I launched the app with translations in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, and Chinese. Everything is stored and sync'd with iCloud, and there is full support for dynamic text sizes and light/dark mode. I took great care to make it an app everyone around the world could use and enjoy.
I'm happy to answer questions or take feedback! Lots of features and updates already added to the todo list :)
A few bits of feedback: - after zooming in photo mode, I naturally tried to pan to get my object in view, but that quickly created a path and then immediately went into the save screen, which was jarring. I know it tells you to try but panning and zooming is just second nature. Maybe show a message if the path drawing time is very short?
- tracing a photo is harder than the demo makes it look! The zoom view is very helpful here but it is still a very painstaking process, and if you mess up, you have to start over. I was hoping that it would use my path as a start and automatically refine it but nope.
- if the photo path starts in the upper left, the zoom is blocked. Perhaps you can move it automatically if needed.
- took me a moment to figure out how to copy a sticker for use in Signal. I expected to be able to long press on the sticker and get a context menu, but that doesn’t work. You have to go to “options” which is not immediately obvious. Also, having to pick a image size is not something most users want to think about, they just want to copy and paste like text.
Yeah, the photo tracing experience is the most contentious part of the app. Lots of similar feedback from lots of people. I will be improving that in the coming updates. The zoom/pan is definitely tricky b/c it conflicts with the drawing gesture, so panning isn't the easiest thing to accomplish. Again, planning to rethink how to make that better.
You should be able to long-press a sticker in the main view and get the same options menu for copying/etc.... does that work for you?
I'm also planning on supporting other messaging services like WhatsApp, Signal, Telegraph, etc...
Ah, you’re right, it does work in the gallery view, just not in the detail view where you end up after creating the sticker.
Can this tool be used for WhatsApp stickers? And how different are Slack and Discord Stickers?
I wonder if we'll see some standardization in the future akin to the addition of emojis to Unicode.
Now we just have to wait until people leave walled gardens like Slack and Discord and start using the Internet standard for IM.
Some platforms upgrade emoji to stickers when used solo (telegram for example)
there isn't anything majorly special about them on any platform AFAIK
Feature request: folder or hidden compartment/sticker(s) option?
It seems as if my only artistic contribution to the world will be in the shape of poorly drawn phallic scribbles. (which I have a plan to leverage via iMessage with my wife and fantasy football group text thread) However, I would like to prevent the awkward conversation with my 6 year old if possible about the "cool drawing" daddy keeps making and texting. ;)
Inspiring to see a "hobby" project at this level of polish. Thank you.
Great job on the app!
Is there a story behind the Newton?
