TextFrame
Dev tools
tutorial creation
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
7 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 1 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful and slick UI
From 3 comments
This is very cool and useful. I will provide some wish-list for this offline. I love the idea and I will use this.
apurvak on HNThis is very cool. Nice job on this! I like how slick the UI feels when I'm scrolling up and down the tutorial steps. One quick piece of feedback that I saw right away: Clicking…
allenu on HNPretty cool!
arosier on HN
Good idea for marketing or landing pages
From 2 comments
This is great. I think something like this is very valuable to a small startup or indie hacker who has a product that requires a sign up before their users can see/use. You know…
dot_michael on HNAgree -- the product is interesting but the marketing site design is rough/unfinished to the point where I wouldn't trust the service. I currently use Loom in a similar capacity…
pirate787 on HN
Objections
Marketing site design looks unfinished
From 2 comments
Agree -- the product is interesting but the marketing site design is rough/unfinished to the point where I wouldn't trust the service. I currently use Loom in a similar capacity…
pirate787 on HNThis looks great. The Marketing Website can use some flair/oberall design — but the product looks stellar. Good luck w that!
Marciplan on HN
Step navigation is distracting with text and video split
From 1 comment
This is very cool. Nice job on this! I like how slick the UI feels when I'm scrolling up and down the tutorial steps. One quick piece of feedback that I saw right away: Clicking…
allenu on HN
Mobile Safari client-side error
From 1 comment
On my latest mobile safari I’m getting an error: Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information). How come?
Donckele on HN
Requests
Embed in iframe for landing pages
From 1 comment
This is great. I think something like this is very valuable to a small startup or indie hacker who has a product that requires a sign up before their users can see/use. You know…
dot_michael on HN
Auto-play steps
From 1 comment
This is great. I think something like this is very valuable to a small startup or indie hacker who has a product that requires a sign up before their users can see/use. You know…
dot_michael on HN
Clicking a step should jump to it
From 1 comment
Hey, cool project! Congrats! A few more comments that I believe could help improve it: 1.If you click on a box with a step on the left side of a tutorial, it should take you to…
cartucho1 on HN
Offer the original animated technical paper tool too
From 2 comments
Well done! One question, the orginal demo was amazing in itself, is that technology/source still available somewhere?
eitland on HNJust to add on to this, why not offer both?
addandsubtract on HN
Questions
Can tutorials be embedded in support articles?
From 2 comments
Can the tutorials be embedded into a support article?
bag_boy on HNyes, the tutorials can be embedded! If you email me at rahul@textframe.app I can walk you through how to do it.
Outofthebot on HN
Is the original demo technology still available?
From 1 comment
Well done! One question, the orginal demo was amazing in itself, is that technology/source still available somewhere?
eitland on HN
Alternatives named
Loom
From 1 comment
Agree -- the product is interesting but the marketing site design is rough/unfinished to the point where I wouldn't trust the service. I currently use Loom in a similar capacity…
pirate787 on HN