Trevor demo
Dev tools
product walkthrough widget
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
8 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 15 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Design: 3 for, 9 againstIdea: 3 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clever solution
From 3 comments
I love how simple the solution is, I tend to over-engineer stuff like this by trying to actually make it clickable and so on, but this just works great - good example of doing…
Martinsos on HNThis is really cool stuff! I was wondering what cool technology is behind this demo, and then it turned out to be so elegant and simple :).
matijash on HNI really like this. Nice and simple
losthobbies on HN
Refreshing use of plain JavaScript
From 1 comment
I find this refreshing. jQuery works very well for simple and direct stuff. No need to over-complicate things!
npsomaratna on HN
Objections
Forced walkthroughs and modals are annoying
From 3 comments
As an user, I usually dislike these walk-through when they are forced to me and I try to finish them as fast as possible. I think a good user interface shouldn't need them by…
speedgoose on HN> You mean the ones in-platform, before you can use the product, right? Not the op, but I didn't interpret the comment as being restricted to certain types. I particularly…
lucideer on HNAlthough the intended use of this might be help pages or screen casts, it sure makes it easy to implement modal tutorials, which is what EVERYONE hates and should avoid at all…
cosmotic on HN
Flying circle animation causes motion sickness and is distracting
From 2 comments
I think one of the biggest UX detractors that I saw with this (and the main reason I walked away from it instead of digging into how it may work) was that the circle "flew in" to…
jlangemeier on HNIt seems the demo is focused on "How to Export Trevor.io Results to Google Docs" on first pass. It breezes past the whole Build Query part, probably since the example query was…
tmpfile on HN
No back/forward navigation or step count
From 1 comment
Strongly dislike that there's no way to go back and forth or some kind of index of how many steps there are. I do like the idea of it being interactive though.
preommr on HN
Relying on jQuery is unnecessary
From 2 comments
No need to over complicate things by adding an unnecessary library? I'm sympathetic to jQuery users and I think it's a phenomenal artifact in the history of the early web but…
nkozyra on HNHave we really come so far that using jQuery is interpreted as not overcomplicating things?? jQuery is the extra complexity people are raising issue with here. It's not needed…
lucideer on HN
Requests
Support going back and forth through steps
From 1 comment
Strongly dislike that there's no way to go back and forth or some kind of index of how many steps there are. I do like the idea of it being interactive though.
preommr on HN
Show step progress indicator
From 1 comment
It seems the demo is focused on "How to Export Trevor.io Results to Google Docs" on first pass. It breezes past the whole Build Query part, probably since the example query was…
tmpfile on HN
Use help topics or documentation instead
From 2 comments
Yes but this would make much more sense if used as help topics, i.e. "confused about how to upload your portfolio? click here for an interactive demo"
superasn on HNI agree. I don't want a walk-through. I want documentation.
zzo38computer on HN
Questions
Why use pixel coordinates instead of percentages
From 1 comment
Why does the adjusted function use pixels as a unit of measurement when the objective is to make the position of each 'click zone' show correctly? Is that not was percentages are…
chrisacky on HN
Alternatives named
Bootstrap Tour
From 1 comment
There are a few products on the market for it (I work for one, and no, it's not WalkMe). There are free solutions too (e.g. http://bootstraptour.com/ )
aconst on HN
Metabase
From 1 comment
The demo was neat, but (let's skip to the real reason for posting this) I think your product is pretty solid too. I looked at your pricing and your free tier is enough for…
gavinray on HN
Notion landing page demo
From 1 comment
Notion has what I consider to be the best landing page demo [1]. It's the full application. No need to log in or follow specific steps. Scroll down to the "Choose a workflow"…
migueloller on HN