Lekh Diagram
Dev tools
diagramming app
SHOW HN2012
87points
53comments
#260of 1,677 in 2012
Top 16%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
11 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Shape recognition and execution praised as good for a first version
From 3 comments
Rajeevk, great job!! Things I'm looking forward to: - snap to grid - object grouping Your app needs a bit more polish, and your icon could do with a bit more work, but for a…
3D4y0 on HNFree to download and draw diagram. You have to purchase export feature (In App Purchase) to export diagram in various formats. And regarding the instaviz, this very restrictive.…
rajeevk on HNThere is something very pleasurable about drawing flow charts like this. It hits a sweet spot between actual drawing and presentation programs/lucid chart. Great work!
Gatsky on HN
Feels like a sweet spot between drawing and presentation tools
From 1 comment
There is something very pleasurable about drawing flow charts like this. It hits a sweet spot between actual drawing and presentation programs/lucid chart. Great work!
Gatsky on HN
Replaced Grafio as a go-to diagramming tool for one user
From 1 comment
Rajeevk, great job!! Things I'm looking forward to: - snap to grid - object grouping Your app needs a bit more polish, and your icon could do with a bit more work, but for a…
3D4y0 on HN
Objections
Visual UI looks unpolished and icon needs work
From 2 comments
Rajeevk, great job!! Things I'm looking forward to: - snap to grid - object grouping Your app needs a bit more polish, and your icon could do with a bit more work, but for a…
3D4y0 on HNApp Store marketing suggestion: say what makes you distinct as near as possible to the beginning of the description text. Which here I think means, get your sketch-recognition…
mike_h on HN
Dragging feels slow and fine-grained line and text options are overwhelming
From 1 comment
This is very good! What I miss is a "snap to grid" feature. Some comments: - dragging object feels slow on iPad 3 - the line and text options give too much choices, maybe you…
cyann on HN
Accidental fly specks from touches and hard-to-select shapes
From 1 comment
Very nicely done! But I wish you could have watched over my shoulder as I bumbled around at the UI. Since I bought the export function and therefore own you as a developer to…
jws on HN
Recognition fails for some strokes such as left-handed drawing
From 2 comments
Do you take into consideration the direction of the strokes? I can't seem to get it to recognize anything but a rectangle. Lefty here, hence the direction query.
tyc on HNNo, there is no consideration of direction. I am not sure what's going wrong. I have tested all shapes in all directions. You have to draw a shape close to whatever shape you…
rajeevk on HN
Requests
Snap to grid and object grouping
From 3 comments
This is very good! What I miss is a "snap to grid" feature. Some comments: - dragging object feels slow on iPad 3 - the line and text options give too much choices, maybe you…
cyann on HNRajeevk, great job!! Things I'm looking forward to: - snap to grid - object grouping Your app needs a bit more polish, and your icon could do with a bit more work, but for a…
3D4y0 on HNsnap to grid and object grouping have top priority in the list of features of next release.
rajeevk on HN
Export to Visio or DOT formats
From 3 comments
Rajeevk, this is absolutely fantastic, great job! But… why don't you support DOT as an export type? It would be so unbelievably awesome for me to prototype in Lekh and then…
darrhiggs on HNI don't suppose you could add Visio format?
newman314 on HNIf you want to export to Visio, export to VDX which is the Visio Document XML format. IIRC it's documented on the Microsoft site, and I even wrote a VXD exporter for the Graphviz…
pixelglow on HN
Android version
From 2 comments
Any plan on android version?
vbm on HNYeah, that is in plan, but it will take some time. Development not started yet.
rajeevk on HN
Real-time collaborative whiteboard mode
From 2 comments
Rajeevk - please please create a version of this app that is modified into a virtual whiteboard so that two or more people can update the same plan at the same time. I have…
jimparkins on HNThanks jimparkins for liking the app and suggesting the new idea. The real time collaboration using this app is a killer idea. This was suggested by many people sometime ago (in…
rajeevk on HN
Pinch zoom and shake to undo
From 2 comments
Very awesome. You may want to consider making the dash/color/fill tappable, instead of relying on the tiny disclosure button. It would definitely speed up access to those…
zekel on HNVery nicely done! But I wish you could have watched over my shoulder as I bumbled around at the UI. Since I bought the export function and therefore own you as a developer to…
jws on HN
Questions
What algorithm is used to recognize shapes
From 3 comments
Great job! Q1: What algorithm do you use to recognize the closest shape? Q2: Which shapes are the most difficult to recognize?
denzil_correa on HNQ1: What algorithm do you use to identify the nearest shape? How do you know the user intends to draw a square, or a curve or a rectangle?
denzil_correa on HNWhen user completes a stroke (touch up), then I take the path drawn by user, then divide the path such that each small sub path is very close to a line. Then I have combination…
rajeevk on HN
How to create edges connecting to the node itself
From 2 comments
Awesome! How do I create edges that connect to the node itself? Like the state diagram you show in the screenshots?
chriseidhof on HNI could not get you exactly asked. Here is a youtube demo of how to connect shapes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKT_NqHM6Zk I guess you asked connecting to itself.. right? for…
rajeevk on HN
Alternatives named
Grafio
From 3 comments
Rajeevk, great job!! Things I'm looking forward to: - snap to grid - object grouping Your app needs a bit more polish, and your icon could do with a bit more work, but for a…
3D4y0 on HNgrafio is a close competitor to Lekh Diagram. Shape recognition and customization of shapes are much better in Lekh Diagram. What Lekh Diagram lacks (if you compare with grafio)…
rajeevk on HNI was going to use Grafio, but this is a much better alternative!
iAinsley on HN
Instaviz
From 2 comments
Instaviz does the same thing, but yours is free, and your execution is better, great job... <sarcasm>Cue to patetent lawyers in 3...2...</sarcasm>
jorgeleo on HNInstaviz author here. This is actually intentional, Instaviz is really optimized for quickly sketching out ideas and thoughts and not having to worry about layout. I'm planning a…
pixelglow on HN
Lucid Chart
From 1 comment
There is something very pleasurable about drawing flow charts like this. It hits a sweet spot between actual drawing and presentation programs/lucid chart. Great work!
Gatsky on HN