App Inventer Flashcards
(23 cards)
Event
An action that makes something happen
Command
The blocks that do all the work
Palette
The section in design view that shows a list of components hat you can add to your app
Viewer
The section in the design view that shows what the app will look like
Components
the section in the design view that shows what items have already been added to your app
Property’s
The section in the design view that shows what you can change about the current component
Blockly
Blockly is the name of a visual programming editor that app inventors use to make blockers in the browser
Designer
The screen where you can drag and drop component pieces and design your app.
Media
The section in the design view that shows any images and sounds you have currently uploaded to your app
Accelerater
Non-visible component that can detect shaking
New components
Canvas,camera
New code
Long click (event),dragging (event)
Canvas
A two dimensional touch sensitive rectangular panel in app inventors on which drawing can be done and sprites
Heading
A property of the “ball” component in AppInventor. This specifies the direction in which the ball travels
Heading is measured in degrees
Interval
property of the “ball” component in AppInventor. This specifies the frequency of the ball movement
Interval is measure in milliseconds
Radias
A property of the “ball” component in AppInventor. This specifies the size of the ball
Radius is measured in pixels
Speed
property of the “ball” component in AppInventor. This specifies how fast the ball travels
Speed is measured in pixels per second
Horizontal arrangement
A component in appinventor that lets you place things next to each other horizontally
Conditional Statement
a set of rules performed if a certain condition is met. (Example - IF a checkbox is checked THEN execute the command)