Add resizable Output bar window option for better user experience

[martinbedouret]

Feature Request: Resizable Output Bar Window

Description

I'd like to suggest adding an option to resize the Output bar window from the normal size up to about 1/3 screen height.

Motivation

This small improvement would make the app more comfortable for different users so they could see easily which sentence they wrote.

Proposed Solution

Add the ability for users to adjust the height of the Output bar window, allowing it to expand from its current size up to approximately one-third of the screen height.

Benefits

• Enhanced user experience for users with different visual needs
• Improved readability of composed sentences
• Better accessibility for users who need larger text display areas
• More flexible interface that adapts to user preferences

Additional Context

This enhancement would be particularly beneficial for AAC users who need to review longer sentences or prefer larger text displays for better comprehension.

[techwithmuzzu]

Hi team, regarding issue #2063 , could someone confirm if it's currently being worked on? If not, I'm happy to take ownership of it. Please assign it to me. @locnguyen @a11yup-old @lutangar @SteveALee

[martinbedouret]

Thanks @techwithmuzzu .I have just assigned it to you!

[techwithmuzzu]

Hi @martinbedouret! 👋

I have made good progress on this. I've implemented the toggle functionality to expand the Output Bar to roughly 1/3rd of the screen height, as requested.

Here is a quick demo of how it looks:
Video Demo File

Key changes I made:

• Added a toggle button to the bottom of the output bar.

• When expanded, the symbols scale up (1.3x zoom) for better visibility.

• Enabled text wrapping so longer labels (like "Vegetable soup") are fully visible and readable.

• In the universal 11X6 mode, The input symbols becomes so small when we expand the output bar, That is also a main concern. If It's in the classic mode then everything is good.

My question is :
Do you feel the size of the symbols and text in the expanded view is good, or would you prefer them even larger?

Let me know what you think! If this looks good to you, I can clean up the code and open a Pull Request.

[aramkhaled99]

Hi @techwithmuzzu,

I'm the one who originally requested this feature from martinbedouren.

I noticed in the recent test that the output area can now be resized, which is great progress. However, the symbols inside the UI don’t scale much with it. It would be very helpful if the symbols could scale about twice their current size, or at least increase enough to match the output height.

Would it be possible to make the symbol icons scale proportionally when the output size is adjusted? This would greatly improve readability and symbol accessibility, especially since the current 1.3× increase isn’t making a significant difference.

I also discussed this with teachers around me, and they all agreed that slightly larger symbols when resizing would be a big improvement.

Thank you for your continued work on these enhancements!
Looking forward to future updates.

Best regards,
Aram Khaled

[techwithmuzzu]

Thank you, @aramkhaled99 ! I acknowledge the symbols need to scale much larger for better readability and accessibility. I will immediately work on updating the symbols and text to scale proportionally with the resized output window.

[aramkhaled99]

Hi @techwithmuzzu,

Thank you so much for the quick response and for taking the time to look into this! I really appreciate how fast you acknowledged the issue and started working on scaling the symbols and text.

Your effort mean a lot for me so thanks again for your great work!

Best regards,
Aram Khaled

[techwithmuzzu]

Hi @aramkhaled99 👋

I've implemented proportional scaling, so the symbols and text now resize smoothly with the output bar.
The text also wraps correctly and no longer gets cut off while resizing.

🎥 Demo

Please check this short demo video:
👉 Watch the demo

Let me know if this looks good to you — I’ll be happy to open a PR.

[aramkhaled99]

Hi @techwithmuzzu
Thank you very much, thats exacly what do i wanted
Very appreciated for your hard work

[techwithmuzzu]

Hey guys @aramkhaled99 @martinbedouret 👋

I’ve just raised the PR #2075.

What’s included:

• Proportional scaling for both symbols and text
• Fixed the clipping issue where long labels were getting cut off
• Improved the overall resizing experience

I also noticed that the Codacy/Linting check failed — let me know if you'd like me to address that. I’m happy to push a fix.

Super excited to see my code being used by people! 🚀