Well the first full update to iDoodle2 in quite some time has been cleared by Apple and is available in the app store. \u00a0The release has been a great lesson in limiting the scope of my ambition in order to get an app released. \u00a0I can be thinking of the most awesome features imaginable, but if those changes never get into the hands of my users it’s all for naught.
\nI think the usability improvements to iDoodle2 make a strong app that much stronger. \u00a0One of the first things was to implement a multi-touch zoom and pan system. \u00a0This allows the user to zoom in up to ten times to work on allow a quality of work and detail that wasn’t possible with the previous release. \u00a0The other great improvement to usability (which I believe was suggested in this blog ) is a smart offset tool. \u00a0You can customize the distance the pen is from your finger so you’ll have a much better view of \u00a0what you are drawing. \u00a0The “smart” comes from the offset’s ability to adjust for the orientation of your phone. \u00a0The final new feature to come from a custom suggestion is the inclusion of a “kid mode”. \u00a0One father e-mailed me saying that his 2 year old enjoyed playing with iDoodle2, but would hit the other controls and pop up menus. \u00a0To activate kid mode touch the screen with 3 fingers and a simple palette appears at the bottom of the screen. \u00a0Tap with three fingers again to exit this mode.
\nThe other improvements fix a few annoyances from previous versions. \u00a0All tool settings now save when you exit a session so your perfect tool setup isn’t lost. \u00a0The text tool has been improved with new fonts, text shadows, and the ability to handle non standard characters. \u00a0Finally you can rotate and adjust the background image in your doodles.
\nAnyway those are the basics. \u00a0Any feedback on the new version would be much appreciated as would the chance to see some of what you’re creating. \u00a0A new version of iDoodle2 lite should be out in the next few weeks and I have a few other projects waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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