FlatUIKit
Dev tools
ui component library
SHOW HN2013
116points
55comments
#191of 1,739 in 2013
Top 11%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
8 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Design: 1 for, 7 againstExecution: 4 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, well-written code and useful for flat UI apps
From 3 comments
Great work! This is a really cool project. I actually did something like this in an app I am working on using the same approach. I knew it could be generalized to all UI…
conradev on HNFlatUIKit reminds me of following the projects on Github: https://github.com/domesticcatsoftware/DCControls & https://github.com/domesticcatsoftware I personally had to fork the…
avelis on HNHave you looked at the code? This is not reinventing the components. This is basically UIKit with a few things added to it.
vyshane on HN
Attractive, handsome theme
From 1 comment
Where is the vitriol from this coming from? This isn't some massive new UI paradigm, it's effectively a theme! And a handsome one, at that.
octernion on HN
Objections
Ignores iOS platform conventions and native look and feel
From 3 comments
I'm going to say something that many won't like, but I feel very strongly about it. ``` -- ``` Please stop wasting time on pretentious designer bullshit like this. Skinning is…
huhtenberg on HNThis total disregard for platform conventions does your users a disservice by making moot the effort they've spent learning how the platform operates and what to expect from UI…
anonyfuss on HNThe platform has defined conventions. There's a set of Human Interface Guidelines, and those guidelines prescribe what UI elements to use where. There is also set of standard…
anonyfuss on HN
Flat controls lose visual cues for interaction
From 1 comment
>Buttons are still buttons, text entry boxes behave as before, radio buttons still let you choose one option, sliders slide, etc etc. They might be, if I can figure out which…
illicium on HN
Requests
Remove shadows to make widgets fully flat
From 1 comment
Could you make the widgets actually flat (no shadows, etc)?
stevedekorte on HN
Add accessibility support
From 1 comment
That's a really good observation re: accessibility, and something that had totally slipped my mind. I'll add accessibility support for FUISwitch and FUIAlertView in the next…
jackflintermann on HN
Localize the switch labels
From 1 comment
A feature request, localize the switch. I think if the language is english, you get 'ON'/'OFF', otherwise just just |/O. Unfortunately unicode doesn't have these glyphs, but they…
jcampbell1 on HN
Questions
Why lean on categories instead of base classes
From 1 comment
Thanks for sharing. Can you talk a bit about your decision to lean on categories so much? I'd personally prefer to see a few more base clases and DRY it up a bit. EDIT: And maybe…
andymoe on HN
Alternatives named
DCRoundSwitch and DCControls
From 2 comments
FlatUIKit reminds me of following the projects on Github: https://github.com/domesticcatsoftware/DCControls & https://github.com/domesticcatsoftware I personally had to fork the…
avelis on HNOne of the interesting pull requests that came out of https://github.com/domesticcatsoftware/DCRoundSwitch was to support accessibilityValue . I for one would like to make a…
avelis on HN