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Michael asked a question in Balsamiq on September 13, 2008 06:12:

Enhancement: Precise drag (ignore automatic snap)

I sometimes need to precisely resize widgets to get it just right. However it seems that Balsamiq tries to snap to a nearby edges. This is a great feature, however it can be a pain when you need resize with precise control. In Photoshop I can use a modifier keys to disable snapping which gives much finer control.

Note:
I realize also that I can select an item and use the cursor keys to move them precisely, however this does not work with resizing a UI widget.

Could we add a modifier key in Balsamiq that will disable the automatic grid alignment?

Michael replied on September 13, 2008 05:50 to the idea "Saving dialogue" in Balsamiq:

I am not sure this is fully fixed. I notice today that if you have an existing mockup and have saved it in a specified folder, if you use clone mockup and save, you will notice that the it does not remember the folder path.

Michael asked a question in Balsamiq on September 13, 2008 05:22:

Idea: Recently used toolbox filter

I find myself using many of the same UI widgets over and over. I do use the quick add bar quite a bit as well as the filters. However it still takes extra steps and I was just thinking of ways to get even quicker access to a list of UI widgets.

Recently used toolbox filter:
Add a new UI widget filter to the existing list called "Recently Used". This is a dynamic list that is comprised only of UI Widgets that are currently used in the active mockup.

For example:
If I have a mockup with a dialog, paragraph, and an search box. Then clicking the "Recently Used" toolbox filter would show only widgets that are being used in my active mockup, and I would have very quick access to them.

Michael replied on September 12, 2008 19:37 to the idea "Is it possible to make text bold?" in Balsamiq:

I just noticed that today too, and if know Peldi, I am sure this is a quick thing to add.

Peldi - do you think this is something you could add in a later build?

Michael replied on September 11, 2008 19:18 to the problem "Dragging an object to the canvas edge should auto scroll the canvas" in Balsamiq:

I posted this a while ago so you may group my request with this one:

Annoying problem when selecting with bounding box...

Michael replied on September 10, 2008 04:52 to the idea "Checkbox and Radio Button Orientation" in Balsamiq:

I think I nice way to make this work is if there was a format option in the property manager. If you selected right justify, perhaps the text is placed to the left instead.

Michael replied on September 10, 2008 04:45 to the idea "Destination folder and filename when saving PNGs" in Balsamiq:

Perhaps you would like to see this post which is an enhancement request that may give you what you need.

http://getsatisfaction.com/balsamiq/t...

Michael replied on September 02, 2008 19:44 to the question "How do I update Balsamiq Mockups?" in Balsamiq:

All you need to do is link to your product download page for the installer. That would suffice right?

Michael replied on September 02, 2008 14:32 to the question "How do I update Balsamiq Mockups?" in Balsamiq:

I think a check for upgrade on the help menus is a good idea. I also had a hard time finding about Balsamiq. I honestly think it belongs in the help menu instead of the Mockups menu.

Michael replied on August 29, 2008 23:59 to the idea "Suggestion: radio and checkmark items in menus" in Balsamiq:

wow - this is a great addition.

Michael started following the idea "Zoom Zoom" in Balsamiq.

Michael started following the idea "Zoom Zoom" in Balsamiq.

Michael replied on August 29, 2008 23:58 to the idea "Zoom Zoom" in Balsamiq:

Yes - I would love this too.

Michael replied on August 29, 2008 23:57 to the question "More icons..." in Balsamiq:

Thanks Peldi!

Michael replied on August 29, 2008 23:56 to the problem "Properties panel sometime does not appear..." in Balsamiq:

Thank you!!!

Michael replied on August 28, 2008 13:31 to the idea "Export all as PNG..." in Balsamiq:

True - Maybe your right. Should just keep it simple.

Michael replied on August 28, 2008 13:26 to the idea "Export all as PNG..." in Balsamiq:

I can see your point on multiple folders. While I would still love to export to a specified folder, I can see the issues. Is there a technical issue for this? What about this?

Michael replied on August 27, 2008 16:52 to the idea "Green heading row on data grid" in Balsamiq:

No biggie

Michael shared an idea in Balsamiq on August 27, 2008 16:40:

Export all as PNG...

I use the export as PNG to communicate my design to the team. I have a lot of mockups that I have already loaded in session. I would like to export them all at once, or even better select which ones I want to export.

Here is a sample of what I would like:



For extra credit, it would be very cool to provide a scale factor to the export as PNG. But that might be too much to ask. I currently open each PNG and scale it down 75% so it fits better but still has clarity.

Michael replied on August 27, 2008 16:21 to the question "Would it be possible to add Close All to the Mockup menu?" in Balsamiq:

I wanted this too. Thank you...