GoldenLayout
Dev tools
javascript ui layout library
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
8 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 23 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Execution: 0 for, 9 againstPricing: 2 for, 5 againstIdea: 4 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks good and is easy to use
From 3 comments
I love it. Looks stunning, and is straight forward to use.
giancarlostoro on HNAbsolutely awesome concept, could not be better timing - need pretty much exactly a dock manager like this for upcoming work! What are the plans for graceful degradation on mobile?
drglitch on HNOne reason that I love extjs is indeed its layout manager. This golden-layout seems promising...
rhapsodyv on HN
Fills a need for docking layouts
From 3 comments
Absolutely awesome concept, could not be better timing - need pretty much exactly a dock manager like this for upcoming work! What are the plans for graceful degradation on mobile?
drglitch on HNWas literally looking for EXACTLY this for the past two weeks. Will definitely buy in the next week or two :)
mkremer90 on HNWe built something like this for our online 3D modeling/publishing/rendering tool: https://Clara.io I was just looking if it makes sense to adopt, but our needs are pretty…
bhouston on HN
Objections
Licensing model per site and non-commercial terms are unclear
From 3 comments
Commercial javascript libraries have a tough stance. "Free for non-commercial" is essentially meaningless, since there is no clear definition of commercial use. For me, I…
bayesianhorse on HN$99 isn't the full price. It's $99 for every installation, in a commercial application. For an open source application it means tracking the license and making sure every user of…
bayesianhorse on HNWho the hell licenses SOFTWARE as creative commons these days? :S
sarciszewski on HN
Creative Commons license is inappropriate for software
From 2 comments
Creative Commons licensed? Q: Can I apply a Creative Commons license to software? A: We recommend against using Creative Commons licenses for software. Instead, we strongly…
j4mie on HNWho the hell licenses SOFTWARE as creative commons these days? :S
sarciszewski on HN
Buggy when rearranging windows, windows disappear
From 4 comments
Seems cool but breaks if you rearrage things... windows disappear.
danschumann on HNI got into a not necessarily unrecoverable but certainly not very nice state just moving things around a little. Chrome Version 39.0.2166.2 dev (64-bit)…
lttlrck on HNWhen I maximized and then restored, it put the section in a popup window and removed it from the original layout. I would have expected restore to dock the section back in the…
nhebb on HNLooks nice, but one recommendation: when you are moving a window, make the drop box cover the window bar as well. Also, the resize bars can cover the window bar to the point that…
chacham15 on HN
Security concern: XSS via URL parameter
From 2 comments
I've not looked in detail, but I'm not so sure about the security of generating windows via URL parameters. I feel like there's an XSS in that for sure. Edit: there is…
tshadwell on HNI edited my original post to include a working XSS exploit.
tshadwell on HN
Slow initial load time
From 3 comments
Looks very neat. But what is the reason for the initial load time?
worldsayshi on HNCheers. Good question about the load time. The library itself is 50k - without gZipping. But the demo on the startpage also includes Highcharts and SlickGrid and all their…
wolframhempel on HNThis would be easy to do with IE8+. They should have went for IE6+, support older browsers, they might have got those juice enterprise customers that throw $10,000 of dollars…
jtwebman on HN
Requests
Mobile support
From 2 comments
Absolutely awesome concept, could not be better timing - need pretty much exactly a dock manager like this for upcoming work! What are the plans for graceful degradation on mobile?
drglitch on HNReally nice, might use it for an upcoming project. It's a little buggy in the current state though and no mobile editing support kinda hurts.
watty on HN
Keyboard accessibility
From 1 comment
How do you expect people to do this from a keyboard?
PointerReaper on HN
Meteor integration tutorial
From 2 comments
Looks great. Does it have integration with Meteor js? I'm thinking of adopting this to mine at vida.io
sangd on HNWow. Vida.io looks really promising. I can't promise a schedule, but I'll try to add a MeteorJs tutorial as soon as possible. Generally though it's just DOM elements that you put…
wolframhempel on HN
Support for older browsers like IE8
From 1 comment
This would be easy to do with IE8+. They should have went for IE6+, support older browsers, they might have got those juice enterprise customers that throw $10,000 of dollars…
jtwebman on HN
Questions
Why is it not hosted on GitHub or Bower
From 1 comment
I've been looking into libraries that do exactly this in the last couple weeks, thank you for sharing this one. The competitors in this space (that I have found) are wcDocker[1]…
Pxl_Buzzard on HN
How do multiple monitors work with HTML/JS layouts
From 1 comment
I'm simply wondering - how in general html/js applications would work with multiple monitors. A typical set-up at work (game studio) is 2-3 monitors for artists/level builders.…
malkia on HN
Alternatives named
wcDocker
From 1 comment
I've been looking into libraries that do exactly this in the last couple weeks, thank you for sharing this one. The competitors in this space (that I have found) are wcDocker[1]…
Pxl_Buzzard on HN
DockSpawn
From 2 comments
I've been looking into libraries that do exactly this in the last couple weeks, thank you for sharing this one. The competitors in this space (that I have found) are wcDocker[1]…
Pxl_Buzzard on HNI'm working on a project that's big into this. I extended dockspawn to support popout windows and give a breakout editor feel. The window you popout can still communicate with…
redact207 on HN
jQuery UI
From 1 comment
Interesting! Might have to look into replacing our use of jQuery UI with this...
silverlight on HN
ExtJS layout manager
From 1 comment
One reason that I love extjs is indeed its layout manager. This golden-layout seems promising...
rhapsodyv on HN