HTML Sheets of Paper
Productivity
document editor
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
7 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, no-JavaScript page design
From 1 comment
No JavaScript? Nice. Don't see too many functional pages without it. I don't know that I would call it a poor man's Google Docs due to the lack of equivalent features but good…
BinaryIdiot on HN
Good concept and execution
From 2 comments
Pretty cool - thanks!
a_lifters_life on HNLooks pretty good. For an even-poorer-man's google docs, I like to keep this bookmarked: ``` data:text/html, <html contenteditable> ``` If you navigate to that string in your…
cwkoss on HN
Objections
Not really a Google Docs alternative; lacks collaboration and features
From 2 comments
I suspect it is harder than you think. Have a go, and let us know how you get on. I'd love to see a simple, light-weight, elegant alternative to Google Docs.
CarolineW on HNThis contributes nothing more than <div contenteditable> and to present this a document editor is counter-productive to users searching for something reliable. The link below…
vtempest on HN
Text does not reflow across pages in browser view
From 2 comments
Adding content to the first "page" doesn't cause the content below it to re-flow onto the second page. Is that a bug, or is it not intended to work that way?
stephenr on HNWhen i viewed the print preview it seemed broken too - the content in the first on-screen page (which was too long) became two pages, and then in the print preview it forced a…
stephenr on HN
Built-in browser print-to-PDF makes it less needed
From 2 comments
"Print to PDF" isn't clientside enough for you?
tantalor on HNEvery browser in Linux and OSX does it, and doesn't Windows 10 ship with a built-in PDF printer too?
creshal on HN
Requests
Client-side PDF generation
From 1 comment
It's possible to generate PDF client side. You might consider adding that feature.
kowdermeister on HN
Real-time simultaneous editing
From 1 comment
What happens if multiple people load the same page and type simultaneously? I'm on a phone and can't test that for myself, but the simultaneous access/editing is what Google Docs…
CarolineW on HN
Fix focus outline glow in Safari and Chrome
From 2 comments
Safari on OS X has a blue glow around the input field when focused.
milankragujevic on HNMight be nice to add "outline: none;" to .page
elwell on HN
Questions
What happens when multiple users edit at once
From 1 comment
What happens if multiple people load the same page and type simultaneously? I'm on a phone and can't test that for myself, but the simultaneous access/editing is what Google Docs…
CarolineW on HN
Why not just use a text editor or contenteditable bookmarklet
From 1 comment
Clever, but why? Notepad.exe, TextEdit.app, Gedit, nano are all already there - and do save if you want to after. TextEdit will even just let you quit and come back without…
ianlevesque on HN
Alternatives named
Papier Chrome extension
From 2 comments
Another one (bottom-left menu for options): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/papier/hhjeaokafplhjoogdemakihhdhffacia
kawera on HNI'm a big fan of Papier for chrome. It doesn't save to your Google account so my notes on my home computer are different than my work computer, which is just how I like it:…
markwaldron on HN
Notepad, TextEdit, nano and other text editors
From 1 comment
Clever, but why? Notepad.exe, TextEdit.app, Gedit, nano are all already there - and do save if you want to after. TextEdit will even just let you quit and come back without…
ianlevesque on HN
Chrome new tab notes extension
From 1 comment
My favorite is this chrome extension : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-notes-alpha/dnghgncclglnalfilefbdpoflgajhdpo
rtcoms on HN