CSSFX
Dev tools
css effects library
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
11 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 20 critical, out of 48 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Design: 2 for, 10 againstIdea: 3 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful resource for developers who struggle with CSS
From 2 comments
If you hadn't posted this comment I wouldn't have realized that even existed. But to OP, thanks for making this. As someone who hates writing complicated CSS but loves good…
dinkleberg on HNAs someone who's rather terrible at CSS I absolutely love this! Please make more :)
somada141 on HN
Effects look nice and well made
From 2 comments
First "Outline" is just superb. Unique, interesting and simple at the same time.
huhtenberg on HNThose inputs and loaders are great! Nice nuxt app w/ single file vue components to boot - well organized and clear[0]. The same author made a warm dark VS Code theme[1]. [0]…
brianzelip on HN
Objections
Click-to-copy is not discoverable; code is hard to find
From 4 comments
Took me some time to figure out that I should click slightly outside of the buttons to get the code (highlighting is barely visible on my MBP screen).
dchest on HNYeah its really not obvious how to get the code - there should be a "show css" link under the button.
andrewstuart on HNTook me a while to figure out that these CSS effects are not used to copy the content of the buttons. Shame on me.
cuddlecake on HNThat was my thought. "Beautifully simple click-to-copy CSS effects " is a terribly misleading title for this. These are hover effects that you can click-to-copy the css-source…
humblebee on HN
Low contrast makes buttons and highlighting hard to see
From 3 comments
The highlighting is barely visible on anything. Without hover: rgb(9, 8, 33) With hover: rgb(13, 11, 38)¹ ¹After blending. The hover actually adds rgba(24, 21, 55, .2) to the box.
deathanatos on HNSome of the effects are nice, but I couldn't actually tell where to click both for the reasons other people on here have said, and because I can't tell where the buttons are…
SamWhited on HNIn case it hasn't been said yet - the color scheme for the page needs work. On my MBP it looks/feels like "dark on dark"; that is, the buttons are a dark blue on a darker blue…
cr0sh on HN
Effects are decoration with little UX value
From 2 comments
Honest question: do they effects do anything in terms of UI/UX principles and helping users for signaling state, evoking an action, etc? As a non-designer, I find this to be…
spectramax on HNAs a UX person I really don’t get why people try so hard to ruin a good experience by adding animations. This stuff is great for ego building but terrible in terms of providing…
mrhappyunhappy on HN
Mobile use is broken, modal blocks effects
From 3 comments
This made it unusable on mobile. It's not possible to preview an effect without tapping, which means the code obscures the preview.
underwater on HNMobile issues: - “shine” has a visible slanted block travelling across - impossible to scroll the modal showing the code snippets - no idea how I even opened that as there is…
ricardobeat on HNI am on mobile, the effect is behind the code popup I guess so it is not visible
antman on HN
Some animations misbehave in Safari
From 1 comment
Heads up, a number of these effects don't appear to work correctly in Safari. For instance, the first, second, fourth, and fifth in the top row have a distracting flash in the…
Wowfunhappy on HN
Requests
Clearer indication of which effects are click or hover
From 1 comment
Also, a couple of the effects only happen on click, not hover. Would be great to have better messaging about which is which (cursor change, a badge of some kind, or otherwise).…
_bxg1 on HN
Show CSS link under each button
From 1 comment
Yeah its really not obvious how to get the code - there should be a "show css" link under the button.
andrewstuart on HN
Higher contrast or light mode option
From 2 comments
Some of the effects are nice, but I couldn't actually tell where to click both for the reasons other people on here have said, and because I can't tell where the buttons are…
SamWhited on HNIn case it hasn't been said yet - the color scheme for the page needs work. On my MBP it looks/feels like "dark on dark"; that is, the buttons are a dark blue on a darker blue…
cr0sh on HN
Allow combining effects with checkboxes
From 1 comment
it should have check boxes so that one can combine them.
kingludite on HN
Questions
Why pay for a domain and maintain it
From 1 comment
Loved the effects. As a developer, I'm curious as to hear your motivations behind paying out-of-pocket and maintaining a specific domain for it?
karanrajpal on HN
Which color scheme is used for code snippets
From 1 comment
What's the color scheme used for displaying the code snippet? Is it borrowed from an official theme (Sublime maybe?) -- would love to know.
skilled on HN
Alternatives named
animate.css
From 1 comment
Something similar that could be useful for you guys: https://daneden.github.io/animate.css/
nestorherre on HN
Hover (ianlunn)
From 1 comment
Related: https://ianlunn.github.io/Hover/
lixtra on HN
spark-joy
From 1 comment
here's more, if it helps: https://github.com/sw-yx/spark-joy/
swyx on HN