[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":303},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-27787426":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":44,"post_text":46,"what":47,"said":62,"maker_in_thread":199,"shape":204,"grid":208,"attempts":265,"same_week":266,"maker_shows":31,"maker_hidden":295,"reader_version":296,"card":297},"27787426","Homer","A tool to build interactive textbooks","title","Show HN: Homer – A tool to build interactive textbooks","https:\u002F\u002Fusehomer.app","usehomer.app","Outofthebot",1625858111,2021,62,26,751,2533,30,"notable","learning_science","interactive textbook builder","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"interactive textbook","scrollytelling","digital textbook builder","interactive history book","roasted",-0.477,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},3,2,1,16,22,{"design":37,"docs":39,"execution":41,"idea":43},{"positive":33,"critical":38},9,{"positive":40,"critical":33},0,{"positive":33,"critical":42},4,{"positive":33,"critical":32},[40,31,33,33,33,33,31,45,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,31,33,33,45,33,45,33,40,40,40],5,"Hi HN, my name is Rahul Sarathy and I built Homer (https:\u002F\u002Fusehomer.app), a tool to allow creators to build more interactive digital textbooks.\n\nRight now the software supports image based scrollytelling with a roadmap to add interactive components such as annotations, animations, backlinks, and more.\n\nYou can check out a demo of an interactive history book here: https:\u002F\u002Fusehomer.app\u002Fdemo\nHere's another short example of how a personal finance related book could look like: https:\u002F\u002Fusehomer.app\u002Frahul\u002F8\n\nIf you're interested in checking out the UI used to build the demo above, feel free to sign u",{"problem":48,"audience":54,"pricing":58,"motivation":58,"time_to_build":58,"stack":59,"openness":60,"stage":61,"team_size":60},{"value":49,"source":50,"evidence":51},"Creators need more interactive digital textbooks","maker",[52],{"id":53},"post",{"value":55,"source":50,"evidence":56},"Creators of digital textbooks and educational content",[57],{"id":53},null,[],"unknown","beta",{"praise":63,"objections":83,"requests":151,"questions":177,"alternatives":186},[64,76],{"value":65,"source":66,"evidence":67},"Interactive demo scrolling is valuable and engaging","commenter",[68,72],{"id":69,"by":70,"text":71},"27789736","newbalance","Interesting! I looked at the demo, and found myself scrolling back and forth to see how the map\u002Ftext changed. That was a valuable interaction for me. Would love to see more demos…",{"id":73,"by":74,"text":75},"27789740","Artistry121","This is really cool! Great idea. I like the chapter feature navigation on the top of the page.",{"value":77,"source":66,"evidence":78},"Seems like a great idea with potential",[79],{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},"27792670","mrkramer","This is really amazing! Has huge potential.",[84,111,126,133,140],{"value":85,"source":66,"evidence":86},"Landing page lacks demo or explanation of the product",[87,91,95,99,103,107],{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},"27790817","gnicholas","I'd recommend linking to one of the demos on your landing page. I get that you want to have a singular CTA (create an account), but it seems like there's not enough bait on the…",{"id":92,"by":93,"text":94},"27790022","cirrus3","You should add more info or a demo on the home page. You lost me at the signup page.",{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},"27790576","mkl","Agreed. The description on the site itself is also quite different from the description in the comment or title here. Asking people to sign up to even look at the app, let alone…",{"id":100,"by":101,"text":102},"27790932","lettergram","Needs a demo IMO. I don't want to create an account without the demo.",{"id":104,"by":105,"text":106},"27791480","andyxor","no demo on the landing page? lost signup from me",{"id":108,"by":109,"text":110},"27794200","tedmiston","+1 to linking to a demo or ideally a tour. The landing page on mobile just says \"Homer\" with 2 short sentences but doesn't show what the product is.",{"value":112,"source":66,"evidence":113},"Sign-up flow is broken or confusing on some devices",[114,118,122],{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"27790002","haswell","I’m excited to try this. Unfortunately I’m stuck on the sign up flow. STR: - iPhone 12 Max - Safari - Choose the Google option - Complete OAuth flow on the Google side, and the…",{"id":119,"by":120,"text":121},"27790033","choxi","I tried email signup and got stuck on the signup page as well",{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},"27790227","MattGaiser","On iPhone X, Safari, with the Google option, it opens a new window to complete the login flow, but I have to manually return to my original window, where it is logged in.",{"value":127,"source":66,"evidence":128},"Editor is confusing and lacks writing polish",[129],{"id":130,"by":131,"text":132},"27790945","shortformblog","I found using the editor confusing and not at all following my expectations for what an editor should do. (To start with, a displaying cursor or some sort of cue of where to…",{"value":134,"source":66,"evidence":135},"Demo does not trigger all paragraphs on desktop",[136],{"id":137,"by":138,"text":139},"27791371","justinjc","In the demo (https:\u002F\u002Fusehomer.app\u002Fdemo) on desktop, I can't scroll down enough to trigger the last paragraph \"and they had to send out colonies to Ionia.\" Similarly, the first…",{"value":141,"source":66,"evidence":142},"Unclear what is special compared to existing tools",[143,147],{"id":144,"by":145,"text":146},"27790357","yhoneycomb","Not really seeing what's special about this",{"id":148,"by":149,"text":150},"27790767","renewiltord","Tried out demo. Would much rather use Jupyter or Colab for now.",[152,166,173],{"value":153,"source":66,"evidence":154},"Add demos or screenshots to the home page",[155,156,157,158,162],{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},{"id":92,"by":93,"text":94},{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},{"id":159,"by":160,"text":161},"27790620","danielmarkbruce","Agreed +1. Make a video and have it on the homepage!",{"id":163,"by":164,"text":165},"27790309","drumttocs8","Home page with single link to sign up- I can't tell what I'd be signing up for though. Needs at least a screenshot...!",{"value":167,"source":66,"evidence":168},"Add import\u002Fexport feature",[169],{"id":170,"by":171,"text":172},"27791516","Nic0","My 2 cents, 1 Bug(?) and 1 feature proposal. Cant view my post without setup before username? (account created with google, write post without username, publish, click \"view\",…",{"value":174,"source":66,"evidence":175},"More demos on popular world events",[176],{"id":69,"by":70,"text":71},[178],{"value":179,"source":66,"evidence":180},"What the service is and why to sign up",[181,185],{"id":182,"by":183,"text":184},"27790884","tacticalmook","I concur. Tell me something about your service on the landing page. Why would I create an account for a mysterious service I know nothing about?",{"id":163,"by":164,"text":165},[187,191,195],{"value":188,"source":66,"evidence":189},"Jupyter or Colab",[190],{"id":148,"by":149,"text":150},{"value":192,"source":66,"evidence":193},"iA Writer or Gingko",[194],{"id":130,"by":131,"text":132},{"value":196,"source":66,"evidence":197},"Learnwithhomer reading platform (trademark concern)",[198],{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},{"comments":33,"answered":40,"key":200},[201],{"id":202,"text":203},"27789918","Hi HN, my name is Rahul Sarathy and I built Homer (https:\u002F\u002Fusehomer.app), a tool to allow creators to build more interactive digital textbooks. 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