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Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#11

Post by debacle » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:26 PM UTC

I like the simplicity and configurability. Excellent job.

Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#12

Post by jonas_b » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:43 PM UTC

cheeaun wrote: post #4

jonas_b wrote: post #3

I don't have my phone with me right now. Can anybody confirm if this works on iOS? I'm asking because I'm looking for an HTML5 drawing script which works on mobile browsers.

Yeap, works. Tested on iOS mobile safari here.

Sweet, this looks extremely promising!

Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#13

Post by Daiz » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:44 PM UTC

Seems to perform quite well, though the fill tool is a bit useless thanks to the antialiasing on the lines that can't be turned off. Considering the simple approach of this, I'd either remove the AA (or make it togglable) or get rid of the fill tool.

Also...

    h1 { font-family: Comic Sans MS; }

Seriously?

Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#14

Post by Leimi » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:46 PM UTC

Daiz wrote: post #13

Seems to perform quite well, though the fill tool is a bit useless thanks to the antialiasing on the lines that can't be turned off. Considering the simple approach of this, I'd either remove the AA (or make it togglable) or get rid of the fill tool. Also... h1 { font-family: Comic Sans MS; } Seriously?

Yeah there's still a bit of work to do on the paint can.

Hey, Comic Sans fits perfectly here, don't you think? :)

Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#15

Post by AndreasFrom » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:49 PM UTC

jonas_b wrote: post #3

I don't have my phone with me right now. Can anybody confirm if this works on iOS? I'm asking because I'm looking for an HTML5 drawing script which works on mobile browsers.

It only supports one finger at a time, but it works well then.

Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#16

Post by Leimi » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:52 PM UTC

debacle wrote: post #11

I like the simplicity and configurability. Excellent job.

Thanks!

Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#17

Post by davexunit » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:53 PM UTC

If I just click with the brush tool, only a semi-circle appears on the canvas. I would expect it to place a full circle.

Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#18

Post by splatcollision » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:55 PM UTC

Really really nice, thanks for releasing. Anybody tried it with Zepto yet instead of jQuery?

Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#19

Post by ernestipark » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:58 PM UTC

Nice! Leimi - you should check out my project xBoard: https://github.com/eipark/xboard. It is somewhat similar, but focuses more on making the drawing canvas 'video'-like with a scrubber and recording functions. You should fork or pull pieces from it if you'd like that sort of functionality.

Re: Show HN: Drawingboard.js

#20

Post by Daiz » Wed, Sep 25, 2013, 1:58 PM UTC

Leimi wrote: post #14

Daiz wrote: post #13

Seems to perform quite well, though the fill tool is a bit useless thanks to the antialiasing on the lines that can't be turned off. Considering the simple approach of this, I'd either remove the AA (or make it togglable) or get rid of the fill tool. Also... h1 { font-family: Comic Sans MS; } Seriously?

Yeah there's still a bit of work to do on the paint can. Hey, Comic Sans fits perfectly here, don't you think? :)

If you want a "casual" font then I'd recommend something that looks more like your logo or just looks more like marker/drawing board text in general. Fontsquirrel should serve your needs well.

Also, I'd recommend you to redo the logo digitally so you can overlay it on the background seamlessly - the mismatched grids look pretty ugly right now.