ztext.js
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javascript library
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
13 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.43.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Well presented, focused, well documented library
From 3 comments
Thank you. I don't need it but I donated because I think it's very well presented. Love the idea of a single, focused, tightly documented lib that does its one thing well and…
tomcam on HNThis is a brilliant library, Bennett. Very fluent documentation too. Congratulations on the release!
shadeslayer_ on HNOne of the coolest little (well probably big) projects I've seen in ages! Great job!
shanehoban on HN
Clever, fun effect for web text
From 3 comments
That's a clever and beautiful "hack" (in the positive sense of the word). I could see this being useful for adding to the CSS spec (text shaders, perhaps?)
mmastrac on HNThis is pretty fun! I appreciate that accessibility was addressed as well (although I'm unqualified to assess how well it works in practice).
djbeadle on HNVery cool project!
pkphilip on HN
Reads as a candidate for standard CSS
From 2 comments
Very simple, looks great. The kind of thing that instantly feels like it should be part of standard CSS.
breakfastduck on HNThat's a clever and beautiful "hack" (in the positive sense of the word). I could see this being useful for adding to the CSS spec (text shaders, perhaps?)
mmastrac on HN
Objections
Not hosted as a standalone GitHub repo, so it can't be starred
From 1 comment
Looks very nice! You mind me asking why you’re not creating a separate GitHub-Repository for this (or your other projects)? I use GitHub stars as a kind of bookmark for…
preya2k on HN
Download-a-minified-file distribution is off-putting versus package management
From 1 comment
How popular is “download this minified file and use it!” Vs. Package management? I feel like that’s an instant turn off. I don’t want to manually manage all my stuff. Or is there…
Waterluvian on HN
Requests
Publish as a standalone repo or package
From 2 comments
Looks very nice! You mind me asking why you’re not creating a separate GitHub-Repository for this (or your other projects)? I use GitHub stars as a kind of bookmark for…
preya2k on HNHow popular is “download this minified file and use it!” Vs. Package management? I feel like that’s an instant turn off. I don’t want to manually manage all my stuff. Or is there…
Waterluvian on HN
Questions
Is the suggested tip amount effective?
From 1 comment
Thank you. I don't need it but I donated because I think it's very well presented. Love the idea of a single, focused, tightly documented lib that does its one thing well and…
tomcam on HN
How was the letter color palette chosen?
From 1 comment
Having spent some time wrangling colors recently, I'd love to know how you came up with the palette used for the letters in the top title. Any clues welcomed!
abraae on HN
Alternatives named
Animography letter animations
From 1 comment
Super cool. I really appreciate gadgets like this to add a little flare to existing elements on the page. This would be really awesome to combine with animography somehow:…
Budabellly on HN
CSS text-shadow effects
From 1 comment
Cool! A while ago I was experimenting with something like this but using CSS text-shadow instead: https://codepen.io/enhdless/pen/NYMpEw
enhdless on HN
3D Font Creator desktop software
From 1 comment
In the 90s I bought a copy of a small software called 3D Font Creator (Fun fact - I was able to find it on Amazon [1] now...) , that did something like this. I used it to create…
godot on HN