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8 votes
KeySmash API planned
You have gone to great lengths to grab every possible input via keyboard and mouse - why not package that up as a nice API that folks can use to build other apps like Teen-Smash, Geri-Smash, Spouse-Smash - but seriously - it would allow people to build nice kiosk style apps and make sure no mischief is going on.
That's totally the idea. Note the other feedback item on "Scripting Functionality." It'd be cool to be able to create other applications. I'd love to turn BabySmash into a "Speak N' Spell" where folks could write scripts to do the logic.
- shanselman -
21 votes
Make exit keyboard command more difficult planned
My 1 yr old played for the first time today and she was out of the app and opening up multiple instances of Windows Media Center in about 5 minutes. Any thought about making the keyboard command to exit the app a little more difficult or involved (i.e., adding additional keys besides just Alt-F4)?
OK, she hit ALT-F4 fast? My concern is that if I make exiting harder that *parents* won't be able to get out. ;) (I've had this complaint before). However, your point is well taken. What's a good keystroke? CTRL-SHIFT-ALT-F4?
- shanselman -
189 votes
Discourage "smashing" planned
Make it only respond if a single key is pressed and not when banging the whole hand on the keyboard.
Good idea, I'll see if it's possible to detect multiple keypresses at the same time. What do you want it to do? BUZZ? Big "No!" or Red X?
- shanselman -
70 votes
ScreenSaver Mode planned
be able to have BabySmash listed in the Screen Savers dialogue box.
Working on this...
- shanselman -
104 votes
internationalization planned
Support other languages
Do we need more than just internationalizing the Options Dialog? Don't we need Sounds as well? So language-specific SmashPacks?
- shanselman -
45 votes
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8 votes
Audio/visual feedback for touch screen devices planned
Watching video clips of Babysmash in use and nearly all the kids touch the screen - well I have a tablet laptop, it would be great to have the screen give feedback too
Great idea! Does your tablet support touchscreen or are you giving the baby a pen?
- shanselman -
56 votes
Add live webcam support (maybe as screen background?) planned
My 2-year old loves BabySmash, but she also loves watching herself in the webcam on our laptop. How about combining the two? Maybe the webcam video could be lightened and used as the screen background.
Great idea! I'll take a look! Like a mirror?
- shanselman -
22 votes
create a "portable" version planned
I'd really love a non-installer version I can run off a USB key, so I, uh, I mean Baby can play in places where I don't have permission to install software.
Working on this...
- shanselman -
3 votes
name licensing terms planned
It would also be nice to get some headers on the source files indicating licensing.
Also, more information on the website about contribution licensing requirements if there are any.
Right now it's BSD. http://www.codeplex.com/babysmash/license
I know I need to update the source, but that's enough to start with.
- shanselman -
23 votes
allow user selected images as shape backgrounds planned
allow user to select images to use for shape backgrounds. e.g. I could select pictures of our kids to display back to them as background images.
I like this idea...so instead of gradients, randomly select pictures from a folder?
- shanselman -
11 votes
Map the keypad numbers to real numbers. planned
Right now, keypad numbers show shapes
Doh! This is the numeric keypad? Do the regular numbers show numbers?
- shanselman
