Presenta
Creative
slide presentation tool
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
6 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 1 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple and easy to use for making slides
From 3 comments
I'm more of an offline-first person but I love how simple this is. If the need arises I'd consider it for sure. Looks like all my use cases are ticked off as well. Quick…
grtehy on HNThis is so cool . Thank you for sharing.
nvr219 on HNI like the idea, and the technical implementation. I frequently need something simple and free to create slides. I think the typography in the rendered slides could be improved a…
jrochkind1 on HN
Offline and local-file support is useful
From 2 comments
I'm more of an offline-first person but I love how simple this is. If the need arises I'd consider it for sure. Looks like all my use cases are ticked off as well. Quick…
grtehy on HNHi HN A month ago I’ve released my very own open source project, followed by a bare-bones tool built on top of it. I’ve listen a lot from the community and now, here a sensible…
abusedmedia on HN
Objections
Presentations should be visual, not text-heavy
From 2 comments
For me, slides are like art. I make slides with graphics, with weird arrows, boxes and call outs, images tiled in a particular way, and many custom things. They're more graphical…
machinelabo on HNI would argue that, if you need to have long-form text to explain your content (even if it's only a short sentence or two), then a live presentation is the wrong format for…
nbadg on HN
Slide typography and contrast need work
From 3 comments
I like the idea, and the technical implementation. I frequently need something simple and free to create slides. I think the typography in the rendered slides could be improved a…
jrochkind1 on HNThe left and right arrow are the same blue color as the background. Should probably add some function to make sure that if the defined color is the same or similar to that of the…
johnisgood on HNI like it. Add PDF export and I'll use it. Add PPTX export and I might pay for it. Also, less contrast editor UI would be nice.
ComodoHacker on HN
Requests
PDF export
From 1 comment
I like it. Add PDF export and I'll use it. Add PPTX export and I might pay for it. Also, less contrast editor UI would be nice.
ComodoHacker on HN
PPTX export
From 1 comment
I like it. Add PDF export and I'll use it. Add PPTX export and I might pay for it. Also, less contrast editor UI would be nice.
ComodoHacker on HN
Equation support
From 2 comments
I'm more of an offline-first person but I love how simple this is. If the need arises I'd consider it for sure. Looks like all my use cases are ticked off as well. Quick…
grtehy on HNYou might also like "marp", which works as a VS Code plugin for markdown. Much simpler & less control than Beamer, but does allow equations (which it seems the linked presenta.cc…
improbable22 on HN
Embedding in documentation systems like MkDocs
From 2 comments
Brilliant! Huge potential, but I'm not sure how this can be used like flowchart.js, js-sequence-diagram or mermaid in a documentation ecosystem.…
johnx123-up on HNThe comment/suggestion was different: ability to embed presentation inside a documentation ecosystem like MkDocs (similar to mermaid), optionally with unique URL--and also…
johnx123-up on HN
Questions
Can JavaScript use require, import, fetch and async/await?
From 1 comment
I could see power with this if the JavaScript portion allowed require/import, fetch, and async/await.
MuffinFlavored on HN
Alternatives named
LaTeX Beamer
From 1 comment
I stopped using PowerPoint for presentations long back. What I use now is LaTeX with the beamer class to make classy professional looking presentations. This looks like another…
sid_talks on HN
Marp
From 1 comment
You might also like "marp", which works as a VS Code plugin for markdown. Much simpler & less control than Beamer, but does allow equations (which it seems the linked presenta.cc…
improbable22 on HN
PowerPoint and Google Slides
From 1 comment
For me, slides are like art. I make slides with graphics, with weird arrows, boxes and call outs, images tiled in a particular way, and many custom things. They're more graphical…
machinelabo on HN
Figma
From 1 comment
figma can also be used to make slides. if you get hang of it, auto layout and controlled components make it a breeze to maintain consistency across slide.
jerrygoyal on HN
Pandoc with revealjs or beamer
From 1 comment
This is very cool. Something similar can be done by using pandoc and exporting to revealjs or beamer, but it's less straightforward.
phelipetls on HN