Developer of the app here, happy to answer any questions.
Great app... it's had a place on my macOS dock for years. I use it for adding diagrams to my team's internal developer documentation (mostly in a series of Markdown files).
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#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank you for the kind words! > Would you consider adding an '8-bit character bitmap' mode, which allows for the bitmap to also be edited? Can you clarify with an example? Monodraw supports "surfaces" which are just like bitmaps - you can use the Pencil tool and draw on those surfaces with any characters you want (there's a palette in the inspector), just like a bitmap editor.
I guess we might be describing the same thing, and I am yet to have time to download and play with Monodraw (IT policies), but if there is indeed a way that surfaces could be replaced at a pixel level, so that for example the 'A' character becomes a Pacman, then we'd be aligned. The only issue is, are these surfaces 8x8 or similar, and would it be possible to load in a 6x8 bitmap, for those unusual 8-bit computers of…
I wonder if REXPaint might be more what you are looking for, though it could stumble upon the OS requirements. It needs Wine to run under OSX.
Re: Monodraw
#93Once again, the tool that I really want to see on Linux is available on... MacOSX.
(I wonder if there is a Linux alternative? Closest thing I use is the drawing mode in emacs).
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#94This 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…
It's also allowed. This is my first exposure to it, despite being a regular. Looks like a cool app.
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#95The price is so good for such an amazing app. I'm in!
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#97Once again, the tool that I really want to see on Linux is available on... MacOSX. (I wonder if there is a Linux alternative? Closest thing I use is the drawing mode in emacs).
You might try Durdraw. Not exactly the same as Monodraw, but it does color, utf8, animation, mouse drawing, etc, and runs in the terminal.
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#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
Windows version in the future?
There are no current plans but never say never (the app is 100% AppKit, so porting means a full rewrite). I wish I had the time to port it to all three desktop OSes.
Monodraw is one of the apps I miss the most after switching to Windows. Would love to see it one day! Would be a buyer for sure.
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#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Monodraw does not use activation or any other form of DRM. We have complete trust in our customers. Interesting. But, why?
People who pirate software at scale are not typically interested in ASCII art. It doesn't quite cross the threshold of business value and usefulness (e.g. SolidWorks, Photoshop) that would attract pirates.
I can't tell if this comment is satire, given how prevalent .nfo files here...
Re: Monodraw
#100This 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…
It's also allowed. This is my first exposure to it, despite being a regular. Looks like a cool app.
"If I haven't seen it, it's new to me!" feels apropos...