General on UserVoice

Allow shapes to be non-random

2012-01-16T13:48:53-08:00

Rachael suggested:
It would be good to have an option where specific shapes are mapped to specific keys, rather than random. Our 18mo loves BabySmash and especially loves the stars (she asks to play it by saying "Dar!"), and she can pick out specific keys. So if I press Ctrl and get a star, she then presses Ctrl and is disappointed if she gets a different shape. It would be good to have a mode where the shapes were predictable.

uninstall [updated]

2012-01-11T04:34:16-08:00

Eric said:

How do you uninstall This program?

had google ads on your site so we can click them and support you

2011-12-31T04:44:23-08:00

Konrad Walsh suggested:
its a quick way for people to support you

Record better audio and lose the Text To Speech voice [updated]

2011-12-28T14:22:47-08:00

inarius said:

If people are able to record their own, then it should be an option to phone home with new translations. If some translations are incorporated into future versions, it would be useful to those (me) who are too lazy to record it themselves...

Provide an ALT+F4 Alternative! [updated]

2011-12-27T17:42:23-08:00

I bought my son one of those cool chunky keyboards but, alas, it has no F-unction keys and thus is not ALT+F4 compatible.

AnyThingButAN00B said:

Try CTRL-W! Works for me!

THANKS FOR THIS VIRUS!! [updated]

2011-12-21T08:12:57-08:00

YOU HAVE RUINED MY KEYBOARD COULD NOT CLOSE THE STUPID THING AND NOW ONLY LETTERS WORK ON MY KEYBAORD NO OTHER KEYS WORK YOU PRICKS NO COMMERS NO FULL STOPS NO BACKSPACE AND STUCK ON CAPITALS WHAT A BUNCH OF IDIOTS OH AND SO UP YOURSELF YOU DO NOT EVEN OFFER OPTION FOR HATE THANKS FOR THIS

GOD said:

just reboot

BabySmash via the XBox360 kinect?

2011-12-05T17:01:17-08:00

Jim suggested:
I'm gearing up to learn how to program the XBox 360 Kinect device. Baby smash! Baby smash city!

pronounce "zee" as "zed" to create international English version.

2011-11-27T02:27:03-08:00

J A B suggested:
Outside of North America "zee" is pronounced "zed".

BUBBLES ARE FUN!!

2011-11-17T08:06:51-08:00

mckagan suggested:
add color animated bubbles, so kids can play catch and hit with the mouse! that's FUN!! it also helping kids practicing their control skill -- inspired by my 23 months son, he really loves the mouse, he often open some programs and close it one by one.. @_@ great work anyway thx

uninstall [updated]

2011-11-05T12:22:05-07:00

wagner said:

Support old computers without hw alpha blending

2011-11-05T02:35:03-07:00

Steve Schnepp suggested:
I want to use babysmash on my old laptop, but it doesn't does alpha blending in hardware, so it is quite slow. Would it be possible to have a option that disables the blending/transparency effect ? It wouldn't be as eye candy, but would work smooothly.

Record better audio and lose the Text To Speech voice [updated]

2011-10-13T22:48:07-07:00

Raven said:

I would love to be able to record my own voice on this, or frankly have any other voice, the text to speech is kinda scary and I think it makes it a lot less fun for my little girl, it totally reminds me of the paranoid android from "the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" I think she would really love it if the voice was more cheerful.

Record better audio and lose the Text To Speech voice [updated]

2011-09-21T12:19:50-07:00

Andriy Sen said:

David, did you get my email?

THANKS FOR THIS VIRUS!! [updated]

2011-09-12T15:44:01-07:00

druff said:

Oh, Look, an angry comment from someone that can't find 'Alt-F4'. NEXT

allow prg to work in backgroun of other programs. IE if watching video, baby cant hit keys to stop.

2011-09-06T20:51:16-07:00

disable function key (fn)? [updated]

2011-09-05T13:18:03-07:00

Please disable the function (fn) key! My 16 mo old figured out that fn + spacebar changes the resolution, fn + F7 makes the screen go blank, and some magical combination of keystrokes that disable all punctuation keys, which I have yet to figure out. The only solution is to reboot.

Torsten Piotraschke said:

I have the same problem with my 9 month old (he isn't doing it on purpose though). Isn't there a way to simply block/disable the fn-key? Something like "if(key.equals("fn"))return;"? Something like that was working in Java, wasn't it?

Make exit keyboard command more difficult [updated]

2011-08-29T11:58:39-07:00

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)?

Nita said:

i like the idea of options, all my alt f4 does is turn the brightness up and down and make more shapes come up and it wont exit for me.i have mine set to laughter so i feel like the characters are laughing at me lol. i have to push ctrl-alt-delete and exit the program that way

i have 2 monitors.. is there a way to set it

2011-08-20T01:43:05-07:00

patrick suggested:
i have 2 monitors.. is there a way to set it to only one monitor? currently its taking both monitors..

turn individual keys into musical notes so baby can make music/noise and learn cause and effect

2011-08-18T15:33:35-07:00

melody suggested:
I was surprised this option wasn't already available. Our 5 month old loves Baby Smash with laughter - not so much with speech - but I think introducing a musical element will make the appeal last longer and the program can grow with him. Until he figures out that a certain key makes a certain note, I am sure he will continue to smash away... but once he discovers the cause and effect, a whole new game will manifest.

internationalization [updated]

2011-07-14T00:39:17-07:00

Support other languages

Tomek said:

Hello.

I also would like to help with developing Polish language version!

disable ctrl-windowskey

2011-07-03T17:31:35-07:00

Jessica suggested:
on windows 7, this brings up start menu and defeats the app security. several other key combos (probably involving banging a full hand on shift, ctrl, fn, windows key, or alt) pop up windows functions.

Record better audio and lose the Text To Speech voice [updated]

2011-06-13T15:18:44-07:00

Andriy Sen said:

David, I did code changes that if it finds the file for the letter it will play that file. Send me email to hotmail address apsen and we could talk.

Record better audio and lose the Text To Speech voice [updated]

2011-06-05T14:20:15-07:00

David Andersen said:

Andriy Sen, Have you implemented the code for this, or have you made the recordings. I would be very interested if you have implemented the code (I did not know that this was open-source). I would be willing to share recordings in Norwegian.

Record better audio and lose the Text To Speech voice [updated]

2011-05-31T16:32:12-07:00

Andriy Sen said:

I've made the changes so it is possible to record your own voice. I could share them if interested.

internationalization [updated]

2011-05-31T16:29:32-07:00

Support other languages

Andriy Sen said:

I've made the changes to support alternate keyboard layouts so you could use it with other languages. I've used it with Russian and Ukrainian. Also if you'll record you voice and put it in the startup directory of the program it will use it instead of synthesized speech. I could share the changes if anyone is interested.

Record better audio and lose the Text To Speech voice [updated]

2011-05-29T16:20:51-07:00

David Andersen said:

Yes, I would record all of them in my own language. If you could allow multiple recordings for each letter, I would make variations over the same letters to make it more fun.

Discourage "smashing" [updated]

2011-04-30T06:25:50-07:00

Make it only respond if a single key is pressed and not when banging the whole hand on the keyboard.

Serena said:

I agree with Bob. If it's going to happen, make it an option...

Provide an ALT+F4 Alternative! [updated]

2011-04-03T00:57:36-07:00

I bought my son one of those cool chunky keyboards but, alas, it has no F-unction keys and thus is not ALT+F4 compatible.

Bhargav said:

Try left CTRL and W!