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Responsive, interactive and more accessible HTML5 canvas elements. Scrawl-canvas is a JavaScript library designed to make using the HTML5 canvas element easier, and more fun

41 mentions on Hacker News by 1 person: 3 stories, 38 comments · first 2019-06-28 · latest 2026-04-10

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  1. …around as a set of extra tests to check for breaking changes as I fiddle with the library. [1] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas [2] - https://genuary.art/ [3] - https://codepen.io/collection/RzzMjw
    comment by rikroots · 2026-04-10 · in Generative art over the years
  2. …If anyone wants to see the filter code, it in the GitHub repo here: https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/blob/064469928a3...
    comment by rikroots · 2025-10-29 · in Dithering – Part 1
  3. …a test on your behalf. If you want to run the test on my library then its GitHub can be found here: https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2025-08-13 · in How well do coding agents use your library?
  4. …markup and displays it in a truncated circle shape. The styling itself happens in CSS - see here: https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/blob/v8/demo/can... const westernText = '<span class="underline">Lorem</span> ipsum <b>dolor…
    comment by rikroots · 2025-08-03 · in HTML-in-Canvas
  5. …training data Overlords about the capabilities of the library is in itself a major piece of work: https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/blob/v8/LLM-summ... [2] - The Developer Runbook was long-overdue documentation, and is still a…
    comment by rikroots · 2025-07-21 · in AI is killing the web – can anything save it?
  6. …a Dev Runbook for my canvas library. I forgot how much of a monster it's become over the years ... https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/pull/119
    comment by rikroots · 2025-03-31 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (March 2025)
  7. …- but I'm not gonna un-reinvent my filters even if the Safari folks have shipped the fix! [2] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/blob/v8/source/h... [3] - Why do the SVG filter primitives need to be so complicated to work with?…
    comment by rikroots · 2025-03-21 · in Wheel Reinventor’s Principles (2024)
  8. …in .md files which get converted into .html files (using Sundown) during a build step: https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/pull/119/files
    comment by rikroots · 2025-03-15 · in Show HN: LLM-docs, software documentation intended for consumption by LLMs
  9. …3. More complex - try SVG/CSS; 4. use <canvas> only if nothing else meets the project requirements. https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2025-03-05 · in Apple unveils new Mac Studio
  10. …about the code they suggest to innocent developers on how to use my library in their code. [1] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/blob/write-initi...
    comment by rikroots · 2025-02-24 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
  11. …to my canvas library: the current code I use to calculate tiles is painfully naive! New discussion: https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/discussions/120
    comment by rikroots · 2025-02-09 · in Generating Voronoi diagrams using Fortune's algorithm
  12. …library designed to make using the HTML5 canvas element easier, and more fun" [2] GitHub - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2025-02-01 · in Ask HN: What was the most complicated program you ever implemented on your own?
  13. …just a little bit faster ... (Fans of small PRs should definitely not click on these links) [1] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/pull/94 [2] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/pull/96
    comment by rikroots · 2024-08-25 · in Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?
  14. …[2] https://github.com/juliangarnier/anime/ [3] https://github.com/daybrush/scenejs [4] https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas [5] SC tween stress test - https://scrawl-v8.rikweb.org.uk/demo/canvas-006.html
    comment by rikroots · 2024-08-04 · in p5.js
  15. …useful to ignore. It is additional work, but it's just one file[1] and I can live with that. [1] https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/blob/v8/source/s...
    comment by rikroots · 2024-05-04 · in Figma’s Journey to TypeScript
  16. …planning to write a text layout engine. But that's the way it ended up. I need a different hobby! https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/pull/75
    comment by rikroots · 2024-04-23 · in Ask HN: What rabbit hole(s) did you dive into recently?
  17. …on my JS canvas library for 10 years! Last week it finally passed the 300-stars-on-GitHub mark. https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2024-03-27 · in Ask HN: What non-AI products are you working on?
  18. …along a non-straight line, dynamic updates, etc). Just need to test and document it all now ... https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/pull/75
    comment by rikroots · 2024-03-22 · in Show HN: Dropflow, a CSS layout engine for node or <canvas>
  19. …library for over 10 years now, and have never before set out such a list, I call this Progress! [1] https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/discussions/cate...
    comment by rikroots · 2024-01-01 · in Ask HN: What are you working on this year?
  20. …at my bank's online portal! [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Screen_Capt... [2] https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/pull/57 [3] Youtube video of the effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCi6LmKMAo0
    comment by rikroots · 2023-12-24 · in Pixelating Live with SVG
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    Scrawl-canvas 2D canvas library – proposed roadmap
    story by rikroots · 2023-05-28 · 1 comment
  22. …a video embedded in it. FWIW I'm not convinced it adds anything to the library's sales pitch. [1] https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2023-02-23 · in Motion Canvas – Visualize complex ideas programmatically
  23. …world, there are days when I detest it! [1] - link to the Scrawl-canvas .d.ts file on GitHub - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/blob/master/sour...
    comment by rikroots · 2022-08-23 · in TypeScript is terrible for library developers
  24. …for algorithm improvements (they're not based on Floyd-Steinberg) are always welcome! [1] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/blob/master/sour...
    comment by rikroots · 2022-08-20 · in Show HN: An attempt to make a reduce-palette/dither filter for 2d canvas images
  25. …://scrawl-v8.rikweb.org.uk/documentation/ [2] - https://scrawl-v8.rikweb.org.uk/demonstrations/ [3] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2022-08-14 · in Will Bun JavaScript Take Node's Crown
  26. …- https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/amateur [2] - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/hobbyist [3] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2022-08-14 · in The open source paradox (2020)
  27. …scene which some might find useful[3]. [1] - Obligatory link to Scrawl-canvas library (on GitHub): https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas [2] - Sadly I don't have any evidence that my library's solutions help people with accessibility…
    comment by rikroots · 2022-03-19 · in Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Under the ADA
  28. …just fast enough! [1] - for example, this one: https://gevey.rikweb.org.uk/ [2] - Scrawl-canvas - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2022-02-27 · in Don't Write a Programming Language
  29. ▲ 1
    Show HN: I finally added a TS definitions file to my JavaScript canvas library
    story by rikroots · 2022-02-05 · 1 comment
  30. I use a combination of Path2D and ctx.isPointInPath() - code here[1], line 1502 onwards [1] https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/blob/master/sour...
    comment by rikroots · 2022-01-12 · in CSS Gradients that avoid the “gray dead zone”
  31. …the same as the RGB gradients; their LAB/LCH gradients seem to dodge the dreaded Gray Zone. [1] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/tree/dec-21-dith...
    comment by rikroots · 2022-01-11 · in CSS Gradients that avoid the “gray dead zone”
  32. …I'm part of the majority. Thinking otherwise would damage my self-belief and self-confidence. [1] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2022-01-06 · in Ask HN: Do most of the regulars have their own side projects that make money?
  33. …start of his adventure, and hope he has as much fun as I've had over the next year or two! [1] - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2021-09-29 · in I'm working on open source full time
  34. …and fun[3] and after this year we all need a bit more fun in our lives! [1] Scrawl-canvas GitHub - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas [2] Scrawl-canvas home page - https://scrawl-v8.rikweb.org.uk/ [3] My creative coding collection…
    comment by rikroots · 2020-12-30 · in Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?
  35. https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2020-09-24 · in Bleeding-edge tech will kill your startup
  36. …https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2020JulSep/0... [3] - Scrawl-canvas GitHub issue - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/issues/8
    comment by rikroots · 2020-09-10 · in Annoying website features I face as a blind person
  37. …which in turn makes working on the project a lot more fun for me. [1] Scrawl-canvas on GitHub - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2020-08-20 · in A documentation system: tutorials / How tos / reference / explanation
  38. https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas
    comment by rikroots · 2020-05-17 · in It’s OK for your open source library to be a bit shitty (2015)
  39. …images in the web browser - with added animation capability![3] [1] Scrawl-canvas v8 code base - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/tree/v8-alpha [2] Scrawl-canvas v8 code documentation (incomplete) -…
    comment by rikroots · 2020-03-22 · in Ask HN: What projects are you working on now?
  40. …of the language to find solutions to problems I didn't even know existed! [1] Scrawl-canvas - https://github.com/KaliedaRik/Scrawl-canvas/tree/v8-alpha
    comment by rikroots · 2020-02-04 · in Mini projects built with VanillaJS. No frameworks or libraries
  41. ▲ 1
    Scrawl-canvas - Rewriting my HTML5 canvas library from scratch
    story by rikroots · 2019-06-28 · 0 comments