 3- I need a touchscreen and I do not know if speakease works well with > touchscreen! :) > > Very good example!! Thanks a lot! > > Vincent > > On Oct 14, 10:24 am, Vincent Vatelot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Visual Thesaurus is very interesting! I did not know it, and it gave > > me another idea on the functionnal organisation: The labels could be > > organized with tags and not by categories... But this is just an idea! > > > I know that the best thing would be to have a web based platform: > > Accessible from anywhere, easy to manage... But I do not want this > > becomes a problem: Need an internet connection (google gears??...), > > connected to internet -> low autonomy... > > > I have basic knowledge in php/sql, but I think that will not be > > enough... > > > I am going to create a project on google code... > > > Vincent > > > On Oct 14, 8:46 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Have you looked at visual thesaurus? It shows words, their > > > relationships, and provides a recorded voice speaking the word. If you > > > enter a verb, like go, you get lots of choices. > > > > There might be something there to use as reference: > > > >http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ > > > > Android phones should have very good support of web apps as it is not > > > in Google's model to to drive to a single hardware platform. > > > > On Oct 13, 4:17 pm, Vincent Vatelot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > So, I am going to explain a little more what I have in my head... > > > > > My little brother, Maxime, is 21 years old. He doesn't speak and has > > > > never spoken. He has his own perception of the world but he is > > > > sociable and he understand everything we tell him. > > > > > However, he is not independant and he still lives with my parents. He > > > > is very calm and can stay focus on a task if he is interested. He > > > > loves everything that makes lights and sounds! It is not difficult for > > > > him to use a computer, and for exemple, he is very good when playing > > > > computer games...! > > > > > When he was younger, he had a system of labels which were attached to > > > > his trouser. When he wanted something, he asked with his labels... > > > > Very good idea, and he managed it well, but there were more and more > > > > labels, and it became difficult to continue with that! > > > > > Then, he tried a vocal synthesis. It was a kind of box (40cm x 20cm x > > > > 3cm and about 1kg... Sorry, I am french ;) ) There were about 50 > > > > labels on this box and when he pushed a label, there was a predifined > > > > sound (for exemple, to say "hello, my name is Maxime...")... Very good > > > > idea too, but not easy to use at all! > > > > > Finally, he tried B.A.bar (http://www.fst.ch/babar/)... Another vocal > > > > synthesis based on the usage of barcode... A word is associated to a > > > > barcode, and you have to scan it to speak... This is not a good idea > > > > for my brother who spent his time playing with the light of the > > > > scanner and recording various sounds!... > > > > > I first wanted to develop an application who was based on the labels > > > > and the first vocal synthesis principle, but more user-friendly... I > > > > thought about a pocket-pc, but this is a closed platform, and I do not > > > > have knowledge in .net... I would like to have a product that would be > > > > small, simple... for both user and administrator... Here are the > > > > functionnalities I thought about: > > > > > 1. A simple interface that allows to associate pictures (or words) > > > > to sounds, ordered by categories and easily accessible (touch screen > > > > and big pictures...) > > > > 2. The plateform would have to be locked on restricted applications > > > > (no way to use it as a recorder or game, or other thing...) > > > > 3. An easy admin interface that would allow administrator to manage > > > > sounds, pictures, words, categories... > > > > 4. Why not developping an application that could call a phone > > > > number in case of emergency (home...) so that he could try to make > > > > things by himself... > > > > 5. And finally, but that's complitely hypothetical, develop an > > > > application that could synthetize a voice from the sounds he can make > > > > with his own voice (laugh, cry...) I am not sure this is possible to > > > > make it, but I hope so... > > > > > So... I think I have summerized everything... Do you thing I should > > > > propose a project? I am able to lead it, but I am not sure about the > > > > way to do it... > > > > > Thanks for your advice > > > > > Vincent > > > > > On 13 oct, 01:49, Danny Pimienta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > I am interested in this idea as well, I am a novice developer with a > > > > > 7 > > > > > year old autistic son. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On Oct 12, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Filipe Abrantes > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Vincent, > > > > > > > If your idea is useful, I'm interested in putting some effort on it. > > > > > > > Could you present the idea a bit more in detail, explain how it > > > > > > helps > > > > > > autists and why android is the right platform to do it. > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Filipe > > > > > > > Vincent Vatelot wrote: > > > > > >> Hello all, > > > > > > >> My little brother is autistic and I would like to find a ay to help > > > > > >> him to communicate with other people. He understands very well, > > > > > >> and > > > > > >> he > > > > > >> has tried several mehod of commuication. > > > > > > >> I am sure that he could use a platform like google android to > > > > > >> communicate. I have thinked about the solution and I have got my > > > > > >> idea, > > > > > >> but I am not able to realise it... I have not enough knowledge in > > > > > >> the > > > > > >> field of programming... > > > > > > >> 1- Has anyone ideas on applications that could help autistic (or > > > > > >> other > > > > > >> handicaped people...) to communicate? > > > > > >> 2- Is there anyone here who would be interested to work on me on > > > > > >> the > > > > > >> idea I have? > > > > > > >> Thanks a lot... > > > > > > >> Vincent > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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