nyan-mode.el
Dev tools
editor plugin
SHOW HN2011
71points
8comments
#169of 1,097 in 2011
Top 16%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.44.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Cute and fun; people like the Nyan Cat idea
From 4 comments
You magnificent, magnificent bastard.
tariqk on HNAwesome. I was using sml-modeline before, but it was not nearly cute enough.
qdot76367 on HNWell done, well done :) My Emacs is now containing significantly more Nyan Cat than before, this pleases me
almost on HNI'm all for Nyan Cat becoming the new Hello World.
NHQ on HN
Objections
A constant rainbow is a weaker visual indicator than a left-to-right gradient
From 1 comment
If instead of a constant rainbow, you use a gradient that changes colors from left-to-right, that would have been a better visual indicator.
jimmyjim on HN
Requests
Show how much of the buffer is visible relative to buffer size
From 1 comment
Probably. It would also be good if there was a visual indicator of how much text is visible in the buffer relative to buffer size (like sml-modeline does). However, this mode is…
TeMPOraL on HN
Alternatives named
sml-modeline
From 1 comment
Awesome. I was using sml-modeline before, but it was not nearly cute enough.
qdot76367 on HN