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Edited by cure - 16 April 2011 at 10:09am

Its c++ running openGL.
It has an interface of Objective-C so that it could integrate with the iOS stuff.

It uses several other libraries: the gif saving/loading is CxImage, theres a little bit of PHP source code, and tinyXML.

a Big update is coming very soon - in it the app will be renamed Pixation.

Awww, It's not on the horizon really, but it does have a PC version that could be released with a bit of polish... not sure if there would be much interest in that.

Would you be interested in a PC release?

I've got myself a spanking new android smartphone, and I'm appalled at the lack of a decent pixelart-making app for it :/

my joy knows no bounds.

*wrong thread, sorry, deleted*

Edited by scnclr - 03 July 2011 at 5:30am

I didn't delete it, a Pixel Joint mod did, I never even got to see what you posted.
and sure, :: title changed ::



@Frost Butt
Thanks for your purchase! I really appreciate your feedback as well.
Can you be more specific about other things that you think should be improved?
As far as the panning, I take the direct input that the OS is giving me and offset the canvas by that much.... or is that not what you are seeing? maybe you are seeing a bug? What type of device do you have?

Edited by metaldev - 03 July 2011 at 8:04am

Hey Frost Butt, thanks for your feedback!

In fact, I wrote pixation BECAUSE i used tiny pixels and really disliked the way it worked! :P

here is my thinking in the design of the hand in Pixation:
for me, the hand is a central feature of the usability of Pixation because I wanted a division between navigation and drawing.
I would always accidentally be drawing errant pixels in tinypixels (and also edge touch which also felt clonky to me).
So the hand is designed as a modifier just like in Photoshop you use the space bar. I wanted it to have the same feel as when im pixelling in PS.
You'll notice that i put the dropper right next to it too, so it can be used like the brush sampler in PS that is normally used with ALT.
Both are designed to be easily accessed wtih the thumb of the hand holding the device.

Having said that, I can definitely see what you are saying - so I suppose we'll just disagree on this one.     and again, a big thanks for telling me your thoughts its very important for me and if you have more thoughts i want to hear them.

this one is actually a feature, not a bug!   

this is very strange.

... i haven't seen that happen.
When you touch the hand it should swap modes instantly and also the zooming it should be nearly instant - especially on the newer phones like yours.

is it possible that something is running in the background? like perhaps something multitasking or something that would otherwise be taking processor cycles?

ha! ok theres no bug.

This is how you use it:

you have to HOLD the hand (or the SAMPLER) to make them work.
the hand is not a toggle - its a modifier.
so you hold it while you want to navigate, as soon as you release it you are back in drawing mode.

hopefully i didn't misunderstand you.

so if you were to design it,
you would zoom with 2 fingers and have the line drawing be a separate tool correct?

if so how would you pan? the hand still?

no, don't worry about that :)
like i said, I really appreciate you taking your time to share your thoughts about the app. It's actually hard to get this type of feedback. In fact, you are the first to complain about these things, but that doesn't mean you are the only one who feels this way.

when I give the app another pass, I'll see how i can maybe fit in an option or something that toggles how it works into how you are suggesting.
The key for me would be to add such a feature that could radically change the way the app works in an intuitive way. For example, im sure a lot of people would still want it to keep working the way i have it now as well, so I have to think it through how it could be added.

ty! ill let you know when i update ^_^

@randomblink, PM Sedge and discuss it and if you can help him set it up then it should be cool.