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color picker widget
SHOW HN2010
How HN took it
8 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 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
Well-done and useful for teaching or quick color picking
From 3 comments
This is really well-done. In terms of suggestions ... how hard would it be to turn it into a jQuery plugin?
charliepark on HNThis actually filled a need I have for showing someone who is only mildly technical how to pick colors for a feature we're testing. Thanks! It looks great!
jswinghammer on HNWow. Really incredible work. Mind posting a packer-free version so we can look at the source?
mynameisraj on HN
Objections
Slow performance in Firefox
From 2 comments
Nice! I've been using this one: http://johndyer.name/post/2007/09/PhotoShop-like-JavaScript-Color-Picker.aspx but yours has a few more options. One thing I did notice though is…
jonah on HNThere is a slow down when dragging on left side on the grey, unlike on the right side. Weird performance glitch.
maushu on HN
Cross pointer does not replace arrow pointer in IE9
From 2 comments
Very nice but it would be more usable if the cross pointer would completely replace the arrow pointer.
olalonde on HNIn Safari, Chrome and Firefox, it should. I couldn't get it to work properly on IE9.
spicyj on HN
Requests
Publish unpacked source code
From 3 comments
Wow. Really incredible work. Mind posting a packer-free version so we can look at the source?
mynameisraj on HNDitto. I really wanna dig into the source. This is a perfect widget for people to learn some canvas basics from.
paulirish on HNA sneak preview: http://pastie.org/1117052
benatkin on HN
Add CMYK support
From 1 comment
It would be really cool to see CMYK support - I prefer HSL to RGB to find good colours that work together; but I prefer CMYK to even HSL It would also be cool if multiple copies…
daychilde on HN
Convert to jQuery plugin
From 1 comment
This is really well-done. In terms of suggestions ... how hard would it be to turn it into a jQuery plugin?
charliepark on HN
Keyboard arrow adjustment of values
From 1 comment
very nice! the only thing missing is adjusting the values with the keyboard cursor like in photoshop. Arrow-up: 1% more, Arrow-Shift-Up: 10% more
nader on HN
Questions
What license is the code released under
From 1 comment
I second the "would like to look at the source" and I've got a html5/css3 button maker just waiting on a color picker. What kind of license are you going to distribute it with? I…
proexploit on HN
Alternatives named
Other canvas/SVG JavaScript color pickers (johndyer.name, ecritters, jquery-dropper)
From 3 comments
Nice! I've been using this one: http://johndyer.name/post/2007/09/PhotoShop-like-JavaScript-Color-Picker.aspx but yours has a few more options. One thing I did notice though is…
jonah on HNIf you want to have it much faster, use transparent PNG image for saturation-value rectangle instead of drawing everything in canvas and then just color its background property…
bd on HNNice implementation. I spent a lot of time looking at these when I was putting together a UI that needed some color picking. When I read the headline, I thought you may have made…
sstrudeau on HN