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Show HN: Macaw - The code-savvy web design tool

3 pointsby thomasxiiialmost 12 years ago

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jentulmanalmost 12 years ago
This looks really nice as a sketch tool for getting those initial layout ideas in browser quickly.<p>Off the top of my head....<p>How much more complex do you envisage it becoming? Not that I think it actually needs much more, if anything, to be a useful tool.<p>Any thoughts on it becoming aware of existing frameworks like bootstrap or foundation?<p>Does it save each &#x27;page&#x27; as an individual file or save multiple &#x27;pages&#x27; as a &#x27;project&#x27;? I see a tab bar in the demo video so I&#x27;m guessing multi page projects.<p>What sort of price are you thinking? Seeing the demo video I think I&#x27;d pay $10-$15 without blinking, but this is just a first reaction rough feeling estimate, it might change with more info &#x2F; a bit of a play.
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wizzzzzyalmost 12 years ago
This looks great - especially as a tool to get some initial page styling down before moving on to integrating more advanced functionality. I see from the video that there is a degree of user control over the css &#x2F; class names etc which is nice although I&#x27;m just wondering how much using Macaw will sacrifice in terms of personal preferences towards CSS structure or methodologies such as BEM or OOCSS?
thomasxiiialmost 12 years ago
I really wanted a design tool that was fluid like Photoshop but thought like a developer. I left my job at MIT, partnered with a good friend and started building it. It&#x27;s been seven months and we&#x27;re proud to finally demo it publicly. We&#x27;d love to hear your thoughts!