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Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by wodow on Thursday August 21, 2014 @08:57AM (#8207091)
I love it - works perfectly... but immediately the feature creeper in me has kicked in. Killer features

1. Be able to type in text (any font will do)

2. Drag-and-drop an image to be be able to annotate it over the top (would be excellent design task, e.g. using screenshots of some work-in-progress).

3. Movable objects?

Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by nfmangano on Thursday August 21, 2014 @09:52AM (#8207314)
If you need those features, you're welcome to have a look at my phd project, http://sdcl.ics.uci.edu/research/calico/, check out the second video. Admittedly, it's a java application rather than a webpage, but a few companies have found it useful so far. The project is available on github here: https://github.com/uci-sdcl/calico.
Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by divyahansg on Thursday August 21, 2014 @11:29AM (#8207804)
A similar site I built (http://stoodle.org) supports these three features in addition to group voice conferencing through Twilio.
Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by oscilatorium on Thursday August 21, 2014 @12:42PM (#8208247)
I just tried stoodle, but I'm not seeing the data being replicated across windows. e.g I have some doodles here in http://stoodle.ck12.org/class/53f619cc417e3 but when i open this link in another chrome tab (or a different browser ffox), I am not seeing anything
Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by atmosx on Thursday August 21, 2014 @11:48AM (#8207917)
Haha, that's awesome :-) thanks for sharing.
Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by dblacc on Thursday August 21, 2014 @09:04AM (#8207121)
Text is also a feature I'd like to see. Sometimes its easier to just type something than gesture each letter
Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by mandor on Thursday August 21, 2014 @10:26AM (#8207490)
I fully agree, especially for the text (it is hard to write with a mouse!).

In addition, basic shapes like line/rectangle/circle would be welcomed (I am terrible at drawing a circle with a mouse).

Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by ArcticCelt on Thursday August 21, 2014 @11:03AM (#8207660)
I got the exact same feeling after using it for 2 seconds. Then watched his video demo and understood why he did it that way.

He did the product with tablet users in mind.

Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by cpncrunch on Thursday August 21, 2014 @01:28PM (#8208495)
You can probably use a wacom tablet instead of a mouse. It makes it a lot easier to draw freehand.
Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by MarkMc on Thursday August 21, 2014 @10:47AM (#8207586)
Yes typeable text is high on the to-do list (although on a touch-screen tablet it's probably just a efficient to draw the text)
Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by djokkataja on Thursday August 21, 2014 @11:49AM (#8207920)
It might be just as efficient in terms of the amount of time taken to draw/type it, but typing it lets people copy/paste and ensures legibility.
Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by balabaster on Thursday August 21, 2014 @09:55AM (#8207322)
I agree, these 3 features would push this over the top in terms of usability. This would make remote consulting so much easier too.

Edit: Well done though, awesome 1st cut :)

Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by 8ig8 on Thursday August 21, 2014 @10:00AM (#8207341)
Re: #2, feature exists. See Options > Insert Pic.
Re:Show HN: A virtual whiteboard for working or teaching rem... by wodow on Thursday August 21, 2014 @10:57AM (#8207630)
Outstanding! But I would not think to look under "Options" for an active feature like this.