Dark Floor Plans. Alignment for All Objects. New Client Libraries.

We are happy to announce various improvements in the chart designer and the floor plan renderer, plus some new client libraries joining the family.Full dark mode supportIf you have a website or application with dark backgrounds, you can get stunning looking charts that fit your theme.Currently, by setting the renderer property themePreset to dark, UI components like the tooltip and zoom buttons would switch to a dark mode.

Now, all rendered objects like seats, tables, sections, row labels or legends will either use a contrasting color or adjust the luminosity to be more harmonious on top of dark background.Align for all objectsWe first introduced alignment tools for rows. Now, we have added support for all kinds of objects to make it easy to have evenly spaced objects, or keep them properly aligned one to another.

Rectangular section toolDrawing rectangular section charts is now easier than ever with the alternative Rectangular section tool.It snaps to other sections just like a regular tool, and it draws a section using nodes, which you can still move around, add and remove.Better row spacing helper linesNow the expected helper line is displayed when predicting row spacing, while indicating the row its being spaced from.

This makes it easier to use and understand row spacing while drawing new rows.Edit table booking types from the dashboardIts now easier than ever to make some tables to be booked either by seat or by whole table, directly from the dashboard.Just head to an event, click the Edit table booking, and either toggle all tables using handy buttons on the top left corner, or manually pick which tables should be booked by seat or by table.

New API clients for Ruby and JavaScriptWe have added Ruby and JavaScript to our growing library of official seats.io clients.See the full list of clients we support and learn how to use each through our documentation: hope the improvements help you create and deliver great floor plans to your ticket buyers.

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Big issues include durability, cost, appearance, and convenience. Convenience breaks down into various things you need the chair to do: ease of cleaning, scooting around during service, and hopefully stacking well when you put extra chairs in storage or clear the room for cleaning or special events. Durability is a huge issue.

When my restaurant first opened we had 120 or so fairly attractive chairs from a restaurant supplier, and 10 or so designer chairs from. Those poor designer chairs, they were all broken within a few weeks. You see, living room quality chairs just dont work in retail, industrial, or hospitality settings.

Theres common wisdom, possibly an urban myth, that restaurants intentionally make seating uncomfortable so that people will leave. This makes no sense to me. You want people to be happy, to stay, and to eat more.

But you dont want people to get too comfortable. A plush large comfy chair that people will sink into is just not the right posture, image, or attitude for fine dining. A coffeehouse, maybe, but even so there is another problem.

The nasty. Soft permeable fabrics, chairs with cushions, etc. , catch debris, and liquids soak in.

That encourages dust, mildew, little critters, and worse.Image: lobby of the former Monaco Hotel in San Francisco. These chairs are comfortable, but they are nasty, and will not possibly work in a restaurant.

Okay, heres my story. A number of years back I was in the living room of San Franciscos much-missed Monaco Hotel. As I got up to leave I noticed that my keys were missing and figured that they had probably fallen into the chair cushion.

I reached my hand down there, and, just, yuck, it was like Flash Gordon and the Wood Beast (Flash Gordon Official Clip - The Wood Beast). I found lots of food particles, things were wet, my hand got dirty, there was stuff that had probably been living in the chair for years. And not even the consolation of any free coins