Date: 7/2/2009 9:24:00 AM User: OIC Rating: 2
Comment: Hi there.
I 'think' I may have subscribed and from recollection it is on a trial basis. Unfortunately, I haven't found the software very user-friendly with a number user-interface and browser compatability issues. In short, I will not be using Skrbl for the foreseeable future as it doesn't serve my purpose.
I would therefore like to ensure that I'm not committed financially to Skrbl.I cannot find on the site any means of effecting that. Could you please reply with instructions
Date: 6/30/2009 10:09:00 AM User: bguehl Rating:
Comment: I am unable to get it to work? What am I doing wrong? I have windows vista and IE 8. Do I need something else to see this??
betsy.guehl@huberheightscityschools.org
Date: 6/26/2009 3:09:00 PM User: sbriet Rating: 3
Comment: How do you show a picture that has been uploaded?
I have no idea.
Can you help ? thank you
Date: 6/23/2009 6:56:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I am looking at white labeling the solution especially the whiteboard functionalities. Can I customize the look and feel, put my company's logo and integrate with my elearning application?
Kind Regards
Vasi
havanurv@yahoo.com
Date: 6/17/2009 6:43:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: It would be nice if we could drow lines and write letters inside a picture. It will give us more excellent collaboration.
Date: 6/9/2009 11:49:00 AM User: Daddio Rating: 1
Comment: Skrbl no longer saves anything. Doodles on graffiti aren't there after leaving page and coming back. Too bad..
Date: 6/1/2009 2:07:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: from FAQ page:
" What next on skrbl?
:) we have additional features in the works and hope to release the next enhancement in August 2007. Watch this space."
I'm watching. What should I see?
Date: 5/20/2009 8:19:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
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Date: 5/18/2009 10:51:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I haven't been able to sign into team skrbl for several days. A "run-time error" message shows up. :( Please fix it!! I miss my team skrbl :(
Date: 5/14/2009 2:48:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Only random text boxes were actually shared, not anything I drew in the background. Not useable!
(firefox, fwiw)
Date: 5/11/2009 9:30:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Just signed up to try this out (great idea) and immediately got an error on IE8 (which I switched to since it seemed very slow on Chrome).
thoughts?
John
jmcriches@gmail.com
Date: 5/8/2009 11:09:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: 1) A bit difficult to navigate. The user interface could be more intuitive and use less colors (or at least from a limited palette)
2) Where do I pay?
3) I need more than 5 simultaneous users. 10 would be nice. 6 or 7 is minimum. Is this doable?
4) How do I clear the bulletin board?
5) The fill-tool doesn't seem to work in Firefox or the usage is a bit fuzzy.
6) It would be great to be able to enter limited dhtml code.
7) it would be very cool to be able to add custom act
Date: 5/4/2009 9:32:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I am having a heck of a time uploading an image file. I followed the instructions and then when I clicked on "my files" there was nothing there.??? Can you help me? thank you :)
Date: 5/4/2009 9:32:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: PS Also I am having trouble finding the "tags" I am supposed to be able to click on??
Date: 4/27/2009 9:56:00 AM User: cwmath Rating:
Comment: How do I add a page - without starting a new session
windwer@cwmath.com
Date: 4/23/2009 8:50:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: yX4Rv6 http://google.com
Date: 4/21/2009 3:34:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 4/15/2009 10:21:00 PM User: project2 Rating: 2
Comment: skrblink is easier to manage.
Date: 4/15/2009 12:31:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: While I would love to recommend this product to my employers, who run a distance learning company, I find myself unable to do so simply because I don't know how well the full version works, how easy it is to use and what its limitations are. If there were a trial of the full version for even a few days this would be very useful indeed and would help me decide to recommend it.
Date: 4/8/2009 3:02:00 PM User: gracepariante Rating:
Comment: i would use your product if it actually worked.
Date: 4/8/2009 3:43:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Hello. As one of the only javascript based shared whiteboards, Skrbl is pretty cool. I have uses for it right now, but I really need to be able to host the server-side myself for security reasons. Would you consider making the core engine open source? If not, then licensing the source to me?
Contact me through my blog http://blog.knowsense.co.uk
Date: 4/4/2009 4:38:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Hi, I've got bugs on whiteboard:
http://www.skrbl.com/101317984
Can they be fixed, please?
Date: 4/3/2009 5:36:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: !!! Just found this and moved my personal work whiteboard to it in about 15 minutes. No more erasing and rewriting to organize stuff. Works almost totally intuitively. Barely a rough spot.
Amazing !!!
Date: 4/3/2009 4:37:00 PM User: mychineseteacher Rating: 4
Comment: Is there any other device for drawing? and where can I ge them? I found it's very hard to draw using mouse.
Date: 4/2/2009 4:56:00 PM User: mi5ke Rating:
Comment: Can't send email invitations.... sits there, with animated "busy" icon, but nothing happens after 10 minutes.
Also, very strange that I have to enter the "from" email address, when I have already registered with an email address (otherwise, seemingly, pointless).
Lastly, when I an talking on Skype, explaining a drawing, i want a pointer that others can see. Can't see that on the (crummy) menus, which barely work (e.g. trying to send an email invotation, the menu disappears, bef
Date: 3/28/2009 10:41:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Hello! congratulations for your whiteboard. Im developing my website, I would like to know if I can use it but "inserted in my web" , is that possible?
What about cost?
Warm regards
norma
Date: 3/28/2009 7:15:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: I nor my friend can see eachothers' doodling or text... why not?
Date: 3/20/2009 7:31:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Can you control which user has access to which Skrbl session?
Skrbl (free version) works well in IE6, and on Firefox 3 on a Mac for me, but I didn't have much luck with Firefox 3 on a PC with XP. Team Skrbl works well for me on Firefox 3 on PC with XP. This will be helpful for my collaborations.
I am not sure if your rating system is capturing anything useful because you didn't define what is the high rating. Is it best to be #1 or best to have like 5 stars, I will assume
Date: 3/20/2009 1:50:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: I created a team account but it won't let me log in. Help!
Date: 3/12/2009 10:14:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Any way to change the name of "my Board"..?
Date: 3/12/2009 5:07:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: when i upload a picture it never appears on my skrbl pad! what can i do about that?
Date: 3/12/2009 4:11:00 AM User: michael_nobis Rating: 1
Comment: it's shit. user unfriendly like hell
Date: 3/8/2009 12:27:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: I cannot sign up...your program will not allow me to enter the ampersand symbol part of my email address...this program is too crappy to be rated...
Date: 3/7/2009 8:21:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: It have many problems.
Date: 2/28/2009 6:58:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Tried to register for Team Edition, using Firefox 3 and IE 7. Your form does not submit using either. Nothing happens when clicking "Submit."
Date: 2/26/2009 8:04:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: Seems quite buggy. I have uploaded a .png twice. Initially it just doesn't show that it is there, then it shows a single vertical line, but if you click it goes to a blank page and I get a dialogue saying that the file has been deleted.
Date: 2/25/2009 3:24:00 PM User: thomasacherry Rating: 3
Comment: How do I close my account? thomas.a.cherry@nasa.gov.
Date: 2/25/2009 12:10:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: can I use this to teach Maths online?
will the student need account too?
Date: 2/21/2009 8:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 2/21/2009 8:05:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 2/21/2009 4:58:00 AM User: firefly732 Rating:
Comment: I seem to be having problems making my whiteboard save after attempting to erase some drawn on lines, yet any tags that I add or move will save promptly. Why is this?
Date: 2/19/2009 10:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: We love it and blogged about you.
Thought you'd like to know that Oddpodz.com (a community of creative-minded professionals and businesses) has featured your company in our top Free Biz Findz.
Date: 2/19/2009 11:11:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: I can't see where chat box is.
Date: 2/19/2009 8:44:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Why does the WORKING icon keep running and things do not save at all in the free demo. It used to work great, now it just sucks!
Date: 2/18/2009 8:42:00 AM User: trigger Rating:
Comment: Can't delete drawings or save anything in sessions.
Date: 2/17/2009 3:57:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Is skrbl ever going to be a working program that does not freeze?????
Date: 2/17/2009 10:44:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Keeps freezing up and cant draw and save!! WHY IS THIS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH SKRBL??
Date: 2/15/2009 6:14:00 PM User: mathcounts4ever Rating: 1
Comment: I would love to use skrbl on my blog-- but I don't want others being able to modify what I publish there. Is there any way of adding skrbl to a blog but not allowing changes?
Date: 2/6/2009 11:45:00 PM User: swalden Rating:
Comment: I cannot figure out how to delete pictures and files from the menu. I can delete them from the whiteboard, but they are always there in my menu. How do I delete them completely?
Date: 2/6/2009 5:20:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Really good idea, but just doesn't seem to work. Working icon spinning and no updates sent.
Date: 2/3/2009 11:48:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Hola, me gustaria saber si tienen una version en español , podria dar una clase para varias personas de math
thank you
Date: 1/28/2009 5:59:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I tried this in Safari 3, which didn't work, and in Firefox, which did work.
Date: 1/27/2009 5:14:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I tried the team version ... how does the invite function work? I think it didn't send e-mail to my invitee
BruceEsrig
Date: 1/22/2009 12:44:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: SKRBL is a good program, but seems to be down quite a bit and doesn't function all the time. Maybe you need bigger servers or something to host the increased popularity of this program.
Date: 1/22/2009 12:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: When you try to draw, the "working" icon just keeps spinning and nothing saves. Very disappointing the high maintenance that seems to come with this program :(
Date: 1/22/2009 12:39:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Can delete drawings and save your work which is very annoying!!
Date: 1/22/2009 8:38:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Hello I'm Bob,
I realy like this program, it is something I wanted to do (use) for guit some time. So thanks to make this.
Is it possible that we can rename the skrbl, so if i made 3 skrbl i can name them item 1, etc
again thanks
Date: 1/15/2009 8:58:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: I tried it. Can't upload files or pics. I select the file, it spins, and nothing appears on the page.
Date: 1/15/2009 3:28:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I think if you add a latex functionality it will be amazing, we need it to be easier for discussing mathematical topics
Date: 1/8/2009 11:41:00 AM User: smamit Rating: 5
Comment: Hi
Your application is wonderful, I would like to embed your site in to my site.
I would like to bypass authentication and provide login links to my users.
Is that something which is possible to do?
Date: 1/7/2009 11:05:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: We really find skrbl useful and are excited about it's potential.
Testing team version, I miss being able to have two team skrbls open in different Firefox tabs (works okay to have a team skrbl and a free skrbl in separate tabs). It's nice to be able to glean from one whiteboard onto another.
Also, can't figure out how to edit my user password and skypename.
brad
Date: 1/6/2009 5:55:00 PM User: colinpearce Rating: 1
Comment: re Nothing happens (previous submission)
My Name is Colin Pearce
email colin@colinpearce.com
Date: 1/6/2009 5:54:00 PM User: colinpearce Rating: 1
Comment: I just signed up.
My "sign in" opened srbl.
Nothing happens.
I am using a PowerBook G4 with Mac OS X 10.5.6
Date: 1/4/2009 3:00:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I have more than 5 people on my team. If I pay for the paid service, do I get to add more than 5 people, or is that a fixed limit?
Date: 1/4/2009 2:26:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: is there a simple way to link things I do in skrbl to a webpage. for example, if i am creating a series of small self-instruction pieces, to help adults remember things, such as how to divide fractions, i want these to be accessible to learners on demand from a website.
so i want to have the ability for users of a website to click a link, if they choose, and come to a specific skrbl thing i have made. is that possible? if yes, how?
Date: 1/4/2009 2:24:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: I would like to be able to change usernames. Is that possible?
this tool, skrbl, is EXACTLY what I have been searching for. i am SO EXCITED to find it
now i plan to find a way to use it while IN second life or avatar hangout
Date: 1/4/2009 3:10:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I need a foolproof system to teach high school maths on the net.
Although skrbl is the nearest i have come but--
1 The system becomes sluggish and slow sometimes and just fails to improve
2 what is the optimum net speed to work with for my purposes
Date: 12/29/2008 4:26:00 PM User: mrsgee Rating: 3
Comment: Hi - I can really see the possibilities with this program, even with elementary students - which is where I teach. I'm excited to try it after break :o)
I can't seem to figure out a few things (even though I read the FAQs): how does the tag work? I tried to drag it, I've left-and right-clicked on the icon..etc. but it doesn't seem to "do" anything. Also, my publish button doesn't seem to be working.
thanks
Date: 12/18/2008 2:52:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: So I was looking for an application for my boyfriend and I to communicate from across the room, via scribbling.
Your application is so hard to use. There's no HOW TO or any instruction on how to even invite someone to the group.
I'm pretty computer adept. And I cannot believe I can't invite someone to my "group" "OkieDokie" and be able to brainstorm, via whiteboard.
What is UP?
Date: 12/14/2008 4:40:00 PM User: JMaloney Rating:
Comment: I am looking for info on white board capability for online meetings.
Can 4 or more people access it and write on it from different locations?
What does it look like?
Can a user save diagrams and so forth as files?
Can I move boxes and text around?
Jeff Maloney
jmaloney13@gmail.com
IMS
Rocklin, CA
Date: 12/4/2008 10:49:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I find skrbl awesome. I am a professor at the university and believe that it could be an interesting tool to communicate with my students and collaborators.
But my field is mathematics. And I find difficult to draw formulaes with a minimun of quality in skrbl. I wonder if you're working on that. Definitely, it would be an important tool to use if that were the case. We could buy campus licenses eventually...
Ángel Rodríguez Arós
University of La Coruña, Spain
Date: 11/30/2008 2:30:00 PM User: anstizza Rating: 5
Comment: Hi!How many people can I invite to join my whiteboard? Is there a limit? I don't have the team account. Please provide this information, as I'm planning a class and I would like to invite everybody to join my page(19 persons).
Thanks a lot!!!
Date: 11/28/2008 11:14:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 11/28/2008 11:13:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 11/21/2008 5:59:00 PM User: mstein Rating: 3
Comment: Is it possible to view and annotate PDF files with skrbl?
Date: 11/21/2008 4:57:00 AM User: dakinane Rating:
Comment: why can I not upload images to skrbl these days are you having difficulties?
Date: 11/11/2008 6:10:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Once again with return address:
t.kaczynski@usherbrooke.ca
Hi! I have tested the team internet discussion using skrbl and it worked OK but writing and drawing with a mouse is horrible. Do you recommend any pointing device which one holds as a pen? In my local computer stores there are only full sets of pads with pens and their own marking programs (Bamboo by Wacom) but I am not sure they are compatible with yours.
Tomasz
Date: 11/11/2008 6:07:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Hi! I have tested the team internet discussion using skrbl and it worked OK but writing and drawing with a mouse is horrible. Do you recommend any pointing device which one holds as a pen? In my local computer stores there are only full sets of pads with pens and their own marking programs (Bamboo by Wacom) but I am not sure they are compatible with yours.
Tomasz
Date: 11/9/2008 5:28:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I can not upload any images to my skrbls is there an issue?
Date: 11/8/2008 9:08:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I can't find the security options for the team skrbl?
Date: 11/8/2008 12:43:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Students seem to lose connection to Skrbl graffitiboard sometimes in an online class. This is creating a reliability issue. Please look into this urgently.
Date: 11/6/2008 11:29:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Very cool service. Would be great to have Whiteboard templates, like (autopopulating) Weekly/Monthly/Yearly Calendars, Gantt charts, etc.
Date: 11/4/2008 7:48:00 PM User: mathperson Rating: 5
Comment: This is nice software.
It would be nice to have audio.
How does the paint can work?
How do I get more scroll to the page?
Date: 11/4/2008 1:10:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: It has happened more than once that while I see what I am writing and students can hear voice via conferencing they do not see what I am writing. Skrbl does not seem to update the drawing for everybody sometimes. This issue is experienced by many students and is not specific to a particular student.
Manish.
Date: 11/3/2008 12:51:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I want to use my Writing Pad or Graphic Pad instead of mouse. But it does not wrote proper the curves and bend. please have a look.
Date: 11/2/2008 7:40:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Skrbl does not seem to work in IE8 Beta-2. Please look into it.
Manish.
Date: 11/2/2008 2:21:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Sometimes graffiti board periodically refreshes (say, once every 5 seconds). At first a student told me about this and just now I am experiencing it with a specific board while the other boards behave normally.
Manish.
Date: 10/30/2008 1:25:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I really like what you're doing...
- Am I missing some tricks? How do I remove files I've uploaded?
- I perhaps uploaded .png files that were too big? There are place holders, but the system says the files have been deleted.
- Are the Connectors implemented yet?, I got the impression they might enable me to draw a "flow chart" if you will that I could adjust as it developed... I would love to be able to move as well as delete things I've drawn.
Date: 10/29/2008 3:52:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: I have the same question about larger groups for classrooms in 1-to-1 settings, but also for larger groups for collaborating.
Is it possible to purchase a group account with a school purchase order?
Date: 10/29/2008 3:52:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: I have the same question about larger groups for classrooms in 1-to-1 settings, but also for larger groups for collaborating.
Is it possible to purchase a group account with a school purchase order?
Date: 10/28/2008 2:03:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I would love to use your product in my classroom. We have one-to-one laptops and could all work on a project together but I need more than 5 logins. How about 20?
Date: 10/27/2008 7:54:00 PM User: samosa Rating: 5
Comment: changed rating from 4 to 5 seems that log in lag issues were due to my bad connection.
Date: 10/27/2008 7:17:00 PM User: samosa Rating: 4
Comment: AWESOME web app, works great. keep up the excellent work guys, this is a killer educational tool (used it to get help from a school friend). Only complaint I have is that sometimes it does not log in or is very slow. also when in session screen does not show sessions just says 'please wait'(however nothing shows up) even after refreshing same thing. It also has a few bugs when deleting windows and dragging boxes. (could be lag)-- from a windows xp/google chrome user.
Date: 10/26/2008 2:19:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: While using Skrbl real time with students it appears that latency/delay is higher in Skrbl in comparison to other whiteboards used by us.
Manish
Date: 10/25/2008 1:46:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I can't upload Word files; I go to Upload, I choose the file, click on upload, it says to wait and then it disappears and I can't see where the file is; and I would like a description of some of the icons, like the large capital A
Date: 10/25/2008 10:55:00 AM User: srott Rating: 3
Comment: Hello,
does the insert file function work? I can upload a file into my files but not retrieve it into my skrbl.
Date: 10/22/2008 6:49:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Hi! Skrbl
I just test Skrbl shortly.
I notice that the printout is not support Swedish letters ÖÅA, äåö.
I remain.
Hälsn. - Best Regards,
/Mats Brenner, University of Gävle - Sweden
Date: 10/21/2008 3:04:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: What I want is a way to save my skrbl as an image (like a PNG)
Date: 10/16/2008 7:52:00 AM User: monikastraif Rating: 2
Comment: Dear Skrbl Team,
I am trying your Whiteboard with my students,
our problem is, that we the function "picture upload" doesn't work.
Is this normal?
Thank you for your kind answer!
monika.straif@jku.at
Date: 10/7/2008 11:18:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Would I be able to purchase a copy of the software to run on a secured server for highly confidential materials for a small group of 20?
Date: 9/30/2008 7:56:00 AM User: thespian70 Rating: 4
Comment: Hi! I'm using Firefox 3.0.3 this year and I've gone to "Publish" pages and the ability to do so isn't there. The other buttons on the "toolbar" work fine and I can edit the name of a page, but when I try to click on the button, it selects the page name for editing.
Date: 9/28/2008 6:37:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 9/28/2008 6:36:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 9/26/2008 2:35:00 PM User: cmicala Rating: 4
Comment: Here is a item for my wish list:) I just recently found your whiteboard and think it is great. I teach online and use it with my students. I wondered if there was any way to add a noise or window flashing (similar to what you get with IM) when another person finishes adding something to the board. Often times students are working there while I'm checking something else and it would be great to know when they are done entering their next question, etc.
Date: 9/25/2008 12:48:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: just signed up and have never been able to get dashboard to load. keeps saying "loading..." and nothing happens. using mac safari 3.1.2
can't give you any more comments because I haven't been able to even start anything! so that's not good.
hoping to use as project status tool for my design team, half on mac and half on PC.
Date: 9/25/2008 12:48:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: just signed up and have never been able to get dashboard to load. keeps saying "loading..." and nothing happens. using mac safari 3.1.2
can't give you any more comments because I haven't been able to even start anything! so that's not good.
hoping to use as project status tool for my design team, half on mac and half on PC.
Date: 9/24/2008 6:52:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Can you erase on scribble? We have a free online tutoring site for our school. I would like to use this program, but we need to be able to erase.
susie@euplearningcenter.com
Date: 9/24/2008 6:36:00 AM User: skysports Rating:
Comment: I've been looking for something like your graffitti board app and like what you have done. Just one question... Since it defaults to the graphic input mode, people obviously just start scribbling randon lines. Is it possible to make a text only version, or one that defaults to the text tool instead of the draw tool?
Thanx, very nice work. - Russ Still
skysports@earthlink.net
Date: 9/23/2008 2:39:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I enjoy using skrbl, but once I updated Mozilla I could not upload pictures. Wondering Why? I really need to be able to use this feature!
Date: 9/21/2008 2:37:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I like this whiteboard! Two suggestions:
1) Make the FAQ and feedback pages appear with the regular menu at the top--I wanted to do an "Edit" and "Find" to see if my comments had been covered. Because these pages open in a window with no menu, I can't do it. So my comments may have been mentioned by someone already.
2) I need to delete files. I want to use this software with several friends. I need to be able to delete the files before each new conversation or they'll pile up too mu
Date: 9/18/2008 11:42:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Great idea, but it needs a LOT of work. It doesn't pass the 5-minute test. I created a table on a whiteboard but couldn't write into the second cell. I got frustrated as it kept creating text boxes wherever I clicked. I couldn't figure out how the selection tool worked. The icons were non-intuitive. When I clicked the red X at the bottom right, did it log me out? It won't let me log back in under the user name I created 5 minutes ago. Privacy agreement is inadequate for business use.
Date: 9/16/2008 3:16:00 PM User: kaylacollins Rating: 5
Comment: web pg. ???????????///// how
Date: 9/16/2008 3:15:00 PM User: kaylacollins Rating: 5
Comment: love it , how do you get web pages on the board?
Date: 9/16/2008 3:15:00 PM User: kaylacollins Rating:
Comment: web pages??????? how do I get them on the board
Date: 9/16/2008 3:14:00 PM User: kaylacollins Rating: 5
Comment: how do I get a web page on the board???
Date: 9/11/2008 1:52:00 AM User: lowercaseperson Rating: 5
Comment: cool!
Date: 9/8/2008 8:50:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 9/8/2008 8:49:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 9/7/2008 4:51:00 PM User: wili Rating:
Comment: Hello Skrblers, I downloaded skrbl onto my iBook G3, but it wont work. I tried 3 different browsers: Safari, Opera 9.51 and iCab, on none of them it works as described. The whiteboard opens, TEXT-modus is selected, but whatever I try to click, there is no action performed: File, My skrbls, A, Pen, People, Key. Nor does any clicking into the textmodifiers do any change, nor can I do text.
With the same browsers, I can scribl into/onto the whiteboards on your webpage
WitLi@gmx.de awai
Date: 9/2/2008 5:48:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Hello:
Sept 2, 2008-Runtime errors displaying on multiple pages including home page:
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Server Error in '/' Application.
Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.
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Date: 9/2/2008 10:46:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: When accessing graffiti:
Server Error in '/' Application.
Runtime Error
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Date: 9/1/2008 5:46:00 PM User: tam_212_admin Rating: 5
Comment: I hope you can fix the graffiti functionality soon, our class really loved the collaborative capability.
One suggestion: allow us to name the URLs that take us to particular boards. It sure seems like once we have our login, adding _[0-9a-zA-Z]* would be enough to have differentiated URLs.
Date: 8/26/2008 9:29:00 AM User: dungeonlord Rating: 4
Comment: i've still to use all the potential of the withboard but i think it will be great. Unfortunately i don't know why i can't upload picture of file. i tried in all the ways you say in FAQ section but nothing seems to work. Can you help me? my e-mail contact is rossi_560@hotmail.com . Compliment for the great job!
Date: 8/22/2008 10:45:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: is it possible to run a skrbl server privately? Our group has a policy of not using any software for our documents unless we host it locally.
Date: 8/20/2008 7:37:00 PM User: rmarch Rating: 3
Comment: Hi, I am a new user of your free version, and I cannot get the password protection to work. Where can I go for help?
Thanks, rmarch2@yahoo.com
Date: 8/18/2008 1:30:00 AM User: Praxis Rating: 3
Comment: i cannot erase my graffiti
i have clicked on the "eraser" icon and it says that graphiti will be erased ... but in reality it does not .. what am i doing wrong
Date: 8/9/2008 7:26:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 8/9/2008 7:25:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 7/29/2008 12:43:00 PM User: Kiko Rating: 3
Comment: Trying skrbl for first time, and it seems useful for sharing ideas with friends and colleagues. BUT -- I'm unable to upload pictures. It says it's working, but then brings me back to upload picture dialog box. Is there any way I can troubleshoot this? (kiko.coh@gmail.com)
Date: 7/28/2008 2:32:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I think skrbl should add the following feature. Let only the host write in the whiteboard and block guest from writing.
Date: 7/25/2008 9:46:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I tried to have a student of mine interact with me through my skrbl - he could see what I was typing and writing, but I couldn't see any responses. What am I doing wrong?
Date: 7/19/2008 2:12:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Is there a way to share a powerpoint document on the whiteboar? It allowed me to upload it, but it won't open...
Date: 7/10/2008 8:54:00 PM User: jgraves1 Rating:
Comment: I clicked on home and got a profane message. Is this what this site is about?
Date: 7/10/2008 8:54:00 PM User: jgraves1 Rating:
Comment: Sorry, not home but on blog. That is where the profane message is.
Date: 7/6/2008 11:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I like Skrbl.... it could be a replacement for other services.
One thing, I thought I could have unlimited guests but only so many collaborators in teamskrbl. Well, when I post the teamskrbl link to others... it appears they don't have view access only--- they can actually collaborate. While that's not too much trouble, if it limits the number of folks that can see it, then it's problematic.
Date: 7/4/2008 7:16:00 AM User: jeeva Rating: 5
Comment: Skrbl is fantastic!
However - I haven't been able to work out how to delete a page once published. I've deleted the underlying session but the published page still exists.
Date: 7/4/2008 7:16:00 AM User: jeeva Rating:
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Date: 7/3/2008 3:31:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: A button to clean the whole screen(and a chosen area) would be very useful.
Greetings.
Date: 6/30/2008 4:11:00 PM User: skrbl08 Rating: 4
Comment: Hi - My name is Taeho Lim and I write for WhiteboardGuide.com, a new online publication covering the whiteboard industry. I just reviewed your application (the Free version) and I liked it. You can read the review here:
http://www.whiteboardguide.com/blog/Skrbl-Online-Whiteboard-Edits-Text-Like-Microsoft-Word/22
Feel free to link to it if you want, or comment; I especially liked the text editor you have. Thanks and keep up the good work. - Taeho (taeho@briteinc.com)
Date: 6/26/2008 6:26:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I don't seem to be able to create a team account.
Date: 6/26/2008 6:20:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Hello! I'm Helder from Brazil! I loved the program. I have just two questions. I got the team version - will I have any problem paying for it because I'm in Brazil? I have an international credit card, though.
Second - How do I use this whiteboard along with skype? They work together right?
Date: 6/16/2008 8:15:00 PM User: williamh26 Rating:
Comment: I am looking for tutoring online whiteboard with chat and webcam embbeded. How it will be work with skrbr???
Date: 6/13/2008 4:23:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Horrible!!!!!!!!!!! I can not even find the pics my friend emailed.
Date: 6/12/2008 5:53:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
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Date: 6/12/2008 3:02:00 PM User: solvarr Rating: 2
Comment: I like it.
But I am very frustrated that I cannot upload pictures.
Date: 6/11/2008 7:38:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Awesome tool! Nice and "lite", no overloading of tools. Some suggestions if I may:
1) why do text objects have fewer colour choices than line objects?
2) To work with pictures, you need the ability to move objects back/forward in the drawing order. In our group, we want to draw on top of a picture, but at times the picture suddenly obscures everything and you have to start over.
3) The ability to move line objects would be nice.
Thanks for your efforts! (rating assumes "5
Date: 6/10/2008 10:27:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Very nice! I use it in my website for online collaboration. Few important requests:
1. Ability to work on several pages simultaneously in a session and easily switch between them.
2. Ability to save the drawn board as it is to a file without separating text and drawing to 2 files.
3. A freehand eraser besides the object eraser.
4. Transparent, instead of colored background textboxes.
5. Cursor movement visible to other participants.
Please reply to asaffield@yahoo.com
Date: 6/5/2008 4:38:00 PM User: iamme9182 Rating: 5
Comment: I just found this and can already see my team using it extensively. A feature that would be nice is the ability to add something like Visio stencils. I am part of a network team and would like to be able to just drop a couple router symbols on the whiteboard as part of an explanation.
Date: 6/4/2008 5:43:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Doesn't seem to work with my Mac. In any case, even if it does, the interface is very non-intuitive. I would expect that if I click on the pencil and then click in the drawing area, that it, well, draws. It doesn't.
Date: 5/30/2008 9:20:00 AM User: Ramiz Rating: 3
Comment: I created first session 76064198 and published it. The current session is not the same like the published page : http://mypage.skrbl.com/_Ramiz_TestPage.html .
The drawing figure are filled white in the session not.
Date: 5/28/2008 9:01:00 AM User: mwjkyj Rating: 1
Comment: I have attempted to invite people to look at my skrbl page but the e-mail does not seem to go through. Do I need to do something other than place a subject in the subject box and put addresses in the address box's?
I can not rate this product high because I am testing it to see if it meets my and a possible groups needs. I am not finding answers to questions easily. The help feature in the bottom right corner was dificult to find.
Directions are not at your finger tip when attemptin
Date: 5/27/2008 2:44:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: Why can't I delete a user?!?
Date: 5/24/2008 4:56:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Why doesn't video work on my desktop (XP) and notebook (vista?
If you can get video working, then this is the only program I need for my online work.
Please advise.
Date: 5/23/2008 10:48:00 AM User: Msterry Rating: 4
Comment: I am thinking of trying to utilize skrbl in my Distance Learning physics class... but I am having some trouble.
I can't get my Graffiti board to erase. Or if I erase it manually and go back, what was there is back...
Date: 5/21/2008 10:37:00 PM User: cmmguy Rating: 5
Comment: Intereested in your product.
1) can I embed an erase button on the webpage where the grafiti embed is located?
2) Is there a product that is in between the grafiti and the online collaboration product. I would like to be able to import a picure into the grafiti window to draw over.
thanks
J Jones
cmmguy@gmail.com
Date: 5/20/2008 6:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: I tried it this morning with grade 4 students. They were very excited to collaborate. It worked great for awhile and then just stopped sharing screens. Everyone could type on their own screen, but no one else could see it. It looked like it was updating, but did not. Also doesn't seem to work on Mac. Please fix. We need this in schools.
Date: 5/20/2008 2:30:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: I tried to use it with a trust tablet: I don't know if it is because of my configuration (standard I think) but the program has a huge amount of bugs: everything is too sensitive, file (image) uploading is difficult, you never see what you want, sorry: it does not work properly and I wasted my time.
Date: 5/18/2008 8:34:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: ELISA Y SIMOUN 25
CACROLINA
Date: 5/18/2008 8:33:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: ELISA
Date: 5/16/2008 11:54:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Talk to us, let us know how we are doing.
We need the feedback, tell us what you think
about skrbl, your compliments, complaints,
questions, wish lists...they are all important.
If you like skrbl, we'd love to know, & if
there is something
Date: 5/11/2008 9:18:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: When I am logged in as a team member, and I click on the 'start video conference' link on top, it opens up a blank white window and just says 'starting video, connecting, please wait'. And just stays there. I let it be for 5 minutes and nothing happened. Could you please look into this.
Date: 5/11/2008 4:09:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Looks good but it would have been useful for airheads like to me have received and email advisingme of my login in etc.. as I have a habit of losing information written down on pieces of paper.
Date: 5/11/2008 11:51:00 AM User: tuitiononline Rating: 5
Comment: It looks brilliant and exactly what I want to set up my online tuition service in the UK.
Am I right to assume that you hold the content that I create OR is it possible to put the content on my own web site?
Please reply to peterjones@helloworld.com
Thanks
Peter Jones
Date: 5/11/2008 10:59:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Are you ever going to fix the ratings (1 - 5)!!! I know the higher the better, but I see a whole list of confusion from months back, and it still inst fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 5/11/2008 8:09:00 AM User: questtutorials Rating: 5
Comment: Everything great. Just one complaint: when I want to sign up as a team, and I fill up the form, and click submit, nothing happens. It just stays there. Not able to sign up at all as a team. Please correct this problem so i can become a paid user.
Please reply to me at prtyagi@gmail.com when this gets corrected.
Thanks
Praveen Tyagi
Date: 5/7/2008 7:21:00 PM User: kinaku Rating: 1
Comment: The Graffiti board is inadequate, lags, and clears randomly. I wouldn't recommend anyone to use this board.
Date: 5/5/2008 4:37:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Also add the ability to have the owner lock a skrbl so others cant edit it.
Date: 5/2/2008 2:40:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Able to move the skrbl boards order around would be nice, notepads that u can type text into at the bottom would be nice
Date: 5/2/2008 2:39:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: We love the features like hosting and sharing images and files, the whiteboard renaming system is brilliant, as well as almost everything. someone on our team complained of IE incompatibility with the text label background saying it was black not green, however Firefox was fine. Also a Firefox user had some issues resizing a text label. Also, adding a whiteboard sizing feature would be nice. in order to control the size of the physical board.
but still amazing work.
AMAZING WOR
Date: 4/30/2008 10:05:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: The problem with annotations not lining up was only occurring when Internet Explorer and Firefox were used together. If both people used IE there was no problem lining up.
Date: 4/30/2008 4:08:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
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Date: 4/29/2008 3:26:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I was viewing a Word document (on Whiteboard) and annotations were not lining up on my board and the other persons board. That was weird. My circle was 1/2 inch higher on her screen, her mark was 1/2 inch too low on mine.
Date: 4/29/2008 12:09:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I would like to see a layer per contributor - such that the layers can be made invisible or visible again and each is labelled with the contributor's name. Perhaps a choice of a different color per layer.
Rating: is 1 good, or is 5 Good ?
Date: 4/27/2008 9:40:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: how do you delete someone else's text?
awesome feature site!
crazy name! add a vowel tho, honestly...
Response: Right click on the text and select delete from the context menu, add a vowel eh? hmm wonder which one - a, e, i, o, u? Decisions Decisions...
Date: 4/25/2008 7:35:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: doesn't work very well when upload/viewing files
Response: err.. yes, I do need to improve the document sharing and co-editing features.
Date: 4/25/2008 9:40:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I signed up for Group/Team but when I click on Whiteboard I get an error.
Response: What error exactly? Please give me some details & I Will look into it.
Date: 4/24/2008 9:29:00 AM User: handmade Rating: 5
Comment: it's best
Response: Thanks :)
Date: 4/22/2008 3:35:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Loaded a picture in the whiteboard area and now I can't make it go away. The cobrowse feature is a good idea, however when the screen comes up, I can't click on anything. I sent an email to invite a guest and they never got the email. I saved my whiteboard to html format. However, when I tried to run the output file, it just contains garbage.
Response: To delete a picture from the whiteboard, simply delete the container its in. Thank you for your comments , there are bugs (sorry) that I need to fix ASAP.
Date: 4/14/2008 4:20:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Inability to add entire seminar roster limits viability. Even if there were a restriction to x users online but unlimited users it would be much more likely for us to use this commercially.
Response: I designed the team edition with small teams in mind, the UI & features for large groups would be quite different. Hope to get around to building that someday.
Date: 4/14/2008 4:15:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Would like to be able to have group self enroll subject to my approval or ability to upload spreadsheet or CSV file with group members....
Response: Perhaps I should put that down for a future version.
Date: 4/13/2008 3:09:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: graffiti quit working last week sometime. paint bucket fill would be nice...
Response: Apparently one of my servers did not come back on after a network outage, thanks for the heads up.
Date: 4/12/2008 5:40:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: yeah would like to try.. but...cant signup...
Response: Ouch, ... hope you get to like it enough to try again... please...
Date: 4/7/2008 2:10:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: Text does not work with Seamonkey 1.1.9
Response: Sorry only IE and Firefox supported for now...
Date: 4/5/2008 12:48:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Good idea, way too slow
Response: hmmm, I probably need to scale capacity to handle the growing numbers.
Date: 4/3/2008 9:46:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Can't figure out how to delete files from the My Files area. Any plans to make other Microsoft file formats viewable? Powerpoint, for instance?
I want to rate Skrbl but not sure how the scale works. Is 1 the lower score, 5 the better score?
I'm guessing 5 is the better score.
Response: Just click on the delete button(the X icon). Yes eventually hope to support more file formats, and the rating scale has 5 as the highest rank, 1 as the lowest.
Date: 4/1/2008 9:53:00 PM User: sentry1 Rating: 4
Comment: Guys you have a great tool here, but it would be really nice if the Clear Screen option was included inside the skrbl instance, instead of me having to exit the instance to use the Erase option.
Response: Good point, this is a much requested feature and I need to get it done.
Date: 3/31/2008 4:37:00 PM User: nitza Rating: 3
Comment: ????
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Response: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Date: 3/29/2008 11:19:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Do you support Wacom devices (http://www.wacom.com) full white board integration with wacom support will open up a new world for Art , education
I hope you will implement this importnat feature
Response: Yes you can use Wacom graphic pads/pens with skrbl, they work great.
Date: 3/26/2008 5:08:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I love to skrbl physics equations for my friends, but an eraser would make it a MILLION times more productive. Also, publishing would be more useful if I could keep track of them in the My skrbl page, and delete them when i'm done sharing. Is there any possibility of owning future published boards? An easy-access "clear screen" button would be nifty, too. I still love your service and people think its so sick to watch me draw stuff. Thanks for letting me show off. -Dan
Response: Great suggestions all, and duly noted, an eraser especially is very important as so many users have asked for it. Owning published whiteboards ... hmmm, will think about it. Meanwhile thanks for the appreciation and have fun showing off.
Date: 3/26/2008 3:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I think that safari should be another browser that supports skrbl. I use safari predominantly and I find it to be a stretch to switch to another browser. Overall I feel it will open your market up more to people who have apple products.
Response: Absolutely, I have got to support skrbl on safari, the sooner the better, just that theres so much to do and theres so little I am getting done... but will get there (soon I hope :).
Date: 3/25/2008 10:47:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: has this product been a money maker? i'm thinking about adding it to our website at www.stockart.com/ do you see any market potential in commercial art or do you see this technology as a educational tool only?
richard askew, principal
stockart.com
r_askew@stockart.com
Response: All money making ideas are very welcome and very needed :) Skrbl is being used in online meetings, to discuss diagrams/drawings, in class, tutoring... in my opinion it can be quite versatile, education is one of the areas where its use is quite obvious.
Date: 3/22/2008 8:09:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Draggable toolbar. The design of the interface appears to be moveable. Given that the canvas space is so large, the tool items (such as color or line width) should be draggable within the canvas space to prevent constant mousing up to the upper left to change a brush or shape property.
Response: The drawing objects are movable in the team (paid) version :), not in graffiti or the free whiteboard. Just blame it on my laziness, or maybe my money making masterplan ;).
Date: 3/22/2008 8:09:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Draggable toolbar for Graffiti board. The design of the interface appears to be moveable. Given that the canvas space is so large, the tool items (such as color or line width) should be draggable within the canvas space to prevent constant mousing up to the upper left to change a brush or shape property.
Response: Draggable toolbar for graffiti? hmmmm... not sure... Seems to me there are too many other things higher up on the wish list. No?
Date: 3/22/2008 1:55:00 AM User: anipock Rating: 4
Comment: Graffiti board could use more colors (lets say 10 people are drawing, they can each ID themselves by using a different color).
Again, block/point style eraser would be useful.
Response: More colors - doable, will add it to the priority list. Eraser is already on the list but will take longer.
Date: 3/21/2008 11:22:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Save Print View doesn't seem to work. I just get an output with a link and a Skrbl logo. Am I doing something wrongly? kq@kquee.com
Response: Please let me know your browser and OS.
Date: 3/21/2008 9:58:00 AM User: anipock Rating: 4
Comment: Bug report:
Graffiti Board
Paint bucket tool does not function (reported on Firefox 2 and 3 beta)
Also, could use a more general erase tool. For artists, erasing an entire stroke may not enough. Sometime they would just like to erase a small portion.
I am running this on http://Ani-Pock.net.
Please contact me, I would love to help you.
Pocky@Ani-Pock.net
Founder
Response: Thank you. will test.
Date: 3/20/2008 9:34:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: When will skrbl work with Opera?
Response: After Safari probably, sorry.
Date: 3/19/2008 10:15:00 PM User: lolliepop Rating: 1
Comment: how do you get on to your friends pages?
Response: Each page has a distinct URL, get your friends URL for instance - http://www.skrbl.com/69903779 and go there.
Date: 3/18/2008 9:48:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Hello please contact me zak@pcupgradesplus.com i would like to talk with the person in charge of purchasing of skrbl. PC Upgrades Plus has a business proposition for you.
Thank You
Zak Eaton
Response: Sure Zak, I will mail you today - my email is rashidATruvekaDOTcom.
Date: 3/18/2008 6:07:00 AM User: dtspdmka Rating: 3
Comment: Why doesn't the file show up on the published page?
Response: Hmm, will check and fix.
Date: 3/17/2008 7:48:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Skrbl is now indexed in GZZT.ORG.
Congratulations!
Response: cool, thanks.
Date: 3/14/2008 9:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Signed up for trial of Team SKRBL.
Questions:
1. how do I invite guests...didn't work
2. where is bubble for chatting?
3. once "doc" is edited, I couldn't "download" it. How?
Thanks
Jeff Stone
jeff.stone@comerex.com
Response: To invite friends - use the email option from the File menu; to chat - mouse over the buddies icon, a list of team members and online guests shows up with a chat icon beside every online user; There are some bugs with documents that I am working on, going slow at the moment, sorry, please bear with me.
Date: 3/13/2008 1:07:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: OMG...I love skrbl. Its just what I have been looking for such a long time. It so simple and easy to use, and the tools are great... you can get your point across so easily without having to go through the fuss of inviting, or othe rpeople interfering your conversations.
Thanks for your hard work, its greatly appreciated!
Response: Thanks much, very nice of you to be so appreciative.
Date: 3/10/2008 7:26:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I can't access the my account info to change my password or cancel.
Response: Is this Sathaye? The account has been deleted per users request.
Date: 3/9/2008 2:43:00 PM User: TyounanMOTI Rating: 4
Comment: Can you add 'pin the image' or 'Background image' feature?
We use skrbl by draw some lines and circles on a uploaded picture.
A host uploads a picture, and we draw some lines on it, and refresh web page or make some changes, then the picture is ON the lines. We want to see the lines but prevented by the picture. We want to make the picture always under the lines. In addition, We wish no one without host could move the picture.
Response: I will put that in my list of things to do, must apologize in advance though, the list is quite long by now and I am way behind schedule.
Date: 3/7/2008 5:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I want to cancel my team Skrbl account. The group name is SathayeInsurance. You can email me at kiran@givemeinsurance.com and let me know the procedure for doing so.
Response: Will take care of it. Sorry to lose you though.
Date: 3/7/2008 3:13:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Hello -
Can I use a touch screen with a stylus with skrbl? I am envisioning a better way to draw than with a mouse pad or wacom tablet.
Response: Sure you can, I use a tablet PC myself.
Date: 3/7/2008 11:04:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I want potentially 100 PCs to be able to view and update a single skrbl session that would keep going for several days. Only about 20 would sporadically be updating, the rest viewing. Is skrbl right for me? Thanks.
Response: havent tested it with 100 users but I know of people who use it with 25 active users - students in class. Please try it out, would love to get your feedback.
Date: 3/6/2008 10:54:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: You need to clean off the obscene text on your free try me demo on your main web page. This will prohibit educators from using your site
!
Response: Sorry, I do clear up that board regularly but stuff sometimes creeps in, most users are much more civil and considerate, just the occassional anonymous coward. Once again my apologies.
Date: 3/5/2008 2:08:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I signed up with the username realim. I'm not able to login, and if the "system" has decided I have another username, it WASN'T even emailed to me.
I was given no option to signup using a subscription, but since I can't login, I guess I don't NEED to pay for this, lol.
How is someone supposed to know when your rating system means? Until I can get to my whiteboard, I have to give this a -0 rating.
Olaina DeWalt
24sevencash@charter.net
Response: The system acknowledges its mistake and apologizes profusely:( The system allocates bug to rashid - please mail rashidATruvekaDOTcom and he will rectify the problem. (good to have a system to blame things on :).
Date: 3/1/2008 12:28:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: 1. The site is painfully slow today.
2. I signed up for a free account, which I want to convert to a team account. That doesn't seem like an option, so I'll make up a group name, but something to think about going forward.
3. This is by far the most useful app our team has found, and will easily pay $10/month.
Response: Absolutely, we need to have the ability for users to upgrade from free to paid accounts - havent done it yet as we havent yet started processing payments, meanwhile it is wonderful to get compliments like yours, thank yee most kindly.
Date: 2/29/2008 9:42:00 PM User: lux Rating: 2
Comment: logging in is not consitent.
a myskrbl page renders okay in Firefox 2.0.0.12 but blank in Safari 3.0.4 (523.12.2)
Response: Will look into the logging in issue, and sorry we havent ported to Safari yet.
Date: 2/29/2008 9:03:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Hello, I've been a user of skrbl for a while now, and I've stumbled upon a website which is in some sort of association with your program. At the URL www.hardmode.com it appears to be some sort of a demonstration website. I was curious as to what association you hold with this website, and if it were possible by any means for you to make this URL free so that I could use it for a website of my own. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
E-Mail:
EquanimityJohn@msn.com
Thank y
Response: I checked out the hardmode site - skrbl is not associated with them in any way. They have a test button that points to our skrbl now widget - definitely misleading. Hope customers dont get scammed. Thank you for the heads up, I will check for someone to contact. Once again - skrbl HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH H A R D M O D E.
BTW, you can include skrbl on your site. You can get your own graffiti boards from your my skrbl page - just include the code snippet.
Date: 2/29/2008 2:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Rashid; I still try to put a word document on the white board. So far no luck. I have been able to upload a picture to the white board.
A reply with guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks, Tom
Response: Tom, thank you for your patience, your initial feedback and subsequent emails helped me identify a bug that must have affected others too but I was unaware of. That problems been fixed but I found some other potential issues and am working on closing the loop.
Date: 2/26/2008 8:49:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I was able to upload a file, but have not found the way to move it to the whiteboard for the team to review and markup. What should I do? Thanks Tom
Response: Thanks for your patience Dr. Tom.
Date: 2/25/2008 5:42:00 PM User: thomasmgill Rating: 4
Comment: As a teacher, I can see endless uses for this. I embedded graffiti in a Moodle discussion today - wow, so cool.
One problem, now that I'm home, 1 of my three computers won't display the graffiti. It just gets stuck at loading cycling forever. I checked all the security settings I can think of with no luck.
Response: Sorry about the extremely delayed response, if I havent lost you yet, pls tell me some more about this system - OS? Browser?.
Date: 2/24/2008 2:54:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I have used skrbl as part of my study into integrating social software into classroom practice-
who developed skrbl - how do I reference you?
Thanks
Alison Cleary
Response: Hi, My name is rashid, skrbl is my concept, I developed it along with 2 other programmers, but am running solo now. If you need more details please mail me - rashidATruvekaDOTcom
Date: 2/21/2008 5:43:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: I really would like to see an eraser that can selectively change some hand drawn figures.
Just like on a real whiteboard ... /Mike
Response: That has been a popular suggestion Mike, it is on the wishlist, meanwhile hope you can manage with the erase tool we have. Thanks for writing in.
Date: 2/20/2008 1:55:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Update:
Tried to lower security and privacy items to base level. Graffiti still doesn't work without "Internet Explorer Script Error" box showing up.
Details:
Line:1141
Char:8
Error:Invalid chararcter
Code:0
Previous Post:
Comment: Graffiti board doesn't appear to work well in MSIE v7.0.6000.16575. The cycling "Loading..." symbol stays onscreen and doesn't go away. I am running MS Windows Vista.
Response: skrbl should work fine in IE 7 on vista - perhaps
Response: hmm, will check.
Date: 2/19/2008 4:48:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Freezes Firefox 2 for me
Response: Yes there seems to be an issue on recent Mac builds, will update when resolved.
Date: 2/19/2008 4:47:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Doesn't work at all in Safari
Response: Sorry Safari is not supported yet.
Date: 2/17/2008 5:35:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: What is difference between user and guest in free version?
Response: A user refers to a registered/Logged in users who have extra features (like file/picture upload), guest refers to anonymous users (with a slightly limited access).
Date: 2/16/2008 11:20:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: I have the same problem with Firefox 2. Freezing every time. Good idea, though, if you can iron that out.
Response: I use Firefox 2 myself but dont have an issue, will check it out though.
Date: 2/13/2008 9:21:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: can i have separate Tablet PC for individual members of a meeting "privately" write messages to me on a master screen that only I can see?
Response: Sorry, our trust model is based on the whiteboard, all people on the whiteboard have access to all content. The team edition allows for private messaging via chat.
Date: 2/12/2008 10:59:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Ok I tried the graffiti in the iframe. It works. However, there is no upload option for graphic images / pictures, which is something I wanted to use in the iframe. Is there any hope of having picture upload capability in graffiti or have skrbl sessions fully functional when called into an iframe?
Response: No we do not have upload in graffiti as it is designed for anonymous users. I am not sure what your problem with the IFrame is, will update if I have a suggestion.
Date: 2/12/2008 3:09:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: As a follow-up to my previous post on 2/12/08 2:43PM, the Graffiti board works fine on my other computer running MSIE v6 and MS Windows XP SP2.
Might be Graffiti issues with MS Windows Vista or MSIE v7+?
Response: I am guessing this has to do with security settings that could be blocking ajax/javascript, please check.
Date: 2/12/2008 2:43:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Graffiti board doesn't appear to work well in MSIE v7.0.6000.16575. The cycling "Loading..." symbol stays onscreen and doesn't go away. I am running MS Windows Vista.
Response: skrbl should work fine in IE 7 on vista - perhaps you could check the sescurity settings.
Date: 2/11/2008 6:36:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Most of my guests use IE 6-7 as I do myself. And we have XP and I know of only 1 win98. I will try the graffiti board to check its functionality and application to my needs.
Response: skrbl works just fine in IE on win XP - not sure what is going on with your iFrame, please let me know how it works out.
Date: 2/11/2008 2:22:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I am trying to have my viewers and myself access my skrbl session in an iframe. It seems that even when I log in it reads it as false. I get limited access to "my account" but do not see the sessions I have nor can I make any changes. I truly need this functionality.
Response: How about using a graffiti board in the iFrame instead? Also what browser & OS do you have?
Date: 2/11/2008 8:57:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Excellent product! Just a few things you probably already have on your big list of things to do..
- manage (delete/update) users
- help section once logged in
Response: Good suggestions both, thanks, I am adding them to the list.
Date: 2/8/2008 1:38:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Can I pay extra to get 7 folks, instead of 5 folks, into a skrbl?
Response: Ouch, hurts to turn down money. You can have 7 or more users on a skrbl board as guests but I need to work on the billing system before adding more members to a team - sorry again.
Date: 2/8/2008 12:49:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I belive you're doing a great work here.
What does the rating stand for?
1 skrbl, 2 skrbls, 3 skrbls, 4 skrbls, 5skrbls?
Naturally, I have more questions... but...
First, I must admit, I'm very excited about this.
And... help me please with the rating... really
(-:
Response: Ahem! here goes -
5 = Most Excellent :D
4 = Good
3 = ..O..K..
2 = Needs improvement
1 = Booooo :(
Date: 2/7/2008 5:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: OSX 10.5.1 Firefox2 freezes every time I try to use skrbl, I have to force quit the app. Bummer is I cant seem to find any alternatives to do whiteboard collaboration... arg!!
Response: I am sorry, anyone else out there with the same problem?
Date: 2/1/2008 1:02:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I'm interested in providing a tutorial/homework assistance service online to students remotely located across the country, and would like to know of the capability of your product(s) to carry out the following: (a) interact 1 on 1 as in student and tutor; (b) have (for example)100 individual tutors interact with 100 individual students, doing separate and different tasks.
Response: You can interact one on one on a whiteboard and 100 tutors can interact with 100 students one on one on 100 different individual whiteboards. Please feel free to mail me at - rashidATruvekaDOTcom - I would be glad to see if I can help you further.
Date: 2/1/2008 8:36:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: when typing text, the text edit box should be transparent so you do not block parts of you screen with the box
Response: I understand what you mean, the reason we have it this way is because many users like to see the bounds in which they are typing. However I will think about your suggestion, transparency has its uses.
Date: 1/31/2008 5:45:00 PM User: gtindall Rating: 4
Comment: I apologize, I have discovered some stuff that I could not find before, and I now change my ranking higher from 2 to 4, and I could load a picture and draw on it and give a dynamic link, very impressive
Response: Thanks much :) you just made my day :):):)
Date: 1/31/2008 5:26:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: I like the whiteboard and being able to skype the link to someone else, but as soon as I go on the upgrade and put a picture or document in the whiteboard, I no longer can just give a link I have to go through the password log in stuff, I did not like that it takes away from the ease of use. I understand then this link stays live, but If I could show this link then delete it then it is gone. I was not as pleased as I thought I would be with the pay version, I don't want to have to log all in
Response: As a security feature we restrict picture & file uploads to logged in users.
Date: 1/31/2008 11:14:00 AM User: rrichesson Rating:
Comment: Hi I am attempting to work remotely with a client, and this seems perfect. I am on a Mac, using Safari v 3.0.4
I registered and opened the page, but the tools I clicked on didn't make any marks on the screen. Do I need to get Firefox?
Response: Yes please, firefox on Mac should work fine, we havent ported to safari yet.
Date: 1/29/2008 3:45:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: You are missing two key features! I cannot draw on top of an image unless I start drawing on blank space. That's frustrating. Second, I would love a "laser pointer" so I could point to an object for others to see, without me having to actually draw on it.
Response: Both excellent suggestions, thank you, I will try to get to them as soon as possible.
Date: 1/26/2008 10:34:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: How can I delete - erase the black side on my desk top? The icons are on top. Thank you
Response: The black side ? Sorry I am not sure I understand, please clarify I am happy to help.
Date: 1/26/2008 8:18:00 AM User: livetutor08 Rating: 4
Comment: I like it alot but what button allows you to clear the whole page without. To have to delete things individually takes to long.
Response: Please use the erase button on your My skrbls page.
Date: 1/24/2008 2:30:00 PM User: thespian70 Rating: 5
Comment: Thank you for featuring some of the work I've been doing with students on your blog. I just discovered both the posts today, and I am very flattered.
Any chance of adding a function so I can track specific guests on the board, i.e. which guest posts what.
Keep up the great work!
Response: You are very welcome sir, we are flattered whenever we find people using skrbl in innovative ways like you have been doing, and it is especially nice of you to take the trouble to blog about it in text and in video. Your suggestion is something we are working on in the team edition.
Date: 1/21/2008 1:27:00 PM User: rjensen Rating: 3
Comment: Can anyone help?
I have imported a diagram as an image file and have attempted numerous times to add text to it. It looks great until I close down and re-enter. When I re-enter the text or the pict. disappears.
The two files I am trying to combine are:
http://www.skrbl.com/64464609
http://www.skrbl.com/64847802
Any suggestions would be much appreciated as I have hit total frustration point!!
Response: I will check your whiteboards to figure out whats going on and respond soon.
Date: 1/21/2008 9:44:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: In my first comment the improvement proposals are canceled and not readable:
- more comfortable for drawing on the whiteboard
I like to draw, but it's not very easy on this whiteboard, because sometimes it's slow.
Sometimes it does not show the real time updates of the other person
- The eraser tool needs a update, because if many people are writing/drawing I can't make free area.
If you upgrade Skrbl, I will like this tool more than I do now. ;-)
Response: Thank you much, we will keep trying to improve and appreciate your feedback and patience.
Date: 1/21/2008 9:38:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Skrbl is a awesome tool!
I like the way how you can write text messages on the whiteboard. It's like a chat.
And there are so many functions.. :-)
But it's not perfect.
I have improvement proposals:
- A user online interface for guests, which for example shows how many users are online.
(or a function which afford guests to give a name themselves)
- more comfortable for drawing on the whiteboard
I like to draw, but it's not very easy on thi
Response: Thank you for the suggestions, drawing can be a drag with a mouse, just the nature of the beast :). Have you tried a graphic tablet?
Date: 1/20/2008 1:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: awesome tool. but the whiteboard is missing some refreshes. it sometimes does not show the real time updates of the other person updating the whiteboard.
--- also could use an eraser tool.
--- other than that, this is perfect!
Response: Thank you for your awesome comments and your suggestions. I will check the refreshes for bugs.
Date: 1/18/2008 8:29:00 AM User: brickjunkie Rating: 4
Comment: Is there a way to contact you about licensing. I would be interested in using this for my team at work but would need more then 5 team members. Do you have the ability to add more? If so, how much per user? Is there a limit? Do you have the application available for download to host on our own servers or is this strictly a hosted option through you? Please contact me at arthur@hostmysite.com to discuss the options.
Response: Arthur, thanks for your interest & I will mail you back to discuss. BTW - skrbl is a hosted service.
Date: 1/16/2008 4:03:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Skrbl is awesome!
I'm about to test-drive skrbl teams soon for a software design project.
Have noticed the following:
1. Can't change password
2. Can't delete users (or fix my spelling mistake)
3. "Save as" doesn't work
More feedback after the test :D
Response: Thank you for the compliment & apologies for not having clear instructions. In brief - The owner can delete other users: Click on the users widget header (dashboard), click [remove] to delete a user. To change owners password click [my profile] and fill in all the fields. I will update the skrbl blog today with more details on dashboard functions. Also save as HTML should save a static copy of the whiteboard to your desktop unless browser security settings block it, please check.
Date: 1/15/2008 12:16:00 PM User: Princessbouty Rating:
Comment: How do i delete it?
Response: I am sorry I dont understand the urgency please mail me - rashid AT ruveka DOT com - I will try to help you if I can.
Date: 1/15/2008 12:13:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: How do i delete my account?
Response: please see above...
Date: 1/15/2008 12:11:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Yes but i would like to deletye my ccount how do i do that?
Response: err... like I mentioned above princess - you can delete all your whiteboards and other resources, but there is no one button to delete the entire account, sorry.
Date: 1/15/2008 12:07:00 PM User: Princessbouty Rating:
Comment: Can u write back as soon as possobile please i will be very grateful
Response: How else can I help you?
Date: 1/15/2008 12:06:00 PM User: Princessbouty Rating:
Comment: I would like to delete my account and make a new one but i dont no how to delete my account?
Response: You can delete all your whiteboards and other resources, but there is no one button to delete the entire account, sorry.
Date: 1/13/2008 4:47:00 PM User: halim Rating: 5
Comment: If you could rename session IDs that would be great. When I signed up, I originally had a link to a whiteboard that was www.skrbl.com/halim and I accidentally deleted it. I couldn't figure out how to remake it and think it would be an awesome feature to be able to rename them. Thanks for all the great work!
Response: Thank you for the compliment and for the comment. I agree it would be a great feature, I should try to get to it once I am done with current (overdue) priorities.
Date: 1/11/2008 1:26:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I want to use the 'teamskrbl' from my own homepage. Is there a way to embed the same? I have seen that skrbl can be embedded, but what about teamskrbl?
Response: No not yet, sorry.
Date: 1/7/2008 1:12:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Just had a meeting using skrbl. Do I have to do something to make sure the Whiteboard is saved and is not changed?
BTW neat whiteboard.
Response: To prevent your whiteboard from being changed by others you can flag it as private. You can also save a static copy of your skrbl whiteboard to your desktop, you can publish a static copy of the whiteboard for others to see (but not change).
Date: 1/3/2008 4:58:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I want use it on Our website's control panel to make our data entry team's life easier.. I want to make communication among them easier.. How can i integrate your team skrbl product to our website's control panel
Response: I dont have an automated API or widget that would allow that kind of integration sorry, sounds like a very good idea though...
Date: 1/2/2008 10:26:00 PM User: graham_glass Rating:
Comment: When I try to delete my skrbl, it shows the "doing something" icon but doesn't complete the operation.
Response: Hmmm, if it ever seems to get stuck like that please refresh the page (CTRL F5) and try again. Sorry.
Date: 1/2/2008 7:47:00 PM User: sjbrooksyoung Rating: 5
Comment: Hi there,
The code on the home page for the widget isn't working properly. Can you check it?
Thanks!
Response: Checking now, thanks for the heads up.
UPDATE just tested the code, it seems to work fine, could you give me some details.
Date: 12/31/2007 2:08:00 PM User: efc Rating: 2
Comment: Can I move items around once scribbled? For example, moving an arrow from here to there. Or moving a picture to a different spot?
Response: You can move pictures and text around the skrbl whiteboard but not drawings. Drawings can only be moved only in the premium version.
Date: 12/29/2007 8:19:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: i am not able to use the digital pen on laptop on the whiteboard..please tell how to use i...?
thanks
Response: Please check that you have switched to drawing mode by clicking on the pencil icon. As long as your laptop supports it you dont have to do anything special to use a digital pen or a digitizer pad or any other pointing tool with skrbl.
Date: 12/26/2007 3:28:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Merry christmas skrbl guys
Response: Thank you and a happy new year to all.
Date: 12/23/2007 2:36:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Hi Rashid
Very good product.
I am a teacher and want to use it for my online lectures. Problem is that I dont want students to write anything on the board. How can I make board read only for students.
Kamran Rashid
kamran@kamranrashid.com
Response: Hi Kamran, thank you for your feedback, at present skrbl does not have the ability you want but it is one of our planned features, hopefully soon...
Date: 12/20/2007 11:13:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: can you connect Tablet to SKrbl to use the whiteboard and share with other participants ?
Response: Yes you can use a graphics tablet to skrbl, you dont have to do anything special to use it with skrbl, as long as it is connected to your computer you are good to go.
Date: 12/16/2007 12:28:00 AM User: num3472 Rating: 3
Comment: I want to be able to paste images into my graffiti
Response: You can copy/paste images into skrbl graffiti from the Web, not from your desktop, heres how - Select web image in browser, copy using ctrl C, switch skrbl to text mode, click on the graffiti board, paste using ctrl V.
Date: 12/12/2007 11:26:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Enquiring Minds - Logo usage
I would like to contact you regarding use of your logo in your listing in our Enquiring Minds database of digital tools. The list can be seen here:
http://www.enquiringminds.org.uk/try_it/digital_tools/?cost=0&stage=0&orderby=ASC&tag_id=0
I would like to tell you more but your feedback page is limiting the amount of characters I can use(!).
If you could email me I can get back to you.
Guy Bartell
Futurelab
tempadmin@futurela
Response: Thanks Guy, mailing you now. - UPDATE - please post your email address again or mail to rashid(AT)ruveka(DOT)com.
Date: 12/10/2007 12:40:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I have ten team members and would like to use skrbl - what do I do?
Response: I am truly sorry, our current team service (teamsskrbl) is limited to 5 team members though others can join the whiteboards as guests. I will try to resolve this by early next year, I do apologize.
Date: 12/10/2007 9:16:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: please advise, how to delete and change the name of the whiteboard? tq.
Response: To delete a skrbl whiteboard - Go to your Myskrbls page (http://www.skrbl.com/myskrbl.aspx), the list of whiteboards has a delete button for each. Click on the board you want to delete & confirm. To change the title of the whiteboard just click in the title space and edit(delete and retype).
Date: 12/9/2007 8:16:00 PM User: willnaylorpub Rating: 2
Comment: Great tool!
Some suggestions for improvement:
1) Need a group select, group move, group delete
2) Would like to be able to share applications
on the desktop
Email me at
willnaylorpub@yahoo.com
to discuss.
Response: Thank you for your suggestions & appreciate your interest, will mail you later.
Date: 12/9/2007 2:39:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: When I have the website up along with the whiteboard showing, hit invite people, type their email address, and submit they do not get the email and we aren't connected. Am I doing something wrong?
Response: Sorry, you may have encountered some ongoing maintenance, please try again, I have just retested the email facility from both IE and Firefox.
Date: 12/8/2007 9:15:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: When the video conferencing function can work? It is not working...
Response: Please provide some detail so I can check, browser, OS, # of users on the conference...
Date: 12/7/2007 12:26:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Do you resale your team version? Allow re-branding?
Response: Not yet, sometime next year.
Date: 12/6/2007 10:29:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I think you should add a feature that allows you to delete the whiteboard.
Response: Registered users can delete their whiteboards - go to your my skrbls page & hit the delete button, the selected skrbl whiteboard will be deleted.
Date: 12/6/2007 10:26:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: This is good stuff, one question, can I view a list of my 'published' skrbl pages?
Response: hmm... no, there is no list of published skrbl pages yet, makes sense though, should get it done, thanks.
Date: 12/2/2007 4:45:00 PM User: alifcenter Rating: 4
Comment: Hi I think this is great, but I had a question.. I am a private math tutor and I wanted to know if this is something I can use with my students in case they have questions with their homework etc.. Is it possible to do something like that? and if yes, is there a way for them to log on maybe from my website? thanks again
Response: You can certainly use skrbl to tutor your students, we have other teachers using skrbl both in the classroom and for one on one tutoring. You could use the password feature to control access to whiteboards (until our teacher specific solution launches :)
Date: 11/30/2007 12:12:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Pretty interesting. I'm looking for a group whiteboard collaboration tool for a remote software development group. One thing that I'd like to have is the ability to save the whiteboard as a png, jpg, gif, etc; rather than as html. Is that possible?
Response: Saving as a drawing is definitely possible, I will add this feature to my to-do list, thank you for the suggestion.
Date: 11/29/2007 11:50:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: How do I delete uploaded files from a team login site.
Response: Click on the title bar of the Files widget (on your dashboard) to get to the detailed view. Use the delete buton alongside each file to delete that file.
Date: 11/29/2007 11:41:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: How do I delete a file once I have uploaded it?
Response: In skrbl, Your file list (in your My skrbls page) shows delete button alongside each file, click on the X to delete.
Date: 11/29/2007 9:47:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I can not figure out how to use the paintcan
Response: Sorry I should have made it clearer - The paint can is to fill color - Use the arrow tool to select the drawing you want to edit. Once in edit mode, you can click on a color from the paint can to fill-color, OR choose a color from the pen tool to change color, OR click on a line thickness from the line tool to change line thickness...
Date: 11/24/2007 9:08:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Hi
I have used skrbl with a Yr 12 class in NZ and am using the info for my thesis on Web 2.0 applications in the classroom.
I want to acknowledge skrbl in my writing but have no idea who to acknowledge????
Thanks
Response: :) Thanks much, skrbl was built at Ruveka (a tiny startup - www.ruveka.com), I am rashid, skrbl is my concept, pls mail me if you need more information - rashid AT ruveka.com
Date: 11/23/2007 7:18:00 AM User: JRoos Rating:
Comment: Is there a way to load a picture to serve as a background on which to write?
Response: No there is presently no way for a user to set a picture as background, you can draw on pictures of course, but the picture itself remains editable. Picture as skrbl background is something we should get around to.
Date: 11/22/2007 8:41:00 AM User: loper79 Rating:
Comment: I think this is a great site...however I have a quick question... I am using the free version, How do I know when I'm getting close to my storage space limit? I have not found anywhere where it states how much storage space I have used or how much is still availalbe. Please advice and respond to lourdesfowler@embarqmail.com
Thank y ou for your time,
Lourdes Fowler
Response: You are right, we should let users know how much storage is used up and how much remains, thanks for the suggestion.
Date: 11/20/2007 4:51:00 PM User: zander Rating: 3
Comment: how do u up load pics email me please at zander.steel@hotmail.com
Response: Mailing you now Zander, you could also check the FAQ picture uploading is here - http://www.skrbl.com/faq.html#Q20
Date: 11/20/2007 2:20:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I want to report a bug. In collaborative sessions, I've noticed that occasionally a line drawn on a local whiteboard does not get copied to the remote whiteboard. This happened on a recurring basis.
Otherwise, this is the coolest ap! I sent out an email to our entire work site telling them about it. We have the ability to use NetMeeting for this, but it is cumbersome to set up and use, so it doesn't get much use. Your ap is great in that it is so easy and intuitive!
Response: Thanks much, for recommending skrbl to your team, we are grateful to people like you who spread the word and bring the World to skrbl. Thank you also for reporting the bug, will do some testing at our end. A tip, you could watch the timestamp at the bottom of your screen, if it does not refresh or is stuck refreshing for a very long time - theres a problem communicating with the server, it would help to refresh (F5) your browser.
Date: 11/14/2007 7:51:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: Moving objects on the whiteboard isn't very intuitive. Example, if you have a circle you should be able to just click it and drag it to where you want it. Having to drag a highlight rectangle around it then move that highlight rectangle (where the object doesn't move with it) is really weird and not very easy.
Response: You are right, we should make moving drawing objects more intuitive, another thing we need to fix, sorry.
Date: 11/14/2007 7:50:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: To be useful, it is necessary to be able to draw on top of uploaded pictures in the whiteboard. At the moment if you have a drawing tool selected and try to start drawing over a picture nothing happens (the cursor changes to a pointer). You can start the drawing outside the picture and then drag over the picture, but it really is necessary to be able to start the drawing over the picture. E.g. to highlight an area of the picture for someone by putting a circle over it.
Response: We have a bug starting drawing on top of pictures in IE (works in Firefox), need to get it fixed.
Date: 11/13/2007 8:02:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I cant buy into another web service. Can you please sell me A copy.
Thanks,
Maxsemail@gmail.com
Response: skrbl is available only as a service, sorry.
Date: 11/12/2007 10:24:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: how do i add my skype name to my account on my paid team account?
Response: On your dashboard, click on the title bar of the users widget to bring up the detail view. Type in your skype ID in the text box, done.
Date: 11/10/2007 11:03:00 PM User: BrandonArteaga Rating: 4
Comment: Hello there, I think that you have a great application here but I've been having trouble with the drawing feature. I can't move a line once drawn, which would be extremely helpful to reorganize the space. Also drawn lines don't scale when one zooms out which is also a detrement to board organization. Hopefully these issues can be fixed in the future; keep up the good work
Response: You are right, we dont move lines yet (only in the paid version :). I agree it would be very useful, perhaps after we get things settled down with team skrbl? Your other suggestions are also quite helpful, will definitely add them to the list, thanks.
Date: 11/10/2007 12:53:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: the email invite didnt work
Response: I am sorry, can you tell me what happened? Did the email pane come up as expected? Was there an error message?
Date: 11/10/2007 12:40:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Hello,
Is there a way to write/draw on pictures or layer pics? Perhaps protractors, rulers, calculators would be useful as well.
Response: Yes you can draw on pictures - paste a picture, switch to drawing mode and start drawing. As far as layering is concerned skrbl keeps the latest edited picture on top, so you would have to add/edit pictures in the order of display.
Date: 11/6/2007 12:17:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: No error message. A brief flurry of waiting and connecting in left of bottom bar of browser (FireFox 2.0.0.9 with updated Java)at which point the username and password boxes clear. One main difference between home and school is that I run ZoneAlarm at home. JavaScript and Java 1.6.0 are enabled.
Response: skrbl should be firewall friendly since we use standard ports, however I just googled - zone alarm ajax javascript - and there seem to be some issues with privacy settings in zone alarm interfering with Javascript. We do not use java, but we do use javascript and ajax...
Date: 11/5/2007 3:13:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Your site looks great!
I am trying the Team Login section. I set up the account at school, and it looked OK. Nice!
When I tried to log in from home, I could not login (Sunday night). I checked again from school and the account works OK.
Any suggestions?
Response: Please tell me what happened (was there an error message...) & do check the browser version you use at home (IE or Fire fox only), & settings (is javascript turned off?...) sorry about the inconvenience.
Date: 11/1/2007 12:36:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I just tried the skrbl board with 16 third graders. After typing the password to the page the skrbl board opened but still showed either the right half of the login page or the right half of our home page. The A text box opened by no one could see anybody else's work. We tried login our and even restarting but could get the total page to show. Any suggestions. By the way, they loved the idea!
J.Phalen CHE
Response: Sir, please check to see that javascript is enabled on these computers, also if you give me the sessionID I can check further.
Date: 10/30/2007 2:25:00 PM User: phuser1 Rating: 5
Comment: Hi,
We're looking for exciting webapps which we can mashup with our new team-collaboration service. Any prospect of a simple API anytime soon?
Thanks
Simon Kinsella
Response: Hi Simon, my apologies for not following through earlier, things are hectic and we are trying to find some order. Sorry I dont have an ETA on a skrbl API, will keep you posted
Date: 10/30/2007 2:18:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I was using the skrbl board with four students. Re: the text boxes that were not there when I returned, I think it is possible that the some students confused the logout x with the text delete x on the bottom of the screen. May be one or the other could be a different symbol? When does saving occur? As each student logs out or when the last one logs out? Is there a save button?
Response: skrbl saves as you type (see timestamp at bottom of page), you can save a copy to your desktop (file dropdown) & the skrbl pad owner can save & publish via the publish button. All users can edit or delete each others text & drawings so it is possible that students inardvertently deleted each others text, things should go much smoother the second time around :) I am glad to help make skrbl a success in your class, please keep the feedback & suggestions coming.
Date: 10/30/2007 8:13:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I found out about your site on Teacher Tube last weekend and then read with interest the activity on Steinbeck. Just a few minutes ago, I tried it with four fourth graders (writing book responses) They were very excited but we experienced problems with the size of the text boxes. Some text seemed to disappear and /or didn't appear on the screen of the other users. Do you have any suggestions? I think this will be a great collaborative tool for my students.
Judy Phalen, Media Speci
Countr
Response: Thank you for trying out skrbl in your class and for your feedback. We have a bug with automatic resizing, especially in edit mode, however users can grab the anchor in the right side and click drag to change the width of text boxes. As for problems with text not appearing, that shouldnt normally happen, we will check & could you please tell me how many students were on the skrbl board together?
Date: 10/29/2007 1:17:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: how do i get to create garffiti
Response: Graffiti boards can be created by registered skrbl users. Login in, go to the graffit section on your My Skrbls page, click on the Create New Graffiti button. A new graffiti is created for you and you get the URL & the code segment for you to embed the graffiti into your own page or blog.
Date: 10/25/2007 10:04:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I am a Maths teacher and I would like to be able to help kids in my class with questions one night a week. Which version of skrbl would I need. I would only be wanting to work one on one (not with more than one at a time).
Response: The free version of skrbl should be all you need for now whether you work with one or more students. The team edition has additional features for communication (chat & video conference) and team members share each others resources (files, whiteboards...). skrbl-Team would make sense if you were partnering with other teachers with students joining whiteboard sessions as guests. Of course you can always upgrade later.
Date: 10/24/2007 10:47:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Love the tool, but unfortunately can't really use it with my team yet until we're able to move objects. Any word on when moving an object will be available?
Response: You can move all whiteboard objects (text, files, pictures, drawings)in the team edition. Please use the marquee tool (the dotted box in the menu) to select an area of the whiteboard, click and drag to move the marquee, all objects in the selected area will move to the new location. You can always move individual text, files, pictures (not drawings) when in edit mode, just click and drag (in both versions of skrbl). My fault, I should really update the FAQ.
Date: 10/23/2007 11:04:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: The mobile handset N73 does not seem to show the Skrbl whiteboard (tested with the default browser and with Operamini) and it continuously says, "Loading". Are there any suggestions...
Manish.
Response: I am sorry Manish, we dont yet support hand held devices (KHTML/Webkit).
Date: 10/19/2007 5:18:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: like it, need to customize some items on the drop down list, how do i do this?
can guests whiteboard or only the 5 users.
Response: Yes, guests can whiteboard on your team skrbl whiteboard. We dont yet have customization, what would you like to customize?.
Date: 10/17/2007 10:09:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: the skrbl site is very slow right now. are you having server issues? i'm excited to try it since our team could really use something like this, but the performance issues are a problem. thanks.
Response: Yes we experienced a slow down in the morning, probably due to network issues. Hope you find it is working fine now, and my apologies for the inconvenience.
Date: 10/16/2007 5:47:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: sorry about the typo - I meant "Can I get a private graffiti board for my site so only authorized users can access it?"
Response: A graffiti board is designed for open access. However if you embed one on your protected site, it may give you enough privacy for your purpose. You could also check out skrbl for teams the bulletin board there is accessible only to team members.
Date: 10/15/2007 1:37:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: In response to the response of my previous comment:
1. Thanks for clarifying that saving does not interrupt whiteboard. In that case, ideally it should not show anything as is the case in most conferencing systems. 2. I tried writing slowly but I have to write too slow to get quality output. My everyday live teaching is around 6 hrs. in conferencing systems using their whiteboards and if the speed of free hand writing (not "drawing") in Skrbl is so slow then it just wont suit.
Ma
Response: Manish, as always thank you for taking the trouble to write and share your feedback. User feedback is critical in helping us improve skrbl. I have taken note of your comments and hope you will be happier with the skrbl service as we continue to work on it.
Date: 10/14/2007 1:55:00 AM User: 123iitjee Rating: 3
Comment: Regarding: Free hand using pen tablet.
Issue: It is quite irritating to see the message of periodic saving that goes on (Working, Last Saved on .....) continuously at the bottom. The curvatures in free hand are frequently distorted it appears due to the same reason. And since this saving process is frequent, it is really hard to draw them. I had to give up using Skrbl to answer student questions.
Manish Verma.
Response: Manish, the saving message does not interrupt the skrbl whiteboard in any way, it lets users know that data is current. So if the timestamp is out of date on an active Whiteboard, you know there is a connection problem and need to refresh. The distortion in lines happens when a user moves the pointing device (mouse/pen/...) too fast, if this happens pls try drawing a bit slower, you could adjust your mouse settings but it is simpler to just draw more deliberately. Hope this helps.
Date: 10/12/2007 11:49:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Also, it would be nice to be able to create a text box that sizes dynamically with a border around it. Thank you. :)
Response: We do resize the text box height dynamically, though you are right the editable box size is a bit buggy in Firefox. As for the borders there seem to be 2 schools of thought, perhaps someday borders OR no borders should be a user option ?
Date: 10/12/2007 11:48:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I am using a Mac with Tiger OS X 10.4.10, Firefox 2.0.0.7, and Safari 2.0.4. I am unable to use the co-browsing feature. Please make this available to non-IE users. Thank you. I'd rate Skrbl higher, but this is a beta. I'm hopeful to see some changes that increase the rating. :) Thanks for all your hard work.
Response: skrbl does work in Firefox on Mac, but we havent ported it to safari yet, sorry. I know we need to get that done and we are trying to get together the resources to tackle our growing list of pending tasks, meanwhile my apologies and pls bear with us.
Date: 10/10/2007 5:43:00 PM User: funkymonkey Rating:
Comment: um i dk how do do graffiti. how do i do it?
Response: Graffiti is simple, go to your my skrbls page (http://www.skrbl.com/myskrbl.aspx). In the graffiti section click on the - Create New Graffiti - button. Copy the embed code into your blog/web page and done. More info in the FAQ - http://www.skrbl.com/faq.html .
Date: 10/8/2007 6:05:00 PM User: ilovelearning Rating: 4
Comment: I would like to be able to rename my skrbl's to use something besides a number. This will greatly help in collaboration.
Also I accidentally deleted my ilovelearning skrbl and now I can't get it back. I am really bummed.
Response: Sorry at present it is not possible to rename a skrbl session.
Date: 10/8/2007 9:27:00 AM User: dectutu Rating: 5
Comment: I want to erase some lines and textboxes at a same time. In the case of Adobe Illustrator, you can select a area to erase contents in the area.
p.s. I was very surprised when I used skrbl at the first time. I hope skrbl is transrated in to Japanese and other languages.
Response: We have area (marquee) selection and erase in the team edition, but not yet in this one. A Japanese language skrbl is not a bad idea, have you tried skrbling in Japanese, it works great.
Date: 10/6/2007 9:57:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I found issues with some of the major browsers.
Firefox works great.
Response: IE and Firefox work well, we are yet to port skrbl to other browsers(Safari, Opera).
Date: 10/4/2007 1:04:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Very cool.
I am looking for a way to markup illustrations interactively with clients online... however, I couldn't find any way of getting photos to paste or upload???
Response: To upload pictures you have to login. So login, upload and start marking up. We restrict uploads to logged in users so ownership is clear. You cant paste pictures from your desktop but you can copy and paste pictures to your skrbl board from the web.
Date: 10/3/2007 10:50:00 AM User: matvazquez Rating: 5
Comment: just amazing!! thanks a lot.
Response: Thank you . & do spread the word.
Date: 10/2/2007 11:06:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Add PDF import and export and you would grow the value extensively.
Then all you need is licensing options!
Response: Excellent suggestion, hopefully we will be able to spare the bandwidth to get it done reasonably soon...
Date: 9/30/2007 2:00:00 PM User: thespian70 Rating: 4
Comment: This was awesome, and my students found it easy to use. Worked perfectly for the activity I'd designed.
One request: School Mac user here. The default browser is Safari. Could support be added for Safari since that is now a cross platform browser now?
Response: Thank you, I also read your blog and the Steinbeck skrbl page & linked to it from the skrbl blog. Many thanks for an excellent usage scenario and stress test do continue to use skrbl and let us know how it works. We have to work on Safari and will try to get to it done ASAP.
Date: 9/27/2007 8:24:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I am really trying to sign-up. But when I click the link, it takes me to the register screen for about 1 second...then brings me back to the products screen. I want to register, but it won't let me.
Response: hmmm weird. We certainly dont want something like that happening, I will check to see if something is wrong.
Date: 9/27/2007 4:08:00 PM User: melodyros10 Rating:
Comment: hi
Response: ditto.
Date: 9/27/2007 8:15:00 AM User: Sandalsman Rating: 2
Comment: I loved skrbl until yesterday when my board lost most of the information and jottings that I had put there disappeared leaving only a patchwork of bits and pieces. Is it possible to backdate what I had saved prior to Sept 26, 2007?
Response: Sorry sandalsman, open up your whiteboard in firefox you will see all your data there, you havent lost anything. This is a temporary glitch as we implement a bug fix. You should have your data back in IE too in a little bit. Once again, sincere apologies.
Date: 9/26/2007 5:39:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Do you have or anticipate a version that a company can host on its own machines? We have security constraints that will not permit outside storage of potentially restricted information. Thanks.
Response: Not for some time sorry, we are currently focused on building up skrbl hosted service.
Date: 9/26/2007 2:45:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Hi,
When I type a plus sign on the white board in a text box, I get + on the whiteboard where I typed it but all other browsers looking at it see some %20B in place of the + sign.
also an eraser tool is badly needed for the whiteboard.
Response: Bug noted, thanks, we are working on it, you should see it working fine with new + signs you type in.
Date: 9/25/2007 2:06:00 PM User: nbulp Rating:
Comment: I would like to unregister from skrbl and my data to be erased from your servers... Why can't I do that manually? Will you do it for me?
Response: While we dont have a account cancellation feature in the free service, you can delete your whiteboards, files, pictures from the my skrbls page, that would erase all your data. Meanwhile we will start to build a unregister button.
Date: 9/25/2007 6:54:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Hi. I would like to add a graffiti board on member profiles. How can I set it up for that I have quick access to numerous graffiti boards?
i.e. I could embed the following on each profile:
http://www.skrbl.com/john
http://www.skrbl.com/peter
http://www.skrbl.com/sarah
But how could I avoid making each account seperately?
Response: Ah! very farsighted of you, you are anticipating features that are a way off... :)
Date: 9/21/2007 1:25:00 PM User: yukaze Rating:
Comment: How do I delete a Graffiti board?
Response: We dont have a delete function for the graffiti board yet, but you can erase the board from your my skrbls page.
Date: 9/19/2007 11:14:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: dito, delete would be good.
Response: For graffiti boards? hmm, ok, we will get it done.
Date: 9/19/2007 9:48:00 AM User: areoll Rating: 1
Comment: Hi,
Why i can't delete picture in picture folder?
Best regards
Response: To delete a picture in your account, click on the delete button alongside each picture. In teamskrbl the delete button is in the detailed view, please click on your my pictures header to see the detailed view.
Date: 9/19/2007 5:06:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: can't seem to upload picture? is that becasue I tried to sign up for it and it gave me the free version?
Response: You can upload pictures in the free version, please refer to the FAQ to see how.
Date: 9/18/2007 3:40:00 PM User: neusharing Rating: 5
Comment: Hi, a friend of mine told me about you... WOW, great service! Now, I've a little problem. I deleted my "neusharing" session, OPS! How can I bring it back (just to have the short link http://www.skrbl.com/neusharing)? Thank you in advance!
Response: If you delete a whiteboard its data is deleted, and the skrbl ID (URL) is no longer accessible, sorry.
Date: 9/13/2007 7:27:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Hi ,
Would you be kind to forward this email to your Marketing person?
I noticed your involvement within the Web 2.0 space. I am not sure if you are (or will be) focusing on the European market at this time. But we are bringing our American show to Europe and wanted to let you know about the opportunity to be part of it.
O'Reilly & CMP are launching Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin (November 6-8, 2007).
If your marketing strategy relies heavily on word of mouth, this
Response: For skrbl related issues mail rashid AT ruveka.com.
Date: 9/11/2007 7:29:00 PM User: lucidenmity Rating: 5
Comment: Just wanna let ya know, I think this is a fantastic tool.
Helped out during a class conducted over skype today when it's whiteboard application went haywire :P
but at any rate, very nice, especially for free
Response: Thank you very much. I know some teachers have experimented with skrbl whiteboards in class - hope some write in to share their stories.
Date: 9/11/2007 12:07:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: What happens to my skrbl account if I sign up for team account? Do you keep these separate?
Response: Yes you can have a team account as well as a regular skrbl account. We are also working on functionality that will let you move/copy your skrbl whiteboards into your team account.
Date: 9/10/2007 2:38:00 AM User: cronos003 Rating: 4
Comment: I'm not sure if I missed this but it would be nice if there was a white color option so areas could be white filled so they are cleared.
I don't know anything about the technical aspects of this but being able to select and area and be able to move would be a nice feature.
Response: White color, hmm, sure we can get it done. About selecting an area of the screen - we do have marquee selection in teamskrbl, maybe later we can have something similar in skrbl too...
Date: 9/9/2007 9:43:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: After writing feedback and returning to the whiteboard the figure, which was beneath the drawing elements was now ontop of the drawing elements.
Ed Grood
egrood@gmail.com
Response: Just thinking aloud now but I wonder if both problems are related, slow response and drawing issues. If that was the case, the whiteboard should venture correctly now, please check, meanwhile we will test.
Date: 9/9/2007 9:41:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I am seeing 15 sec delays between adding images as one user and seeing the changes with a second user. This large time delay will make the system unseable for real time collaboration.
I add a picture to une user and it appeared beneath the drawing elements. When it appeared on the team members screen it appeared on top of the drawing elements.
Ed Grood
egrood@gmail.com
Response: 15 seconds is not acceptable, I will check on why it was so slow.
Date: 9/9/2007 9:33:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I would like to see an undo button added.
There is also an issue with layering of objects. I added a picture and then drew on it. The drawing elements appeared behind the picture. I was running a two user trial at the time.
Ed Grood
egrood@gmail.com
Response: The layering issue should not be happening, thank you for bringing it to our notice, we will get on it rightaway.
Date: 9/8/2007 8:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: How do I erase a skrbl once it is created?
Ed Grood egrood@gmail.com
Response: To erase in teamskrbl, click on the eraser icon in the top menu on the whiteboard, you see the icon if you are the owner. In skrbl go to your my skrbls and click the erase icon for the selected whiteboard.
Date: 9/8/2007 8:33:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I would like to use skrbl for team collaboration but am having some trouble. I am unable to see pictures I have uploaded. By this I mean that I can not see their names in the picture list, but when I try to upload them again I get a message saying the picture already exists. Also, when I created the team I do not believe I was asked for billing information. On the rating scale, what is good and what is bad?
Ed Grood egrood@gmail.com
Response: We are looking into your problem and I will mail you ASAP. Regarding billing we elected to continue in evaluation mode for a few days. We will notify you and process payment when the evaluation period is over. Please note your free month starts only after evaluation ends :) On the scale 1 is bad and 5 is excellent.
Date: 9/7/2007 10:23:00 PM User: chemistdave Rating: 3
Comment: The painting error occurs with FF (latest) and IE7. All comps using XPpro. I've tried it on several computers and they're all the same
Response: The way drawing is setup is that the later drawings overlay previous ones. This works fine for the most part but I will run some tests here to test for unintended consequences.
Date: 9/7/2007 11:43:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Edward Eckhardt
Nuremberg, Germany
Research: “Growth Strategies for young Internet companies”
Dear Sir or Madam,
In the course of my thesis for the Department of Industrial Management at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, I am carrying out a survey on
Response: Hi Edward, I will email you directly and will also edit out your address & contact info here so you dont get spammed too much.
Date: 9/6/2007 11:54:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Well, this looks like a great tool for my group and I. This will help make things more accessible then a forum. The only thing i would like to ask is that you keep it $10 a month, then you'll have me for as long as you want! Kudos for this awesome product.
Response: Thank you much for the compliment. Dont worry about the price, it wont change, the idea is to keep it $10 for those who sign up at $10 (for the forseeable future). So if we increase prices in the future you wont be impacted.
Date: 9/6/2007 11:44:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Hi, I placed your icon on my website at MS Office Live, a free web hosting site, and it doesn't bring up a whiteboard when I click on it. Am I doing it correctly?
Thanks!
Paul Eldenburg
Response: If you are using the script from our homepage www.skrbl.com - you are doing it right and it should work. If you mail me your URL I can check.
Date: 9/5/2007 9:53:00 PM User: chemistdave Rating: 3
Comment: Now this is interesting. I draw a smiley face. Select the circle portion. Fill with yellow. The face is painted over in the remote computer but not in the local computer. That turned out to be a surprise for me on this end and the person on the other end.
Response: hmmm, that it got painted over in the remote computer means the messaging went through correctly, maybe a local js error? What OS and browser was this?
Date: 9/5/2007 3:35:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: very cool
Response: Thanks much :) we think so too.
Date: 8/29/2007 11:54:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: I used to have a session with a word as a session ID (www.skrbl.com/yourmom), but I deleted it a while back. I'm not looking to recover the session, what I'm looking for is how to have another session where the session ID is a word and not random numbers. I can't for the life of me remember how it was done the first time... Any time I create a new session, it's a session with random numbers and I can't find a way to change the id. I'm referring to the actual session ID, not the session title.
Response: When you signup we skrbl creates a session with your User Name as the sessionID, all subsequent IDs are sytem generated numbers.
Date: 8/29/2007 12:45:00 AM User: twxie Rating:
Comment: A very useful program, but...
1. Once a picture is drawn, it cannot be moved.
2. There is no eraser which can conveniently erase any unwanted objects.
Response: To delete drawings use the delete tool (first left in the drawing menu), then click on any drawing to delte. And yes, drawings cannot be moved yet.
Date: 8/28/2007 4:34:00 AM User: seal Rating: 4
Comment: I deleted session with SessionID == 'seal' (my registred nickname) and I would like to re-create it, but I can't figure out how to do that
Response: Check your account, but as a rule, you cannot currently recover deleted skrbl sessions.
Date: 8/27/2007 11:55:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: This is a great app. One question, can I control who posts to my graffiti board? Maybe like the passwords in the skrbl whiteboard?
Response: Sorry, no, a graffiti board is open to all comers, you cant set a password like in skrbl.
Date: 8/24/2007 11:45:00 AM User: maypl Rating:
Comment: maybe adding more math templates (graphs, fraction, square root, etc)
Response: Appreciate the suggestion, we are working out how to make skrbl more useful for education et al, all ideas welcome.
Date: 8/23/2007 11:34:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Thanks for the update. When I imbed skrbl in a framepage, it won't automatically update in some remote computers using IE7 but will in all using Firefox 2. Also the scroll bars are lost when it is a called URL in a frame. No big deal in the end.... I just call skrbl.com as a new page and, voila (which of course is French for eureka!), it works fine.
Network latency and timeouts must have been local. Everything is great today.
Response: Will see if we can figure it out, glad to know you have no skrbl performance issues.
Date: 8/23/2007 12:03:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Great app. Imbeds great in HTML framepages with Firefox; poorly (at least with unpredictable behavior) with IE. No surprises with IE.
Has the skrbl server been up and down or slow for the last couple days??
The line weight and color selection don't seem to disappear when they lose mouse focus.
Is there a way to force the pencil to have focus when a whiteboard loads?
Otherwise, I'm liking it and just trying to make it a completely reiiable interactive board on
Response: Thanks, Can you tell us where you are embedding the whiteboard? In another app? The skrbl server hasnt been down, but I will check on performance. Yes the color/line weight drop downs persist sometimes and go away only after another mouse over. We can default to the pencil (like in graffit) if enough users want this, what say users?
Date: 8/19/2007 11:19:00 PM User: 000036hs Rating: 3
Comment: great site...makes me wonder why we spend so much on smartboards! Hey, can you insert a hyperlink? How about video?
Response: Thanks, and yes you can insert a hyperlink, just type or copy it in. We dont support embedded video yet, but that shouldnt be problem.
Date: 8/15/2007 11:45:00 AM User: dpatsyngence Rating: 5
Comment: Create New Graffiti doesn't do anything. It just says Please wait..
Response: We had an issue with graffiti yesterday but its been fixed now, please let me know if this happens again.
Date: 8/14/2007 6:55:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Excelente ferramenta!
È possível o uso da voz para interação completa?
Response: err??? Sorry could you repeat that in English please.
Date: 8/13/2007 12:19:00 PM User: minada Rating:
Comment: Hi, this is a great looking program. The picture-sharing is not working for me, however. I'm using mac 10.4.10 and firefox 2. Anyhow, keep up the good work
Response: Thanks & Picture sharing should work on Mac with Firefox 2 - can you tell me what happens?
Date: 8/9/2007 8:49:00 AM User: paportals Rating: 5
Comment: Hello, great application!!! Is there a way to have the Skrbl Pad saved locally. I have it hosted in an IFRAME and would like a way to grab save the pad values on my database and then be able to reload it later. So I can have users working on a fresh pad each time, but I can reload the pad for them.
Response: We dont reload saved skrbl sessions ... yet. The groupware version does allow versioning, that may be what you need, please check it out when we launch the beta later this month.
Date: 8/6/2007 1:45:00 PM User: meifangchen_tw Rating: 5
Comment: I LOVE IT!!
Hey! you should work with skype ( like talk&write) and make it more secure! I think it's going to be more businesslike!
If it can add background function , WOW~~all the longdistance learning teachers will LOVE it!!
Response: Thank you, :) skype is a great idea, and backgrounds too - check out the skrbl groupware that comes into open testing next week(?) it will have both these.
Date: 8/4/2007 7:43:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Hey guys. Just so you know, the menus over drawings become a bit weird. Also, when there's a popup they don't always go down. Finally, it'd be quite nice to be able to save a sketch you collaborated on to your account under "My skrbls". Good job on the software, though, it's quite nice. imaginationcubed by GE wasn't working for me so I used this and I'm quite pleased.
Response: Thank you for the heads up, we will take a look at the menus & dropdowns. We save whiteboard snapshots in skrbl groupware (launch this week - plug) will look at getting this into skrbl too.
Date: 8/4/2007 10:34:00 AM User: oabdulka Rating: 1
Comment: The skrbl does not share what is scribbled on the white board among sessions. How do you get the different sessions [Host and quests ] to instantly see what is being scribbled? I had to do [F5] Refresh on each session to update the content displayed on each session. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you
Omar
oabdulka@aim.com
Response: Omar, syncing is core, it should work, could you tell me what OS & browser both you and your guest used?
Date: 8/1/2007 11:38:00 PM User: bransonlisa Rating:
Comment: I created a login for myself, and I can log in, but I can't seem to DO anything. For example, I click on the pencil and try to start drawing, but nothing happens. I'm on a Mac, using Firefox. Can you help me get started?
Thanks!!
Lisa
Response: Lisa, our cursor on Mac needs to be improved, but if you are in drawing mode (pencil selected on top bar and in drawing bar), click and drag anywhere on the whiteboard to draw. Please recheck, I just tested on Mac (Tiger, Firefox 2) and it works fine, let me know if you still have a problem.
Date: 7/31/2007 10:43:00 PM User: coolemath Rating: 3
Comment: When I set a password and create a private room and I copy and paste the URL to practice entering from that URL if I post that link on my website, the green password protection page pops up as it should, but no matter what password I set, the protection page does not recogize password, and I can not access the private page unless I go back and remove the password. What can I do to fix this problem so that I can have private sessions with my students so that I have control of the content.
Response: If you have marked your sessions private, only you (the owner) can get to them. To allow password protected access please make the session public again (uncheck the checkbox in column 1) and set a password. Now anyone with a password should be able to access the session. Let me know if that works, rashid AT ruveka DOT com.
Date: 7/31/2007 9:22:00 PM User: rossbow Rating: 5
Comment: I use skrbl a lot for ideas mapping and have found it's simple interface to be very efficient. But it would be great to have an erase tool which is more like the eraser that is used on conventional whiteboards. This would allow a group of "scribbles" to be deleted without requiring the user to delete the entire whiteboard contents.
It would also be great to have the ability to export the whiteboard contents in powerpoint format.
Thanks for your efforts,
Ross Bowden Response: We do have a eraser to delete individual drawings on click. We are building marquee selection into our premium edition so that the delete works with a selected group.
Date: 7/30/2007 2:40:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: skrbl's drawing cursor has really improved, any plans of offering other brush types and a full color pallete?
Response: We do plan on enhancing the drawing features but at this time we are tied up building a new premium version of skrbl. Soon???
Date: 7/26/2007 7:58:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: cant get to erase the text! why? am i missing anything??
Response: Please check that you are in text mode (not drawing mode) to delete. To delete the entire tag, right click on tag and select delete. To delete some text within a tag, select and delete like in any editor.
Date: 7/24/2007 12:13:00 PM User: tarpeyte Rating: 4
Comment: Hi -
I really love skrbl, but for some reason, I'm unable to upload pictures or files. I can browse for a picture/file, and select it, but then when I hit "upload," there is no response.
I am an ESL teacher in NYC and would love to use skrbl in an upcoming class, so I hope to find a solution to this quickly!
Thank you,
Tara
Response: Thank you for using skrbl, & my apologies for the problem, we are making a slight change in the flow that should fix the flow (by Friday). Meanwhile you could try to refresh (F5) and try uploading again. That should help. Do keep the feedback coming.
Date: 7/24/2007 11:11:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: Doesn't seem to work at all in Safari. I was sent an invitation, and when I followed it everything was blank and none of the buttons, menus, or tools worked at all. This is Safari 2.0.4 under Mac OS X 10.4.10.
Response: I am sorry, we havent ported skrbl to safari yet. It is high on our todo list but ... :( Will try to find the time soon.
Date: 7/21/2007 11:44:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: An eraser button that with one click I could erase the whole scribble or an eraser to just erase a small portion of a scribble, rather than selecting each part an individually erasing a whole page.
Response: You do have an eraser - if you login :) Login, go to your My Skrbls page, click on the eraser to erase the skrbl of your choice.
Date: 7/18/2007 8:07:00 AM User: emilyface Rating: 5
Comment: Hi, I love my skrbl pages, they're awesome.
I have one on my blog, and want to embed it on MySpace as well, but MySpace doesn't support iframes. I was wondering if there's an alternative, or if there some way the graffiti boards could be made compatible with MySpace.
Response: Emily, we will try to find a solution for MySpace. To start with perhaps we can provide a graffiti button. I know of other users who save their skrbl whiteboards and upload the HTML to their MySpace page, but it will be so cool to have a skrbl graffiti board right in your MySpace page. BTW have you tried the new widget, it gives your users new whiteboards of their own to use and yes it works on My Space
Date: 7/17/2007 9:24:00 AM User: rfant Rating: 4
Comment: I'm not clear on the "File upload" capabilities.
I uploaded a Word document but couldn't open it (didn't really expect to be able to).
I guess I'm asking, what is the purpose in uploading documents? What type of documents can be used with SKRBL?
Response: In meetings typically people tend to pass around documents, in an online meeting you could upload and share the document on the skrbl board rather than resorting to email, this way those who need to can download the document and no one has to worry about long CC lists or overflowing mailboxes :) Thats the purpose behind file upload in skrbl. We have document viewing in the premium (paid) version of skrbl that we hope to launch soon.
Date: 7/12/2007 4:40:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: HI, my development team here at tfo (see tfo.org)thinks this tool is great. We are a French network. Would it be possible to adapt your shareable whiteboard into French?
Response: A French version, sure, it is doable, perhaps it makes sense to do mutiple language versions in the premium version we are launching, what do you think?
Date: 7/11/2007 2:16:00 PM User: r66y Rating:
Comment: i was wondering, why is there no white crayon?
thanks.
Response: errr... maybe we should have a white crayon, sure, just that we use the white color to denote selected lines so we have it reserved... for now...
Date: 7/11/2007 2:09:00 PM User: r66y Rating: 4
Comment: i'd like to be able to rename files. is that possible?
thanks.
Response: hmmm..., no we dont have this, sorry. What I do for my own files is, rename them on my desktop and reload.
Date: 7/10/2007 7:08:00 PM User: chrisn Rating: 3
Comment: Skrble might be just what I need to facilitate certain kinds of conversations but a couple of things are making it awkward. I tend to use several pictures in a session. While the pictures upload OK into the session I cannot find a way to re-use them in a new session.
- Is there a way to move images from the "My Pictures" window into the session window?
- Alternatively, can I copy/duplicate a session into which the pictures have already been uploaded?
Thanks.
Response: You can easily get to your uploaded pictures from a session, click on for the dropdown menu, mouse over to see all your uploaded pictures, click on any picture to add it to the current whiteboard. You can get to all your uploaded pictures from any whiteboard, when you are logged in.
Date: 7/8/2007 9:48:00 PM User: cfleck Rating: 5
Comment: cool
Response: :)
Date: 7/8/2007 8:15:00 AM User: cramfriend Rating: 5
Comment: Whenever I create a text box entry including the "+" sign , if i go back in a few min the + is gone but the rest of the text remains.
Also, when i cut and paste into a text box , the right click paste funtion does not work, Ctrl-V however does work
great site !!
Response: Thanks for catching that, will fix.
Date: 7/5/2007 8:31:00 AM User: Layla Rating: 5
Comment: We really are in the web 2.0 era. Supreme idea. Awsome work!
Response: :)
Date: 7/4/2007 10:03:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Simply fantastic
Riccardo - Italy - http://www.hifi4all.it
Response: thanks.
Date: 7/3/2007 8:26:00 AM User: slynott Rating: 4
Comment: Can I set up skrbl or graffiti on my site and allow users to save and open files? steve.lynott@makerinc.com
Response: You can definitely set up skrbl or graffiti on your site, but file sharing requires sign in. It would be a bad idea to receive files from an unknown source, no?
Date: 7/2/2007 8:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I want to ad a " start a skrbl " button to my site so every time someone clicks a new sessions starts.
I don't want to force a sign up , saving is not required. Is this possible ?
Response: Sure thing, the start skrbl button is coming this week.
Date: 7/2/2007 5:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Great facility, needs some tuning to make it more usable for drawing... the pens are a bit fat and clumsy. Still well worth using though!
Response: Thanks, we do keep tweaking the code, hopfully you should see continuous improvement.
Date: 7/2/2007 6:13:00 AM User: GinaMoore Rating: 2
Comment: Hello, I just registered for scrbl and it looks great. However it is not allowing me to either upload a picture or copy and paste one in which is essential for what I want to use it for. The last time I tried it said the site was having problems so could you let me know if this is something just happening today (I've checked and my internet connection is working for other sites). I've got my fingers crossed as this will be great for me as an English teacher.
Email me: gia23001@yahoo.co.uk Response: Sorry about the late response, would you please let me know what browser and OS you use? You can mail me at rashid AT ruveka DOT com. Meanwhile we will recheck to see you dont have a problem.
Date: 7/2/2007 3:04:00 AM User: vocabumonkey Rating: 4
Comment: Hello,
Skrbl is easy and convenient, but it lacks diagramming features (entity nodes and connectors.)
If skrbl adds diagramming features, skrbl will be even better.
Thank you!
Response: We are building the features you mentioned in the premium version (along with other neat stuff), it will be out soon, check in for a free trial.
Date: 7/1/2007 2:16:00 PM User: nebinjam Rating: 4
Comment: skrbl is great. I just have one feature request ... A dynamic picture generator link where a graffiti board can seen as a image. I'd think it would be cool to have an ability to have that to use it as a "you can edit my background" background
Response: hmmm, we dont have a picture generator, but some cool stuff is in the works that does something similar (perhaps even better...) watch this space.
Date: 6/29/2007 5:35:00 PM User: dean Rating:
Comment: The delete whiteboard function dosnt seem to work when you click on the delet button.
Response: Whoops!! my mistake, fixed now.
Date: 6/28/2007 1:12:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Great concept, great tool! I love the fact that I can have my own board to share with my website visitors!
One question: how does the "fill" function work (the button with the little paint bucket). I've tried filling text boxes, shapes and nothing seems to happen!?
Response: Sorry should have spelt it out, here goes, 1-click on the arrow tool, 2-select the shape you want to fill, 3-select the fill color from the bucket ... done. Still feels like a mouthfull though, am trying to simplify it please bear with us.
Date: 6/27/2007 11:38:00 AM User: rfant Rating: 4
Comment: Wonderful tool, concept.
However, there are a couple of small issues (mentioned above) that need to get worked out if you want to see folks like teachers seriously use it.
I will certainly be one of those!
Response: Robert, thanks for all your feedback, we are working on the issues you mention, (the exploding images is fixed BTW).
Date: 6/27/2007 11:36:00 AM User: rfant Rating:
Comment: Was just able to upload (not copy/paste) an image into a skrbl session (no success in GB).
When I tried to move the image, there was a tremendous lag time. The "Move" control is not intuitive, as in you (I) don't just grab the image anywhere and drag it. You must select, then click on one of the gray (markers?) around the edge. At first, it would not allow me to move up or down, only left, right. Eventually it allowed vertical move.
Response: Hmmm, I will look into making it more intuitive (click anywhere and drag) am travelling right now but will get it done soon.
Date: 6/27/2007 11:05:00 AM User: rfant Rating: 5
Comment: OK, just tried to "paste" an image in my graffiti board. I tried to paste the image itself, it's url location, nothing seemed to work. What am I doing wrong?
Is there any way you could demonstrate this?
Anticipating your response,
Robert
Response: In IE, right click on the web image & copy. In skrbl you have to be in Text mode, click on the whiteboard for a fresh tag (or click in an existing tag) right click for the skrbl context menu and paste. I know a bit involved right now but we are trying to simplify it.
Date: 6/26/2007 6:26:00 PM User: rfant Rating: 5
Comment: Greetings,
Q: I drew a 3D box. Later when I reopened the page it looked like an exploded view, all the segments were out of place.
http://robertfant.com/PMWiki/pmwiki.php?n=KSMath/Graffiti
Is there any way to group items such as this?
Q: What are the differences in a "session" and a "Graffiti Board?" I tried to past an image into the Graffiti Board and was unable.
Love the product though,
Robert
Response: Robert, your exploding 3d problem should be fixed now, thank you for pointing it out, we have debugged the issue in laying out straight lines.
Date: 6/26/2007 4:38:00 PM User: rfant Rating: 5
Comment: Fantastic tool. I will be using this extensively in my math classroom, posting open-ended questions and letting the kids "GO FOR IT" online.
Is there a way (can there be) to upload a picture into a grafitti board? Uploading a picture of a graph (example) would be real nice.
Rightnow I've got one posted for teachers to use. I'm trying to introduce them to the idea.
http://robertfant.com/PMWiki/pmwiki.php?n=KSMath/Graffiti
Thanks for your work and generosity,
Response: No you cant upload a picture to the graffiti board upload is only for the whiteboard, you could however copy paste an online picture (for instance from flickr).
Date: 6/26/2007 1:39:00 PM User: cyber49 Rating:
Comment: I have had stuff disappear once before, but it has mysteriously returned 24 hours later.
Yesterday it happened again, and today, I am still waiting for it to return.
In this case the missing information is not on my own account, but here http://www.skrbl.com/dzynit and the password is *****
Why does stuff disappear, and is there any way to prevent that? Will our stuff be coming back?
Your service seems great, but obviously stuff cannot disappear. Any advice?
Response: Your session is back, please check. And you are absolutely right, stuff should not dissapear, I apologize. Thanks for the heads up, we have found the bug that prevented your data from being loaded and are working on fixing the problem.
Date: 6/26/2007 12:00:00 PM User: trigger Rating: 5
Comment: Cant delete sessions.
Response: What happens when you hit the delete button on your My Skrbls page? Is there no response at all? If this recurs please try to refresh (F5) your browser and delete again. Do let me know if this does not solve the problem.
Date: 6/26/2007 11:14:00 AM User: yourmom Rating: 5
Comment: Hello there! I have another question for you regarding guests. Does the guest count ever reset? Right now, the guest count on my skrbl is at about Guest329. Will it continue to go up, or is there a point where it drops back down to 1? Also, is that the guest count for the entire skrbl site, or just my skrbl pad?
Response: The guestlist is for that particular whiteboard only. Since we dont (cant) track unregistered users we increment the counter everytime a person joins or rejoins the whiteboard. The counters do not reset automatically, though sometimes we may reset them during a maintenance fix.
Date: 6/26/2007 4:12:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: I like skrbl and use it pretty often. it is very useful! Since i am German, there should be an ä ,ö and ü (for ae , oe and ue), possible. When entering words with those letters, they are omitted in the flipchart. Is it possible to add that way of foreign spelling ?
Thanks Bernd
Response: Sorry, we have a problem with umlauts, that was fixed temporarily but sadly came back with later builds. Will work on that bug again, and hopfully this time will kill it dead :(
Date: 6/25/2007 5:23:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: if it is simple, is good, like skrbl
Response: :)
Date: 6/21/2007 7:06:00 AM User: SandalsMan Rating: 5
Comment: When will skfbl be available on Safari?
Response: Hopefully soon. We are currently working on a premium edition of skrbl and will port to Safari right after.
Date: 6/21/2007 2:59:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: I have entered my password and username five times and hit enter. Nothing is happening. The sign in box just goes blank after I hit enter. What's the deal?
Response: Hmm, that shouldnt happen, we did some testing but havent been able to replicate the problem (on windows, Linux or Mac). If you give me your userName we will do some digging. My email - rashid AT ruveka.com . Many apologies.
Date: 6/19/2007 1:59:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Fantastic !!!!
Response: Thank you.
Date: 6/18/2007 8:26:00 PM User: iriseducation Rating: 5
Comment: Excellent site with great features! Can't seem to be able to delete the sessions in MySkrbl
Response: Is there an error message? Please let me know. I dont see the problem at this end.
Date: 6/16/2007 7:22:00 PM User: Arkhayde Rating: 4
Comment: a very good online tool...
but: the pointer flickers too much...when you want to erase, it appears.
-no selection of graphics...!
-difficulties to fill the forms... (perhaps selection is too fast, it has to stay on a form, and perhaps pass from 1 to an other by shortcuts
-why not a window box to erase ?
-the arrow selector is false, it creates many times, a text box and doesn't select !
___________
the best: all the little discreet menu (to be more seen)
a possibi
Response: Thank you for all your suggestions, will look into all. Using the arrow to select graphics is something we are already working on, hope to release the feature soon.
Date: 6/16/2007 7:09:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I love this tool... Safari support would be AWESOME though
Response: Very true, and hopefully we will have it done soon.
Date: 6/14/2007 1:15:00 AM User: yukaze Rating: 4
Comment: thanks for the response earlier :) i'm curious if there can also be optimizations for attempting to draw quickly. at times, the lag between the capture of first and second point of a line is large, which loses some fidelity for drawing. i look forward to seeing your changes!
Response: We default drawing capture points to mouse events however we will look to optimization in the SVG processing.
Date: 6/12/2007 11:36:00 PM User: yukaze Rating:
Comment: i've been doing drawings, using yellow as a sketcher then black as a finisher. when i exit the browser, and reload, the black gets buried underneath the yellow. are the strokes loading in reverse order, or somesuch?
Response: We are defaulted to standard SVG behavior, did not think of implications in a usage scenario as yours. Thank you for pointing it out, we are trying to make a quick change.
Date: 6/11/2007 11:04:00 PM User: spanishtutor Rating: 4
Comment: I have noticed if you try to resize clips on the right area of the whiteboard it doesn't work. However, if you drag them to the left side, resize them and then move them back to the right side they keep that size. The concept of the clips that you can move, resize and superimpose.. you guys hit the button there!
btw, no apologies needed. Thank you for a great tool. I bet you Google has already an eye on you guys. Like a year ago they had it on Writely.
Response: :) Thank you for your vote of confidence, will check the resizing behavior.
Date: 6/11/2007 9:42:00 PM User: gdeuchars Rating:
Comment: Are you still deveoping the product? Maybe just your FAQ is out of date (see below). Would be interested to know what is coming up in the future. Great tool!
http://www.skrbl.com/faq.html
What next on skrbl?
"we have additional features in the works and hope to release the next enhancement in January 2007. Watch this space"
Response: Err, yes, our FAQ is out of date, we have to sync it up with the application. However we are constantly adding to skrbl to build new features and respond to user feedback.
Date: 6/11/2007 11:47:00 AM User: sheenaa24 Rating: 5
Comment: Hi, I just wanted to know if the source code is available for this excellant site? If you dont mind how to built the interactive online Whiteboard?
Response: skrbl is not opensource, however feel free to embed graffiti into your website/application, it is easy and that is what it is meant for. We can also work with you if you want to integrate the whiteboard into your applications, however the source code is not shared.
Date: 6/10/2007 2:26:00 AM User: spanishtutor Rating: 4
Comment: Another suggestion, I have notice skrbl doesn't support European symbols (áéíúóú ñ ö ü € ). It is of no use if you try to write notes in other languajes.
It would be great for people who speak other languages if you can add that support.
Thanks again.
Response: There is a known bug with diphthongs that we need to fix. My apologies for the inconvenience, however skrbl does support most languages.
Date: 6/9/2007 4:43:00 PM User: Fairy Rating: 5
Comment: SKRBL IS AWESOME!! thnx to skrbl,now i can save all my important quotes ...ITs really fun.
Response: Thank you most kindly.
Date: 6/8/2007 9:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: lol "yourmom" is a funny user name :p
Response: :)
Date: 6/7/2007 7:16:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I want to say this: I LOVE THE IDEA of skrbl! Great idea and I wish you very well. Keep it up. If you continue to refine and improve, I will be a lifelong client.. and in the future i WOULD be willing to pay something. Not now, but when you get it nice and tight.
One issue for me is that it never stops loading and I end up waiting for a long time and the "loading" never stops. I am on a Mac power book G4 with 2GB RAM.
Response: Thanks for saying it, we are trying to improve skrbl daily, your suggestions help us get there & we will continue to work at it.
Date: 6/7/2007 12:58:00 AM User: spanishtutor Rating: 4
Comment: 1. some problems with sync. You have to be refreshing to be sure what the other people have in front of them.
2.I would appreciate different type eraser (traditional square that whitens when dragged along the screen). Having "color filling" feature would be neat, too.
3. The ability to create tables would come very handy as an additional feature.
to sum up this is a great tool. Introduces features that I miss in google docs (writely) but I miss other like tables or
Response: We cant have problems with sync, will most definitely test and debug. The other items we have on our to do list and will try to get them done ASAP
Date: 6/6/2007 8:46:00 PM User: alif Rating: 4
Comment: i like skrbl.. i like the idea. but i think there is a problem with the login system. sometimes i cant get into my account n it just hanging there. maybe u can work something on that. skrbl, how many developer? only 1 man power? then i got a suggestion 4 u, maybe u should get new and more catchy domain name. :-) please keep up the good work..
Response: hmm, ok, will look into the login, it would help to know what browser & OS you use. And no this is not a 1 manpower company :) we are small but there are enough of us to qualify as a team:).
Date: 6/6/2007 4:52:00 AM User: izombieyu Rating: 4
Comment: quite impressed with what I've seen so far although I have yet to put it into real use. Couple of points, I created and account and uploaded a file, it was a real small file but it took ages to upload, might not be your issue but worth checking. And it would be nice to see a 'clear board' type button, might be I've just missed it totally but I couldn't spot one.
Regards,
Alan
anbundock@yahoo.co.uk
Response: We will definitely check the upload speed, thank you for the heads up. The clear whiteboard button is on teh MY SKRBLS page (the eraser icon).
Date: 6/5/2007 1:43:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: After I draw something, if I click on the "File" menu (and select e-mail invite) or on the "My skrbls" menu, a dialog box comes up but I can't enter any text and the buttons don't work. These seem to work if I use them before drawing anything on the page.
I'm running iceweasel 2.0.0.3 in debian.
Response: oops we havent tested on Iceweasel, but we will check the menu code and retest in Firefox 2.
Date: 6/5/2007 12:26:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Response: I am sorry, but if you have deleted the whiteboard - there is currently no way of recovering the data. This is one reason we have the delete and erase all buttons accessible only to session owner. Wish I could help you but...
Well thanks anyway. This particular user delted the text boxes one-by-one, so there really wasn't anything I could to do prevent it from happening, but I do appreciate the reply.
Response: Sorry I couldnt be of more help.
Date: 6/4/2007 4:11:00 AM User: yourmom Rating: 4
Comment: I've seen several users ask about deleting sessions, but I was wondering about restoring a session to a previous state. To be specific, I have a session that still exists, but I had a user delete all of the content about a week ago so now everything is gone. I was hoping there was a way to recover the lost content? There was quite a bit on there that I was never able to look at before it was all deleted, so I'm really hoping that you can help me out with this. Thanks.
Response: I am sorry, but if you have deleted the whiteboard - there is currently no way of recovering the data. This is one reason we have the delete and erase all buttons accessible only to session owner. Wish I could help you but...
Date: 6/2/2007 8:19:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: I used Firefox browser and skrbl takes a bit of time to load some days (depending on how much is on the board). It freezes the entire browser until it is loaded. Also a suggestion, adding more colors to work with. Perhaps a color wheel of some type or adding in slider bars to pick colors from? And a suggestion from a friend, having a way to fill in larger areas at a time. Perhaps having a brush size option? Thank you for your time!
Response: Yes, skrbl slows down in Firefox if the whiteboard is heavy on graphics, working on it. Your suggestions are always very welcome, we need to get working on the list of pending drawing toolbox enhancements soon, trying to buy some time, wish us luck... friend.
Date: 6/1/2007 2:05:00 PM User: cyber49 Rating: 5
Comment: This absolutely rocks. If you had a premium service that I could upgrade to and pay I would.
I'm now going to start collaborating with several people instead of just one, and appreciate the password option.
if I had one request, it would be that the default font size was the next smaller one. If there were a way to do that, it would save a lot of time, as opposed to making each one smaller as I create.
thank you and keep up the good work -
Response: Thnx, will try to get a premium service out to you ASAP (we have no objections to making money ;). The default font size seems to work for most people, perhaps we should have customizable default settings in the premium version ?
Date: 5/31/2007 1:58:00 PM User: michael richardson Rating: 4
Comment: Hello, hello!
As a Usability Designer, I love talking design :):)
We've shied away from skrbl in several meetings because (a)we really needed tables and (b)lines cannot be drawn over images or text (appear below), meaning we can't circle/highlight.
We ended up on a google spreadsheets to collab, because tabular data is our main focus of discussion.
Imo, tables and drawing over text/images are two things we really need to make this a complete whiteboard tool fo
Response: Hello Michael, love to hear design feedback. About drawing on pictures - it works in IE and we have been meaning to get it done in Firefox, our bad. Getting on it now, seriously.
Date: 5/30/2007 8:23:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Its nice to such a intutive whiteboard solution on web.
As a software developer I am sure your team must be taking painstaking efforts to give us such a great tool and as a management perspective its your good will that its available for free.
Only thing I need is the feature to have session logs.
Appreciate your efforts !!
--Lalit Kale.
lalitkale@gmail.com
Response: Session logs? Not sure what you mean by that?
Date: 5/30/2007 1:49:00 AM User: rakesh Rating: 3
Comment: I embedded skrbl on my site and started drwaing on the embedded whiteboard. But, my friend who was viewing my site at the same time couldn't see my drawings in real time.. was there anything I was doing wrong?
Response: hmm... No reason why that should happen - if you give me your URL, I could check it out.
Date: 5/27/2007 1:51:00 PM User: jarky Rating: 3
Comment: This would be totally awsome if I could draw on the pictures I upload.
Response: You can draw on pictures in IE, we are still working on it in Firefox.
Date: 5/25/2007 11:04:00 AM User: bmarkman Rating: 4
Comment: hi.....Can I assume that this is malware/adware free? Will you be selling/using the email addresses ? I am hesitant about using this for my classes... ;-))
This is a much easier whiteboard to use than imagination cubed...Great job!
Response: Yes we are malware free, and we do not sell or share your emails with others, we hate spam as much as you do.
Date: 5/25/2007 5:38:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: hi,
is this an open source project?
can i get the source code?
or must i buy it, if i would like to install this software in my own company?
marco@morca.de
Response: No this is not opensource, and this version of skrbl you dont have to buy, just use it, have fun and get work done .
Date: 5/22/2007 8:10:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Comment: Would be great if skrbl can also have smileys and emoticons :-)
"Response: We agree, one of the many things coming in January :)"
Response: Uh Oh! Pleading Guilty your userness. Still think smileys are a great idea, just one of the things we decided to hold off on until we have more time/money/warm bodies...
Date: 5/21/2007 2:19:00 PM User: roasted Rating: 4
Comment: Hi, I really like skrbl, as its a great way to summarise ideas. Skrbl would be even better if it had a 'select all' feature from which to move items en mass. A select all and a select multiple (not all) feature would be helpful! Keep at it guys. Thank you Ian.
Response: To remove items en-mass we do have the - Erase Whiteboard - button on your My Skrbls page. In your list of skrbl sessions go to the whiteboard you want to wipe clean, and click the eraser. We do not have a multi select ... yet.
Date: 5/19/2007 4:31:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Hi
I used a skrbl for a an online discussion with a tutor - I wanted to print it out - when printed all the texts boxes were on top of each other.
Suggestions?
Response: Hmm, our print option orders the text etc. to make the session printer page friendly. If you want a WYSIWYG printout, SAVE the session to your computer, you can now print the saved local HTML file.
Date: 5/18/2007 1:50:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Love skrbl and graffiti, are you going to add more colors to the palette?
Response: We do want to enhance the drawing tools, will get around to it before too long.
Date: 5/15/2007 12:48:00 PM User: zapita Rating: 5
Comment: koRkuLuRuyA
Response: ?!?
Date: 5/15/2007 6:52:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Hi
I am trying the whiteboard on both a pc and a mac. On the pc, very smooth and fast. On the mac, slow and jerky. I seem to have to leave the pen for 2 seconds to "catch" and then it follows until the pen is lifted. Also just scrolling up and down is slow.
I am using firefox 2.003 and OSX 10.4.9.
Hope this helps; I can see potential here.
Response: We previously had problems getting skrbl to work right on Mac, now those bugs are fixed, we should start looking into improving performance.
Date: 5/14/2007 2:07:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: U need a better way of erasing the board, maybe just a simple rubber that works like the pen but erases obviously. Then also a button that simply wipes the entire screen!
Otherwise its amazing, job well dun!
Response: Skrbl whiteboard and graffiti owners can wipe/erase their board clean from the my skrbls page. For obvious reason this feature is reserved for (registered) session owners only.
Date: 5/9/2007 10:34:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: i like youre show
Response: :)
Date: 5/8/2007 11:37:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: every time I try to log in, it says username invalid.
Response: Err, what can I say, perhaps you are typing in the wrong user name. We dont have a - forgot username - prompt, mail me your username rashid@ruveka.com and I will see what I can do.
Date: 5/8/2007 10:36:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: AWESOME TOOL!!!
Thank you!
Gumby2718
Response: Thanks :)
Date: 5/7/2007 9:12:00 AM User: ansfans Rating: 4
Comment: Problem arised during test:
1) using zoom (+/- icon in bottom bar) only the text change, he "painted" part stay unchanged.
2) if you select "My skrbls" icon in top bar while the graphical pointer is activated ("cross" pointer) you can't click and pass the focus in the small window for username/password insertion.
Response: # 1 Sorry, the zoom tool does not zoom drawings, only the text, we need to get this fixed. # 2) Testing this bug right now, thanks.
Date: 5/6/2007 12:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: As wikipedia notes, some users (like myself) prefer to use plus signs in the email addresses we register to 'tag' an email with specific information. This site currently rejects email addresses with '+' signs in them, although they are valid email-name characters.
Take a look at:
'Plus (or minus) addressing' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_address
Response: Okie... we recently put in some restrictions/validations in the registration dialog, will check and revert the + sign in (if possible).
Date: 5/6/2007 8:57:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment:
I hope I could use pen that move like mouse.
I need it when I study with a private teacher online.
Response: Yes you can, I use a Tablet PC myself, but a graphics pad also works great.
Date: 5/3/2007 6:42:00 PM User: michael richardson Rating: 4
Comment: 3. How about some hot keys to switch tools?
Response: #3 - User requests for hotkeys have been piling up, guess it just became a priority :)
Date: 5/3/2007 6:40:00 PM User: michael richardson Rating: 4
Comment: Tried skrbl again today to collab during a meeting. Worked very well for our needs. Yay for eraser tool! And yay for shapes!
Minor annoyances:
1. unable to delete some lines drawn by another user using right click or the eraser tool (Firefox 2.0, Windows XP Pro). Worked after leaving/returning to the skrbl file.
2. annoyed that arrow and eraser open textbox if I miss line. Would rather text boxes only opened with text tool.
3. How about some hot keys to swit
Response: Thanks for the feedback Michael; Re annoyance # 1 (unable to delete line) - I probably need to look at eraser/cursor senstivity; # 2 - (no textboxes in drawing mode) - you have a valid point, will definitely take a second look at it.
Date: 5/3/2007 11:06:00 AM User: scotto Rating:
Comment: I created a very detailed skrbl over the course of several hours yesterday. I was liking this software very much. I logged on today and my skrbl was blank! Everything I had done was gone! Is there anyway to recover it? What happened? Help! This really worries me. I may have to look at another solution although I really like the interface and features. Need reliability, first and foremost.
Response: Checking to see whats wrong. Working on it right now, will mail you shortly.
Date: 5/2/2007 6:43:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Scands (å, ä, ö) seem to be not working.
Otherwise, it's perfect. I'll wait for the scands to be working :)
Response: Sorry about the inconvenience. Skrbl currently does not handle some extended characters (like the scandinavian umlauts), we are working on fixing this.
Date: 5/1/2007 9:36:00 PM User: longbow11 Rating: 4
Comment: Just wanted to report a PROBLEM I found while using skrbl today. I was typing plus signs (+) in algebra problems (I'm the host) but the + sign was blank for the guest. Then when the guest typed the + sign, it showed up as a blank space for me as well.
I am enjoying skrbl - keep up the great work!
-longbow11
Response: Will check and fix ASAP, thanks
Date: 5/1/2007 4:03:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Also, would you consider some GPL community development ? Or at least exposing a small part of the application to allow plugins ? Once the engine will be stable, I guess a lot of programmers would be happy to add features !
Response: Yes, in the future we plan to open up some APIs for others to Mash Up or extend skrbl.
Date: 5/1/2007 4:01:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: data and server are one your site (sometime slow, and probably with non-infinite space).
Might it be possible (after the release version) to provide a php version to install on other sites ?
Fabrice
Response: We are working on the performance issues (adding more servers, tweaking architecture...) Give us a chance to scale up.
Date: 5/1/2007 3:53:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: > say something Meaningfull about that name.
SKRBL = SKReen BLanck as a rephrasing of WhiteBoard ? :-)
SKetching Really Beautiful Landscapes ?
Response: skrbl = phonetic spelling for scribble. Scribble = A quick(hasty) scrap of writing or drawing. However feel free to SKetch Really Beautiful Landscapes :)
Date: 5/1/2007 3:38:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Sorry whatever you have made and try to show me went totally unnoticed As I just can't find a way to spell or remember SKRBL on top right I'm staring at this gribish and can't figure out what went to your mind ??? AT LEAST say something Meaningfull about that name, SORRY It piss me off
Response: ??...
Date: 4/30/2007 11:20:00 AM User: sdspasova Rating: 4
Comment: Hi, I have another suggestion. I really like the whiteboard. It would be really neat if you could draw on top of the pictures that are uploaded. I don't think I could do that, am I right?
Response: Drawing on top of pictures works in Internet Explorer, does not work in Firefox (yet) though.
Date: 4/30/2007 10:18:00 AM User: sdspasova Rating: 4
Comment: Hi. I really like skrbl, I will probably use it for teaching in the future. I have one question. I have a tablet PC and I thought that using the pen with skrbl would be really cool, but it didn't seem to work. When I use the pen, it seems to only write lines instead of curves like it will when I use the mouse. Are there any tricks to using a tablet PC with skrbl? Thanks! I love how multiple languages are supported!
Response: I use a tablet PC myself and love how skrbl works with a pen, please try drawing more slowly (and deliberately) it may just be an issue with screen senstivity.
Date: 4/28/2007 7:51:00 AM User: dawnduskus Rating:
Comment: Mac compatible would be nice, I tried it w/ sherlock and it doesn't work, It's GREAT with a tablet PC however.......
Response: Tonights update fixes skrbl issues with Firefox 2 on Mac OS 10x, please try it again and let us know.
Date: 4/27/2007 11:32:00 AM User: silcat Rating: 4
Comment: I was looking for something like skrbl, it's great! But I'd like to speak while i'm writing, is it possible?
Response: We have something currently in test, hope to release the open beta soon.
Date: 4/27/2007 10:27:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Hello, this is a great tool! For collaboration though, it would be nice if you could see who is writing what. Just a thought!
Response: True that, it was something I was saving up for an Ahem! premium version (some day we would like to make some money :) but I will look into having some of this functionality into this skrbl.
Date: 4/27/2007 8:03:00 AM User: hermann.klemm Rating: 3
Comment: Special German characters are removed from the text boxes after a while or after reload of the whiteboard.
These characters are e.g.: äöüß XML-notation e.g. "ä".
Response: Unfortunately that is true as some extended characters are currently not supported.
Date: 4/25/2007 6:05:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I clicked Start skrbl now free > new skrbl but its not workin
Response: Click and type anywhere on the new skrbl whiteboard - if that doesnt work, pls let me know what Browser and OS you use.
Date: 4/21/2007 9:33:00 PM User: bpearsal Rating:
Comment: Okay, I figured out skrbl doesn't work in Safari. I can get it to write with my mac, but still can't scribble/draw. Please advise. Thanks. Brenda Pearsall bpearsal@pasco.k12.fl.us
Response: There are some issues on the Mac OS, we hope to fix them soon.
Date: 4/21/2007 9:22:00 PM User: bpearsal Rating:
Comment: I have a Mac iBook G4 and have tried to use the skrbl board and it doesn't do anything. I can't type or draw. Please advise. Brenda Pearsall bpearsal@pasco.k12.fl.us
Response: Sorry, we are working on this right now and hope to have the Mac issues fixed in a couple of days.
Date: 4/19/2007 3:50:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Love it! Going to use this for classroom and distance learning. Is there a way to stop guests (non-hosts) editting the whiteboard? I.e. if I am the host, only I can write?
Response: Thanks, for now, everyone can edit equally, but you will have a - teacher board - next week.
Date: 4/19/2007 8:52:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I cannot draw lines with the pencil tool. What could I be missing?
Response: hmmm... not quite sure, what OS and browser do you use?
Date: 4/17/2007 10:04:00 AM User: canoemar Rating: 2
Comment: Hi, this is perfect application!
I am searching for some application where could I store files for our canoe club (like reports from meetings and materials for preparation of the competitions) etc., and share them with other members + i would appreciate possible comments to the files, password protection of url.
All these features are here, only the space is too small for our purpose + password protection and private session does not work to me..
THX Martin Klima
martin.klima@mymail.cz
Response: We hope to increase the space allocation soon, so that may not be a problem. I am not sure what you mean by - protection and private session does not work to me..- Would you like to see something stronger than password protection? Do let me know, if you have specific needs in mind I am happy to see if we can work them out, pls email me at rashid@ruveka.com.
Date: 4/17/2007 7:50:00 AM User: duncanr Rating: 4
Comment: Email invite hasn't worked yet today - April 17. Recipients haven't seen an invite email in their inbox or junk mail folders.
I can't see how to change the names of my skrbls.
Scrolling doesn't always work well - images overlap each other or don't stay in place.
Otherwise, it's a pretty good application - I enjoy using it, but the sharing component needs to work better.
Response: Apologies for the late response... Our mail service was down part of yesterday for some updates, I hope you find it is working fine now. To change the title of a skrbl board just click in the title area and edit the title (you have to be the owner of that skrbl whiteboard and logged in). Scrolling, hmm... lets see if we can improve this. Images overlap if thats how the user lays them out, this is intentional, but if they are not staying in place, we need to fix that and we will.
Date: 4/16/2007 11:17:00 PM User: poppy Rating: 3
Comment: Clever and it is free. My problem Is that I cannot seem to type where a second page is visible. I copy and paste two pages to my URL, save to Print View and when I come back to the site, there is only one page visible. Know this is not supposed to be interactive help, but maybe I am not entering the info correctly. So, will keep at it. Like the doodle feature. Kool. At a 3 now, but could easily become a 4/5.
Response: Apologies for the late response, I was traveling (The Web 2.0 expo). I am not sure I understand the problem - you copy paste 2 pages to your URL? - please explain, we will work on it.
Date: 4/13/2007 11:54:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Wonderful stuff!
Possibility: why don't you guys make the skrbl available for incorporation as a tool in web collaboratories? The same way as google allows you to include the google search in any site, this could give way more visibility to your jewel.
Congrats!!
Antonio Nobre
Response: Thanks, and something like that is in the works, check out our latest blog (www.skrbl.com/blog.html) for an embeddable skrbl we are testing.
Date: 4/12/2007 9:02:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: my whiteboard has a lot of notes on it and the page won't scroll down far enough to read all of them. OS is IE 6.0
Response: ok, will check.
Date: 4/12/2007 3:55:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: mmhh, maybe some problems are only with firefox:
(svg engine ?)
*Seems like there is a maximum page height for graphics (only text can go further)
[firefox only!]
* on firefox text hide graphics
* on crowed pages the slow behavior is different depending on the browser: mouse curves are drawn real-time lowres on firefox vs highres but after few seconds under IE.
*Fabrice
Fabrice
Response: SVG vs VML and how they each handle what we need to do..., details by email.
Date: 4/12/2007 3:50:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: When the page is crowded everything is slow: typing each character, low sampling of mouse drawings.
(do you reparse something for each event ?)
*[> If the page is complex (lots of data) the delay is probably due to network]
At least, this delay is not acknowledged by any icone,message,animgif
*NB: maybe we could speak by email to not overload this page with such details. mine is Fabrice.NeyretNOSPAM@imag.fr
Response: I guess you experience this while drawing in Firefox, it is to do with SVG, we are looking for workarounds all ideas/suggestions welcome. Will mail you more detail. Anybody else with suggesions, please feel free to mail me at rashid@ruveka.com. Thanks
Date: 4/12/2007 3:22:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: > We do handle the return key in the comment...
* in this present note, I typed 2 new lines before each '*', but they are ignored.
* it is probably the old CR/LF vs LF encoding dilemna (I use firefox/XP)
* Fabrice
Response: Sorry I was so dense getting it, you are right we treat the comment as one line converting RETURN to space... just seems to go with the current structure of the feedback page, will have structured comments when we enhance this to a proper User Forum.
Date: 4/12/2007 3:17:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: >> after reloading the page, accentuated characters desappear of text boxes...
> what browser & OS do you use?
firefox 1.5.0.11 on windows XP pro.
accents are there in the text boxes when I type them. They disappear when I reload the page.
Fabrice
Response: skrbl uses UTF 8 so either that particular accentuated character is not supported or we are doing something wrong, will look into it.
Date: 4/11/2007 9:39:00 AM User: flowtack Rating:
Comment: How do I draw over pictures that I have uploaded?
Response: There is a problem drawing over pictures in Firefox (a SVG quirk we are trying to work around causes the drawing to be rendered under the picture) but in Internet Explorer you just switch to drawing mode and start drawing...
Date: 4/9/2007 7:04:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: after reloading the page, accentuated characters desappear of text boxes...
Fabrice
Response: Please give some more detail, BTW what browser & OS do you use?
Date: 4/9/2007 5:28:00 AM User: ostECK Rating: 1
Comment: Danke, sehr gute Idee
Response: Thank you, we are gluttons for compliments :)
Date: 4/9/2007 5:06:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: about this feedback area:
- account for return keys in the text (would ease the formatting).
- allow anonymous to enter a name.
- Maybe a flag bug/suggestion/comment (making the text appearing in different colors) to ease your job + ease of reading ?
- In home/faq/etc I'd like to know who you are and in which scope you doing all this.
Fabrice
Response: We do handle the return key in the comment... would you please explain. About the other suggestions - we plan on improving the feedback mechanism making it more of a user forum subject categories, threads et al.
Date: 4/9/2007 5:01:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: > hmm, tracing out of the screen eh? Thanks for letting us know.
not sure I was clear :-)
I mean: when you draw, you might touch the margins by mistake. If then you release the button while in the margin or out of screen, this event is missed, which change the mouse behavior.
Fabrice
Response: Got it, tracking this bug now, will figure it out and fix.
Date: 4/9/2007 4:54:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: When refreshing the page (a complex one), after the "loading" finished, the page is blanck... until I do an event. (or is it just an extra (long) delay, not mentionned by the cursor ?)
Response: If the page is complex (lots of data) the delay is probably due to network delay, especially if this is at a busy time for the server.
Date: 4/8/2007 8:04:00 PM User: leoking Rating: 5
Comment: I just started using this tool. It's amazing. Congratulations! I'm going to share it with my students.
Response: Thank you, teachers have found innovative uses for skrbl, everything from online tutoring to writing assignments. Do let us know how it works out with your students.
Date: 4/8/2007 5:10:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Hello,
I just started to write a Java Applet based shared whiteboard, when I found your javascript based one. It works really well, has all the usefull features, and I would like to congratulate you for this work. It will be really usefull for us again, when I will work with a collegue over a videoconference.
Best regards
Christoph
Response: Thanks, we have tried to keep skrbl focused on practical, useful features. BTW we have video mashups in the works, www.tweebo.com is in development right now but soon...
Date: 4/7/2007 5:05:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: whoops, same in english. Funny bug: when tracing out of screen, then releasing the button, the event is lost, so from now the mouse draw line even without pressing the button.
Response: hmm, tracing out of the screen eh? Thanks for letting us know.
Date: 4/7/2007 5:03:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: bug amusant: quand on trace en sortant de la fenetre et qu'on lache le bouton de la souris en dehors, il perd l'event, et du coup quand on ramene la souris ca trace sans appuyer le bouton.
Date: 4/7/2007 12:22:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: it is really cool. I was dreaming on something like that.
So it is promising... but yet extremely limited for the moment concerning the drawing part (no thickness, blurr, erasor, fill, lines, square/circle, limited colors): for interactive drawing (in other contexts), see http://www.isketch.net/ and http://www.zewall.com/
ok, these are in flash, while you are all in javascript.
also your tool is quite slow compare to them, but they only allow small boards...
-> hope to see soon next versi
Response: Thanks, we are late with enhancements to the drawing tools, but hope to get this done soon.
Date: 4/7/2007 12:00:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: zoom only changes the text, not the drawings !
so there is no garanty that a drawing linking 2 text box appear at the same place for 2 users.
Response: That is true for now, but this will change in future releases.
Date: 4/6/2007 2:58:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Is there a charge for using SKRBL as a member?
Response: skrbl is free, no charge to sign up.
Date: 4/5/2007 9:11:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I would like to be able to skrbl on top of websites and be able to save and edit them.
Response: Interesting, we have something similar in the works, but plan on getting there slowly, sorry, nothing I can offer immediately.
Date: 4/4/2007 8:29:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: sorry my bad english.
Need personal note-back-color for each user whith access rights in my skrbls.
Great service.
Response: We will have this implemented in April.
Date: 4/3/2007 1:15:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Skrbl is great but I need more drawing tools and why can't I use the keyboard delete button to delete a textbox or drawing?
Response: Sorry, we were slow with releases through March, but there should be a flurry of new features through the next few weeks, including new drawing tools
Date: 3/29/2007 7:52:00 AM User: nikogaug Rating: 4
Comment: Excuse me for my english, I'm french.
Y tried it for the first time. It's realy good.
I ahve just a wich, could you make a feed to know when the dashboard is modified ?
Response: We dont have a feed like that yet, but plan to have one in the future.
Date: 3/28/2007 6:25:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: This is awesome. I've literally been envisioning a tool exactly like this for the last few days. Now that I found scrbl, I don't have to write it myself. Awesome work.
Response: Thanks
Date: 3/28/2007 4:16:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: I use firefox 2.0.0.2 on linux and scrbl makes it crash as soon as the whiteboard is launched. :-(
Response: Sorry, I know we still have some issues on Linux, we are continuing to work on these.
Date: 3/27/2007 5:57:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: can't seem to share a file - where does it go when it is downloaded? looked in my internet temp file but it wasn't there. how can i explain to my team mates how to use the "share" function? (especially since i don't know how) sorry i am just not getting this part... if i could make this work, the rating is a 5!
Response: To download a shared file from a skrbl whiteboard, right click on the file icon and select download from the context menu - this should bring up the download prompt (Open/Save/Cancel). Clicking on save brings up the file explorer Save As dialog in Windows where you can specify the location - BTW what OS do you use?
Date: 3/27/2007 7:51:00 AM User: weeliangng Rating: 3
Comment: how do you resize the text box?
Response: To resize a text box horizontally, you can click drag the right border. Vertical size is autmatically controlled by the volume of text input.
Date: 3/25/2007 8:51:00 AM User: aynothea Rating:
Comment: How come the drawing tool does not come with an erasor? That should not have been so hard to add. When you are drawing in a "paint" like environment you should be able to undo messes. Or why couldn't you make it More like Paint? Make a much better program if you did that, believe me.
jhona
Response: Please keep in mind that skrbl is a multi user whiteboard, where several users can be drawing simultaneously. Putting in an eraser is not diffucult, it is the paradigm of an eraser in the multiuser scenario (that still remains intuitive & easy to usee) that is the challenge.
Date: 3/25/2007 8:01:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: i'm using my treo 700wx cell phone and I can't have access to all the benefits of this program. What can I do? my email is: evalverde22370@yahoo.com
Response: I am sorry, we havent ported skrbl to smartphones, yet, we hope to get there one day...
Date: 3/23/2007 3:25:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: u suck
Response: Because we are not FireFox 3.0 compatible yet? Hmmmm!
Date: 3/22/2007 10:25:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Crashes FireFox 3.0 everytime it's loaded. Just click anywhere on the browser and it crashes.
Response: FireFox 3.0 !!! 3.0 doesnt officially release until November, we will be compatible long before that. Meanwhile how is your skrbl experience in Firefox 1.5 & 2.0?
Date: 3/21/2007 3:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Just wanted to add that the whiteboard caused Firefox 2.0.0.2 on Mac OS X 10.4.9. I reopened the session to the same page (with the whiteboard loaded) and it crashed again.
I'd love to see this working well. Good luck!
Response: Really sorry about that. We have been working on Linux and Mac issues, and applied the Linux fixes today. Hope to resolve Mac issues too soon.
Date: 3/20/2007 11:18:00 AM User: justinjmoss Rating: 3
Comment: Pictures that I upload to my skrbl whiteboards are not staying in the whiteboards when I switch to a second session and return to the previous one later. What gives?
Response: hmmm, this is a new one for us, can you give us some details - What browser & OS did this happen on?
Date: 3/20/2007 10:36:00 AM User: justinjmoss Rating: 4
Comment: I think that skrbl is definitely an idea whose time has come, and on the whole I am very impressed with the work that has been done. I do, however, have a complaint: why is it that I must rename all my files (using either no spaces or underscores) in order to upload them to skrbl? Why is skrbl unable to recognize spaces in filenames? It would really be much less of an annoyance if I didn't have to rename my files.
Response: Spaces or underscores in filenames work fine (what OS do you use?), we have no problem with these. Apostrophes on the other hand are a problem, and if you have an apostrophe in a filename or filepath, we request you to rename it for uploading to skrbl.
Date: 3/20/2007 8:23:00 AM User: capglr Rating: 3
Comment: If a document template could be uploaded in Word or Excel format such that persons could then enter data in the template on the screen that would keep columns aligned, that would be a wonderful option.
Response: Thank you for your suggestion, we are working on something similar but unfortunately not for immediate launch.
Date: 3/20/2007 12:43:00 AM User: sztrimz Rating: 3
Comment: Great site! I like it, but a couple of key improvements would make it even better:
1. The ability to draw OVER uploaded images rather than just around them. This would be helpful when collaborating over an existing image.
2. An eraser tool
3. The File menu is finicky and is reluctant to stay open onMouseOver while other menus such as the colour palette refuse to close at times.
Response: Thank you. Drawing on pictures currently works only in IE, in Firefox the drawing renders behind/under the picture while syncing, but we are working on fixing it, hopefully soon & we will work on making the mouse over behave better.
Date: 3/19/2007 12:35:00 PM User: Uncle Brian Rating: 5
Comment: I just tried skrbl out in IE7 ( I use Firefox 2 by default). The cross-hair "ink" issue isn't a problem in ie. It is in Firefox 2
Brian
Response: Got it, pls see my (regrettably late) responses to your previous comments below.
Date: 3/19/2007 9:19:00 AM User: capglr Rating: 2
Comment: Fine service, thank you for making it available.
Some observations re: http://skrbl.com/38169140
Each time you exit a particular text box, the box shifts thereby making it difficult to a particular text box aligned with other text boxes.
I upload a jpg and it was very difficult to get rid of it.
Once I activated the password feature, the system will not allow me to turn it off.
Response: Hmmm, I will look into the textbox moving issue. To disable the password on a session, just set the password (for that session) to blank.
Date: 3/18/2007 1:58:00 PM User: lowflow Rating:
Comment: I've tried the 'copy' and 'paste' function for pictures.. it appears not to work.. nothing happens.. i am using firefox 2.0
I clicked on another web image from another tab, i copied the image to the clipboard then i tried to paste it into the skrbl window.. nothing happened..
Response: Yeah, sorry, copy paste is a problem in Firefox, we are looking for a workaround.
Date: 3/18/2007 1:07:00 PM User: lowflow Rating: 3
Comment: I really like your site, simple and to the point..
the most useful option would a copy and paste for screenshots (I am using XP). I know that i can create the screenshot and create a jpg/gif and then upload, but it would be so much easier if i could paste from the clipboard.
Response: True copy/paste of screenshots would be useful but difficult to do now without a plug in/download of some kind, guess we need to rack our brains ...
Date: 3/17/2007 10:41:00 PM User: Uncle Brian Rating:
Comment: I just discovered that it deletes only text clips. However, that bring up a request to include the erase entire session icon on the whiteboard page. Consider using the same metaphor for all erase functions relative to icons. For instance, the pen eraser could be a pencil with the red x, the text eraser could be the letter A with the red x, etc. (I ran a design and UI team in a former life). Thanks again, Brian
Response: Thank you Uncle Brian for all your input, just what we need, users telling us what they want on skrbl to do the things they want to do. We have a lot of things to do, wish us luck.
Date: 3/17/2007 10:35:00 PM User: Uncle Brian Rating: 5
Comment: One more thing. I expect that the Icon at the bottom of the whiteboard screen (rectangular shape with a X in the lower-right corner) is equivalent to the complete screen erase on the My Sessions page. It isn't working on my XP Media Edition system.
Response: Err, guess we need to do a better job of communicating skrbl features, sorry.
Date: 3/17/2007 10:29:00 PM User: Uncle Brian Rating: 5
Comment: Letting you know why the cursor "ink" alignment is an issue... I'm using your whiteboard to tutor a student (my nephew) in geometry and algebra. It's very hard to draw with the misalignment. As an example, I can draw nearly perfectly in paint, where the cursor is a Pen Icon with the "ink" coming out of the pen tip - which is just about the mis-alignment caused by using the cross-hairs. Changing to a Pen Icon with the offset built-in may be an easy fix to consider. Thanks, Brian
Response: Point taken, hope we get it fixed quick, wish your nephew good luck from us.
Date: 3/17/2007 10:21:00 PM User: Uncle Brian Rating: 5
Comment: Hi. I think this is a GREAT tool. However, I'm having a problem that prevents my using it to its full potential. The "ink" from the cursor comes out at the imaginary intersection of the of lines that would close the lower-right quadrant of the cross-hair cursor rather than at the center of the cross-hairs. I checked my system and found the pointing device to be working correctly. Can you make the "ink" come out at the center?
Response: Yes we have an alignment problem in Firefox and are working on fixing it.
Date: 3/17/2007 4:17:00 PM User: rstet1 Rating: 4
Comment: I am I just started using skrbl today and it is just what I was looking for! I need it for an online Math course that I teach.
I have a problem uploading files. After browsing and finding the file, I click upload but a message appears saying "Filename contains some invalid characters" Here is the path that I am using:
C:\Documents and Settings\Robert Stetler\My Documents\Bob's Jobs\Trinity Bible College\David\Quizzes\Quiz 9 Again.doc
Do you have any advice? Again I like skrbl very much
Response: The problem is due to the apostrophe in the file path, please try moving the file to another folder with no apostrophe in the directory path or file name, that should work, sorry about the bother.
Date: 3/17/2007 3:31:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Great tool, is it going to remain free? I use it at work and want to know before I recommend it to others in the office.
Response: Yes we intend to keep this version of skrbl free, so please feel free to recommend it to your colleagues & thanks.
Date: 3/16/2007 11:05:00 PM User: ac Rating: 1
Comment: Less than 0, skrbl ate all my pages... even though I did not set a password, this is not beta it is junkware!
Response: OUCH! Sorry you are having such a problem, please give us a chance to help. Sounds like you are unable to login, have you tried accessing your sessions without logging in? That should work since you havent set a password. Please let us know if that works and do give us some details we can help, meanwhile we will test at our end.
Date: 3/15/2007 7:21:00 PM User: ericrespinoza Rating: 5
Comment: I really like skrbl. I'd like to embed it in a wiki I'm creating to help former students keep up on learning Spanish. Is that a possibility?
P.S. You ask us to rate skrbl below. Is 5 good or bad? I'm giving is a good 5.
Response: Thank you for your compliments. Yes embeding skrbl is definitely possible. Some users have already added skrbl to their blogs/pages & we hope to launch Grafitti soon (which will make this process even easier), & yes on our scale, 5 is the highest rating, thanks.
Date: 3/15/2007 10:00:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: Hi! This is a great start to something desperately needed - a reasonable online white board. It would be great if you added "copy/paste" functionality straight from the Windows clipboard, without having to save/upload a file (the web image paste feature is great, but as a software product designer I really need a fast way to copy and paste from any Windows app to check out dialog boxes and such). Which brings another feature up - a simple rectangle "capture to my skrbl whiteboard" feature. THX
Response: You are right these would be great features to have but would probably require a download of some kind (browser plug in?). We have lots of things to get done first, perhaps later...??
Date: 3/15/2007 9:26:00 AM User: toomatoo Rating: 5
Comment: - please have a better erase option, one where you can draw a marqee to select things and delete them all at once
- have the ability to keep the user logged in to a computer, google's autofill and other auto fills dont work with your login box.
Response: Your wish is my command -:) we are working on better erase/delete options and hope give these to you soon. We built Login & Registration the way we did as part of our Human recognigtion strategy (as opposed to having users type in squiggly lines) we will gradually get to autofill.
Date: 3/14/2007 7:30:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Sorry, can't figure how to use free hand tools... and click anywhere??? Where is "anywhere??" In the box??? And selecting tools....
What am I doing wrong?? Instructions...???
so far I rate skrbl less than 1'
Response: Start a skrbl session, on the session you can click anywhere in the white space (whiteboard) and start typing. For freehand drawing, click on the pencil icon in the top bar, now you click drag (move your mouse while holding down the left button) to draw. You can toggle between typing and drawing modes using the pencil and A buttons on the top bar. Hope this helps, also please note that we currently support Internet Explorer & Firefox only.
Date: 3/12/2007 9:19:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: mmm.. nice design, I must say..
Response: thnx...
Date: 3/11/2007 9:00:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: Looks nice, but doesn't seem to work with Camino.
Response: Thats right, we are focused on IE & Firefox for now, Safari & Opera are next, and then...
Date: 3/11/2007 8:52:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: This is very nice. It would be useful to have a delete session and an eraser rather than having to erase the whole page.
Also, will this be Mac friendly at any point?
Also, if a saved page could be reloaded as an active page, at least the contents, that would be cool.
Response: Thank you for the compliment. We are working on fixing the Mac issues, it is our top priority. Delete session comes next in our priority list (check skrbls to do list on our blog). User demand for an eraser means we have to get to that as soon as we clear our to do list. Reloading a locally saved page, now thats a big one, very useful for sure & we hope to get there too, but before that we are working on saving Whiteboard versions on the server, that should help, dont you think?
Date: 3/11/2007 8:12:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: I'm satisfied with the interface. One improvement. Suppose that the white board is almost filled with drawing (this occasionally happens in a long discussion). When my collaborator draws something over the existing drawing, it's quite difficult to know where he is drawing now. It'd be easier if his mouse cursor appears on my side with a big enough size to identify. P.S. The sample of the Japanese text on your page is grammatically wrong.
It should end with "desu", not "aru
Response: Wonderful that you like teh Interface. Also we have cursor visibility in the works for a presentation board. As for the Japanese grammar guess you got us there :(, we relied on online translation on Altavista, will try to replace the text, maybe an excerpt from our review on 100shiki ???
Date: 3/11/2007 6:21:00 AM User: geop Rating: 4
Comment: It would be very usefull if the owner of the page can give users (who knows the password) several rights: to upload files, pictures, to delete files, pictures they have uploaded (not the other ones).
Skrbl is great, thanks.
George.
Response: Thank you for your suggestions, we try to keep the application simple and limit variant options but we also take user suggestions seriously and will definitely explore these.
Date: 3/10/2007 10:27:00 AM User: jowabel Rating: 2
Comment: I don't understand the value of looking at a file if it will not display on the screen?
The speed and look is great but the two icons to the left of the pencil don't make sense. What does the arrow do? and what is the yellow thing with red x below it?
Response: The file sharing is for the convenience of sharing files via the whiteboard, rather than having to use another tool like email.The weird yellow thing with a red x is our bad attempt to show an arrow with an x for Delete. This sets the delete mode for drawings. The other arrow is how we had delete (via a context menu) until the new button was introduced this week, it is not much use now but we have left it there for coming enhancements.
Date: 3/9/2007 1:46:00 PM User: cjburd Rating:
Comment: I can't figure out how to search on skrbl. Can you help?
Response: To search in your whiteboard start typing in the search box on the bottom toolbar, as you type skrbl will highlight tags with matching text. Continue to type to filter results. If your whiteboard is larger than the viewing area, you will have to scroll to get to the matches.
Date: 3/9/2007 10:11:00 AM User: kluskiewicz Rating:
Comment: Firefox 2.0.0.2 / Mac OSX 10.4.5
Here's what happens: 1. I enter the Upload Picture dialogue box. 2. Browse to picture. 3. Dialogue box appears to be running something, but picture never loads onto whiteboard. Dialogue box does not go away. Filename field is cleared. Have tried, gif, png, jpg. Note: the files are uploaded to the MyPictures area.
Response: Thank you for the details, very helpful, other users too have noticed bugs on the Mac OS, we are working on fixing all known bugs, including this, please give us some time.
Date: 3/9/2007 9:50:00 AM User: blissfulwebdesign Rating: 3
Comment: Much potential. But here is a bug ...
1. Login and started a new random session in Internet Explorer 7.0.
2. I uploaded pict2.gif
3. Wrote text, draw arrow, wrote more text.
4. When to "My skrbl". Clicked "skrbl pad" for that session.
5. Text and arrow still there. Picture had disappeared. Expecting picture there too.
6. Went to "My Files" and I see my pictures still listed.
7. In another similar scenario, Firefox2 viewers saw the arrow below picture when I draw on top of pict
Response: Thank you for your feedback, we will get to work on the bug rightaway.
Date: 3/8/2007 10:44:00 PM User: frothap Rating: 5
Comment: i love skrbl, such a neat idea. how do i delete a session completely from my skrbls? all i can figure out is how to clean the board. and what are the file size limits for pics, and for files? what is the total amount of space i can have for both of these? thanks again, just started, but i'm sure i will use skrbl again and again.
adam patterson
frothap@gmail.com
Response: Thank you for the compliment. We do not have a delete session feature yet, but plan to deploy it next week. File sizes currently are limited to a maximum of 2 MB per file and a total of 10 mb online storage, not much but still enough to be useful we hope.
Date: 3/8/2007 8:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: hello. my name is Joel Bailey (joel.wiz@gmail.com; wizkid.gunit@hotmail/yahoo.com) from Jamaica. I am currently trying to develop a website like hi5.com but strictly for academic purposes. we also planned to use a whiteboard for online collaboration and stumbled to your site. my team of friends would love to use your site to support our whiteboard as we believe we can both benefit from this. if you want to check out our site (PS keep it a secret ok): http://synergy.sytes.net
Response: Thanks, we will look into it.
Date: 3/8/2007 10:47:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: id like to see an eraser tool like a normal eraser that erases just parts not the whole line and also differnt sized brushes
Response: I have doubts about having a conventional eraser on a multi user whiteboard, we are working on the brushes though.
Date: 3/8/2007 8:42:00 AM User: kluskiewicz Rating: 3
Comment: The "upload picture" feature doesn't work. I registered, logged in and followed the instructions, but the skrbl pad showed no picture.
David
kluskiewicz@gmail.com
Response: Hmm, that shouldnt happen, did the picture not load at all - (if it did upload you should see it on your My skrbls page). If not please tell us what browser and Operating system you use, so we can investigate.
Date: 3/8/2007 7:13:00 AM User: cresvu Rating: 3
Comment: It would be nice to a chat box, so users can chat while online with each other. Not just posting on the board. Also it would be a lot easier to erase hand drawn lines if you had an eraser. And one more thing, when you select something it would be great if you could hit delete on the keyboard when you wanted it deleted. Keep up the good work.
Response: chat between whiteboarders is a feature we have on our wish list, but not so sure about a conventional eraser, it just seems too troublesome in a multi user setting.
Date: 3/8/2007 6:27:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Hi
I'm a software developer working in VS.Net. I want to incorporate a white board application in my new project. Do you provide any sdk for whiteboard so that i can incorporate the whiteboard in my project?
If it is available, could you pls let me know in my email id sheeba@atenindia.com?
thanks,
Sheeba
Response: Thank you for your interest, & glad to help, will follow up on email.
Date: 3/8/2007 2:32:00 AM User: SS Rating: 3
Comment: Hi,
skrbl seems pretty cool, but it seems to be lacking in some important features -- for instance selection and move of multiple objects. (or even 1 drawn object). Also, it seems a little sluggish -- have you considered making/using a flash version instead? Finally, I think something like "skrbllets" would be neat, where the skrbl board could be integrated as part of online development/feedback/design environments, or as part of existing websites..
thx,
B
beracah@mit.edu
Response: We are working on adding features, including the ability to move drawing objects like you can move text tags. Also regarding skrblets, some are in the works, one we call graffitti, and hope to release it by April.
Date: 3/7/2007 10:01:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Great site! I've been looking for an easy to use multi user white board for awhile, this is definitely the best one I've found. The only problem I have found is that the drawing crosshair is a little bit off from where it actually draws the line. Also, the site could use a favicon :P
Response: Guess we think alike, since we too think skrbl is the best (not that we are biased or anything ;) We will be improving drawing and hope you will see steady improvement.
Date: 3/7/2007 10:44:00 AM User: borismalcov Rating: 3
Comment: Skrbl is incredibly neat and handy... and I like it quite a bit. The only problem I've been facing recently is that I can't access my skrbls... the page continually tells me it's loading them, but they don't appear (even after a few minutes). I'm using firefox on linux, but I also can't access them using firefox for windows XP.
Response: You should be able to access your My Skrbls page now. We found a bug caused by an apostrophe in the session title. Temporarily we have removed the apostrophes until the bug is fixed, in a day or so, meanwhile please avoid apostrophes, in titles. Thank you for your patience.
Date: 3/7/2007 4:27:00 AM User: linhanbing Rating: 4
Comment: Unable to load the My Sessions page. It just stalls and displays a " Please Wait..." sign.
Otherwise skrbl is excellent.
Response: You should be able to access your My Skrbls page now. We found a bug caused by an apostrophe in the session title. Temporarily we have removed the apostrophes until the bug is fixed, in a day or so, meanwhile please avoid apostrophes, in titles. Thank you for your patience.
Date: 3/6/2007 6:29:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I think that you should add a clear button so that you dont have to start a whole new whiteboard. Also more colors would be cool!
Response: We do have a Clear button, one click Erases the entire whiteboard, drawings, texts and all. You have to sign up though, as the erase button is on your My skrbls page.
Date: 3/6/2007 5:16:00 PM User: dduarte Rating:
Comment: It would be nice if the sessions could be organized or perhaps alphabetized by the owner?
Response: Sure, we can do that, but on session management though our first priority is the delete button, next ...
Date: 3/6/2007 3:12:00 PM User: rmancini Rating: 4
Comment: I created a page with lots of photos in it.
This seems to have looked up my account.
Cannot see my sessions anymore.
What can I do?
Response: Whoops! apparently an apostrophe in a session title was causing the problem, sorry. Your sessions are accessible now. Good catch though, we havent fixed the bug yet, meanwhile please avoid apostrophes, in titles, thanks.
Date: 3/6/2007 10:16:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: It would be great to delete a section of the whiteboard. Deleting individual handwritten letters is verr slow.
Response: I agree it would be a great feature to have, we have it on our priority list.
Date: 3/6/2007 9:34:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: you should merge with http://backpackit.com/
Response: Backpack is a great tool, hmmm!!
Date: 3/6/2007 9:18:00 AM User: tutor.services Rating: 4
Comment: Thanks for the tool. It is very useful and has nice features. But it doesn't seem to share instantly as it being written on unlike others whitebaords such as www.groupboard.com's
Response: It is great that you like skrbl, this is just the beginning we hope to keep improving.
Date: 3/6/2007 8:40:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: this is a great idea, but it crashes firefox and in IE7 I get 'invalid session id'.
Response: We are working on fixing the firefox issues please bear with us. The invalid session error message means you have a wrong sessionID, please recheck your sessionID and try again.
Date: 3/5/2007 9:40:00 PM User: taylor.cj@gmail.com Rating: 5
Comment: very cool. We tried using messanger whiteboard, and after many failed attempts, this came to the rescue. Look forward to seeing what you guys do with this.
Response: :) I wish there was s smiley that showed how wide our grins are right now :::)
Date: 3/5/2007 9:06:00 PM User: rmancini Rating: 5
Comment: Great work.
Works much better now.
Love how you can just cut and paste photos.
Response: Thanks, we will keep trying to improve, one day at a time.
Date: 3/5/2007 10:29:00 AM User: Prostr8 Rating:
Comment: I have two sessions that I didn't intentionally save. I wanted to clean up my account by deleting them, but I can't figure out how. I can just reuse these two, so it's not horrible, but I can see my account getting pretty messy in time if I don't have the ability to erase old sessions.
Would rate you below, but I don't know the direction the scale goes. Is 1 great or horrible?
Response: We dont have a delete session feature yet, but that has become a high priority for us. You can however erase your sessions from your My skrbls page, simply click on the Eraser Icon (the button that looks like a blue rubber eraser). On another note, 1 is horrible 5 is GREAT.
Date: 3/5/2007 4:47:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: Firefox on the mac just sits locks up. shame.
Response: I am sorry your experience was so bad, other users lso have reported issues on Mac and Linux that seem to have crept in our recent builds. We are trying our best to test and fix these ASAP. Hope you will give us another chance.
Date: 3/5/2007 1:43:00 AM User: yamamototk Rating: 5
Comment: Session ID can't delete
Response: Yes, we dont have a delete session feature yet. But our users have been asking for it, so we will get it done soon.
Date: 3/5/2007 1:16:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Would like to see an easy to use feature for creating hyperlinks.
Response: You could just type or copy a URL into the text tag, I am not clear on what else you would like to do.
Date: 3/4/2007 10:12:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Just tried to use the whiteboard with Firefox 2 on Kubuntu (Ubuntu edgy eft + KDE). The browser freezes up, and I have to kill the process.
Response: Yes, there apparently is a problem on some flavors, we are testing to fix. My apologies.
Date: 3/4/2007 1:49:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: unless I'm mistaken, there's no way to erase. We need a way to erase our mistakes!!
Response: You can erase the entire whiteboard from your My skrbls page. Erasing drawings is bit cumbersome right now - use the selector tool (arrow), move arrow tip to drawing and right click (the drawing changes color to indicate it is selected and a context menu should appear), delete from the context menu. We are working on putting in a much more straightforward delete button and should have it out tomorrow.
Date: 3/4/2007 5:17:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Very nice. But I could not move my drawing or text
Response: There is no way to move drawings... yet. But you can click and drag to move text tags.
Date: 3/3/2007 3:15:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Very nice. I think the metaphor and interface are beautiful. The view is clean -- no "eye candy" controls inside the user's space -- the WYSISWYG formatting is great.
Suggestions: clarifying the three different "X" buttons would be a good thing; In addition to print an export to rtf file function is needed.
--- but _please_ keep the interface restricted to the top and bottom border and to the formatting ribbon and leave me the big beautiful whiteboard.
thanks and good luck
Response: :) Thank you, & yes a rework of the FAQ is in order, with clarifications and updates to match the changes.
Date: 3/3/2007 8:17:00 AM User: elranu Rating: 3
Comment: Bug: if u leave in blank, the title, then u cant enter again to edit.
Recomendation: calendar control.
Response: Thanks for pointing it out, we will fix it, though probably not a calendar control.
Date: 3/2/2007 2:14:00 PM User: cyphog Rating: 4
Comment: cool!!! i'm hoping there will be an option to completely delete sessions at some point and not just a session's content?
Response: Yes, and soon. skrbl users have asked for it, so we are building the ability to delete sessions.
Date: 3/2/2007 1:36:00 PM User: ricardogatos Rating:
Comment: Just trying out your whiteboard. When I try to upload file, the please wait keeps turning. I've now tried this on two machines with different registrations on skrbl.
Response: hmm, typically files upload quite fast, depending on size. There shouldnt be a problem, but we will recheck on the server.
Date: 3/2/2007 12:37:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: When used with Firefox 2.0.0.2 skrbl is so slow that it is unusable. Therefore, it cannot merit any rating at all since it is not usable.
It is a lot more usable with IE 7, but still has problems when used with a Wacom graphics pad. Thus my overall rating of 2.
Response: Speed should not be affected by Firefox, we have been experiencing high volumes, perhaps that was the reason for the slow performance? We are adding hardware and bandwidth to support our growing user community, please bear with us.
Date: 3/2/2007 12:21:00 PM User: sirmeili Rating: 5
Comment: Hi there,
I think skrbl is an awesome idea! I am part of a startup company where we are all spread out over the state of florida and this will greatly help our phone meetings. The problem I am seeing is that though my session is password protected, there are 4 people when it should only be me and one other. is this just an error or are they really in the session with me and my associate?
Thanks in advance
Frank M Thompson
sirmeili@meilibox.com
Response: Apparently this is a bug, the user list sometimes does not update correctly, showing users from previous sessions too, though the are not actually present at the time. Also do remember that we do not at present boot users when you change password status (unprotected to protected or change password) so users already on the session will continue to be in the session, however new users or those who leave and try to get back do not have access.
Date: 3/2/2007 10:12:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Down, down, and down....
Response: ? ? and ? ...
Date: 3/2/2007 10:04:00 AM User: matthewpaulster Rating: 3
Comment: The only reason i am giving you an 3 is because your app can be hard to figure out, and is not that eye-pleasing. I would also like to know if/ how you rename Skrbl pages.
Response: Sorry you feel that way, I hope you will change your mind when we fix the drawing (erasing) issues. The title is editable by the host/owner of the session, to change, click on the title and type.
Date: 3/2/2007 10:04:00 AM User: 123iitjee Rating: 3
Comment: The idea looks useful for eLearning. Read only option is very much required for this type of usage. Delete feature needs to be better and in future there should be straight line, ellipse, rectangle etc. options as well. Text chat is also suggested. VOIP can be planned for future but meanwhile an HTML area can be provided where the moderator can put the Skype code. Perhaps, people behind Skrbl should have a look at Vyew.
Manish Verma (123iitjee.com)
Response: Glad you find it useful, and thank you for your suggestions, as you can see we are working on some of those. The people behind skrbl thank you and promise you this, the view here is about to get a whole lot more interesting.
Date: 3/2/2007 9:51:00 AM User: monkeyman Rating: 4
Comment: good work, would like to be able to use more formats, like pdf
Response: Thats 2 votes for pdf, guess pdf just went up some in the list.
Date: 3/2/2007 9:48:00 AM User: logara Rating: 4
Comment: Love this idea. What would be an excellent addition is the use of PDFs. Upload and PDF be able to view and make notes on it! An excellent online meeting could take place with that sort of interaction and functionality.
Response: Thank you for the suggestion, let us chew on that.
Date: 3/2/2007 8:44:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: I'd like to see Opera browser supported, thank you.
Response: As soon as we catch a breath :) Seriously, we want to extend support to other browsers (Opera & Safari), and will get to it after taking care of the current list of user issues.
Date: 3/2/2007 8:35:00 AM User: brobin Rating: 3
Comment: The addition of some basic drawing tools would be idea for this. hard to draw circles and flow charts free hand with a mouse. :)
Response: We are adding additional drawing features including basic shapes like circles, etc.
Date: 3/2/2007 6:00:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: iMac Intel dual 1.8 running Firefox 2.0.0.2
GREAT START!
1. No right click context menu.
2. My test appeared to upload but would not paste.
3. The cursor is not calibrated to drawing tools.
4. It would help me (and the kids I work with) to have all of skrbl's tool menus/options on floating pallets (ala GraphicConvertor).
5. Cross platform compatibility including Linux is a biggie as many of my educational customers live in all worlds.
macshasta
Response: As you know we are working on some of these issues, esp drawing, and on improving cross browser and cross platform performance. Hopefully you should start seeing incremental improvements soon. We do need to do increased testing on Mac.
Date: 3/2/2007 2:57:00 AM User: oscarchan Rating: 4
Comment: Hi, I am a new user of this tool and I must congratulate you about it.
But, I have some problems about the compatibility with Firefox. I'm using last version of this browser (2.0.0.2) and the problem is about erasing, it doesn't work the context menu, so it's impossible to erase anything.
Anyway, you have done a very good work, thanks.
Yours, Oscar
Response: Thank you Oscar, other users too are reporting trouble with the context menu delete/erase. We are working on providing a delete button to avoid the context menu, will try to get it out ASAP.
Date: 3/2/2007 1:42:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: Hello,
I have though that this was a great idea for a while. I was actually creating my own white boarding project almost identical to this. But you have made it first and better than I could have by myself. mines all about "because a picture is worth a thousand words" I have a bunch of stuff registered already if you think we might get something together. I am at worth.one.thousand@gmail.com
Thank you very much for this project. Job Very well done
Response: Thanks for the compliments & good luck with your project.
Date: 3/2/2007 12:06:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: the pointer is not calibrated conveniently when using a graphic tablet for sketching.
I would like also some more drawing tools, and eraser.... transparency and pression... at least :P
Response: We are adding additional drawing tools.
Date: 3/1/2007 11:07:00 PM User: rmancini Rating: 2
Comment: Having trouble deleting objects and sessions.
Would be good to cut and past links.
Response: You can erase sessions from your My skrbls page. We dont have delete sessions yet. Working on improving the drawing delete, meanwhile please bear with us and use the context menu.
Date: 3/1/2007 11:01:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Further to my earlier post (3/1/2007 1:36:00 PM) -- I realize that I should be able to erase by right-clicking on a line, then left-clicking to get the context menu, but what I was meaning to say (unclearly -- sorry!) was the fact that it doesn't work in some Firefox/Linux combinations (FF 1.5.0.9/FC6/Metacity) -- no context menu appears through the line does get selected. However, another machine with a slightly different Firefox version (FF 1.5.0.8/FC6/Compiz) works fine. Doing more testing...
Response: sorry, I misunderstood, the version details are helpful, will fix.
Date: 3/1/2007 8:23:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: crashed firefox on first attempt :(
Response: OUCH! - can you tell me more, Firefox version and OS? Hope you give us a second chance (or more:).
Date: 3/1/2007 7:18:00 PM User: vantrix Rating: 1
Comment: Simply fantastic...
Just a few features if they can be made available:
1.More colour options
2.Sharper tip of the drawing tool
Response: We will be improving drawing features over March, will add more colors & line thickness to the to-do list.
Date: 3/1/2007 7:18:00 PM User: skrblricko Rating: 3
Comment: A friend just introduced me to this and it looks great! PROBLEM WITH ERASING
'To erase a line first click on the line to select it and delete from the context menu'
Mac OS X Firefox 2.0.2... no context menu - help please !
Rating after 5 minutes use!!
Response: Err, you have to use the arrow (selector) tool to erase, right click on the line with the arrow. Bear with us, we will get it fixed soon.
Date: 3/1/2007 7:09:00 PM User: htjak Rating: 4
Comment: I sent an email invite but never recieved it. I was testing it out on one of my email addresses. are you having problems with that feature?
Response: Thanks for bringing this to our notice, apparently there was a problem, but its fixed now.
Date: 3/1/2007 7:05:00 PM User: htjak Rating: 4
Comment: How do you boot people out of the session? I have it password protected but I still see others in there that I did not invite
Response: Booting guests is suddenly a hot topic :), let us work on it. It would be similar to what happens when you erase a session - All guests get an alert and their whitebords get Erased too.
Date: 3/1/2007 6:09:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I love the concept. The only problem I have is when I password protect my session and other users are still listed in the room. How can I make sure only certain users have access to my sessions? Can I as a host "boot" people out of password protected sessions? It will be a 5 when these issues are addressed.
Response: Guests already in the session are not booted, but those who have left cant return. The boot sounds like an idea. Let us work on it.
Date: 3/1/2007 4:40:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: I tried to join 3(three) times today, but I
hit a hangup when I tried to enter a password.
Perhaps this Beta needs some more debugging?
Regards,
Richard Walker
Response: I am sorry, that shouldnt have happened. We try to make using skrbl as easy as possible (no registration required) and hate to think we made it difficult for you to register. I dont know what the problem was but hope you will give it another try, meanwhile we are rechecking the registration process and will fix any issues we find.
Date: 3/1/2007 2:13:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I haven't even tried this yet -- but there should be widget 'skrbl' that I could put into any blog post, or on my myspace page.
Response: We actually are building something like that, think of it as Grafitti for your blog, a couple of brave souls are helping test prototypes ;). Right now (by popular demand) the drawing stuff is our #1 priority but we hope to get grafitti out in March too.
Date: 3/1/2007 1:36:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: This is a great tool! I notice that you're working on a better eraser, but I can't get to the "Context menu" that the FAQ mentions as the way to erase now. I'm using Firefox 1.5.0.9 under Fedora Core 6 and right-click doesn't seem to do anything (nor any other action I can think of that should expose a context menu).
Response: Until we fix the eraser (soon, really) - you have to right click on the line with the arrow tool to get the context menu (dont ask, it made sense at the time).
Date: 3/1/2007 11:39:00 AM User: Michael Richardson Rating: 4
Comment: FAQ states that next release will be Jan 07.
Also, right clicking to delete took a long time to figure out (what does the delete at the bottom do? It doesn't do anything if I select a line).
Consider changing right click to immediately delete, maybe with a confirmation, like textboxes... it's quite cumbersome to right click, then select the 'delete' link (which is small). A confirm box could be done with right-click+space bar
Response: Guess we need to update the FAQ, that line is from December 06 and refers to the multiple releases we had in January. The delete button (at the bottom of the page) is to delete the text tags. And for the delete lines, once again, my apologies for the inconvenience, we should have it fixed by next week. And I noticed the improve rating from 3 to 4, guess this means you are getting to like skrbl more & more :)
Date: 3/1/2007 11:24:00 AM User: Michael Richardson Rating: 3
Comment: Great idea! Our company does tons of remote collab, talk about this often.
Things missing our org would need:
- eraser (click on shape/text/image and it goes away)
- shapes (rectangles at a minimum)
- straight lines (shift key?)
- scale images (drag the corner?)
Usability comments:
- icon bar too close to file menu (opens when trying to click toolbar)
- img clipped when selected (very confusing)
- this comment box is too short!
User Info: Firefox 2.0, Windows XP SP2
Response: We are working on getting the eraser out next week, simple shapes and straight lines are part of the planned releases in March. Am noting your other comments and suggestions too, they are very welcome as we are always looking to hear, learn and improve
Date: 3/1/2007 10:48:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: ERASE TOOL
i had to use the FAQ to figure out how to erase a line. it would be way more intuitive to provide an "erase" tool next to the pointer, text, and line draw tools.
also, on yr "rate skrbl" (from 1 to 5) radio buttons right here in the feedback form: is 1 best or worst?
Response: Apologies to all for making the erase function so hard to get to, we goofed. We are working on putting an eraser in the drawing toolbar, alongside the draw & selector tools, so you pick the eraser, select the line to erase and click. Far simpler, and how we should have done it in the first place. And 5 is the highest rating.
Date: 3/1/2007 9:14:00 AM User: Le Yann Rating: 3
Comment: Hi, skrbl is a killer app. however, i've got a private session that seems to be public as i've got plenty of hosts and guests in the user list. That makes me unsure about using it for important things. that's the main reason, i've not rated it a 5.
Response: A private session should not be accessible to the public, please verify that the checkbox is selected from your My skrbls page. You could test privacy by trying to access the session from another computer WITHOUT logging in. Do let me know if there is still a problem.
Date: 3/1/2007 8:22:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: It looks like you can not write on top of photos. This would be a godsend for architects like myself. I could easily show where things were moving, deleted, etc. Or am i missing something? Nice tool.
Response: Err, sorry, that is a bug in our Firefox build that we need to fix. You can draw on top of photos in Internet Explorer and we are working on fixing it in Firefox.
Date: 3/1/2007 7:44:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: How about implementing some hotkey support? Maybe the ability to select regions (to facilitate deleting of drawing and such). Or an eraser. Or both :) And maybe the ability for others to see what you're doing, as you're doing it, as in they see the line being drawn, not just appearing. I think it's awesome and short of making it a better word processor/graphics program (which I realize is a bit out of the original scope).
Response: The ability to select regions is in the works, along with the ability to grab and drag a line; part of the repurposing of the selector arrow. We hope to deploy multiple drawing enhancements (and fixes:) over the month of March.
Date: 3/1/2007 2:24:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I really liked the responsiveness and the ability to share, but the erase needs some major work. Keep the line selection, but include a button please!!
Response: You are right, and we are working on adding an erase button (for erasing lines) to the drawing menu by next week.
Date: 2/28/2007 1:30:00 PM User: fhammen Rating: 4
Comment: I would like to know how to erase a session that is no longer needed.
Response: To erase a session go to the My skrbls page and, click on the eraser button. This will clear your whiteboard, leaving it ready for fresh use. We dont have a delete whiteboard feature yet, but it is coming soon.
Date: 2/27/2007 11:22:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I'd like to see more drawing tools: some basic shapes and an eraser tool like in MS Paint. A few additional colors would be nice too.
One thing I don't like is that even when I have the pointer selected, when I click an empty spot on the board it gives me a text box. It's more of an annoyance really.
Otherwise, I love it.
Response: Thank you for your feedback. Yes we do plan on enhancing the drawing features and you should see these in March. The pointer behavior was something we left in to see if users found it useful, your vote against is noted :) In any case this should also change with the coming drawing enhancements.
Date: 2/26/2007 4:38:00 PM User: ict_teacher Rating:
Comment: I have just twigged something!! the erase facility in MySkrbls erases the whiteboard content, but not the session itself. To keep track of which sessions have content I have renamed my erased sessions blank, however I think it would be good to be able to delete sessions from MySkrbls too as the session list can easily become too long and rather disorganised. Would it also be possible to be able to order the MySkrbls session list as this would aid a user's personal organisation of sessions?
Response: Good suggestions both, we are working on enhancing the My Skrbls page, but will deploy the Delete session & skrbl list sorting features first. Currently your session list is ordered by Date, with the latest on top
Date: 2/26/2007 4:25:00 PM User: ict_teacher Rating:
Comment: I can confirm copy and paste into textboxes works on Firefox 2
Date: 2/26/2007 4:16:00 PM User: ict_teacher Rating: 4
Comment: I have just noticed the replies to all my feedback comments, that is great (disregard my moan about no feedback on the feedback!! - I just needed to scroll the page down - simple really!!)
File sharing is great too, this tool gets regularly better and better
Response: Whew! For a moment there I was worried we were getting a dissatisfied user. Seriously we need our users happy, for we count on you to spread the word about skrbl.
Date: 2/26/2007 4:10:00 PM User: ict_teacher Rating: 3
Comment: I cannot delete any of my sessions - I have reported this before!! - this feedback form is not very satisfactory, but there is no indication that any comments are being acted upon - could we have feedback on the issues raised in the feedback!!??
Response: We do take all your comments seriously. In addition to responding to each one, we add them to our to do list.
Date: 2/25/2007 3:27:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Your file sharing is neat. I used it in one meeting and immediately had 3 new users sign up, they liked it so much. But I need more space, how can I get more storage, and support for larger files?
Response: Thanks, we are trying to increase storage and will announce it ASAP. We may also offer a premium service in the future ...
Date: 2/23/2007 9:18:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Is there an eraser for use in drawing mode?
Response: No there is no eraser tool on the page, you can either erase an entire line by deleting it or Erase all items from your skrbl Whiteboard from your My-Skrbls page.
Date: 2/23/2007 4:54:00 AM User: grex Rating: 3
Comment: I'd like to write notes on top of a picture. But there is no layering feature, so my text end up appearing below my picture.
Also, I'd like to have some type of note that can be minimized by default and maximized when rolled over or clicked.
Nice work so far.
Response: New text tags layer themselves on top of older tags, so if you have a picture uploaded, then click to write text and click drag that text on top of your picture, your text should appear on top.
Date: 2/22/2007 3:25:00 AM User: jkhanlar Rating: 5
Comment: When is Google going to buy your company?
Response: :)
Date: 2/21/2007 1:25:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Dear Sir, Good day … We are a ... Hope you could advice on how we could work on this...Sivavenayakam.
Response: I am sorry but as this is a business query, I am editing your note here and responding to you by eMail. Business queries are to be directed to rashid@ruveka.com.
Date: 2/16/2007 4:00:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Is there any way to have a larger space?
Response: The skrbl whiteboard resizes as your text/drawings overflow the screen - you will start seeing scrollbars.
Date: 2/15/2007 2:11:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: can i drag and drop jpg/gif pictures on the skrbl pad so others can see it? tried it on firefox but in vain.
Response: You cant copy paste into skrbl on firefox but you can upload pictures from your computer. You need to login to upload pictures though.
Date: 2/15/2007 1:37:00 PM User: dx0ne Rating: 4
Comment: I've recently started using skrbl and thought you should drop email to Emily Chang. Hers eHub http://www.emilychang.com/go/ehub/ is one of the most recognizable web2.0 app directory/review site and you arent there :)
Regards & stuff
dx0ne
Response: Thanks for the tip. Sincerely appreciated.
Date: 2/15/2007 6:04:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 2
Comment: Very good to chat on skrbl. I have uploaded some pictures and the same is available in my pictures. But I do not see any features enabling me to delete the pictures from the library.
Response: You can delete your pictures from your - My skrbls - page. Just click on the delete icon by the picture.
Date: 2/13/2007 11:35:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: How can I start a new page?
edtechmdy@yahoo.com
Response: When you are logged in, click the - Start a new skrbl session - link from My skrbls. OR from the home page you could use the - start skrbl now - button.
Date: 2/12/2007 5:49:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: a. the site crashed a linux user's browser (firefox 2.0.1 on Fedora Core 6) when trying to log into an open session.
b. need a really big eraser tool!
c. also note that ur text on the pages overlap each other when the browser window is restored down
d. a trash box would be useful to restore anything deleted by mistake (esp drawing tool designs)
e. seems useful for making online cons more interactive from an adman's POV. haven't used all the drag n drop features yet tho.
Kudos to u.
bana
Response: Sorry, we are on it and will try to find and fix the cause ASAP. An eraser tool by itself is not a problem, the question is how should it behave in a multiuser environment? We will get there, but slowly. The trashbin looks like a popular idea though, we will get it done & thanks.
Date: 2/9/2007 6:33:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Rotate picture would be good, as would a more intuitive resize
I feel mean griping - this is wicked (to quote a colleague) - and fun!
Another find from go2web2.0
Response: More intuitive is always better, we will certainly try. Wicked huh? cool! & thank your colleague too for us
Date: 2/7/2007 11:21:00 PM User: wazzam Rating: 5
Comment: the freehand tool is just awesome !!!!! good work..it wud be good if we can erase small lines with an eraser..(rather than erasing the whole whiteboard by clicking on it in my skrbls page)
Response: Thanks, and you can erase single lines from a whiteboard, use the selector tool (arrow) to select the line you want to delete. Right click for context menu and delete.
Date: 2/7/2007 1:40:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: hey, www.skrbl.com/feedback.aspx is different from skrbl.com/feedback.aspx - it doesn't show the feedback of others. I'm not sure how I found this version, but the links on the main page need to point to it.
Response: Actually, www.skrbl.com/feedback.aspx and skrbl.com/feedback.aspx are the same page. However for logged in users we filter feedback to show just their own comments. This is so users can easily see their previous comments and answers...
Date: 2/7/2007 12:51:00 AM User: ict_teacher Rating: 4
Comment: the uploading pictures and the doodle tools are great additions - I can't get the erase to work from MySkrbls page (on Firefox or IE) and I still don't get copy and paste when right-clicking on a text comment when using Firefox
Response: oops! Thanks for bringing that to our attention, Erase should work fine now. We are working on the Firefox issues now, including text copy.
Date: 2/5/2007 8:15:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: can you add a whiteboard so we can draw too? ...but its cool though
Response: skrbl was a text whiteboard, now it is a text and freehand drawing whiteboard... what next?
Date: 2/5/2007 7:12:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I found your site though http://www.go2web20.net/ and I thought it would allow me to do some "whiteboard" type of stuff. However I’m limited by just text. It would be great if I could draw on it, using line tools and freehand type of tools to make concept ideas ect…. And then share my whiteboard with fellow coworkers ect… and then they could also add their input on it. Thanks!
Response: Freehand line drawing had been in the works for some time and coincidentally got deployed the night of your comment. Go ahead try it out, hope you have fun.
Date: 2/4/2007 1:28:00 PM User: goff Rating: 3
Comment: not totally clear about the effect of passwords, privacy, and having up on two machines one as guest. i did some combination of those and lost a bunch of work. So clarifying that would be a good feature. Also the wiki type ability to go backwards would be good at least a version or two, or a trash can things could be recovered from?
This could be a great tool for those of us who multitask on multiple machines and would like to have updated todo list on each one and a great thing for passing a c
Response: Sorry that you lost work, that should never happen. I will update the faq today to highlight the difference between passwords and the private flag, and we will also look into versioning.
Date: 2/2/2007 2:41:00 AM User: fairy Rating: 5
Comment: skrbl is awesome......a few more time n I will surely know every good feature of it...
over all skrbl is awesome!!!
Response: Thank you, it is great that our users like skrbl so much. We are adding a couple of major features next week so there will be more for you to use and like.
Date: 1/28/2007 1:07:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: ability to share power point presentations.
pointers, highlighters, drawing objects: squares, ovals, lines, etc.
Response: That is a powerful wishlist, once we launch freehand drawing, we plan on enhancing the drawing toolbox. One object at a time:).
Date: 1/27/2007 3:22:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: I wonder why your software does not support unicode.
Response: The bug causing problems with Chinese language skrbls has been fixed, pls try it out.
Date: 1/24/2007 12:18:00 PM User: ad560 Rating:
Comment: How do you save a session?
How do you delete a session?
Response: Sessions are saved online automatically, you can access your saved sessions from the My Skrbls link. To save to your desktop use the file menu, you have the option of saving WYSIWYG view or a print friendly view. The ability to delete a skrbl whiteboard is coming later this week.
Date: 1/23/2007 3:46:00 AM User: ict_teacher Rating:
Comment: I discovered skrbl just a couple of days ago (through a Lockergnome email list) and am very excited about its use and development
this feedback thing is ok, but I just get the feeling (probably quite wrongly) that I am sending my comments, observations and suggestions into the virtual ether - feedbackers need feedback too to convince them they are being listened to!!
so how about setting up a user forum? it would would provide a more direct and efficient way of communication to share news
Response: You are right, we should improve our feedback mechanism to be more of a user forum. But rest assured in the meantime that we read and respond to every single feedback here and what we get as email, or in response to the blog.
Date: 1/22/2007 8:13:00 PM User: Stanley1 Rating: 5
Comment: Just started having a play, LOVE it
Exactly what I was looking for as a "pick up anywhere" reminder pad.
I'm guessing (hoping!) that one of the enhancements is a freehand drawing tool?
Response: Thanks, and yes freehand drawing is coming to skrbl.
Date: 1/21/2007 5:14:00 PM User: ict_teacher Rating: 3
Comment: text font is not retained, a new text box reverts to Arial, I think that once a new font is chosen it should be retained in subsequent text boxes.
Response: Good suggestion, we have our hands full at the moment but will address this ASAP.
Date: 1/21/2007 5:00:00 PM User: ict_teacher Rating: 3
Comment: this a tremendous tool, I can see great potential to get young children in schools communicating with one another - it will be good to see how it develops
could a future development be a drawing function - free-hand, basic shapes and straight lines controlled by mouse?
one thing I think you should have is the ability to delete sessions from the users MySkrbl page
Response: Thank you, and pls give us a few more days to launch freehand drawing.
Date: 1/21/2007 4:08:00 PM User: ict_teacher Rating: 3
Comment: I do not get a full context menu when using skrbl with Firefox 2.0.0.1, but only Delete.
The full context menu does appear in IE6 however.
Response: The firefox browser does not support copy paste, thats why the skrbl context menu does not display them.
Date: 1/21/2007 1:30:00 PM User: pher Rating: 5
Comment: i can use this at my office for free? there are ten of us in one room at work and this is a key app!
Response: Yes this version of skrbl is free, pls continue to use it at your office... with our thanks.
Date: 1/21/2007 12:13:00 PM User: pkoestler Rating: 2
Comment: I can't see any more use to this than email if it doesn't provide the ability to draw on this whiteboard.
If the rating goes from 1-5, from sucks to genius, the currently it's a 2, add drawing capabilities and it will be an instant 4.
Response: Sorry to keep everyone waiting for the freehand drawing. We hope to release picture upload and freehand drawing this month.
Date: 1/21/2007 12:05:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: Great idea, works very well. I would like to see it capable of providing a mathematics toolbox so I can run through equations and formulas with colleagues and peers. I believe a pen/pencil style writing tool would also help by creating ease of making quick doodles and such. Nice job so far.
Response: The pen/pencil freehand drawing is coming soon, the math toolbox... a little more time.
Date: 1/21/2007 11:37:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: This is awesome. I've noticed a problem on Firefox on the Mac, though, with pasting pictures. Can't get the context menu to appear, as the moment there is a click on the screen, no matter if it's left or right click, a text box automatically appears. Since mostly what I would need it for is sharing graphics, this is a pity...
Thanks,
Susan
Response: Copy/Paste is a problem in firefox, our upload pictures functionality (coming soon) should circumvent that.
Date: 1/21/2007 10:21:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I think the idea is fantastic - something I need very much for the work I do: collaborative mind mapping. Skrbl is not working properly in FireFox 2.0: The toolbars do not activate when clicking 'text' or 'file'. Clicking anywhere outside the skrbl work area renders the entire screen white, with only the blue page title at the top. It would also be good if I was able to resize the text boxes.
Response: Hmm, we will do some more testing on firefox 2.0 and fix the problem if we can duplicate it. And do track the blog we have other things planned you may like.
Date: 1/21/2007 8:52:00 AM User: MeanJean Rating: 4
Comment: This is a cool idea but it won't let me paste a photo on the page!
Response: Currently skrbl only supports pictures pasted from the Web, loading pictures from your desktop will come within the next 10 days.
Date: 1/18/2007 6:38:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: skrbl is a good server,but it is not support chinese,and the chinese show worry ...
gcgcggcc@gmail.com
Response: Sorry, we have been working on this issue (logged it as a bug) but it will take some more time, I will update you once we have it fixed.
Date: 1/16/2007 1:43:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: When will you implement the ability to upload photos directly? I don't want to harass you on this just want to know roughly when
Response: This month... ASAP :(, do check the blog
Date: 1/15/2007 11:32:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Nice. But I would like freehand just like it is in a whiteboard, say for example vyew.com .
Manish Verma.
Response: We aim to please, do check the blog
Date: 1/14/2007 12:40:00 PM User: vpaley Rating: 4
Comment: I'm lovin' it but having a problem with text boxes jumping around all over the place, difficulty resizing. They seem too sensitive. Can't rely on a box staying put or being able to resize without a problem. Hoping to use it at school but can't risk text boxes jumping around and not stretching out when I want them to. Hope this isn't too picky.
Thanks for the new font.
Response: We will get the boxes to behave better. And if you dont mind my asking, how do you intend to use skrbl in school? We would love to know.
Date: 1/13/2007 4:08:00 AM User: Louis_Cypher Rating: 5
Comment: Great Idea Guys!
Simple but quite innovative - damnit I should have ideas like dis!? *g*
But how can I get pictures started?! Thing with links for flickr didn't worked out for me - no contextmenu in firefox!?
(Help: greatly appreciated: Holger_schmidt82@web.de)
Anyway looking forward for new action to happen -
supportin u in the background!
Kind regards from Germany
Holger Schmidt a.k.a Louis_Cypher
Response: Glad you like it, thanks. Yes copy paste is an issue in Firefox we will have to work around. Meanwhile please bear with us.
Date: 1/10/2007 5:21:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Very impressing, Just what I was looking for...
About technical quality:
Registering JavaScript events inline in html, onmousesomenthing for example, is so 1997. There ara better ways http://www.quirksmode.org/js/events_tradmod.html
Also more efficient use of css would be appreciated to avoid unnecessary bloat.
Response: Thanks, and your technical comments are on the button, waiting on things to settle down a bit, & BTW PP is a great source.
Date: 1/9/2007 12:22:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: I just started a skrbl page but I don't see a way to make it private?
Response: You can set the private flag for a skrbl session from the my skrbls page, please see the FAQ. BTW, you have to login manage your sessions.
Date: 1/4/2007 7:25:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: It's a great idea, but each time I log in - or even if I just go from a skrbl to view 'my skrbls' and return, nothing is saved!
PS - is 1 or 5 the best rating?
Response: That shouldnt be happening as skrbl saves automatically, please check the timestamp on the bottom of your skrbl whiteboard, it should update periodically as you edit/enter text. And 5 is the best rating
Date: 1/2/2007 10:12:00 AM User: aliflores Rating: 3
Comment: It would be a great idea to add some common shapes as arrows, brackets, etc. It'll easy interaction!
Response: Thank you for your suggestion, we will keep it in mind as we implement new features.
Date: 12/29/2006 6:21:00 PM User: buso Rating: 3
Comment: I'VE JUST WRITTEN SOME WORDS. IT IS EASY AND EFFICIENT. I'D LIKR TO DO BETTER
Response: We will keep trying to improve skrbl
Date: 12/28/2006 12:06:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: I talk to much.
I was saying that it would be good if you added some market specific options. like text layout and formatting options (snap to grid, etc) for publishers. As well syntax checkers and text highlighting for programmers. So coders can code and colaberate through skrbl, then paste the code on their own machines for execution.
Response: Can you suggest some good tools we can mash with for syntax checking etc.?
Date: 12/28/2006 12:02:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: A nice little tool you have I'll come back in Jan/Feb to see what new features you've added.
Some features I would like to see:
1. limit attendee's permissions to the pad (give read only access)
2. the ability to draw on graphics. (Not sure if it could be done without creating some kind of install app.
3. Some way to save the skrbl pad as a pdf or HTML. (File->Save as doesn't work, and it would be nicer if it saves as one html file)
As well you might want to add some market specific op
Response: You should see some of these soon...
Date: 12/27/2006 2:52:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating:
Comment: sorry, i should read more carefully about the pics. thanks again.
Date: 12/27/2006 2:50:00 PM User: vpaley Rating: 4
Comment: Hi, this looks excellent as I will never get a whiteboard in my class. With primary kids though, I would really like to see a font such as comic sans which has the standard letter /a/.
Also, I am having a bit of a problem putting pics on my pages. Will you elaborate abit in your FAQ as to how to do this. Looking forward to your updates. ...and thanks so much.
Response: We will try to get the font in, also, it would be nice to know how you use skrbl in your class.
Date: 12/26/2006 9:56:00 AM User: nowcleomind Rating: 2
Comment: Question. Is there a way to save a session to my computer and delete once finished? Archieving?
I like what I see so far could be very useful
I don't know if you are tracking my address so
pg_haslam@hotmail.com
Response: Not yet, but we will be giving the ability to save your skrbls soon, in January
Date: 12/24/2006 6:23:00 PM User: wazzam Rating: 5
Comment: I see this tool heading towards being able to have your own desktop accessible from anywhere and everywhere. If you can integrate Instant messaging, along with VOIP it would be gr88t !!!!
Response: We are building up skrbl one feature at a time, lets see where this goes.
Date: 12/23/2006 10:46:00 AM User: Fairy Rating: 5
Comment: skrbl is really good...as its new to me I dont know how to operate it yet..but i will soon find that out too..
Response: skrbl is simple, just point, click and type. There is more information in the FAQ
Date: 12/21/2006 4:22:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: This looks great but every time I bring up the page to stat using it, my browser freezes up. I'm using Firefox 1.5 on RedHat Linux. It does work on the Windows Firefox browser. Is this a known problem?
Response: hmmm, we couldnt duplicate this in test (CentOS 4.4 running Firefox 1.5) it should work fine on linux - anybody else seeing a problem?
Date: 12/20/2006 10:04:00 PM User: wazzam Rating: 5
Comment: Ammazing stuff guys..Well Done !!! you people are adding functionality at a pretty good pace !! waZZam
Response: :) Thanks & do spread the word
Date: 12/20/2006 8:43:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: Can we share Microsoft Visio Diagrams on this? if not will be possible for you to integrate that interface ? waZZam
Response: We are releasing additional sharing features in January 2007, perhaps those will meet your needs.
Date: 12/18/2006 10:44:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 5
Comment: hey this seems great!!! keep it up guys Quick and easy to share
Response: Thank you
Date: 12/17/2006 2:42:00 PM User: talmid1h Rating: 3
Comment: Hi, I just signed up and the board is really quick and easy to use, however when I return to my board I can't find previous content. How do I save?
Thanks.
talmid1h@gmail.com
Response: Glad you like skrbl. Your skrbl sessions are saved automatically, try the F5/refresh key.
Date: 12/16/2006 4:09:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Dear all, today I made an account. But I use mac with firefox 2.0. And I could not paste a photo...
Please let me know and is there any tutorial available?
Greetings
Hans
Response: Copy paste on firefox is an issue at this time. skrbl does not support picture upload yet, however you can copy paste photos from the web. No tutorial, but you could find some useful tips on our FAQ
Date: 12/14/2006 2:00:00 AM User: Anonymous Rating: 1
Comment: When I type in Chinese characters, it always shows ??? in other page. But it shows correctly in original page. I hope it can support chinese characters
Response: Sorry about that, we will get that fixed and have you skrbling in Chinese soon (January 2007 ?)
Date: 12/13/2006 11:03:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: would also be great if we can have hyperlinking to the web adresses we add on to the pad :-)
Response: After typing in the URL try hitting ENTER or space (rather than clicking out of the tab), the skrbl editor should pick it up.
Date: 12/13/2006 10:36:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 3
Comment: Looks useful, I like it, but the problem is I keep getting the 'service unavailable' message, when are you getting that fixed?
Response: Sorry about that, we had an unexpected surge in skrbl usage last week and ran into availability issues. We have ramped up capacity and will keep tweaking.
Date: 12/11/2006 5:33:00 PM User: wazzam Rating: 5
Comment: if we can somehow be able to customize our skrbl pad such as be able to add a background wallpaper, change colour, be able to access IM etc
Response: Customization is a feature we agonize over, our current thinking - is we need to prioritize functionality first.
Date: 12/11/2006 3:35:00 PM User: wazzam Rating: 4
Comment: You cant change your password yet !!! actually I gave my pw to a couple of friends but dont want them to have it anymore !!!
Response: You can use your My Account page to change password
Date: 12/10/2006 11:25:00 PM User: wazzam Rating: 5
Comment: Would be great if skrbl can also have smileys and emoticons :-)
Response: We agree, one of the many things coming in January :)
Date: 12/10/2006 10:01:00 PM User: wazzam Rating: 5
Comment: sorry, you can decrease the width too but the extending box is just on the left and right. It would make things easier if we can have the box on the top and the bottom as well
Date: 12/10/2006 9:07:00 PM User: wazzam Rating:
Comment: you can decrease the width but not the length !!!
Response: Yes, the text editor increases height automatically in response to text entry, the width option is so you can control line width.
Date: 12/10/2006 7:51:00 PM User: wazzam Rating: 4
Comment: Great Stuff, the option of coloured boxes would be nice along with double clicking to add note rather than a single slick as its a bit annoying with the single click
Response: We go with Single click because it is standard in browsers and our fingers appreciate the rest :)
Date: 11/22/2006 2:42:00 AM User: shafiq Rating: 4
Comment: This is a tool I was looking for. I have spent hours blundering with file sharing, web storage, e-mail, etc. to have a place I can jot down notes/thoughts/tasks. Thanks to the Skrbl team for writing this tool. I am looking forward to use Skrbl and see how the tool shapes up from beta to its final release.
Response: Glad you like it, spread the news, tell your friends.
Date: 11/20/2006 4:42:00 PM User: Anonymous Rating: 4
Comment: looks cool, any plans to support free form drawing?
Response: We will be adding features all the time, looks like a busy couple of months ahead :(
Date: 8/17/2006 9:22:00 PM User: shafiq Rating:
Comment: If I click and drag the mouse across multiple text boxes I am expecting all the text boxes to get selected. So that I can delete those in one shot. Or most probably copy the text boxes as is to another tab on skrbl.
Date: 8/5/2006 7:04:00 PM User: azam Rating: 1
Comment: Congrats on Alpha release!
Would like to get more features:
1) WAP enabled SKRBL
2) Whiteboard sharing, with friends/family.
3) Do we have versioning?
Date: 8/2/2006 5:55:00 PM User: shafiq Rating:
Comment: I can paste a picture into skrbl, but as soon as I click anywhere it gets lost into cyberspace. If I copy a picture along with some html from a web page that sticks in skrbl. I just can't paste a simple jpeg/gif, etc.
Date: 8/2/2006 5:51:00 PM User: shafiq Rating:
Comment: At a minimum it would be great to undo some text I deleted or added. Undo does not work right now.
Date: 7/26/2006 12:49:00 PM User: shafiq Rating:
Comment: The new skrbl look and feel is great. I feel at home when I see it, so the first impression is very positive. I do not feel like I have to learn a new user interface to start using this tool.
Date: 7/26/2006 12:44:00 PM User: shafiq Rating:
Comment: When I click in an existing text box, it becomes a thick line with no text visible. I have to hit some key to make the text visible again.
I am using IE 7 on Windows Vista.
Response: Fixed.
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