SVG backgrounds
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svg background patterns
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How HN took it
15 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 5 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful, well-made backgrounds
From 3 comments
These are beautiful, thank you for sharing. I really like the one with the triangles, was it inspired by Rule 30? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_30
throwaway2046 on HNI'm a sucker for this kind of stuff, but I'm usually disappointed after clicking the link. These on the other hand are excellent, and that they have configurable options like…
pseudosavant on HNThis is top notch, great work!
thekevan on HN
Clean SVG code
From 1 comment
What is your authoring tool for SVG? The SVG code is well written. It is neither Adobe bloat-spam-slop and neither is it overly SVGOMG'd. For picky SVG people you could have some…
Theodores on HN
Configurable options like stroke and color
From 1 comment
I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff, but I'm usually disappointed after clicking the link. These on the other hand are excellent, and that they have configurable options like…
pseudosavant on HN
Objections
Some patterns break in Firefox until sliders are moved
From 3 comments
Those are excellent! The orange shingles are my favorite. Though I think some of them are not working on Firefox; the blue and green vortices are rendered as a single blue…
BoppreH on HNHmm, the parabolic ones seem to be broken? Both on FF and Chromium, they just display as an outline of a single shape on a black background.
ksymph on HN> Hmm, the parabolic ones seem to be broken? Both on FF and Chromium, they just display as an outline of a single shape on a black background. Move the sliders.
lelanthran on HN
Preview does not work with Dark Reader enabled
From 1 comment
FYI - the previews do not work if you have the Dark Reader plugin enabled in your browser.
shellerik on HN
Sticky access notice takes up much of mobile screen
From 1 comment
The notice about having "access" to the backgrounds is sticky, and takes up one third of the screen on mobile with no way to remove it . . . Why?
hju22_-3 on HN
Hover blurs the preview
From 1 comment
I find it odd that there's a custom of blurring or obscuring exactly the thing I'm interested in when I show interest in it by mousing over it.
jjwiseman on HN
Requests
Add visible textarea with the CSS instead of only click-to-copy
From 1 comment
These are great. Please consider adding a visible <textarea> with the CSS instead of relying on "click to copy" buttons. For security reasons, some users/browsers disable access…
wackget on HN
Show pattern names on mobile
From 1 comment
These are awesome! I’d love to use some of these for my solitaire game. Weird thing when I preview one of the backgrounds then scroll down the page on mobile the images…
yesthisiswes on HN
Questions
What license applies?
From 1 comment
What's the license?
starkparker on HN
What SVG authoring tool is used?
From 1 comment
What is your authoring tool for SVG? The SVG code is well written. It is neither Adobe bloat-spam-slop and neither is it overly SVGOMG'd. For picky SVG people you could have some…
Theodores on HN
Is the project new or old?
From 1 comment
This is very cool but hasn’t it been around for like a decade?
aerhardt on HN