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Re:Show HN: Pinch-to-zoom tree navigation on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @10:51AM (#48747811)
Fixed mobile (touch) version.
Re:Show HN: Pinch-to-zoom tree navigation on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @10:25AM (#48747377)
Thank you for checking it. Yes, noticed iOS issue too. Fixing rn.

> sliding one touch left right or u/d both

This could work, need to experiment more.

Show HN: Pinch-to-zoom tree navigation

https://www.delopsu.com/pinch-to-zoom-tree-navigation

I got this idea recently when I had to browse files more than usual and felt the pain: why do I need to click through every level when I want to drill down to the bottom?So I made a quick interactive prototype — it feels surprisingly natural.Sharing it as a UX idea, not as a finished implementation. I’d like to see whether this interaction makes sense for apps that work with trees: file...

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Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Saturday October 11, 2025 @10:55PM (#45554768)
Just added brushes palette. So far only local. And reworked layout a bit. Hope it makes board more convenient.
hm, right, it will probably burn more energy, than add sense
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @04:14PM (#45508244)
Thank you!
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Monday October 06, 2025 @03:27PM (#45495270)
Oh, these guys have a drawing board too, with a bit different approach: https://www.asciiart.eu/ascii-draw-studio/app
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:57PM (#45494935)
Thank yuou for sharing! Interesting solution. I'm thinking about adding brush palette.

And thank you for checking it out, glad you liked it!

Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:53PM (#45494887)
Very interesting one! So many cool things have been made in this field! However I think it's not relevant for the board. It's not open-sourced (at least yet).

Anyway thank you for checking it out and suggestion!

Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:44PM (#45494746)

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Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Monday October 06, 2025 @09:50AM (#45491447)
Yes, thank you! I'm thinking about making brushes and art gallery, it would be very interesting to see what people come up with.

Thank you for checking it out and for the feedback!

Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @09:15PM (#45486732)
Thank you!
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @08:55PM (#45486642)
Yes, exactly! There might so many unexplored and/or abandoned ideas.

Thank you for checking it out!

Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @08:35PM (#45486536)
Could you please share the brush that you used?

Some characters squize/expand line because of the font. E.g. emojis.

Thank you giving it a try and for the feedback!

Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @08:15PM (#45486426)
Yes! Thank you for sharing it.

And it feels like ASCII art is going through a renaissance. Maybe I'm biased and watched it a lot recently.

Let me also share a few cool ASCII tools I came across while working on this one:

- animation studio: https://ascii-motion.app/

- image to ASCII converter: https://www.tooooools.app/effects/ascii

Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @07:10PM (#45486068)
Thank you!
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @06:18PM (#45485807)
Could you please try it now? Pushed a fix, but have no Android to test it.
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @05:50PM (#45485587)
Hm. What OS do you use? It works fine (for me) in Firefox on iOS. Haven't tested on Android.
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @05:36PM (#45485506)
Thank you!
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @05:18PM (#45485373)
Passed it. Here is the reponse:

> Love to hear that — thank you for sharing!

Not sure about Undo — part of me wants to keep it hardcore. Like with real ink.

Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @05:07PM (#45485265)
TIL :)
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @04:44PM (#45485075)
I've pushed a simple fix.

It allows to draw on touch devices (with interesting effects with multi-touch). But one can stuck at the center of the canvas. If it happens — tap the header of the browser to scroll back to top.

Could you please try it again?

Thinking about more elegant solution.

Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @04:35PM (#45485006)
Thank you, working on it at the moment.
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @04:33PM (#45484994)
Thank you!
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @03:22PM (#45484396)
Oh, yes, forgot about it. On tablet it could be pretty convenient to use, if it works. Thank you!
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @03:12PM (#45484310)
Aha, thank you!
Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @02:20PM (#45483862)
It's a shame that I haven't read text above after posting (only in Edit mode).

I used asterisk after "difficult task" and in the footer — all between became italic. And also brush was cleaned out.

Re:Show HN: ASCII Drawing Board on Sunday October 05, 2025 @11:57AM (#45482546)
Thank you for trying it and for the feedback! Glad you liked it!

> start with just printable ASCII characters in the brush

Yes. I started like this. But then set these fancy characters by default to show the capabilities, because those who are familiar with the concept know the possibilities, but those who don't know could think that it's limited and not notice wide limits.

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