WordDiagram

Languages and libraries

dictionary visualiser

SHOW HN2015

29points
5comments
#938of 2,565 in 2015
Top 37%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.

Design: 2 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Pretty cool way to explore the dictionary

    From 1 comment
    • That's a pretty cool way to explore the dictionary! I suggest you make it so hovering over a blank definition dot will show the definition at the bottom, rather than having to…
      vinceguidry on HN
  • Pretty nifty

    From 1 comment
    • Pretty nifty. I would also kind of echo a suggestion sort of already offered by `vinceguidry: when expanding, I have to drag the screen over a la Google Maps style, it would be…
      pen2l on HN

Objections

  • Definitions only show on click, not on hover, making browsing harder

    From 1 comment
    • That's a pretty cool way to explore the dictionary! I suggest you make it so hovering over a blank definition dot will show the definition at the bottom, rather than having to…
      vinceguidry on HN
  • Dragging the screen to pan when expanding is tedious

    From 1 comment
    • Pretty nifty. I would also kind of echo a suggestion sort of already offered by `vinceguidry: when expanding, I have to drag the screen over a la Google Maps style, it would be…
      pen2l on HN

Requests

  • Show definition on hover over blank definition dot

    From 1 comment
    • That's a pretty cool way to explore the dictionary! I suggest you make it so hovering over a blank definition dot will show the definition at the bottom, rather than having to…
      vinceguidry on HN
  • Reduce drag actions needed when expanding nodes

    From 1 comment
    • Pretty nifty. I would also kind of echo a suggestion sort of already offered by `vinceguidry: when expanding, I have to drag the screen over a la Google Maps style, it would be…
      pen2l on HN

Alternatives named

  • Other WordNet visualisers such as wordties and visuwords

    From 1 comment
    • Here are some other WordNet visualisers http://wordties.cst.dk/ http://visuwords.com/
      anewhnaccount on HN

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