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Show HN: Minimator, a Minimalist Graphical Editor

220 pointsby maxwellitoover 3 years ago

19 comments

bhagyashover 3 years ago
Loved the concept, makes drawing sooo easy even with a trackpad.<p>Some tips :-<p>1. When holding down shift allow straight lines only and no curves. It&#x27;s the norm in design softwares<p>2. When I drag to create the line, the drop point if off and not accurate to the nearest dot of my mouse position. I&#x27;m unsure if it&#x27;s a bug or have you deliberately built a non-accurate system.
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phsilvaover 3 years ago
Congratulations on having a dependency free project [0]. (just typescript)<p>We got so used to read code using frameworks that pure JavaScript seems other world.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;maxwellito&#x2F;minimator&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;maxwellito&#x2F;minimator&#x2F;</a>
bleachedsleetover 3 years ago
A similar tool: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;100r.co&#x2F;site&#x2F;dotgrid.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;100r.co&#x2F;site&#x2F;dotgrid.html</a><p>Absolutely love small, simple tools like this that have one singular purpose and execute it with restraint.
mickael-kerjeanover 3 years ago
very interesting &quot;securityCheck&quot;: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;minimator.app&#x2F;dist&#x2F;services&#x2F;features.js" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;minimator.app&#x2F;dist&#x2F;services&#x2F;features.js</a>
jarbusover 3 years ago
Reminds me of dotgrid from 100rabbits <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;100r.co&#x2F;site&#x2F;dotgrid.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;100r.co&#x2F;site&#x2F;dotgrid.html</a>
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Sholmesyover 3 years ago
This is excellent.<p>Another commenter pointed it out, but it rang true for me; it is difficult to make an ugly drawing in this style. Very nice.
vladstudioover 3 years ago
Love it! It does one thing, does it well, and it&#x27;s hard to make an ugly drawing in this style :-) I&#x27;m not sure how useful it is in practice, but as a piece of computer art, it&#x27;s great!
pfistover 3 years ago
What a delightful tool. I can imagine having a lot of fun creating logos and icons with this.
RobertRobertsover 3 years ago
This was very helpful. But I didn&#x27;t understand the rules, so I thought it was broken when it kept showing me the same word.<p>I eventually figured it out by accidentally clicking the question mark (I am an avid interface clicker) and read the instructions...
dustedover 3 years ago
The &quot;pinch to change&quot; is kinda bad, since.. mice. But the drawing itself is interesting, the constraints makes it a very enjoyable experience, but do try not to assume people are using a touch screen,.
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spepsover 3 years ago
Make it so you&#x27;re presented a canvas right away and an option to give it a title and resize later. Excalidraw does this very well.
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jjiceover 3 years ago
Was this hijacking the browser&#x27;s back button for anyone else? Not a fan of not being able to press back to go to the previous page. The site is neat though.
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ibdfover 3 years ago
This is super neat, thanks for making it. Two pieces of improvement:<p>1. Allow for diagonals straight lines 2. Allow for different line thickness
priyanmuthuover 3 years ago
This is such a cool tool. Thank you very much.
amazing_storiesover 3 years ago
I love these types of projects! Good job.
busymom0over 3 years ago
Is it just me or does it not work on iPhone? I try touching and dragging and long pressing but none worked :(
fvoldover 3 years ago
Wow, this is nice!<p>Is there a hotkey to toggle the eraser?
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rendallover 3 years ago
Brilliant! Just, amazing. Well done.
robbiejsover 3 years ago
Very nice, love it.