zhyder

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   by zhyder 18y ago

   Awesome, thanks for spreading the word!
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   by zhyder 18y ago

   Thanks! 1) Coming soon. 2) Could be done, but I'm not sure how useful it is for whiteboarding. (It is with photos though.) 3) Not sure about this either: you'd inadvertently end up with an ugly drawing with too many font sizes... and you'd
3. 423.▲
   by zhyder 18y ago

   So much great feedback here. Thanks all! These Qs may get drowned in the comments, but I'll try anyway: - Do you think anything here is patentable? I hate patent trolls as much as anyone else, and I do wish legislation eventually disallows
4. 424.▲
   by zhyder 18y ago

   I was hoping it would fit in 1024x768. How many toolbars does your browser have enabled (in addition to the address+tab bars)?
5. 425.▲
   by zhyder 18y ago

   "look like". It was actually made with Dabbleboard itself (except for the word "BETA"). I had the general idea for the logo, and I thought to myself "which is the easiest app for me to make the logo in... oh wait". It's just a placeholder f
6. 426.▲
   by zhyder 18y ago

   Yes, the Mac version could be better too. I'm curious if you're seeing issues with Dabbleboard in particular. If not you could still un-adblock (or un-flashblock) it :).
7. 427.▲
   by zhyder 18y ago

   Sure it's no more than a weekend project (though it took me a LOTT longer than that). If a weekend project has the potential to add value to the lives of many users -which I'm hoping for-, I'd call it a startup.
8. 428.▲
   by zhyder 18y ago

   It's there, but you need to sign up for that. After signing up, click "Share".
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   by zhyder 18y ago

   Javascript's ability to do graphics is very limited; you have to do hacky 1pixel divs, and you still won't get pretty anti-aliasing. Even if I had infinite time to write the code in JS, I'd have to replicate a lot of functionality of the Fl
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Thanks! 1. I'm worried about database load. I'll have to do some intelligent memcaching etc. (haven't thought this thru yet) to make that a possibility. 2. Yep I've thought of that, tho I'm a little worried it might creep people out. (It's
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    If by "free transform resizer" you're referring to the green move/scale/etc. circles, then that shouldn't happen. They're supposed to only come up when you click on an object, not right after drawing each shape. If that's happening it must
12. 432.▲
    by zhyder 18y ago

    Oops, thanks for pointing that out.
13. 433.▲
    by zhyder 18y ago

    Yes, the problem is that I don't support curved lines yet. (Do let me know if you intended it to be a straight line and the algo still messed up.) Sounds like everyone wants curved lines, so back to the drawing board -ahem dabbleboard-. W
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Thanks! As a EE myself, the ideal feature for circuit diagrams would be "auto right-angle route and connect" (hope that made sense). Visio/Omnigraffle have this. I wonder how many non-EEs (or non-techies) would need that.
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Thanks. It does have this, the "few seconds behind" version :), though you have to click a button (Share -> Refresh) to refresh the drawing. Try using the "Share" functionality with a friend after signing up.
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Thanks! I'm not sure I'd be able to update the algorithm to automatically detect tilt. That would probably have to be a tool you use after drawing (like the "group" button). I'm curious, what types of drawing would you need tilt/skew in?
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Sure, I could consider a default shadow. But I'm reluctant to clutter the UI by giving the user a gazillion options for shadows, none of which help you communicate your ideas any better.
18. 438.▲
    by zhyder 18y ago

    Any other users prefer this "middle ground" of selection versus drawing disambiguation? :) I can add it right easily enough.
19. 439.▲
    by zhyder 18y ago

    Just drag your selection to the pane on the left.
20. 440.▲
    by zhyder 18y ago

    Sorry about that. I've heard one or two other instances. So much for the Flash player being consistent :(. I have 10.5.2 and the same version of Firefox. I don't have a way to debug this right now (can only afford one mac), but I'll try to
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Thanks! 1. You're referring to the move/replicate/scale/delete handles, right? I could probably add that. 2. The visual differentiation so far is that the toggle buttons are clumped together. There's one "bug" though: the top and bottom edg
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    1. svg export would be easier than visio export, but has less market value. So overall I don't know which to do first :). 2. There's just 2 thicknesses supported so far. How much more control do you think you'd need (3 levels?, 4 levels?)?
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    I'm trying to solve this problem by loading my default drawing (which loads when you aren't signed in), the one with all the instructions. I should make the instruction for how to enter text ("Click anywhere and start typing to enter text")
24. 444.▲
    by zhyder 18y ago

    Thanks for the feedback! 1) This is planned. Will also snap to grid when moving objects. 2) I want to do this. But as I said in another comment, I just need to figure out the UI for enabling the user to change the curvature of the line. 3)
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Yeah I should do the https thing. At least makes the transfer secure. I already do a bit of random strings. Try sharing a drawing, the link it produces includes a 16character code that must match for the sharee to be able to access the draw
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Thanks! I have a UI problem with resizing. If you have to see a drawing made by a friend who used a bigger window, you'd see a truncated drawing. The obvious solution here is to have canvas you can zoom-in/zoom-out of, AND allow horizontal/
27. 447.▲
    by zhyder 18y ago

    Thanks! That's an interesting feature, hadn't thought of that. At first thought, I actually don't think it'd be technically too difficult either, just need to make a clean API.
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    "The text is a bit off... I assumed that there should be a toolbar button. Maybe it would just give you instructions..." Sorry for being dumb, but I didn't follow. Could you clarify? Thanks a lot!
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Yeah I'm in two minds about that. The problem arises coz of my "optimization" where I automatically figure out whether you want to: 1. Select: click without dragging. 2. Draw: click while dragging. All other drawing apps have separate tools
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    by zhyder 18y ago

    Thanks for the feedback! 1. Hmm... I'm not sure of that. That's definitely what users expect of bad whiteboards like MS Paint, the one in Netmeeting, etc. I think most whiteboarding involves drawing block diagrams and such (or maybe that'