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New feature: Canvas sizing

Until now the only way to resize the canvas was to drag widgets off the edge, prompting the canvas to size to fit. Many of you asked for more control over the canvas size, a wish we've granted with this latest update. Now there are three ways you can resize the canvas (skip to the video below if you prefer):

  1. Hover near the edge of the canvas to bring up a resize tab that you can drag. You can get a tab to appear at the bottom, right, or bottom-right corner of the canvas. You'll see the pixel dimensions of your canvas (width and height in pixels) as you're resizing. 
  2. If you'd like you can edit these pixel dimensions directly. Just hover over a resize tab, click into an input field, and enter a width or height. 
  3. You still have the ability to expand the canvas by dragging widgets off the edge, so you don't need to stop what you're doing every time you need a little more space. 

Here's a 40 second video to show you the new resizing feature:

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We also got in two performance improvements, making working with larger page sizes snappier and export more reliable.

As always, let us know how the updates work for you.

Comments (3)

Feb 26, 2010
neufuture said...
Really excited about using mockingbird for the first time. The interface is super slick.

Here is my feedback so far:
-biggest thing i'd like to see is the ability to share mockingbird sketches with other users so they can edit their own version. (maybe even revision history)
-I'd like to know how big my bounding boxes for elements is as I'm resizing or if i click on an element (similar to how window sizing works)
-(less importantly)The ability to align tabs on tabbed window to the right side

Feb 27, 2010
dackdotcom said...
Totally agree with neufuture on #1. Also, really tough to sell this on big projects when it's such a small staff and downtime. Get big fast!
Feb 27, 2010
Sheena Pakanati said...
@neufuture: Thanks for the suggestions. We know that collab is really important for working in teams, and we have plans to implement it. We do also have exact widget sizing (or at least being able to see the size) on the list.

@dackdotcom: Thanks for the input! We actually like being small and aren't likely to expand right away. :) Although I understand why it can be a hard sell, we're definitely committed to high standards for support and reliability.

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