Comments on: RichDraw - Simple VML/SVG Editor http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:18:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mark Finkle http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-110 Mark Finkle Mon, 01 May 2006 04:39:53 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-110 One of the reasons I made RichDraw was so someone could build exactly that kind of web-based application. It's definately a starting point. I'm going to add support to RichDraw for "addin" shape libraries. That would help you make the various kinds of special shapes. Start playing around with the code to see if it has potential. You might find that it needs some feature that may be hard to implement. You never know until you start exploring. One of the reasons I made RichDraw was so someone could build exactly that kind of web-based application. It’s definately a starting point. I’m going to add support to RichDraw for “addin” shape libraries. That would help you make the various kinds of special shapes.

Start playing around with the code to see if it has potential. You might find that it needs some feature that may be hard to implement. You never know until you start exploring.

]]> By: Chris http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-109 Chris Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:15:05 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-109 Mark do you think that a Web application that someone could draw UML,DFD diagrams, using SVG as format for the shapes, can use RichDraw as a start, as a template? I have a project like the above, and i must use the above technologies - XML-SVG - DOM - Javascript - PHP i can use any Javascript Libraries and Frameworks in order to achieve my goal.Is something like that feasilble using Prototype,SVG,HTML? Thanks in advance Mark

do you think that a Web application that someone could draw UML,DFD diagrams, using SVG as format for the shapes, can use RichDraw as a start, as a template?

I have a project like the above, and i must use the above technologies

- XML-SVG
- DOM
- Javascript
- PHP
i can use any Javascript Libraries and Frameworks in order to achieve my goal.Is something like that feasilble using Prototype,SVG,HTML?

Thanks in advance

]]> By: Mark Finkle http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-108 Mark Finkle Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:00:27 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-108 The demo uses Prototype version 1.4.0 The demo uses Prototype version 1.4.0

]]> By: Chris http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-107 Chris Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:32:31 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-107 In order for RichDraw to work which version of prototype framework do you use In order for RichDraw to work which version of prototype framework do you use

]]> By: Something Witty Goes Here » Blog Archive » SVG News Digest: 2006-04-13 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-87 Something Witty Goes Here » Blog Archive » SVG News Digest: 2006-04-13 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:29:49 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-87 [...] Mark Finkle has been doing some fantastic work on converting VML to SVG. His latest creation is a similar rich-graphics editor similar to ajaxSketch called RichDraw which apparently works in IE 6, Firefox 1.5 and Opera 9. [...] […] Mark Finkle has been doing some fantastic work on converting VML to SVG. His latest creation is a similar rich-graphics editor similar to ajaxSketch called RichDraw which apparently works in IE 6, Firefox 1.5 and Opera 9. […]

]]> By: Something Witty Goes Here http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-85 Something Witty Goes Here Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:44:37 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-85 <strong>SVG News Digest: 2006-04-13...</strong> Miscellaneous updates from the world of SVG ...... SVG News Digest: 2006-04-13…

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]]> By: Boris http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-84 Boris Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:49:15 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-84 Your idea about converting VML to SVG is very good because it would save a lot of trouble later. With only SVG in mind, you can create components and build diagrams out of them. Something like a small MS Visio :-) How well is SVG grouping work? Can you move elements by moving a group or you have to move them one by one? Maybe you can also create a helper Javascript class to handle copying directly a DOM SVG nodes from/to server. Also, if this can help you to write more cross browser code, I've noticed that DOM method setAttribute works well in all browsers (setAttributeNS doesn't), and clone method for copying object also works well. Your idea about converting VML to SVG is very good because it would save a lot of trouble later.

With only SVG in mind, you can create components and build diagrams out of them. Something like a small MS Visio :-)

How well is SVG grouping work? Can you move elements by moving a group or you have to move them one by one?

Maybe you can also create a helper Javascript class to handle copying directly a DOM SVG nodes from/to server.

Also, if this can help you to write more cross browser code, I’ve noticed that DOM method setAttribute works well in all browsers (setAttributeNS doesn’t), and clone method for copying object also works well.

]]> By: Mark Finkle http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-83 Mark Finkle Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:32:10 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-83 I think creating a multi-user whiteboard is a cool idea. The sharing would be tricky, but very cool. I am working on a Javascript class for loading and saving diagrams (or anything) to online storages like S3 and Box.net I am hoping to make a little application out of it. Maybe multi-user could be part of it. I think creating a multi-user whiteboard is a cool idea. The sharing would be tricky, but very cool.

I am working on a Javascript class for loading and saving diagrams (or anything) to online storages like S3 and Box.net

I am hoping to make a little application out of it. Maybe multi-user could be part of it.

]]> By: Boris http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-82 Boris Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:03:18 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/04/richdraw-simple-vmlsvg-editor/#comment-82 First, sorry if my english sounds bad :-) I'm glad you've decided to take code for IE from .htc and put it in to .js. It's more appropriate this way. When I've seen you first article about SVG in IE, I also thought about doing something similar like RichDraw. My idea is to create a whiteboard. Ajax would be used to synchronize display on every client. What do you think about that? First, sorry if my english sounds bad :-)

I’m glad you’ve decided to take code for IE from .htc and put it in to .js. It’s more appropriate this way.

When I’ve seen you first article about SVG in IE, I also thought about doing something similar like RichDraw. My idea is to create a whiteboard. Ajax would be used to synchronize display on every client.

What do you think about that?

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