Bootswatch
Dev tools
css themes
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
21 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 6 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score +0.44.
Design: 7 for, 0 againstIdea: 6 for, 1 againstExecution: 3 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Great concept filling a gap in Bootstrap
From 3 comments
This is fantastic and just what bootstrap needs to stop people complaining about all the bootstrap sites looking the same.. I hope this stays on the frontpage a while so more…
thehodge on HNJust awesome, that's exactly what Bootstrap was missing! I hope your project will grow big, good luck! P.S. That would be even cooler if there were more dark themes.
creatom on HNThis is very very cool. It'd be even cooler if users could customize the themes right on the site, but that's probably obvious and not easy to implement.
jonny_eh on HN
Generating themes from an image works well
From 2 comments
Original post is cool, but has only 6 color schemes. I really like how your site generates a bootstrap color theme from an image of your choice.. works very well.
kcima on HNThat looks really amazing, i have also tried a couple of pictures and it works really well. I was wondering if it would be possible to share a link with the picture attached…
redslazer on HN
Objections
Included swatches look unattractive
From 1 comment
I love the concept - my only problem with it is that the six starter themes (swatches) featured on the site aren't really attractive enough, more like failed experiments... it…
josscrowcroft on HN
Site showed application errors under load
From 2 comments
You website gives an error.
creatom on HNstill getting application error.
nyrb on HN
Generated colors can have poor contrast
From 1 comment
nice work. I think you could tune this a bit more to pick the right colours for the right elements, bad contrast and clashing colours sometimes appear. but nice effort,…
ed209 on HN
Requests
Live customization or preview on the site
From 3 comments
This is very very cool. It'd be even cooler if users could customize the themes right on the site, but that's probably obvious and not easy to implement.
jonny_eh on HNWhat would be awesome is a way to select all custom colors and build a unique bootstrap swatch right on the site with live preview, like http://bytefluent.com/vivify/ does for…
joshmanders on HNThat's awesome and deserves a post of its own. I'd love to see a feature that let you preview some dummy site with the theme you generate.
mattmaroon on HN
Support for multiple Bootstrap versions
From 1 comment
I didn't see a target bootstrap version at http://bootswatch.com/spacelab/bootstrap.min.css Hence, I assumed that we had to compile the less files. Also, not everyone will be…
rvenugopal1 on HN
Email notification for new themes
From 1 comment
Nice site. I bookmarked it but it would be cool to sign up for a email when there are new themes available. A very passive way to stay top of mind. Thanks for creating this!
Blocks8 on HN
Questions
How are the colors generated and stored
From 2 comments
Wow, what a coincidence! I just created a very similar project http://www.lavishbootstrap.com/ How did you generate the different themes, and are they stored in different…
quan on HNvery cool site you should be the one in front page, do you get the colors out of the picture at random or you do some analysis to assign the darkest color to the background or…
ilcavero on HN
Which Bootstrap version is targeted
From 1 comment
This is awesome. I presume this is targeted at Bootstrap 2.0. Correct? One question I have is, how do you plan to deal with changing versions of Bootstrap. Just so I understand,…
rvenugopal1 on HN
Alternatives named
Lavish Bootstrap
From 1 comment
Wow, what a coincidence! I just created a very similar project http://www.lavishbootstrap.com/ How did you generate the different themes, and are they stored in different…
quan on HN
WrapBootstrap themes
From 1 comment
Isn't this almost the same as this? wrapbootstrap.com/themes which was featured a couple of days ago? Maybe you could submit your "swatches" as themes and earn a couple of bucks :)
corroded on HN