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Your tool is nice. The idea of doing vector graphics like this in the browser is very alluring. I worked on something similar for a long time, maybe you would find it useful:

https://github.com/artursapek/mondrian

http://mondrian.io

The original idea was also to create an animation tool which could export to canvas code and/or SVG files with embedded JS. Ended up just being a generic SVG editor.

I eventually couldn't keep committing the time to develop it, but it was a fun project for a long while. Really got interesting when I started thinking about algorithms for something like Pathfinder (unfinished work: http://artur.co/pathfinder.html) and a freehand drawing tool which outputs cubic beziers (the crayon tool in my example). Also fun was coming up with data structures for undo/redo (mine still kind of suck).

Anyway, have fun with your project.




Wow, looks great. I had a strong feeling that even a "really simple SVG editor" is an incredibly huge task for a single developer. Your app helps put things in perspective. :)

I always find "monolithic remakes" to be doomed from the start. So my current goal isn't to create the full app, but focus on it's different parts. Eg. the path-illustrator should be modular and standalone, and easily integrated into larger tools with perhaps different agendas. Same with timelines, SVG import/export, etc.




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