PageBlox
Dev tools
html layout generator
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
8 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 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.
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What HN said
What people liked
Nice, simple idea and good first project
From 3 comments
Very nice first project. There was some recent discussion (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3523316) about WYSIWYG editors for HTML. This is the first step toward exactly the…
nitrogen on HNVery good work! I love the simplicity and the provided templates. I would enhance the UI and maybe add inline code editing for blocks in the next version. Good luck.
beshrkayali on HNthis is fantastic- great work!
toddwahnish on HN
WYSIWYG potential
From 2 comments
Yes yes, a thousand times yes. It needs some more work of course but the potential is right there. Also consider the other way round (analyze page that have been created by other…
ThomPete on HNNice first step indeed! As this is the only part of the WYSIWYG editor I would use, I would go as far as to say that this is the //last// step.
ivan_ah on HN
Objections
Not responsive CSS output
From 1 comment
Initial thought: cool idea, but why would I want a tool to generate a css layout that wasn't responsive css in an age where mobile devices can NOT be ignored?
masukomi on HN
Layout buggy in Opera
From 1 comment
I like it. It scares me a bit that the tool layout seems buggy on my Opera, does that mean that the output will be buggy there too? That said, what can you expect from a weekend…
skrebbel on HN
Blox resizing requires buttons instead of dragging
From 1 comment
It's annoying having to click a button to adjust the bloxes. Would be better if you could just adjust them by dragging the sides.
mofle on HN
Global namespace and JS code quality
From 1 comment
"a project that showcases my JavaScript skills" Quick review of your JavaScript: Your functions and variables are in a global namespace. That's not a good sign. Sure if you are…
Isofarro on HN
Requests
Support Twitter Bootstrap
From 1 comment
Make a version of this for twitter bootstrap and you will have reached an incredible amount of win.
brador on HN
Add HTML5 semantic tags to output
From 1 comment
Small nitpick: If you say you generate HTML5 markup, I think you should make use of the new HTML5 tags like <header>, <footer> etc in the rendered file. Right now it looks like…
niyazpk on HN
Zip and download all files
From 1 comment
nice! can you add a button (next to render) that can zip&download all the files?
robertboloc on HN
Drag to resize blox sides
From 1 comment
It's annoying having to click a button to adjust the bloxes. Would be better if you could just adjust them by dragging the sides.
mofle on HN
Inline text editing (WYSIWYG)
From 1 comment
Nice! I think it would be smart if text can be edit without thinking HTML, like wysiwyg editor. Can edit layout includes h* and p.
ooiwa on HN
Questions
Why is the font so small?
From 1 comment
Why such small font?
Raphael on HN
Why not responsive CSS?
From 1 comment
Initial thought: cool idea, but why would I want a tool to generate a css layout that wasn't responsive css in an age where mobile devices can NOT be ignored?
masukomi on HN
Alternatives named
HTML5 Boilerplate
From 1 comment
Small nitpick: If you say you generate HTML5 markup, I think you should make use of the new HTML5 tags like <header>, <footer> etc in the rendered file. Right now it looks like…
niyazpk on HN
Blueprint CSS
From 1 comment
"a project that showcases my JavaScript skills" Quick review of your JavaScript: Your functions and variables are in a global namespace. That's not a good sign. Sure if you are…
Isofarro on HN