DoodleCSS
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css theme
SHOW HN2021
188points
35comments
#247of 2,533 in 2021
Top 10%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 5 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Execution: 2 for, 4 againstIdea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks nice and fun
From 4 comments
Hi, looks great. I don’t see a license in the repo - what is it licensed under? I would definitely consider it for goofier projects but want to make sure it’s permissively…
stu2b50 on HNI love this
jack_riminton on HNVery neat and fun, well done!
wonderwonder on HNLove it - only comment I have is to consider (it may not be possible) making the "●" characters in the password entry field match the rest of the design - similar to the stylized…
callumprentice on HN
Lots of cool ideas in the CSS
From 1 comment
Congratulations Chris, this is really nice. Lots of cool ideas in this CSS
tambourine_man on HN
Objections
Safari rendering bugs with checkboxes, radios and selects
From 4 comments
Nice! Reminds me of rough.js stuff: - https://roughjs.com/ - https://github.com/jwilber/roughViz - https://github.com/rough-stuff/rough-notation One comment: some items aren’t…
torbTurret on HNLooks very nice, but on Safari select box, checkboxes and radio buttons aren’t working as intended.
gryzzly on HNmobile safari as well
armchairhacker on HNSafari iOS note: selected checkbox and option appears as asterisk, which is odd. Anyway, very nice theme. I think XKCD should use it!
quickthrower2 on HN
Base font size too large
From 1 comment
• 2em base font size is waaaaaay too large. I zoomed out to 50% and breathed a sigh of relief (and later dialed it back up to 67% which was tolerable too and probably more where…
chrismorgan on HN
Checkboxes and radio buttons not visually distinct enough
From 3 comments
• 2em base font size is waaaaaay too large. I zoomed out to 50% and breathed a sigh of relief (and later dialed it back up to 67% which was tolerable too and probably more where…
chrismorgan on HNHi, it looks really great. Reminds me of XKCD-inspired chart themes. Several issues to better respect UI standards: - Controls should have `cursor:pointer` so it show a hand on…
saint-loup on HNBeautiful! Would love a checkmark in the checkbox instead of a star though, now it looks very similar to the radiobutton.
cambaceres on HN
Focus outlines removed
From 2 comments
• 2em base font size is waaaaaay too large. I zoomed out to 50% and breathed a sigh of relief (and later dialed it back up to 67% which was tolerable too and probably more where…
chrismorgan on HNSeconding, check the focus-visible especially on the textarea/selects.
crookshanked on HN
Requests
Add a checkmark to checkboxes
From 1 comment
Beautiful! Would love a checkmark in the checkbox instead of a star though, now it looks very similar to the radiobutton.
cambaceres on HN
Clicking checkbox labels should toggle the checkbox
From 2 comments
Hi, it looks really great. Reminds me of XKCD-inspired chart themes. Several issues to better respect UI standards: - Controls should have `cursor:pointer` so it show a hand on…
saint-loup on HNVery nice. Small nitpick: clicking on the text of the radio button works, but it doesn't for the checkbox.
Zababa on HN
Add cursor pointer on controls
From 1 comment
Hi, it looks really great. Reminds me of XKCD-inspired chart themes. Several issues to better respect UI standards: - Controls should have `cursor:pointer` so it show a hand on…
saint-loup on HN
Clarify the license
From 1 comment
Hi, looks great. I don’t see a license in the repo - what is it licensed under? I would definitely consider it for goofier projects but want to make sure it’s permissively…
stu2b50 on HN
Questions
What license is it under?
From 1 comment
Hi, looks great. I don’t see a license in the repo - what is it licensed under? I would definitely consider it for goofier projects but want to make sure it’s permissively…
stu2b50 on HN
Alternatives named
Rough.js
From 2 comments
Nice! Reminds me of rough.js stuff: - https://roughjs.com/ - https://github.com/jwilber/roughViz - https://github.com/rough-stuff/rough-notation One comment: some items aren’t…
torbTurret on HNAwesome! (Rough.js comes to mind in this space.)
chrisweekly on HN
PaperCSS
From 1 comment
Also in this vein: PaperCSS https://www.getpapercss.com/
genezeta on HN