Flowstone Wishlist
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 4:41 pm
I'd like to start a thread on things I'd like added to Flowstone. I liked the thread on the future hardware, and I would like the same for features.
I have a ton of them so here are a few:
1) Ability to retain Groups when exiting.
2) Ability to import and export Groups. This gives user's a library feature. User's can share there own personal group libraries.
3) Ability to turn "ON" and "OFF" realtime running.
4) Ability to exit out from navigator windows.
5) Top level component panel is alphabetically sorted (only groups are sorted)
6) Scroll bar and mouse scroll for component list (bubble select at top can be slow and cumbersome)
7) Mouse over component lists that pop out from side. This will keep schematic maximized.
8) Lots more primitives! Bit manipulation, word manipulation, etc, etc.
9) Flowstone-sponsored web page on your site that houses user contributed libraries with a feedback mechanism.
10) More active participation from Flowstone! Let user's know what you are working on, add a post or two a day, respond to user posts better (even if you don't have an answer a reply is nice).
11) Bring together your other site from Synthmaker. Encourage interaction between the two.
12) Lower your prices! Your royal wedding special was great - I actually bought the pro from that, even though it still stung quite a bit. More volume rather than price. It will also add to user baser, who contribute more, make your product better, etc.
13) Get exposure in the periodicals out there. Nuts and Volts, Servo, Elektor, Circuit Cellar, Robot, Make magazine, all of those will boost your software tremendously.
By adding items 1 and 2, I dare say #8 could solve itself over time. I would imagine most suggestions that you get are in the form of modules or samples. Adding #1 and #2 would allow your user base to contribute tremendously. Building your user base should be first and foremost in your planning. This leads to everything else, like exposure, hardware sales, software sales, etc. etc.
I've got more, but I think this is a good start.
I have a ton of them so here are a few:
1) Ability to retain Groups when exiting.
2) Ability to import and export Groups. This gives user's a library feature. User's can share there own personal group libraries.
3) Ability to turn "ON" and "OFF" realtime running.
4) Ability to exit out from navigator windows.
5) Top level component panel is alphabetically sorted (only groups are sorted)
6) Scroll bar and mouse scroll for component list (bubble select at top can be slow and cumbersome)
7) Mouse over component lists that pop out from side. This will keep schematic maximized.
8) Lots more primitives! Bit manipulation, word manipulation, etc, etc.
9) Flowstone-sponsored web page on your site that houses user contributed libraries with a feedback mechanism.
10) More active participation from Flowstone! Let user's know what you are working on, add a post or two a day, respond to user posts better (even if you don't have an answer a reply is nice).
11) Bring together your other site from Synthmaker. Encourage interaction between the two.
12) Lower your prices! Your royal wedding special was great - I actually bought the pro from that, even though it still stung quite a bit. More volume rather than price. It will also add to user baser, who contribute more, make your product better, etc.
13) Get exposure in the periodicals out there. Nuts and Volts, Servo, Elektor, Circuit Cellar, Robot, Make magazine, all of those will boost your software tremendously.
By adding items 1 and 2, I dare say #8 could solve itself over time. I would imagine most suggestions that you get are in the form of modules or samples. Adding #1 and #2 would allow your user base to contribute tremendously. Building your user base should be first and foremost in your planning. This leads to everything else, like exposure, hardware sales, software sales, etc. etc.
I've got more, but I think this is a good start.
and I don't have right to tell here.