So my day project kind of went a bit further and I now have a Rather Decent(tm) release:

http://marcello.cellosoft.com/projects/frameeditor/

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It uses Java Web Start, but I didn't do anything fancy (so it runs in full priveledge mode). Again, needs Java 1.5.

However, FrameEditor is a crappy name, so in addition to comment on v002, I'm looking for name suggestions.

Cheers!

Marcello

p.s. v002 can export to animated gif!

"I did it with Animatahr!"

Right click is eraser.
No colors, it's just monochrome for the time being.

seizure drawing!

Marcello

Onion Skin
Action Machine
Digeo
LightBox

Hehe good one, that's got my vote, AnimCello!

Edit; cut, copy, paste, undo, redo would be nice as well as primitive drawing: lines, circles, squares, etc...

AniME.

CelloFlix

There is no color, and no line thickness. Just because it animates doesn't mean you should shove "animation" of some manglified sort into the name (I personally find complicated-spelling manglification of names a bad idea). My simplest suggestion for you is to call it: Pencil. Unfortunately, the word pencil brings in a wild 53,800,000 hits on Google, so you might want something more original. Since it does more than just draw things like a thin pencil, it also lets you animate via a succession of frames. This lends the name PencilStrip.

Some other basic names:

• Flow

• Flipbook

• Frames

• Sketcher

That said, I don't think "Frame Editor" is particularly bad. Of course, having editor in the name might be a bit much, but it gets the basic idea around. You might consider Framer instead of Frames, above.

Ok, version 003 is up!

http://marcello.cellosoft.com/projects/frameeditor/
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* Bug fixes:
o Deleting a layer updates list properly
o Saving now appends extension if necessary
o Should be able to erase with a one-button mouse by holding one of those funny mac buttons
o Now asks for a new filename if you choose not to overwrite when saving/exporting
* Editing:
o Per-frame delay
o Stroke and eraser brush sizes
o Onion skin options (0-4 frames in either direction)
* General:
o Updated interface/toolbars
o Resizable framelist
o Current/total frame display
o Repeat animation during playback
o Frameskip during playback
o Speed improvements
o Added Help/About options

Almost none. I'm having no problems with responsiveness on the java 1.6 beta. Then again, 1.6 is considerably faster.

Marcello

this is fun