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Re:PlaceIt by Breezi - Generate Product Screenshots in Reali... by sutterbomb on Monday December 31, 2012 @11:44AM (#4989780)
Love this idea and the final images look great. One gripe with the UX, and I'm starting to see this everywhere, is that the only way to upload a file is to drag it onto the browser. Why not add the option for a standard file input form? Drag and drop uploading breaks my workflow substantially - am I alone in this?
Re:PlaceIt by Breezi - Generate Product Screenshots in Reali... by Mizza on Monday December 31, 2012 @11:50AM (#4989801)
Came here to say the same thing - I hate drag and drop everywhere! I have to resize my browser window, move it around, open up a file browser, resize that, find the file, drag and drop it, close the file browser, and resize my web browser. How annoying! I think it's because it's an OSX paradigm, so stuff that's very design-y tend to use it, and it ends up with the usual OSX "looks nice, isn't very practical" effect.

I love the service though - could use some 'outdoor' shots in urban environments, a crowd, a concert, a subway stop, stuff like that. Bookmarked.

Re:PlaceIt by Breezi - Generate Product Screenshots in Reali... by Domenic_S on Monday December 31, 2012 @07:52PM (#4991503)
Why resize your browser? cmd+tab to Finder, cmd+n a new Finder window, browse to file, drag it in...

(PC win+e a new explorer window and do the same thing)

Re:PlaceIt by Breezi - Generate Product Screenshots in Reali... by odelaguila on Monday December 31, 2012 @11:59AM (#4989844)
you guys should use http://mizage.com/divvy/ is great for resize windows without touching the mouse.
Re:PlaceIt by Breezi - Generate Product Screenshots in Reali... by sutterbomb on Monday December 31, 2012 @01:28PM (#4990224)
I love divvy, but a file input field is still easier. Both options require you to go through a file browser to find your file, but a file input doesn't make you resize any windows then resize them back.
Re:PlaceIt by Breezi - Generate Product Screenshots in Reali... by rexreed on Monday December 31, 2012 @11:47AM (#4989792)
Agreed. Indeed it would be even more useful / powerful for me if I could interact via API ala imgur or imm.io
Re:PlaceIt by Breezi - Generate Product Screenshots in Reali... by Too on Tuesday January 01, 2013 @03:25AM (#4992175)
Even worse is that you MUST have a mouse. Navigating with keyboard alone doesn't work.
Re:PlaceIt by Breezi - Generate Product Screenshots in Reali... by navidsafa on Sunday January 06, 2013 @03:10PM (#5017537)
We added the upload button btw. Thanks for the feedback
Re:PlaceIt by Breezi - Generate Product Screenshots in Reali... by sutterbomb on Monday January 07, 2013 @01:43PM (#5022434)
awesome, thank you.