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Re: Vectorpea: Online Tool for Vector Graphics

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Post by llamaInSouth »

eigenvalue wrote: post #27
notwhereyouare wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i imagine it's 1) he reports to himself 2) doesn't have 5 levels of product owners/project managers "figuring out what's best for the end user" that, often doesn't align with the end user's needs and 3) reports to himself

Yeah I’m sure that’s part of it. I think he’s also just ridiculously good at programming and knows how to squeeze every ounce of performance out of a WASM app. One thing he has going for him is that the app design was basically done already for him by hundreds of people over 20+ years to design the original Photoshop interface (he’s basically totally stealing all of that from some old version of Photoshop, maybe vers…

you are over estimating the amount of software work it takes when you do it right.

Re: Vectorpea: Online Tool for Vector Graphics

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Post by traviswt »

hopefully60 wrote: post #9
traviswt wrote: post #3

Photopea has completely replaced my Photoshop usage, and now that I have an Illustrator equivalent, that monthly creative cloud subscription isn't looking too appealing...

I agree Photopea is great but they're asking $8 a month which is only $2 less than Photoshop

With a large 4K monitor, I just tolerate the ads.

Re: Vectorpea: Online Tool for Vector Graphics

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Post by adfm »

hopefully60 wrote: post #9
traviswt wrote: post #3

Photopea has completely replaced my Photoshop usage, and now that I have an Illustrator equivalent, that monthly creative cloud subscription isn't looking too appealing...

I agree Photopea is great but they're asking $8 a month which is only $2 less than Photoshop

Photopea and Vectorpea live in the intersection between Photoshop/Illustrator and apps like Canva, which, let’s just accept it, is the vast majority of users out there.

Pull back for a moment and consider where this is going. If we’re talking three-legged stools, good raster and vector editors held up by the browser means they’ve got a seat at the table. Adobe is literally spending billions trying to achieve the same thing.

This stuff should be baked into the browser at this point, but we’ll eventually get there. With decent raster and vector tools you can build diagrams, whiteboards, pagination, presentation, animation, app mock-ups, even throwaway social media banners—-and it’s all scriptable and multi-player when it’s in a browser. And it’s easier to tack on “AI” when your workflow (another example) is in a browser to begin with.

Re: Vectorpea: Online Tool for Vector Graphics

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Post by dekken_ »

hutzlibu wrote: post #30
dekken_ wrote: post #19

please don't hijack regular browser shortcuts, or prevent them from working. alt-d to select url bar is not working

Don't you think a full web app is something different than a webpage?

I think there should be options, that are opt-in

Re: Vectorpea: Online Tool for Vector Graphics

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Post by mekster »

your_challenger wrote: post #7
codetrotter wrote: post #6

I’m honestly just surprised that no one snagged the domain vectorpea.com given how popular photopea.com has been. For a moment I thought maybe he registered it a long time ago but nope. Registered On 2023-01-27 https://who.is/whois/vectorpea.com

And it expires on 2024-01-27 Talk about not committing untill proven.

Simply auto renewed?

Re: Vectorpea: Online Tool for Vector Graphics

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Post by flir »

omneity wrote: post #18
traviswt wrote: post #3

Photopea has completely replaced my Photoshop usage, and now that I have an Illustrator equivalent, that monthly creative cloud subscription isn't looking too appealing...

When a solo dev successfully competes with a multi-billion 30+ year entrenched corp. Gives us all solo makers a hope and proof it can be done.

Photoshop wasn't really "there" until 5, maybe 6. It's easier to clone than it is to create.

Re: Vectorpea: Online Tool for Vector Graphics

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Post by dekken_ »

57FkMytWjyFu wrote: post #37
dekken_ wrote: post #19

please don't hijack regular browser shortcuts, or prevent them from working. alt-d to select url bar is not working

There is ... another. F6

that's good, but it's also more movement than alt-d which I can do one handed without moving.

That was just one example anyway, other shortcuts are blocked too

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