Affricate applet
Description
The Affricate applet combines the GridAreaAffricate class (which is
derived from GridAreaTwo and GridArea), the LexerTwo Lexer class, and the MyFont custom font class to create a consonantal
occurrence visualizer and simple text-to-speech system.
Any text desired can be entered into the text area. If the "use
color" box is checked, consonants are color-coded using a cellular
automata system. The frequency with which the CA update rule is
applied is controlled by the slider on the right.
When the "Speak to me, Baby." button is pressed, the applet goes
through the text speaking any words (or word parts) it knows, and
sounding the rest out letter by letter.
Instructions
Type text in the black text area. Drag the slider up and down to
change the frequency of the C.A. update. Click on the check box to
turn color coding on and off. Click on the button to speak the text.