One of the coolest apps I miss after switching to Linux. I still boot my Mac to create diagrams with it every now and then.
Monodraw
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Re: Monodraw
#182Developer of the app here, happy to answer any questions.
I am trying it for the first time. One point of feedback, with the caveat that my only experience so far is opening the tutorial: I immediately hate that when intending to scroll vertically using the trackpad on my macbook, it constantly unintentionally scrolls horizontally as well and I have to correct it. It is particularly irritating since there is no content on the canvas to see when scrolling. Maybe I'm just sup…
as a counterpoint, not critique: i am a fan of this precision
Re: Monodraw
#183Earlier quoted context omitted.
Cool app! What part excludes it from being sandboxed?
The direct version is not sandboxed as I didn't want to deal with Sparkle (autoupdater) and sandboxing. The Mac App Store version is sandboxed.
Thanks. Then the wording on the website is somewhat confusing. I didn't even realise there is a Mac App Store version.
Re: Monodraw
#184Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nice! Does it support the new 3x2 and 4x2 mosaic characters (and the HP big 3x3 cell letters) from recent Unicode specs?
Any more information about this? I can't find anything.
Unicode 13 added the 3x2s and 16 the 4x2s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_for_Legacy_Computing and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_for_Legacy_Computing_S...
Re: Monodraw
#185Earlier quoted context omitted.
Agreed, but between having a web version and having the app stay exclusive to MacOS, I’d prefer the former.
Why? There are already all kinds of web sites that do this kind of thing. Monodraw's unique selling point is that it's a native Mac app that takes advantage of the Mac UI and it's done well so the UX is top notch. If you don't care about making the best possible app that you can, go ahead and do it in the browser. You will get something that's probably good enough and runs everywhere. But it's going to use more batte…
I believe the attention to detail that sets Monodraw apart can be transposed to the web as well — albeit diverging from MacOS conventions.
It’s possible to make great web apps, it just takes the kind of care and dedication that @milen has already proven to have. If the web interface lowers the barriers to developing a cross-platform version of Monodraw, then I think it would be silly not to consider investing in it.
Re: Monodraw
#186Earlier quoted context omitted.
My point being that it is a very neat way to now-and-then onboard some new users. Wonder if those submitting thew 'news' are in any way affiliated, or perhaps - from the team.
The team is just me - the developer. There’s no affiliation whatsoever, I’m actually quite surprised every time Monodraw appears on the front page as the app just had its 10th birthday. I would have assumed most people in the community would know about it by now.
Curious indeed, no offense in my previous comments, Sir. Perhaps you are the same Milen who worked on Socialite? Not sure I find it in your resumee but the Джумеров name matches this article .) https://www.novinite.bg/index.php/articles/6180/Prilojenieto...
Congrats on your work and achievements.
Re: Monodraw
#187This at least 10th post of Monodraw on hn https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8433417 - oct 09 2014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9545252 - may 14 2015 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27832910 - july 14 2021 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32134469 - july 18 2022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39651796 - march 9 2024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45037904 - 1 year ago and the some all o…
Thanks! Macroexpanded: Monodraw - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39651796 - March 2024 (200 comments) Monodraw – a non-subscription, powerful ASCII art editor - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32134469 - July 2022 (36 comments) Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27832910 - July 2021 (102 comments) Monodraw – macOS ASCII art editor - https://news.ycombinator.com/it…
Not sure why the new lines would not print, it was a message copy-pasted from Sublime Text i think via FF on Macos15
Re: Monodraw
#188Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm a big fan of Monodraw and use it frequently for ASCII assets / animations for https://oxide.computer . I'd love some scripting features, to create and edit designs through code. But I'm aware my use case is a little niche.
Nice! I was wondering if it would be good for making ascii art assets for roguelike games (for example: https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2014/12/cogmind-ascii-art... or https://www.markrjohnsongames.com/games/ultima-ratio-regum/ ) - some of the art you've made for oxide thinks it must be good for that!
The Cogmind dev made his own tool called REXPaint which is mentioned elsewhere on this page.
Re: Monodraw
#189Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks! Macroexpanded: Monodraw - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39651796 - March 2024 (200 comments) Monodraw – a non-subscription, powerful ASCII art editor - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32134469 - July 2022 (36 comments) Monodraw: ASCII art editor for the Mac - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27832910 - July 2021 (102 comments) Monodraw – macOS ASCII art editor - https://news.ycombinator.com/it…
Not sure why the new lines would not print, it was a message copy-pasted from Sublime Text i think via FF on Macos15
Oh, that's in https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc.
I've fixed your GP comment now. Btw it's on my list to change this "two newlines to get a blank line rule", or at least to look closely at changing it.
Re: Monodraw
#190Earlier quoted context omitted.
Any more information about this? I can't find anything.
Unicode 13 added the 3x2s and 16 the 4x2s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_for_Legacy_Computing and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_for_Legacy_Computing_S...
Thank you. I was searching for 3x2 and combination and the likes.