Weekend Project
Dev tools
ui mockup tool
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
5 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 3 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Execution: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and useful mockup tool
From 4 comments
Nice!
alleri on HNAwesome project!
alexanderberman on HNVery cool. This could be really handy!
2mur on HNVery cool, but I totally don't understand the UI. :-) * I was able to edit some text at some point, but I don't know how I did it, and I don't know how to do it again. Can the…
georgieporgie on HN
Good idea for MVP, nice work
From 2 comments
Nice! You definitely have your MVP done already. Just a suggestion, it would be nice to allow saving of the completed mockup in pdf or img. The ability of multiple revisions of a…
iworkforthem on HNThis is awesome. Maybe, you can store the current elements coordinates to prevent overlapping on top of each other when you click multiple elements at the same time. Not a…
svigraham on HN
Objections
Dragging requires clicking components first; unintuitive UI
From 2 comments
Nice! I tried dragging components onto the screen, took me a minute before I realized I had to click them and then drag them around.
chriseidhof on HNVery cool, but I totally don't understand the UI. :-) * I was able to edit some text at some point, but I don't know how I did it, and I don't know how to do it again. Can the…
georgieporgie on HN
Double-click delete is too easy to trigger accidentally
From 1 comment
Hmm, I find the double-click-to-delete feature unintuitive, and too easy to delete elements accidentally. I was clicking some text to edit it, and ended up deleting it by…
tim_iles on HN
Bugs with element stacking behind phone and new document link
From 2 comments
Cool. Bug report: the first element appears behind the phone as soon as you move it around (you can still drag it around behind the phone). Subsequent elements work fine. This is…
a1k0n on HNI think the link to create a new document breaks.
prak on HN
Requests
Export mockups as images or PDF
From 3 comments
Very nice! A suggestion: make mockups exportable to images. It shouldn't be hard with something like this: http://www.nihilogic.dk/labs/canvas2image/
1880 on HNNice! You definitely have your MVP done already. Just a suggestion, it would be nice to allow saving of the completed mockup in pdf or img. The ability of multiple revisions of a…
iworkforthem on HNFor the time being I suggest using ⌘ + ⇧ + 4
yamilg on HN
Resize objects
From 1 comment
and the second one would be, any way to resize the objects?
daviday on HN
Private save or edit mode
From 1 comment
Great tool. Two questions. Any way to edit or save in private?
daviday on HN
Multiple revisions of a mockup
From 1 comment
Nice! You definitely have your MVP done already. Just a suggestion, it would be nice to allow saving of the completed mockup in pdf or img. The ability of multiple revisions of a…
iworkforthem on HN
Questions
What is used to save layouts
From 1 comment
Nice work! I've been hacking on something very similar. What are you using to save the layouts?
fourspace on HN
Can text of all elements be edited
From 1 comment
Very cool, but I totally don't understand the UI. :-) * I was able to edit some text at some point, but I don't know how I did it, and I don't know how to do it again. Can the…
georgieporgie on HN
Alternatives named
Browser window resizing tools like sizeup and moom
From 2 comments
Isn't it easier to just resize your browser window?
num1 on HNI don't know much about either piece of software. But what made you decide to buy sizeup instead of moom? http://manytricks.com/moom/
num1 on HN