It's not amazing to use a vector editor, but amazing that this is the first one I've ever used that feels right, and that all the Flash-based graphics editing apps written in the last couple of years couldn't achieve that proper feel.
> Can I click on a link into Inkscape's code repository and try it out right now?
I can select Inkscape in aptitude (or any other package manager of any other decent OS), wait a few seconds for the download, and can run it immediately.
Okay, this won't give me the latest bleeding edge version, but instead I get a mature application that is well-tested and provides more functionality than I ever needed. (in particular, more functionality than SVG-edit)
> Comparing this with a desktop app is missing the point.
You seem to imply that SVG-edit has some inherent advantage over Inkscape because it is a web application.
However, the main criterion is still: getting things done for the user, isn't it?
So yes, maybe SVG-edit will evolve more quickly due to being a web application. However, in that case it should surpass Inkscape in the near future. Only then it has proven to be better - not because it is a web application, but because it is more useful.
Okay, this won't give me the latest bleeding edge version, but instead I get a mature application that is well-tested and provides more functionality than I ever needed. (in particular, more functionality than SVG-edit)
But the same goes for Google Docs and OpenOffice. Having more features isn't always what matters most.
> But the same goes for Google Docs and OpenOffice
I beg to differ. Google Docs does provide some important features which OpenOffice doesn't provide.
However, I didn't find any such thing in SVG-edit.
> Having more features isn't always what matters most.
Apart from stability (which could also be considered a feature), what else are you talking about? The set of features determines the usefulness (or uselessness) of an application, doesn't it?
Apart from stability (which could also be considered a feature)
At what point does anything that makes an application more useful a feature? If this is the definition of a feature, then your second point seems a bit obvious.
It reminds me of Corel Draw, which was my preferred tool for vector graphics for seven years before I switched to mac. Man! you've made me miss it and remembered me how much I hate Adobe Illfrustrator.
Any intention of growing this into a real full fledged product?
I always appreciate suggestions, People might think vectroid is a game. It sounds a little like metroid. For naming I like using combinations of regular words. Like "vector paint" or something.
Example: http://api.markup.io/v/ng7dny7nxj0r At least I think it is SVG, at the very least it uses Raphael.js