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Comment · 2 years ago
The ageism in this comment just serves to further undermine the unsubstatiated claims that are made, a common trait of the crypto-bro-migrated-to-ai-bro movement.
Comment · 2 years ago
I wasn't aware of the dropped API - good to know. The gun thing is excellent, thanks for sharing!
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Comment · 2 years ago
I agree but I just wish, I wish it had three things: - customizable native menu bar - native file dialogs - drag & drop support from the outside world

that would make it would be an excellent option for desktop app development.

Comment · 2 years ago
Thank you for letting me know
Comment · 2 years ago
I wanted to, I really did. I tried replacing the UI with an OpenGL UI of my own but I could never get smooth enough mouse drawing so I put that aside. Sorry macOS users :-(
Comment · 2 years ago
- Import Photoshop PSD files

- Isometric shape tool

- Built-in pattern brushes (for things like brickwork, landscapes, fences, windows, doors, meshes etc., stuff thats painstaking to draw)

- Color ramp generator with configurable hue shifting

- Inline text tool

Comment · 2 years ago
Thank you! that's encouraging
Comment · 2 years ago
Thanks for the suggestion! Going to implement this.
Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
To be a bit more verbose: Most of the work is just processing RGBA data in terms of adding or removing pixels, or mixing it, and then pushing that to the display. So it's really just a straight up C++ app with some UI code.
Comment · 2 years ago
Thanks for letting me know!
Comment · 2 years ago
It's all MFC C++ where most of the UI controls are custom ones that I created to achieve the kind of interaction I was looking for. I used LodePng and gifanimcplusplus for processing png and gif files, the rest of the code is all in-house. I learned a lot in terms of processing RGBA as fast as possible.
Comment · 2 years ago
I'll take that as a compliment, and if I've achieved nothing else, glad to give you flashbacks.
Comment · 2 years ago
Thank you for the encouraging comment!

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