[instaviz-users] May I suggest a new gesture?

Sun Mar 22 12:16:13 CDT 2009

I second this suggestion.  Making the addition of a new connected node
a single stroke would make Instaviz that much easier to use.  Creating
a graph that's a sequence of the same type of node would be a natural
sequence of strokes--awesome!

I'd also like to request the addition of a way to create self-loops
(edges that begin and end at the same node) in this group, to see if
there's a need for it. Self-loops are essential for certain types of
graphs, but never used for other types, so I'd like to know how many
other Instaviz users would find them useful, absolutely necessary, or
a total waste of the developer's time.

Glen and I exchanged a couple of emails about this a while back.  He
was well aware of the issue, but hadn't come up with a way to
implement the feature that seemed easy to use, so the feature had been
postponed/tabled for the time being.  I suggested either a
straight-line out-and-back stroke from a node, or a circle/oval stroke
that overlaps an existing node by a certain percentage (to distinguish
it from a new circle/oval node).  And any suggestions on how this
might work with the current UI would be taken serious, I think.

Thanks!

RO

> Hi Glen,
> Do you think it could be possible to add another gesture to the Instaviz UI?
> While drawing an edge, if the stroke ends up over the canvas (not over
> any node), duplicate the starting node and add an edge between the
> start node and the duplicate.
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:01:29 +0900
> From: Glen Low <glen.low at pixelglow.com>
> Subject: [instaviz-users] Export to camera roll, opinions wanted
> To: Instaviz Users <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
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> Hi All
>
> I've managed to enable an "export to camera roll" function for the
> imminent release of 1.3, but there are some Apple-imposed limitations.
> The picture ends up being somewhat grainy since the output is fixed to
> JPEG. I'm thinking of putting the option on the Graph Settings screen
> but don't want to indicate that it's a full quality export, so I was
> wondering what description to use:
>
> Export to Camera Roll -- assumes the same quality as "Export to
> Server"...
> Snapshot to Camera Roll -- snapshots can indicate lower quality e.g.
> like a Polaroid, but snapshot isn't really a verb
> Snap to Camera Roll -- snap is the right verb but it has two meanings
> in English...
> Low-Quality/Rough/etc. Image to Camera Roll -- ???
>
> There's also the additional wrinkle of the Camera Roll being called
> "Saved Photos" on iPod Touch. I can probably change the name of the
> command in the code, but I don't really want to detect iPod Touch vs.
> iPhone since that assumes all future models will work the same way.
> What do the other apps you use call it?
>
>
>
>
> Cheers, Glen Low
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:47:42 +0900
> From: Glen Low <glen.low at pixelglow.com>
> Subject: [instaviz-users] Translation of Japanese review
> To: Instaviz Users <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
> Message-ID: <4E123937-AE1F-4416-BA6B-F47E91C85800 at pixelglow.com>
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> To the Japanese users of Instaviz:
>
> I'm trying to work out the App Store reviews in the Japanese store to
> see what to include in the next version, but Google does a bad job of
> translation. Would appreciate if you could help out -- take a look at
>
> http://www.moopf.com/appstorereviews/appstore.php?appid=&urlappid=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewSoftware%3Fid%3D299022481%26mt%3D8&submit=Get+Reviews
>
> ... and scroll to the bottom.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Cheers, Glen Low
>
>
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> www.pixelglow.com
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:49:29 -0500
> From: Brian H <binarynomad at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Export to camera roll, opinions wanted
> To: Instaviz Users <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
> Message-ID: <0D088239-D8D4-4070-929F-CCC709F0AC07 at gmail.com>
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> How about:
>
> "Preview to Camera Roll"
>
>
> ----
> Brian H
> binarynomad at gmail.com
> http://www.binarynomad.com
>
> On Mar 13, 2009, at 8:01 PM, Glen Low wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> I've managed to enable an "export to camera roll" function for the
>> imminent release of 1.3, but there are some Apple-imposed limitations.
>> The picture ends up being somewhat grainy since the output is fixed to
>> JPEG. I'm thinking of putting the option on the Graph Settings screen
>> but don't want to indicate that it's a full quality export, so I was
>> wondering what description to use:
>>
>> Export to Camera Roll -- assumes the same quality as "Export to
>> Server"...
>> Snapshot to Camera Roll -- snapshots can indicate lower quality e.g.
>> like a Polaroid, but snapshot isn't really a verb
>> Snap to Camera Roll -- snap is the right verb but it has two meanings
>> in English...
>> Low-Quality/Rough/etc. Image to Camera Roll -- ???
>>
>> There's also the additional wrinkle of the Camera Roll being called
>> "Saved Photos" on iPod Touch. I can probably change the name of the
>> command in the code, but I don't really want to detect iPod Touch vs.
>> iPhone since that assumes all future models will work the same way.
>> What do the other apps you use call it?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers, Glen Low
>>
>>
>> ---
>> pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff
>> www.pixelglow.com
>> aim: pixglen
>> twitter: pixelglow
>>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:48:44 +1100
> From: Daniel May <daniel at thedanielmay.com>
> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Export to camera roll, opinions wanted
> To: Instaviz Users <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
> Message-ID:
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> I'd probably be fine with "Export as Photo" or "Save as Photo", with the
> first time trying it out, seeing that it sticks it in 'wherever the photos
> are on my i* device'.  This is similar to behaviour of various other apps.
>
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Glen Low <glen.low at pixelglow.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> I've managed to enable an "export to camera roll" function for the
>> imminent release of 1.3, but there are some Apple-imposed limitations.
>> The picture ends up being somewhat grainy since the output is fixed to
>> JPEG. I'm thinking of putting the option on the Graph Settings screen
>> but don't want to indicate that it's a full quality export, so I was
>> wondering what description to use:
>>
>> Export to Camera Roll -- assumes the same quality as "Export to
>> Server"...
>> Snapshot to Camera Roll -- snapshots can indicate lower quality e.g.
>> like a Polaroid, but snapshot isn't really a verb
>> Snap to Camera Roll -- snap is the right verb but it has two meanings
>> in English...
>> Low-Quality/Rough/etc. Image to Camera Roll -- ???
>>
>> There's also the additional wrinkle of the Camera Roll being called
>> "Saved Photos" on iPod Touch. I can probably change the name of the
>> command in the code, but I don't really want to detect iPod Touch vs.
>> iPhone since that assumes all future models will work the same way.
>> What do the other apps you use call it?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers, Glen Low
>>
>>
>> ---
>> pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff
>> www.pixelglow.com
>> aim: pixglen
>> twitter: pixelglow
>>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:42:42 -0500
> From: Kevin Tompkins <tompkinsmac at me.com>
> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Export to camera roll, opinions wanted
> To: Instaviz Users <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
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> I like that.
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> On Mar 13, 2009, at 11:49 PM, Brian H <binarynomad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> How about:
>>
>> "Preview to Camera Roll"
>>
>>
>> ----
>> Brian H
>> binarynomad at gmail.com
>> http://www.binarynomad.com
>>
>> On Mar 13, 2009, at 8:01 PM, Glen Low wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> I've managed to enable an "export to camera roll" function for the
>>> imminent release of 1.3, but there are some Apple-imposed
>>> limitations.
>>> The picture ends up being somewhat grainy since the output is fixed
>>> to
>>> JPEG. I'm thinking of putting the option on the Graph Settings screen
>>> but don't want to indicate that it's a full quality export, so I was
>>> wondering what description to use:
>>>
>>> Export to Camera Roll -- assumes the same quality as "Export to
>>> Server"...
>>> Snapshot to Camera Roll -- snapshots can indicate lower quality e.g.
>>> like a Polaroid, but snapshot isn't really a verb
>>> Snap to Camera Roll -- snap is the right verb but it has two meanings
>>> in English...
>>> Low-Quality/Rough/etc. Image to Camera Roll -- ???
>>>
>>> There's also the additional wrinkle of the Camera Roll being called
>>> "Saved Photos" on iPod Touch. I can probably change the name of the
>>> command in the code, but I don't really want to detect iPod Touch vs.
>>> iPhone since that assumes all future models will work the same way.
>>> What do the other apps you use call it?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers, Glen Low
>>>
>>>
>>> ---
>>> pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff
>>> www.pixelglow.com
>>> aim: pixglen
>>> twitter: pixelglow
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> instaviz-users mailing list
>>> instaviz-users at pixelglow.com
>>> http://lists.pixelglow.com/listinfo/instaviz-users
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:18:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: knud van eeden <knud_van_eeden at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Export to camera roll, opinions wanted
> To: Instaviz Users <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
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> Probably the 'Export' option
> (as it keeps the thinking?simple)
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