Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac
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Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac
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Re: Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac
#2This looks really cool. Well done! And no electron. Will definitely try it out
Re: Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac
#3This looks really cool. Well done! And no electron. Will definitely try it out
> And no electron.
I bought this app years ago - I have a feeling it might even predate electron?
It's awesome for embedding simple diagrams.
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#4What's the purpose of being able to embed an image in the sheet? Is it intended to be an aid to `tracing' an image when creating ASCII art, or does it have some other purpose?
Re: Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac
#5This looks really cool. Well done! And no electron. Will definitely try it out
I somewhat understand the hate for electron but as a non-Mac user I'd much rather have access to this app - and I suspect the author would rather have me pay them for it. For such niche software it seems silly to build it so platform specific.
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#7This looks pretty cool, though unfortunately I'm not near my Mac so I can't really check it out. I'd be interested to know how its freehand pencil tool compares to JavE's (http://www.jave.de/). I always thought that was the coolest feature of JavE.
Re: Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac
#8Unfortunately in minimal maintenance mode for the last 3 years. https://blog.helftone.com/monodraw-maintenance-mode/
Still works well though.
Re: Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac
#9This looks really cool. Well done! And no electron. Will definitely try it out
I get the hate that Electron gets for it's weight and overhead, but this is a perfect example of why Electron has value.
This app has no dependency on native OS for anything beyond writing data. It doesn't need to compile heavy code bases, it doesn't need fast GPU or other access. It could have very well been an electron app, and it would have the benefit of being widely available on many platforms.
I'd love to be able to use this app, but as a Linux and Windows user, I'm unable to. So I'll be searching for an alternative that runs on the platforms I have access to.
That said, no hate on the author for building the tool to their needs and desires. It's a fantastic looking app, and looks well executed. Wish I could use it.
Re: Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac
#10This looks really cool. Well done! And no electron. Will definitely try it out
I get the hate that Electron gets for it's weight and overhead, but this is a perfect example of why Electron has value. This app has no dependency on native OS for anything beyond writing data. It doesn't need to compile heavy code bases, it doesn't need fast GPU or other access. It could have very well been an electron app, and it would have the benefit of being widely available on many platforms. I'd love to be ab…
And think about how much more work it was. And how much more work it'll take to maintain and update.
It's an interesting choice to do native.
That said, very impressive work.