Shoelace.io
Dev tools
css grid builder
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
11 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 4 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 6 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for explaining and learning grid concepts
From 4 comments
Really nicely done. I do not really see it in my workflow much because typing is faster than dragging around for me now and I am pretty familiar with grid concepts, but this will…
lominming on HNThis is great! It's always so hard to explain how bootstrap css and html work to non-technical people.
coderzach on HNThank you! I've been trying to get my head around responsive grids for a while and after using this for 2 minutes I finally "get it".
schmidtc on HNThis was really useful, thank you! I've always had a hard time visualising the grids. Is there anyway I can add text, images and buttons? Mostly for testing layouts.
seivan on HN
Dragging and snapping feel polished
From 1 comment
Really nicely done. I do not really see it in my workflow much because typing is faster than dragging around for me now and I am pretty familiar with grid concepts, but this will…
lominming on HN
Objections
Nested containers or rows not supported
From 2 comments
Nesting is the next on the roadmap once we get around to it. The Clojure for this is super complex, it was a ton of work making it "unbreakable" (as if). We're in a good spot to…
eflowers on HNI like how no one really answered this question, but just pointed out that you asked it incorrectly. I would like to know this as well...without the ability to create nested…
tcfunk on HN
Save and live preview were broken at launch
From 2 comments
You're welcome. Saving is broke right now. Be sure to check out the Less Mixin mode where you can name your rows and columns and use pure Less to make the grids. Fun fact - it's…
eflowers on HNFor anyone still reading - I fixed the save/preview feature, its really cool. Example: http://shoelace.io/#2aed04bc819c4c7da28a
eflowers on HN
Site broken in China due to Google Code hosted JS
From 1 comment
The site is broken for China, since the prettify js code is hosted on Google Code.
tianshuo on HN
Offset bug allows sticky offsets
From 1 comment
Offset appears to be 'sticky' in that sm-offset-0 is possible by dragging the left most cell offset bar to the right then drag the whole thing left. Really nice visualization;…
lowmagnet on HN
Requests
Support nesting rows and columns
From 2 comments
This is great! I can't figure out how to nest containers though, is this supported?
radicality on HN+1, nesting would be the killer feature
zapt02 on HN
Add text, images and buttons
From 1 comment
This was really useful, thank you! I've always had a hard time visualising the grids. Is there anyway I can add text, images and buttons? Mostly for testing layouts.
seivan on HN
Support Zurb Foundation grid
From 1 comment
Really nicely done. I do not really see it in my workflow much because typing is faster than dragging around for me now and I am pretty familiar with grid concepts, but this will…
lominming on HN
Support older browsers
From 1 comment
This is pretty awesome! One suggestion: would it be possible to add old browsers as well? I am working on an app that doesn't render well on older versions of Firefox. I'll use…
S4M on HN
Re-arrange columns and clearer column labels
From 1 comment
Is there a way to re-arrange columns? I couldn't get negative pulls to work :(. I think bigger column names, or different column colors would improve the usability once you have…
jitl on HN
Questions
Can you nest containers or rows
From 1 comment
This is great! I can't figure out how to nest containers though, is this supported?
radicality on HN
Can column type be changed from lg to xs
From 1 comment
Can you change the column type from lg to others like xs?
larme on HN
Alternatives named
JetStrap
From 1 comment
This is awesome! I'll definitely start using this. I've seen JetStrap before for building the full UI. But this is great for alot of my uses.
jxm262 on HN
Bootply
From 1 comment
Nope. This is all it does and all it is planned to do. There may be more features to extend the way it works, but it's strictly a grid tool and learning tool, not a builder. I…
eflowers on HN
Zurb Foundation grid builder
From 1 comment
Really nicely done. I do not really see it in my workflow much because typing is faster than dragging around for me now and I am pretty familiar with grid concepts, but this will…
lominming on HN