Comments on: AjaxSketch.com – Web-based Flowcharting/Diagraming Application

By: rajeevraina

rajeevraina — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:08:49 +0000

Where from can I download the AjaxSketch and is is compatible with most of the latest browser versions?

By: tokyonami

tokyonami — Mon, 15 May 2006 08:40:56 +0000

Of course there are are many applications that will perform better on your own computer but the real advantage is using in an environment, for example in education, where users may not have their own computer or need to create a document quickly while in class. The user or teacher can click on the save button to have it displayed to everyone instantly using a single application. The key point is it is seamless.

By: John

John — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 04:23:54 +0000

If it isn’t cross platform, it shouldn’t have AJAX in the name. Should be XULWrite and XULSketch.

By: p_metz

p_metz — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:23:04 +0000

edit :
the second link should be : http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/exempl.html

By: p_metz

p_metz — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:17:08 +0000

Yesterday I have found this :
http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/

with it you can make diagrams and flowcharts like that :
http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/

I gave it a try and I was walking around with a silly grin because it turned out as a very nice application.

And, when I take look at that software above I’m smiling too … but because of a completely different reason… I mean, why would one produce such a software with such a rudimentary functionality ? And why would one use it ? Because “it works in your Browser , yay !!” ? Why don’t they use this work as a base and develope a “real” application ?

By: Mario

Mario — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:20:33 +0000

It appears the author is just attaching the ‘AJAX’ buzzword to rally attention. You cannot serious expect these apps to be fully polished works when the author is releasing one per week. Real application take much much much longer to make. These are more proofs of concepts.

By: Gonzalo

Gonzalo — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:45:40 +0000

Woa, lately this is all full of “not true Ajax”, “not Ajax enough”… Kinda makes you wonder…

But anyway, the problem with AjaxSketch is not about that. The problem is the application is quite bad as it is. Maybe it’s a “good start” as Amrit says, but it needs a lot of work. It’s very frustrating e.g. that you can’t group things to move them together. Also some properties can not be modified so you’re forced to delete and re-create.

By: Amrit

Amrit — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:12:49 +0000

One, I could rotate the images. Two, I think they are all — including AjaxWrite — are good starts. I’m not bothered about Web 2.0 or X.n, but I think with increasing connectivity, more and more people will be able to use remotely hosted applications. They are of course not going to replace the conventional applications, at least not this year, but for people who do not want to/cannot invest in expensive word processors and image editing software, I think these are going to be good options.

By: Jeff Schiller

Jeff Schiller — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:54:20 +0000

Agreed. Nothing “Ajax” about this that I can see. It’s even sandboxed to Mozilla, hardly an “open” application either. Alex Russell has dubbed this “ajaxWrong”: http://alex.dojotoolkit.org/?p=551

By: JL

JL — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:54:04 +0000

Hmm, yah, I’m sorta tired of the Robertson hype. This might be ok for flowcharting, but the fact that it can’t rotate images and such (or not at least now and in a timely manner) doesn’t make it very useful at all. For that, I don’t think you can beat Gliffy.

Figures Robertson would do this…

By: punkcoder

punkcoder — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:42:17 +0000

This, like AjaxWrite, is just for FireFox 1.5 or higher. It uses XUL for the interface, don’t see exactly what is considered AJAX except for Michael Robertson using the current buzzword to garner some attention. If it was true AJAX Web 2.0 it would be cross-platform and usable by everyone.

By: Bill Snebold

Bill Snebold — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:56:14 +0000

It wouldn’t allow me to do anything beyond creating a new document. I’m using a Mac running Firefox.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:26:47 +0000

Althought it’s cool and neat, I don’t see anyone being patient enough to ever use this.

There’s a reason why people have individual computers — their own processing power. I can’t imagine (even with parallel computing) how live applications like this can scale.

By: VA Journal

VA Journal — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:56:28 +0000

Flowchart and Diagram Software – Free

ajaxSketch is an online application that allows you to create Visio-style flowcharts and diagrams. It is free and you don’t even need to register to use it. While not as full-featured as Visio, of course, it provides the basics for c…