Bi-Roller Disorder's dashboard

Bi-Roller Disorder replied on July 14, 2009 19:22 to the idea "Line breaks in data grid and text wrapping" in Balsamiq:

Just ran into this issue today while mocking up a looooong table whose headers could stand to be compressed, and not just by renaming.

Bi-Roller Disorder started following the idea "Add multi-row header capability for the grid controls" in Balsamiq.

Bi-Roller Disorder replied on June 10, 2009 21:23 to the idea "Extend text fields to enable quick form creation" in Balsamiq:

I've mocked up a feature like this for text and label input fields:

http://www.workingstorage.com/Label%2...

Bi-Roller Disorder shared an idea in Balsamiq on May 21, 2009 20:20:

Let me choose between background images when exporting or saving.

Let me choose between different background images before printing or exporting. Sometimes I want to export for the web, in which case I use more colorful background. However, if I'm printing, I like to use a wireframed black and white background to save ink.

Bi-Roller Disorder replied on May 21, 2009 19:54 to the idea "an "Annotations" layer" in Balsamiq:

I've thought of some more use cases for this:

1. I want to export mockups as PNG's to include in a document, either:
* with all markup visible in the PNG, or
* with only numbering visible in the PNG, so I can refer to those numbers later in the specification, or
* without any markup at all, assuming I'll add layers and information in the documentation itself.

Bi-Roller Disorder reported a problem in Balsamiq on April 16, 2009 20:38:

Properties window follows my mouse pointer and obscures controls

The properties window pops below my mouse pointer even when I moved it out of the way. When I click a control, like a grid, to resize it, the properties window activates below my mouse pointer and I have to move it out of the way yet again. Then, when I click to activate the control, the properties window pops again. Won't the thing stay out of the way?

Bi-Roller Disorder replied on April 16, 2009 17:03 to the idea "Ink-Friendly printouts in black and white" in Balsamiq:

Grayscale still sucks ink; I envision a scenario where you can print out as a "wireframe", where:

* all colored background fills become white (with optional black borders)
* all text color becomes black
* all white icons become black

Bi-Roller Disorder shared an idea in Balsamiq on March 17, 2009 17:50:

Open Containing Folder on PNG Export

When saving a PNG it would be nice to have an option on the confirmation screen to "open containing folder." Often I'll want to upload a PNG right after I save it, but I have to go to the folder explicitly.

Bi-Roller Disorder replied on February 03, 2009 21:47 to the idea "How do I use the accordion to add subheadings?" in Balsamiq:

Okay. I thought I was missing some hierarchical marker like the other controls have (like a dash or something) that would put text underneath the selected part of the control. I tried to use markup like in the tree control.

Bi-Roller Disorder shared an idea in Balsamiq on February 03, 2009 21:20:

How do I use the accordion to add subheadings?

How do I use the Accordion? I can't figure out how to show items underneath other headers. What am I missing?

Bi-Roller Disorder replied on January 19, 2009 14:33 to the idea "Make your own template controls" in Balsamiq:

Right-click, delete would be great. The other issue is doing some kind of thumbnail/snapshot of the control to appear in the menu bar. Alternatively you could just put a generic icon with a user-selectable name. Like "MyApp Search" with a generic picture that says "Custom Template" or something.

Bi-Roller Disorder shared an idea in Balsamiq on January 19, 2009 13:47:

Make your own template controls

Drag grouped controls into the top bar for placement on multiple pages as "templates."

Bi-Roller Disorder reported a problem in Dell on January 11, 2009 19:41:

Can't pay on Small Business side with Consumer Credit line.

I couldn't pay with my consumer credit line in the Small Business section, but I could use a regular credit card. It seems rather ridiculous since the interest rate is so high on the consumer credit side that Dell stands to make a good amount of money allowing that kind of transaction.

Bi-Roller Disorder shared an idea in Balsamiq on January 11, 2009 19:25:

Typing while a control is selected should begin editing of that control's text, if applicable.

Typing while a control is selected should begin editing of that control's text, if applicable. Currently, you have to double-click a control to start typing.

A comment on the idea "Provide alignment and resize functions for selected controls." in Balsamiq:

It's just that everything is so tiny and i'm so old. Can you make a vision-imparied version of that control with black icons on white with a black background? – Bi-Roller Disorder, on January 10, 2009 19:26

Bi-Roller Disorder replied on January 10, 2009 19:24 to the idea "Display screen boundaries and user-defined "resolution guides" on mockups." in Balsamiq:

that's fine. I'm spoiled by the fact that it appears to have pixel-perfect stuff ;)

Bi-Roller Disorder replied on January 10, 2009 19:17 to the idea "Display screen boundaries and user-defined "resolution guides" on mockups." in Balsamiq:

When I change the position on a control, does it align the control top to that position or the bottom, or the middle?

Let's say I have a 3px tall horizontal rule and I make it's y position 700. Which part of the rule is at 700?

Bi-Roller Disorder replied on January 10, 2009 19:12 to the idea "Provide alignment and resize functions for selected controls." in Balsamiq:

I missed the feature. Sorry! That's what I get for not reading instructions.

Bi-Roller Disorder shared an idea in Balsamiq on January 10, 2009 19:04:

Provide alignment and resize functions for selected controls.

Alignment functions to right or left align or resize selected controls.
* Align right
* Align left
* Align middle
* Make same size

Bi-Roller Disorder shared an idea in Balsamiq on January 10, 2009 19:00:

Display screen boundaries and user-defined "resolution guides" on mockups.

Choose a screen resolution and define "usable area" and have Balsamiq show you outlines for your browser choice. For example, if you choose a 1024x768 screen, then pick 960x700 for a "viewable", Balsamiq would draw dashed lines on your screen to represent the horizontal and vertical limits in a rectangle. You could show/hide them for printing and export. You could use them to constrain your drawing. You could draw outside of the lines and use the lines to show where the "fold" is.