Tragopan

Dev tools

javascript library

SHOW HN2020

69points
23comments
#880of 3,028 in 2020
Top 30%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.

Performance: 1 for, 7 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Smooth performance and useful for zooming into hi-res screenshares

    From 2 comments
    • Very smooth
      jbverschoor on HN
    • We use this library on https://team.video for panning and zooming around in screenshares. It can be really useful if you have situation where a colleague is sharing their hi-res…
      dxchester on HN
  • Lightweight, good for avoiding heavy dependencies

    From 2 comments
    • Looks nice! We've been looking for a lightweight solution to zooming on images in the issue tracker we're building [0]. Figured we'd end up rolling our own because we're trying…
      kevsim on HN
    • Very jumpy on my iphone with firefox or chrome, sadly. Okay with safari. I suspect it’s the shoddy version of webkit apple forces upon moz and google. Nice effort. I applaud any…
      tarkin2 on HN

Objections

  • Choppy or jumpy zooming on Firefox, Safari, and iOS

    From 4 comments
    • Scroll zoom on the demo image is very choppy for me. Not sure if it's my screen or the library itself.
      miguelmota on HN
    • I'm finding it very choppy and jumpy Safari Version 13.1.1 (14609.2.9.1.3) Mojave 10.14.6
      sambeau on HN
    • Very jumpy on my iphone with firefox or chrome, sadly. Okay with safari. I suspect it’s the shoddy version of webkit apple forces upon moz and google. Nice effort. I applaud any…
      tarkin2 on HN
    • Latest ios. Chrome 70.0.3538.75. It’s a little better in chrome than ff, but when I pan up and down in chrome it jumps.
      tarkin2 on HN
  • CSS on demo page may not be supported by most browsers

    From 1 comment
    • It works well on Chrome for desktop. On the demo page, it looks like you're using CSS that isn't supported by most browsers, which might be what causes the flickering / jank on…
      Jarred on HN

Requests

  • Explain why use this over other pan zoom libraries

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • Which browser and OS cause the jumpiness

    From 2 comments
    • What browser/os was giving you trouble?
      dougwbrunton on HN
    • Which OS? There is an issue open for Firefox on iOS: https://github.com/team-video/tragopan/issues/3. Is yours different?
      dougwbrunton on HN

Alternatives named

  • BigPicture.js

    From 1 comment
    • Having infinite pan/zoom is a very exciting, you always have free room to write new things! I made BigPicture a few years ago for this purpose. Live demo:…
      josephernest on HN

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