App Inventer Flashcards
Event
An action that causes something to happen
Command
The blocks of code that actually do the work of the app
Pallet
The section in the design view that shows a list of components that 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
Properties
The section in the design view that shows what you can change about the current componen
Media
The section in the design view that shows any images and sounds you have currently uploaded to your app
Blocky
Blockly is the name of the visual programming editor that App Inventor uses to make the blocks in the browser.
Designer
The screen where you can drag and drop component pieces and design your app.
Accelerometer Sensor
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 Inventor on which drawing can be done and sprites (images) or a ball object can be moved.
Horizontal Arrangement
A component in AppInventor that lets you place things next to each other horizontally
Heading
A property of the “ball” component in AppInventor. This specifies the direction in which the ball travels
Heading is measured in degrees
