Paperstencil
Web and SaaS
form builder
SHOW HN2014
72points
17comments
#424of 2,272 in 2014
Top 19%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Design: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting concept and narrative form approach
From 3 comments
Congratulations! This is the best implementation of narrative form builder I have seen. And, it is admirable that you are releasing the code for your service with Apache license.…
aytekin on HNInteresting concept. At our company we use MachForm (http://www.appnitro.com/) It really is a php clone (but more powerful) of WUFOO (http://www.wufoo.com/) but no subscription…
lukeholder on HNLooks good. I love the concept. I have couple of questions: Is it possible to create lookup tables which then can be used in the form for data input? For e.g. Contacts: that get…
bhattisatish on HN
Released under Apache license
From 1 comment
Congratulations! This is the best implementation of narrative form builder I have seen. And, it is admirable that you are releasing the code for your service with Apache license.…
aytekin on HN
Objections
Dated graphics and design
From 3 comments
Interesting, it's definitely a competitor to SharePoint if coupled with other services. There is just something about the graphics that makes me feel it's dated unfortunately.…
afternooner on HNOverall design of product is not very good. Also, you should probably not use the word "Render" for a consumer app; maybe "Publish" or "View"?
elwell on HNI think that serif font looks bad. Especially when it's small like in the footer.
elwell on HN
Had a Heartbleed vulnerability
From 1 comment
Interesting, it's definitely a competitor to SharePoint if coupled with other services. There is just something about the graphics that makes me feel it's dated unfortunately.…
afternooner on HN
No support for nested forms
From 1 comment
It doesn't have support for nested forms.
selvan on HN
Missing datepicker
From 1 comment
A datepicker seems missing.
username42 on HN
Requests
Lookup tables for form input
From 1 comment
Looks good. I love the concept. I have couple of questions: Is it possible to create lookup tables which then can be used in the form for data input? For e.g. Contacts: that get…
bhattisatish on HN
Workflow process
From 1 comment
Looks good. I love the concept. I have couple of questions: Is it possible to create lookup tables which then can be used in the form for data input? For e.g. Contacts: that get…
bhattisatish on HN
Save and resume / autosave for end users
From 1 comment
looks good! Is there some functionality to save and resume later (from end-customer perspective)? Would be nice if I could give out unique URLs to a form, which then autosave…
stfnfhrmnn on HN
Custom form rules in JavaScript or graphical rule language
From 1 comment
Maybe something to replace the deprecated Microsoft InfoPath form services on SharePoint server. If one can write "form rules" in JavaScript or like InfoPath in a graphical rule…
frik on HN
Questions
Can it handle nested conditional forms?
From 1 comment
This looks handy, I might use this as a part of a super-side project to get my 73yo relative to stop creating exams using MS Word. (Years and years of exams/tests, locked up…
adinb on HN
Is a workflow process planned?
From 1 comment
Looks good. I love the concept. I have couple of questions: Is it possible to create lookup tables which then can be used in the form for data input? For e.g. Contacts: that get…
bhattisatish on HN
Alternatives named
MachForm
From 1 comment
Interesting concept. At our company we use MachForm (http://www.appnitro.com/) It really is a php clone (but more powerful) of WUFOO (http://www.wufoo.com/) but no subscription…
lukeholder on HN
WUFOO
From 1 comment
Interesting concept. At our company we use MachForm (http://www.appnitro.com/) It really is a php clone (but more powerful) of WUFOO (http://www.wufoo.com/) but no subscription…
lukeholder on HN
Formstack
From 1 comment
I've got to recommend SaaS Formstack (http://www.formstack.com) - All the correct security procedures are taken care of by them plus there team is extremely responsive.
joeimfeld on HN
SharePoint InfoPath form services
From 1 comment
Maybe something to replace the deprecated Microsoft InfoPath form services on SharePoint server. If one can write "form rules" in JavaScript or like InfoPath in a graphical rule…
frik on HN