Andi's dashboard

A comment on the question "How to show multiple entries selected in a Listbox" in Balsamiq:

Let us allow to choose the same color as Mockups selected color. At the moment, it's not possible to choose the same green from the color picker. – Andi, on March 19, 2010 07:26

A comment on the problem "Property inspector shows incorrect default settings for some controls" in Balsamiq:

Please add the Arrow to the list of not yet working objects. (Version 1.6.69) – Andi, on March 18, 2010 09:50

Andi replied on March 18, 2010 07:13 to the idea "Version Control" in Balsamiq:

Use a version control system. Do not rename the files. That works for me :-)

A comment on the problem "Mockups does not remember "last loaded files"" in Balsamiq:

Still the same with 1.6.69. It's very easy to reproduce. – Andi, on March 18, 2010 07:11

A comment on the problem "MyBalsamiq does not work with Flash 10.0.45.2" in Balsamiq:

Still the same. The progressbar runs twice, but no content is visible. – Andi, on March 17, 2010 19:34

Andi reported a problem in Balsamiq on March 17, 2010 07:30:

Mockups does not remember "last loaded files"

With some of the last versions, you introduced a problem with the "reload last loaded files" feature.

With the present version (1.6.68), it's not clear for me, what files are loaded, if I start Mockups. E.g. If I double-click a bmml file Mockups starts. If I close Mockups and restart it w/o a bmml file, some other files are loaded and not the last one(s), I had open.

This is annoying, as I have to remember my last used mockups. At the moment, I have to export the mockups as PDF, to know name and sort order.

My proposal to solve this mess (which is the first real annoying bug I run into):

short term solution: remember name and sort order of my last used mockups
mid term solution: introduce some project file to bundle several mockups. I could create projects file manually for all my different workflows or save them on request.

Andi replied on March 16, 2010 16:51 to the problem "Callout transparency is not correct in property dialog" in Balsamiq:

Well, well... I expected the fix the other way round :-))
I don't need transparency for my callouts. But now, the property page shows the object state. Thanks!

A comment on the idea "Make a datagrid tree" in Balsamiq:

See also http://community.balsamiq.com/balsami... – Andi, on March 16, 2010 14:56

Andi replied on March 12, 2010 15:10 to the problem "MyBalsamiq does not work with Flash 10.0.45.2" in Balsamiq:

I can confirm, that none of my computers work and they all have flash 10.0.45.2. (several Windows and one Mac).

A comment on the question "Can Balsamiq preserve the selection state in each open file?" in Balsamiq:

:-) we have a similar situation in our company, development and end customer have different names for the same objects. – Andi, on March 12, 2010 12:38

A comment on the question "Can Balsamiq preserve the selection state in each open file?" in Balsamiq:

Define canvas... – Andi, on March 12, 2010 12:18

Andi replied on March 12, 2010 09:46 to the idea "XML-file consistency" in Balsamiq:

Peldi, any news on my original issue about the order of the XML tags?

Andi replied on March 11, 2010 13:17 to the problem "Combo-problem" in Balsamiq:

Any news here? I just run into the same problem again. I'd like to have the pull-down part drawn gray (disabled).
And of course the second question in my original post, I'd like to have one of the entries selected (similar to Tree, Table and Menu)

Andi replied on February 25, 2010 18:30 to the idea "Reverse Screen" in Balsamiq:

Two solutions for that:
a) just draw only the part of the screen that you'd like to show (you might copy it into another mockup)
b) draw a "Modal Screen" over your mockup and send it backwards, until the important stuff is visible and all the rest is "grayed out"

Andi replied on February 18, 2010 21:24 to the idea "Allow one more item in iPhone Menu?" in Balsamiq:

You have to write "auto-lock, 3 minutes >". Write only one comma.

A comment on the question "Can't increase canvas height beyond approx 1000 px" in Balsamiq:

That's the idea, the property dialog is for the selected object.

Do you get a scrollbar, if you move an object partly out of the working area? – Andi, on February 14, 2010 09:00

Andi replied on February 13, 2010 08:35 to the question "Can't increase canvas height beyond approx 1000 px" in Balsamiq:

In the property window, where you can change font size and all the other properties.

Andi replied on February 13, 2010 01:36 to the question "Can't increase canvas height beyond approx 1000 px" in Balsamiq:

That's strange, I can resize it and the "page" enlarges automatically. But you might set the size in the property window. Just click the "Position & Size" field.

Andi replied on February 13, 2010 01:32 to the idea "Add a font size adjuster for the Window control" in Balsamiq:

And text color and background color.

Andi replied on February 12, 2010 12:25 to the question "Is there an elegant way to create an iPhone Segmented Control?" in Balsamiq:

What about a Button Bar?