Add ability to create/modify sprite images

[dbertram]

Sprite Cow is awesome, but it'd be even more awesome if it could be my one-stop-shop for spriting.

I.e. let me upload multiple images/icons into sprite cow, and then provide some quick tools for auto-arranging them into a sprite (and generating the consolidated image).

Yes there are already a bunch of sprite-generating tools out there (e.g., SpriteMe.org, csssprites.com, etc.), but creating and modifying sprite images feels like it would go hand-in-hand with what Sprite Cow already covers.

[jakearchibald]

What I don't want to do is the auto-analysis of a page's CSS and generate sprites accordingly. Other tools do that pretty well (as you mentioned), but you get much better results with human thinking, which is why I made spritecow.

What I could do is simple drag & drop layering of multiple images. I'd need to work out a way to let the user save the resulting image. I don't want to have to make a server-side component to the site, unless there's a killer feature that absolutely demands it (and I have the free time).

So, if I work out a way to save imagery out, I'd need to port some PNG compression tools to JavaScript, as I don't trust the browsers' output. Although, doing so would mean I could implement #9 too.

Interesting!

[wesbos]

Would love if I could drag and drop new images onto my sprite. I'm on the same bus as you, I dont want the auto generated sprite css but being able add images to it would be great.

[gav-fyi]

I'm with these 2... Would be a great addition!