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The idea's very much to the lines I've been thinking, and something like this will likely make its way into a future update.

And thank you for the link! Very cool.

Thanks!

Thanks! It was composed for the app by Mat Jarvis, of http://microscopics.co.uk. :)

Hmm... What browser are you using? I'm on a Retina Macbook, and just successfully saved a Retina-quality image using Chrome.

Hi itafroma,

If you go fullscreen (there's an icon for it right under New), you can export a background that's exactly the right size for your browser.

Right now the output is exactly the same size as the input, but it's a good idea to let people download cropped or scaled versions.

~ the silk creator

Silk creator here – what version of Chrome? I haven't had a single browser crash for me during testing and development (with testing in the latest Chrome/Safari/Firefox), but I'd like to look into it.

(Edit: Also, a tip for Hacker Newsians – you can double-click the ? in the corner to hide the big app advertisement in the corner.)

[Edit: this post was killed off of the front page. I wonder why.]

That's interesting. I knew that the number of users was growing, but that the top three are from the past 3 days means that it's a lot more significant than I figured.

Also, until an hour or so ago, Silk was "number one" -- and I know for a fact that there is at least one other submission that's over 600 points that is not showing up on that list, because it was showing up earlier.

There may be a bug in the way that the over page gathers stories from the database.

I just posted a blog about the experience: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2101422

I applied to Kickstarter last night after it began getting all this publicity. Unfortunately, their FAQ states that they need 1-2 days to get back to me after the initial application.

Stay tuned, though. It will be on Kickstarter soon.

Alex, try hitting 'e' once you've woven a Silk. The little transparent <img> that pops up to the top right is full-size. Right-click it to save, and double-click it to hide.

Yep. Replays are exact, which was a conscious choice on my part.

I plan to explore inexact replays in the future. It's not difficult, just a bit of fooling about with the random number generator.

The main issue right now is that you can't tell the difference between two similar Silks unless you have them side-by-side. Solving that problem is something I'm looking into for future versions. :-)

I'll definitely look into this. Sorry for making you you guys press hilarious keyboard combinations! I'm astonished you even figured out double-shift. =p

Damon, the iOS version is being written natively for that platform in Objective-C. I've got many ideas to explore on the iPad and iPhone/iPod -- what's on the web is just a taste.

But thanks for the link! I'll keep it in mind if a use for it crops up.

Thanks! That was exactly the idea.

It looks like I need to reposition the New link, though -- lots of people are simply refreshing and missing the hints.

I will probably set up a blog and write up some posts on the experience of making it sometime soon. :-)

You can hit "replay" bottom left -- it'll replay your cleared silk.

And yes, the UI needs some changes -- I'll be updating stuff and A/B testing it during the course of the next several weeks.

That's a pretty interesting idea; do you have links to the "root weave" image? I googled but the search didn't turn anything up.

I'm not sure it's quite the direction I want to take Silk, but thanks for sharing -- I never thought about using desktop images for a pragmatic purpose such as that.

Ooh, thanks for that link. I've been meaning to get one printed for quite some time. I'll definitely check them out!