dazzyweb Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I don't normally like wysiwyg web editors or any other similar tools out there but I stumbled upon Pinegrow and I have to say wow. It is useful in so many ways. Description from Pinegrows: 'a desktop app that lets you build responsive websites faster with live multi-page editing, CSS styling and smart components for Bootstrap, Foundation, AngularJS and other frameworks.' Check out the video below for a quick introductory look at it: Just wanted to share this with anyone that thinks this can help their workflow. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rockett Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Might be nice for those quick sites one gets every now and then (I could be wrong). Will give it a look-see now now. Thanks dazzyweb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrura Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 @dazzyweb, thanks, this is really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renobird Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've been keeping my eye on this since apeisa tweeted something about it a few weeks back. Looks really cool. And for some reason I like the way he sounds when he says "pinegrow". Weird? Perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Dazzyweb, thanks for posting this. Are you finding the "build your own component library" features to be as good as the built in support for Bootstrap, Foundation, etc? I get a lot of mileage out of using developer tools' Inspect tool in the browser along side my editor but Pinegrow makes that seem so primitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyweb Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Dazzyweb, thanks for posting this. Are you finding the "build your own component library" features to be as good as the built in support for Bootstrap, Foundation, etc? I think it can be very useful. It is also possible to write your own a PG plugin for it. I am currently working on one for my own framework/grid system cutegrids as an experiment. I have just purchased Pinegrow (a bargain at $49.99) and will delve into it further. I also like what Matjaz(the developer) is trying to do and full respect to anyone that takes on adobe. It seems that there will be a lot of exciting features coming in the near future including a developer version which I am looking forward to. Other features coming soon such as support for converting static HTML to WP themes might not get the die hard Processwire users very excited but still an interesting prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrura Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 hey - anyone using/tried google web designer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gebeer Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thanks for sharing. This looks interesting for putting together prototypes. Only thing that would keep me from using it is that I got used to a SASS workflow. Pinegrow automatically saves scss files along with css and less version, when you edit. But how do these scss files look like, just plain css with scss file extension? Maybe you have tried that already and could report back here. Thank you. PS: your cutegrid looks appealing. Will definitely have a look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyweb Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 @gebeer I will report back once I have played around with it a bit more. At the moment Pinegrow is my little playground that I go to when I have time to play. Pinegrow has the effect of making you feel like a kid again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeisa Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Really? I got frustrated in 5 minutes. Though it might be that I tested with my laptop. Seems to require huge screen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyweb Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 I am using it on a larger screen. I can imagine that on a small laptop screen there might be some issues with space if page width is set to 100% and both columns are kept visible on each side. Thinking about it using Pinegrow on a smaller screen might be like driving a hummer down small country roads. Doesn't mean a hummer isn't fun on wide highways though. Maybe there will be an option in the future to put at least one or both side columns at the bottom of the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwired Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Just playing with pinegrow. This really speeds up template building and style changing. Good find ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-artin Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Pinegrow is really powerful, I'm using it till a few months for building basic template structures. You can even use it with your editor of choice, every change is updated live (this also can be turned off). It's a bit similar to ›Webflow‹, but it's a standalone app and supports standard-frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation, …) which is a big plus. I think Webflow is at its current state an interesting way for designing prototypes in the first place. (if you don't mind working in the cloud) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jploch Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 My new module PAGEGRID can be a good alternative to website builders like Pinegrow or Webflow. This way you don't have to convert your design to ProcessWire templates and can design and edit pages directly in the backend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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