txtify.it
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article text converter
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 1 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
Simple, no-nonsense UI
From 1 comment
Very Cool! I like the simple no-nonsense UI. What is your goal with the project?
ksk on HN
Useful for command-line and scripting use
From 1 comment
I’ve frequently needed to access a plain text version of a site in a bash script or from the command line. For this, I use the command ``` w3m -dump <url> ``` which dumps the…
z1mm32m4n on HN
Objections
Boilerplate text such as newsletter prompts remains in some articles
From 2 comments
Just a little feedback, there's a small problem with The Economist. It just includes "get our daily newsletter" thingy. Also cool project!
DecayingOrganic on HNHere is it: https://txtify.it/https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21741547-regulators-should-squash-plans-big-telecoms-merger-america-t-mobile-and-sprint-plan It also shows up…
DecayingOrganic on HN
Typography is poor
From 1 comment
Hey this looks really cool. I think the typography could be improved though, check out http://bettermotherfuckingwebsite.com/ for some inspiration/guidelines on how to accomplish…
grblovrflowerrr on HN
Requests
Allow larger line widths
From 1 comment
Nice! Suggestion: allow larger line widths to be specified (for fewer, longer lines in large paragraphs).
DrScump on HN
Rotate the example instead of static
From 1 comment
The example should rotate between what people have previously converted. Right now it is static.
thrownaway954 on HN
Mobile viewport CSS support
From 1 comment
Very cool! Could you also add viewport css so that it looks better on mobile Firefox? (it already looks nice)
Boulth on HN
Questions
What is the goal of the project?
From 1 comment
Very Cool! I like the simple no-nonsense UI. What is your goal with the project?
ksk on HN
Will the source code be available?
From 1 comment
Am i right in thinking the source code will not be available for this?
masukomi on HN
Where is the privacy policy?
From 1 comment
Where is your privacy policy?
RunningRabbit on HN
Alternatives named
w3m -dump
From 1 comment
I’ve frequently needed to access a plain text version of a site in a bash script or from the command line. For this, I use the command ``` w3m -dump <url> ``` which dumps the…
z1mm32m4n on HN