leogott/crayon

wip poc of something like ms paint

Crayon

wip poc of something like ms paint

Justification

Even though I have a suite of better Tools installed, (gnu imp, krita, paint.net, adobe ps, and one or two I've forgotten,) I almost always start up paint when I want to quickly make something, because paint starts up in <1s and the other tools take several times as long (with gnu imp and krita sometimes taking 20 seconds each), drops me in with a canvas, presents me with an uncluttered interface, and is intuitive to use. But it lacks a few tools (ruler, transparency, editing selection), is kinda bad in a few spots(color palette, selecting from canvas edge, continue editing in x) and generally feels like it's a step from abandonware.

Goals

A drawing application

• use flipchart & collage metaphor
  • casual user needs no extra thought
  • no right-click menu on canvas
  • rulers like screen scetch
  • balloon help for universal access?
• dive right in
  • startup time strictly under 5 seconds
  • no unprompted welcome dialog
  • defer loading necessary ballast
• tight scope => continue editing in x
  • slightly more useful doesn't justify slower startup or more confusing
• suitable for kids, inexperienced elders, ideally case everyone who can move a pointer around the screen
  • maybe add easy-save button for defined location and timestamp added to entered name
• may look like KidPix Free for Mac Plus if that's in line with the previous goals
• configurable via command-line parameters? (e.g. open as copy, save to location)
  • maybe also configure profiles via companion software?
  • make suitable for public installations?
• ideally for most desktop os, tablet and web, but windows has priority rn