Stephen Nixon

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Thanks also for explaining your specific reasons for wanting to make something command-based first, without relying on UI as much. I wasn’t aware of that aspect to the motivations around...

Those seem like solid design principles for key commands / keyboard interaction. Python may be a good choice for an interactive console ... if people are working with this as...

I kind of work in two main "modes": 1. Drawing / mouse mode. Here, I have my left hand mostly on the modified & number keys. My right hand moves...

Ha, I just tried drawing in RoboFont to check on this, and yes, I definitely just end up moving my right hand between the mouse and keyboard a lot. I...

> Don't try to be too fancy: > Use the most obvious mnemonic alpha keys by default. > Make key shortcuts configurable. Yes to this because it makes the system...

UPDATE: I think this problem is at least partly an issue caused by how Webkit (Safari) handles `vh` units, which these tabs use for sizing. These units increase in scale...

Nice update! The target is 100% more obvious, now. It works as expected on initial load in Chrome (with the exception that I think drag-and-drop should ideally be possible even...

For what it’s worth, here's how I would imagine an ideal second drag and drop interaction might look: ![drag-drop-2](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/45946693/81011364-d3688d00-8e25-11ea-86e6-6938233cb1a1.png) The background would take over the whole screen, and be at...

Something that just occurred to me: Potentially, it might make sense to just start with one of the "preloaded" fonts active by default. To make these obvious but also save...