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Chris Velevitch started following the idea "Confusing alignment guide lines" in Balsamiq.

Chris Velevitch started following the idea "Feedback dialog for updater" in Napkee.

Chris Velevitch replied on August 20, 2009 02:38 to the idea ""Serious Mode" Option" in Balsamiq:

As I understand it, the way one would use mockups is to quickly "mockup" something to show the customers and when they agree, start building it. But if they don't agree, you can quickly make changes until they do agree.

If the customer never agrees, then they aren't serious about having the work done. Do you seriously want that type of customer who wastes your time? (unless, of course, you're charging them for it).

Chris Velevitch started following the idea "Give a name to objects in order to know which one to unlock" in Balsamiq.

Chris Velevitch started following the idea "Version Update Notification" in Balsamiq.

Chris Velevitch started following the idea "Make order of projects draggable within Balsamiq!" in Balsamiq.

Chris Velevitch replied on August 11, 2009 15:34 to the question "Counterinutitive alignment behaviour" in Balsamiq:

The problem is this is no way say what object is the reference point for the alignment.

Generally you want to add a new object and roughly place it where you want it and then align it relative to an existing object. The steps would be create the object, roughly place it, ctrl/cmd+click the reference object, align. The last selected object would always be the reference object.

Chris Velevitch replied on August 11, 2009 15:21 to the idea "Offline help" in Balsamiq:

The pdf idea works, but it was just frustrating the first time it happens because you end hitting a productivity wall whilst waiting until you next connect.

Chris Velevitch shared an idea in Balsamiq on August 07, 2009 12:27:

Offline help

Have the help offline because when I'm working on a train or a plane, I don't have internet access. Specifically, the keyboard shortcuts.

Chris Velevitch replied on August 07, 2009 12:20 to the question "Counterinutitive alignment behaviour" in Balsamiq:

Chris Velevitch replied on August 07, 2009 06:15 to the idea "New object position" in Balsamiq:

Both.

Chris Velevitch shared an idea in Balsamiq on August 06, 2009 12:23:

New object position

A new object should be positioned near the last added object. I think about half the time, the new object positioned near the last added object and hopefully will speed the positioning of the object.

Chris Velevitch replied on August 06, 2009 12:16 to the idea "Typing while a control is selected should begin editing of that control's text, if applicable." in Balsamiq:

If your online help is up-to-date, only the '/' or '+' would be effected since SHIFT+A and CTRL+A do the exact same thing (SHIFT+A is an uncommon keyboard shortcut in my opinion).

This would work if didn't type '/' or '+' as the very first character and Quick Add would still work and so would the Lorem-ipsum generator.

Actually SHIFT+A doesn't appear to be working in 1.6.25.

Chris Velevitch started following the idea "Typing while a control is selected should begin editing of that control's text, if applicable." in Balsamiq.

Chris Velevitch asked a question in Balsamiq on August 06, 2009 11:59:

Counterinutitive alignment behaviour

Why does left or right align always align to the bottom rather than the top object? I don't about you, but I tend to add objects underneath other or insert new objects between existing ones, so I want everything aligned to the top object because, generally, everything else is positioned relative to the top object. And the some for top and bottom align aligning to the right most object instead of the left most object.

Chris Velevitch replied on August 06, 2009 10:54 to the idea "New alignment option" in Balsamiq:

Sounds good. What is the timeframe for implementing this?

Chris Velevitch replied on August 06, 2009 07:37 to the idea "New alignment option" in Balsamiq:

I've used it in an obscure forms designing tool. The spacing has a default, but that can be changed. The use in question is as illustrated, just wanting to have a consistent minimum spacing between text fields, especially when they are to be labels for text input fields that will be placed next to them.

Chris Velevitch replied on August 05, 2009 13:55 to the idea "New alignment option" in Balsamiq:

No.

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Chris Velevitch shared an idea in Balsamiq on August 05, 2009 02:08:

New alignment option

Add a new alignment option to reposition objects so that, from the top (or bottom) object, there is a fixed minimum space between objects. Also, rename the alignment option "Space Out" to "Distribute Evenly" because that what it's really doing.

Chris Velevitch replied on August 05, 2009 01:45 to the idea "UI element transformations" in Balsamiq:

I think anything that is editable should be able to be transformed to anything else that's editable.