Wired-elements
Dev tools
ui component library
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
26 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 13 critical, out of 62 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Execution: 3 for, 10 againstDesign: 12 for, 1 againstIdea: 9 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, charming sketchy look
From 4 comments
Really nice project. Not sure what's the use case but good fun project. Will use someday. :)
ai_ia on HNThis is really rad! It's fun just to refresh a couple times and see the randomness at work. Nice job!
acobster on HNI am not a designer but THIS IS SO AWESOME
donmatito on HNThis is great! I like the aesthetic, I'd happily use a web-app that was made with these components.
ryan-allen on HN
Useful for wireframes and client mockups
From 3 comments
This is fantastic! Very useful to get a concept into the browser and hopefully minimize clients focusing on visual design preferences too early in the process.
spking on HNSame on iOS. Otherwise great job! I can easily see his being used for rapid prototyping so give clients the feel that the UI is not set. Would be good to use the awesome font at…
hestefisk on HNthe balsamiq wireframing software is stylized like this, and i think it suits the wireframing context very nicely https://balsamiq.com/ that's just one specific use case, but…
maccio92 on HN
Objections
Sliders broken on mobile and some browsers
From 4 comments
Looks nice, but I have a bug: The sliders don't work properly, when trying to move them they will always start back at 0. (I'm using Firefox 60).
asdsa5325 on HNFYI, the slider doesn't work at all on Chrome Android.
Tijdreiziger on HNSliders don't seem to be movable with Chrome for Android. Nicely done, though.
JasonFruit on HNSlider handle doesn't work on Chrome Android 66.0
bonoetmalo on HN
Not accessible to keyboard or screen readers
From 2 comments
I really like the look, very nice job on that. Is there any particular reason though why you didn't follow the aria standards for the controls? None of these controls can be used…
laken on HNAs always, accessibility is the last thing people care about.
binthere on HN
React interop problems
From 2 comments
>These are web components and work fine within React already I tried with a simple CodeSandbox and they are not working for me. ( Unless I'm doing something wrong? )…
hugozap on HNThere's something weird going on in Chrome. This link works in Firefox though with the webcomponents polyfill https://codesandbox.io/s/jn85y61kx9
d4l3k on HN
Requests
Make controls accessible
From 2 comments
I really like the look, very nice job on that. Is there any particular reason though why you didn't follow the aria standards for the controls? None of these controls can be used…
laken on HNAs always, accessibility is the last thing people care about.
binthere on HN
More components and fixes for touch support
From 2 comments
Strange, that designer link doesn't load in Firefox Nightly, with this error: ``` Loading failed for the <script> with source…
dmix on HNYep. Doesn't work with touch events properly at the moment. Work in progress!
shihn on HN
Avoid re-rendering shapes when state changes
From 2 comments
That's brilliant! One suggestion I have is to prevent rerendering when changing states, e.g. when checking a checkbox, draw a checkmark without changing the shape of the actual…
Vinnl on HNIt's actually simpler than that. Most of the time it should not re-render at all. Should only re-render when the size has changed - at which point one needs to recompute anyway.…
shihn on HN
Questions
What is the use case for this library
From 2 comments
What is the use-case for this? I read and agree that writing HTML or JavaScript is too costly for wireframes and this is why wireframe tools are handy, because you can cheaply…
Walkman on HNReally nice project. Not sure what's the use case but good fun project. Will use someday. :)
ai_ia on HN
Which font is used and is it free
From 2 comments
What is the font type that is used in this blog? Is it available for free use?
suyash on HNYes: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Gloria+Hallelujah
shihn on HN
Alternatives named
Balsamiq
From 2 comments
the balsamiq wireframing software is stylized like this, and i think it suits the wireframing context very nicely https://balsamiq.com/ that's just one specific use case, but…
maccio92 on HNThis is why I purchased Balsamiq when I was contracting, even the basic Bootstrap theme, even with bold text saying "ignore everything design related!!" I'd still get comments…
pc86 on HN
PaperCSS
From 2 comments
This is amazing, I love the sketched feel to it. I started an open source project in the fall, PaperCSS, that’s in the same category as wiredJS. PaperCSS is like if someone…
rhyneav on HNPaperCSS looks a bit better imho and they are also working on set of react components.
p2t2p on HN
Napkin look and feel for Java Swing
From 2 comments
Reminds of the Napkin look and feel for Java Swing apps. I worked on a project where we only demoed the Napkin L&F to our customers until we were feature complete. The idea was…
0x445442 on HNAnother comment in this thread mentioned a similar project, a Swing "napkin" theme, which managed a rough look as normal styling. So I guess Swing did something better than…
uryga on HN
Pencil with Sketchy GUI stencil
From 1 comment
For a different free version of balsamiq, also check out https://pencil.evolus.vn/ and use the Sketchy GUI stencil.
dalacv on HN