Show HN: Minimator, a Minimalist Graphical Editor • Hacker News Board

choward wrote: post #19

speps wrote: post #6

Make it so you're presented a canvas right away and an option to give it a title and resize later. Excalidraw does this very well.

I thought that's what it was at first and tried drawing on it. Once I saw that wasn't the case I closed the tab. Not trying to be petty or anything but I just wanted to tell my real experience since I'm sure I'm not the only one. Naming things is one of the hardest things for me to do.

You are indeed not the only one.

Re: Show HN: Minimator, a Minimalist Graphical Editor

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Post by Timwi » Mon, Jan 10, 2022, 8:31 PM UTC

maxwellito wrote: post #8

dusted wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, it's the text on the bottom of the canvas when creating a new one, it says " Pinch to change dimensions" which is a bit confusing to someone using a mouse, and as far as I can tell, "zooming" with mwheel and control or +/- does something else (it zooms the page, which is not the same as "changing dimensions". That said, I had a lot of fun with this, bookmarked :)

Oh yes right, this is very silly I know. It's only because changing the dimension values on touch screen is awful (need to focus on the input field then then tap the number). While on desktop, you can scroll on the input field to change it's value, which is more convenient. Sadly, I made the "Pinch to change dimension" only on touch screen because it handle the pinch direction, so it can update x/y independently or t…

Hm, if I know the dimensions I want, then I find typing in the actual numbers far easier/more comfortable than the pinch gesture, as the latter is inaccurate and kind of uncooperative. I don't find typing on mobile “awful” at all.