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SHOW HN2012

88points
7comments
#255of 1,677 in 2012
Top 16%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.

Design: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 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

  • Idea and functionality are great, useful for developers

    From 2 comments
    • This is true but I think the idea and functionality are great. So maybe with a little cleanup I think it could be one of the better/more useful bootstrap oriented sites that I've…
      imorsi214 on HN
    • This is great! I was actually starting to build a similar tool to customize bootstrap styles, but I think I'll just start to use this one :) Good work.
      klaut on HN
  • Live visualization of design changes is appealing

    From 1 comment
    • I like this. A lot. It reminds me of Bret Victor's talk on being able to see what you're changing in a design live (http://vimeo.com/36579366). The UI could use some work though,…
      nc on HN

Objections

  • Interface is cluttered and confusing

    From 2 comments
    • It works but it just feels cluttered and confusing.
      redslazer on HN
    • I like this. A lot. It reminds me of Bret Victor's talk on being able to see what you're changing in a design live (http://vimeo.com/36579366). The UI could use some work though,…
      nc on HN
  • Color fields are poorly labeled; hover font color missing

    From 1 comment
    • Agreed. Some of the fields could use better labeling. For example, there are three font color settings, and the only way I could tell what each field affected was to enter red,…
      nhebb on HN

Requests

  • Clean up the UI and labeling

    From 3 comments
    • This is true but I think the idea and functionality are great. So maybe with a little cleanup I think it could be one of the better/more useful bootstrap oriented sites that I've…
      imorsi214 on HN
    • Agreed. Some of the fields could use better labeling. For example, there are three font color settings, and the only way I could tell what each field affected was to enter red,…
      nhebb on HN
    • I like this. A lot. It reminds me of Bret Victor's talk on being able to see what you're changing in a design live (http://vimeo.com/36579366). The UI could use some work though,…
      nc on HN
  • Add a hover font color field

    From 1 comment
    • Agreed. Some of the fields could use better labeling. For example, there are three font color settings, and the only way I could tell what each field affected was to enter red,…
      nhebb on HN

Alternatives named

  • Bret Victor's live design talk (concept reference, not a product)

    From 1 comment
    • I like this. A lot. It reminds me of Bret Victor's talk on being able to see what you're changing in a design live (http://vimeo.com/36579366). The UI could use some work though,…
      nc on HN

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