Tranquillity
Creative
poetry writing tool
SHOW HN2012
398points
113comments
#21of 1,677 in 2012
Top 2%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
28 positive, 30 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 11 critical, out of 79 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Idea: 11 for, 5 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, well-made, fun to use
From 3 comments
It thinks "false" is two syllables, which seems to be just a dictionary problem. For something like this, those need to be very diligently squashed if you plan to make something…
benaiah on HNVery nice! Inviting and obvious UI, immediate feedback, this is great stuff. Any plans for this project? And to top it all off, I can't stop reading that placeholder poem in…
Groxx on HNThis is great. Thanks for posting it. I had some trouble with the syllable counts, but this is really useful for, well, quickly writing rhyming poetry. Good work.
TravisLS on HN
Useful for quick rhyming poetry
From 2 comments
This is great. Thanks for posting it. I had some trouble with the syllable counts, but this is really useful for, well, quickly writing rhyming poetry. Good work.
TravisLS on HNMy first thought "whoa: this is an IDE for songwriters" I'll use the shit out of it!
tomasien on HN
Objections
Syllable counting errors on some words
From 4 comments
It thinks "false" is two syllables, which seems to be just a dictionary problem. For something like this, those need to be very diligently squashed if you plan to make something…
benaiah on HNThe syllable count fails on some words. For example "naïve". If you can't trust the program to count syllables at least as reliably as the writer using it, what use is it?…
Thrall on HNThat's pretty nice, I like it. The syllable counter throws an error when you type a line with the word "Watch" in it though. I have some lyrics I need to write at some point…
pre on HNVery nice. I noticed an irregularity in the dictionary though – for some reason "farewell" is seen as having 3 syllables when it only has 2. (At least the way I pronounce it...)
Kronopath on HN
Rhyming features not useful for modern poetry
From 2 comments
This is really interesting, and a beautiful little project. Unfortunately, I don't think it will be of any use to actual poets... Rhyming isn't really in style for modern poetry,…
lukev on HNI hate to be a naysayer but I'm not sure how helpful this would be to your average poet. Things like rhyme and meter counts are rarely involved in early drafts of poems. If…
MrDrone on HN
Editor too small and layout distracting
From 2 comments
It thinks "false" is two syllables, which seems to be just a dictionary problem. For something like this, those need to be very diligently squashed if you plan to make something…
benaiah on HNIf you're looking for suggestions: If you really want people to use this as a writing tool, make the interface itself more tranquil - the "Tranquillity" title is distracting, and…
oulipian on HN
Requests
Save and user accounts for poems
From 2 comments
This is something we didn't get to at the hackathon. I agree that this is a feature that needs to be there. We plan on implementing a user system where people can save their…
bilalq on HNThanks! That's sound advice. We don't plan on adding more features than necessary. A user system with sharing and persistence of poems should be sufficient.
bilalq on HN
Meter and preset rhyme schemes
From 2 comments
It'd be really cool if a) you added meter and b) you added preset rhyme / meter schemes like "Sonnet"
neutronicus on HNWould be great if you could detect the rhyme scheme, or set it as fixed.
forkrulassail on HN
Alternate dictionaries or languages
From 2 comments
What's really missing is a language choice. A switchable dictionary would be great.
wazoox on HN``` I have a simply query, is there a way to replace the dictionary? the language I would like to change for me, Klingon poetry is too strange ```
speleding on HN
Questions
What API or dataset provides rhymes
From 1 comment
This is wonderful! What API/dataset are you using for the rhymes?
feniv on HN
Alternatives named
iA Writer
From 1 comment
I hate to be a naysayer but I'm not sure how helpful this would be to your average poet. Things like rhyme and meter counts are rarely involved in early drafts of poems. If…
MrDrone on HN
Google Drive
From 1 comment
I hate to be a naysayer but I'm not sure how helpful this would be to your average poet. Things like rhyme and meter counts are rarely involved in early drafts of poems. If…
MrDrone on HN