Notational
Productivity
note-taking app
SHOW HN2017
257points
141comments
#100of 2,242 in 2017
Top 5%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
16 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 9 critical, out of 43 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Design: 9 for, 0 againstIdea: 4 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast, clean keyboard-driven UI
From 3 comments
Great UI. Nice work :) Love the keyboard flow between creating notes and searching for existing ones. Works really well.
rglover on HNAs a daily—more like every minute—user of NV (actually nvAlt), and a proto-fan attracted to Vue.js, I love this. Great work.
virgil_disgr4ce on HNThe landing page is great: it shows exactly what the product does/is and all of this without having to scroll down.
galfarragem on HN
Good Vue.js showcase
From 1 comment
Vue.js is awesome! I am glad to see so many more people adopting it for serious projects.
max0563 on HN
Objections
Name copies Notational Velocity
From 1 comment
I'm a tad confused by a few things. Is this meant to be a cool tech demo, or a real product? I noticed the author mentioned adding new features and a premium version in another…
cwilson on HN
Not usable on mobile because creating a note needs ctrl+enter
From 2 comments
The app looks really well put together. I went as far as creating an account until I realized it unusable on mobile--I need to hit control + enter to create a note.
danyim on HNReally Nice! Small nitpick: Displays really well on mobile, however, creating a note requires user to hit ctrl+enter, which is not easy to do on a phone.
dhruvkar on HN
Firebase connection limit errors
From 2 comments
Not working for me, I'm guessing it's due to this? ``` FIREBASE WARNING: The Firebase database you are trying to use has reached its peak connections limit. If you are the…
andreareina on HNFirebase DB has reached maximum connections. Keep an eye on your usage: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14356409
pmilla1606 on HN
Real-time feature is not a strong differentiator
From 1 comment
I'm a tad confused by a few things. Is this meant to be a cool tech demo, or a real product? I noticed the author mentioned adding new features and a premium version in another…
cwilson on HN
Requests
Mobile support or easier note creation on phones
From 2 comments
Really Nice! Small nitpick: Displays really well on mobile, however, creating a note requires user to hit ctrl+enter, which is not easy to do on a phone.
dhruvkar on HNThe app looks really well put together. I went as far as creating an account until I realized it unusable on mobile--I need to hit control + enter to create a note.
danyim on HN
Mac cmd+enter shortcut
From 1 comment
NV is an awesome app, glad to see it now as a webapp too. The only thing I'd ask for is the short key for creating a new note to be cmd + enter for us mac people.
adamcccc on HN
Progressive web app support
From 1 comment
It would be really cool if you can make it a progressive web app.
amitmerchant on HN
Markdown support
From 1 comment
Good questions! Answers below or read the note I wrote (https://notational.co/n/-Kkw64Kxe0gQWoVvS84L): 1. The name was something I came up with quickly so I could focus more on…
meagher on HN
Questions
Security of Firebase API keys and database rules
From 1 comment
Off topic, since this site uses firebase: For firebase one has to include the API keys and other info in the JS itself. I think that this is just another mongo DB like hack…
pritambarhate on HN
Is this a real product or a demo
From 1 comment
I'm a tad confused by a few things. Is this meant to be a cool tech demo, or a real product? I noticed the author mentioned adding new features and a premium version in another…
cwilson on HN
Alternatives named
Notational Velocity / nvALT
From 2 comments
NV is an awesome app, glad to see it now as a webapp too. The only thing I'd ask for is the short key for creating a new note to be cmd + enter for us mac people.
adamcccc on HNAs a daily—more like every minute—user of NV (actually nvAlt), and a proto-fan attracted to Vue.js, I love this. Great work.
virgil_disgr4ce on HN
Standard Notes
From 1 comment
Also recommend checking out Standard Notes if you're looking for a cross platform encrypted notes app. It's built with Angular and open-source. https://standardnotes.org
mobitar on HN
Google Keep
From 1 comment
pretty cool, but isnt this pretty much Google Keep? Or is it more just to display uses of vue.js?
rimjeilly on HN