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61points
35comments
#762of 2,533 in 2021
Top 31%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

4 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.

Design: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • No ads or distractions

    From 2 comments
    • It's pretty cool! Looked at the examples and neat! No distractions that's what we need more in the web. NO ads and distractions.
      OOvsuOO on HN
    • That's very nice and well done. Anything distraction free gets lots of points from me! A great way to browse the openly licensed images in the commons. If you also want to…
      ivan_ah on HN
  • Clean, distraction-free design

    From 1 comment
    • That's very nice and well done. Anything distraction free gets lots of points from me! A great way to browse the openly licensed images in the commons. If you also want to…
      ivan_ah on HN

Objections

  • Touch interface on mobile is poorly supported

    From 2 comments
    • The question mark in the corner of each image is not clickable on mobile for me, so in order to view the image attribution credits I have to view the site on my computer instead.
      codetrotter on HN
    • Seems good now. It also seems more responsive/snappier. That might just be in my head, though. It shouldn't affect touch events. That's a different CSS rule. Edit: Just tried it…
      wccrawford on HN
  • Clicking too fast selects and highlights images

    From 1 comment
    • Bug: Clicking too fast to advance the image results in highlighting a picture, turning it blue.
      wccrawford on HN
  • Demo server was down or not loading

    From 1 comment
    • Yep, when I clicked the link it didn't load anything.
      bwb on HN

Requests

  • Add thumbnail index for quick slide navigation

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks! Would it be wrong to say it's a slide show creator / viewer? Do you want to grow it into like a super simple Libre Office Impress (…
      juliushuijnk on HN
  • Support more book formats or a shared schema like schema.org Book

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks. I theory I think I could write a parser that would allow my app to view/import books in your format. Does seem like a bit time consuming to do, but perhaps if there are…
      juliushuijnk on HN

Questions

  • Is it a slide show creator or intended for family use

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks! Would it be wrong to say it's a slide show creator / viewer? Do you want to grow it into like a super simple Libre Office Impress (…
      juliushuijnk on HN
  • Are there English books with world-wide cultures

    From 1 comment
    • Nice! That is exactly how I would like children books to be presented. I see that there are also some English language books. Does there exist a site in this format, with English…
      AgoRapide on HN

Alternatives named

  • Kolibri and African Storybook collections

    From 1 comment
    • That's very nice and well done. Anything distraction free gets lots of points from me! A great way to browse the openly licensed images in the commons. If you also want to…
      ivan_ah on HN
  • Global Digital Library and Pratham StoryWeaver

    From 1 comment
    • Here are some more kids stuff I've seen (sometimes with different reader UX from the above): 1/ Global Digital Library (PDF and ePub format) https://digitallibrary.io/ and as…
      ivan_ah on HN
  • MyPictureBooks Android app

    From 1 comment
    • If you like creating picture books (no ads, no account required) perhaps you also want to try out my MyPictureBooks app for android.…
      juliushuijnk on HN

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