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CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Previewing editors in one place speeds up choosing the right one.
From 1 comment
Hey HN, I’m one of the creators. We’re always dealing with each WYSIWYG’s quirks, strengths, and licensing. It’s tedious. Being able to preview and compare them in one place…
trotterdylan on HN
Objections
Editors have iOS input quirks that can block launches, such as PlateJS and Lexical.
From 1 comment
I recently used PlateJS to implement a rich text editor in a web-based messaging app. It had some very minute quirks on iOS input which turned into blockers for our app's launch.…
coderabhi on HN
Requests
Document known blockers and 'will not fix' issues for each editor.
From 2 comments
I recently used PlateJS to implement a rich text editor in a web-based messaging app. It had some very minute quirks on iOS input which turned into blockers for our app's launch.…
coderabhi on HNThat's a cool idea. I wonder if one thing we could do here is to go through the Issues on the respective editor's GH page, and look for some "will not fix" issues. Documenting…
onassar on HN
Add code samples or copy-paste integration code to the pages.
From 3 comments
Are you planning on adding some code samples directly on the page?
marcosgrala on HNIt would be cool to test and move directly to code from there
marcosgrala on HNThat would be ideal, but if not, at least some basic instructions on how to start using it.
marcosgrala on HN
Questions
Will the editor pages include code samples?
From 1 comment
Are you planning on adding some code samples directly on the page?
marcosgrala on HN