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Re: Show HN: a free multi-user whiteboard with unlimited, zoomable surface

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Post by drieddust »

florianguenther wrote: post #20
urza wrote: post #14

Infinite zooming is nice. How is it implemented? I would like it as a library.

The library is already out there, I open sourced it: https://github.com/florianguenther/zui53 (but it's very early beta, bad documented)

Thanks for sharing

Re: Show HN: a free multi-user whiteboard with unlimited, zoomable surface

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Post by jackvalentine »

cefarix wrote: post #8

http://sketchub.com/jte1y8agb4

Instead of having tonnes of empty test pages, why don't we all just agree to use the parent of my comment as the test canvas for this thread?

Edit: I somehow cannot draw in the one I suggested. Sorry.

Re: Show HN: a free multi-user whiteboard with unlimited, zoomable surface

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Post by ed209 »

this is pretty neat, from a designers point of view here are some things I'd suggest:

- something like a photoshop navigator where you see your zoom level vs your current canvas. Currently it's quite easy to zoom out a lose your stuff. - alternatively have a zoom % and return to 100% and center - As well as the current freehand drawing style, have a version that straightens the lines for you. - keep line thickness at any zoom level so it's not so bad when you zoom back in (although I can think of nice uses as it is) - write text

Re: Show HN: a free multi-user whiteboard with unlimited, zoomable surface

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Post by hjalle »

ed209 wrote: post #25

this is pretty neat, from a designers point of view here are some things I'd suggest: - something like a photoshop navigator where you see your zoom level vs your current canvas. Currently it's quite easy to zoom out a lose your stuff. - alternatively have a zoom % and return to 100% and center - As well as the current freehand drawing style, have a version that straightens the lines for you. - keep line thickness at…

Totally agree, I'd like to be able to draw a straight line as well. I don't have that talent manually =) Some command such as shift would be nice for this, as well as the ctrl + z command

Re: Show HN: a free multi-user whiteboard with unlimited, zoomable surface

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Post by GeneTraylor »

I work in a distributed office, and over the past few days I've been trying to find a "concept mapper", which helps us to make projects more concrete through flowcharts etc. The problem that I keep on facing is that the web apps which dominate the current market just don't cut my needs. They don't allow for proper exploration, and collaboration is a frustrating progress. We would gladly pay for a tool that doesn't get in our way and just lets us all communicate.

I think that you will find a ready market, if you can solve the thorny problem of communicating projects, which involve several interconnected parts/ideas.

I know for a fact that I'll buy it.

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