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1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Execution: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Works with any text-to-result loop, not just LaTeX
From 1 comment
I didn't know about whizzytex, it's very interesting. The ability to modify placement with the mouse looks quite neat. I'll look into it, thanks. To add on pcmonk's answer, this…
linschn on HN
Integrates with normal Unix tools
From 2 comments
I like this a lot. One thing I noticed is that on the video, the first change is on the background from green to red. As a deuteranomalous (color-blind) person, I really couldn't…
pcmonk on HNYou're right -- this isn't, and won't ever be (as long as it stays with this technology) up to Bret's standards. However, Bret's stuff doesn't exist, and there's a reason for…
pcmonk on HN
Objections
Not what Bret Victor describes; no in-place editing of output
From 2 comments
I don’t want to sound overly negative, but latexmk already supports this workflow with its -pvc option (i.e. watching files for modifications and updating the preview). The…
secure on HNOkay, let’s assume that you are right, and we don’t need the same interface. I still maintain that the feedback loop demonstrated in Bret Victor’s videos is _significantly_…
secure on HN
Feedback loop too slow compared to Victor's demos
From 1 comment
Okay, let’s assume that you are right, and we don’t need the same interface. I still maintain that the feedback loop demonstrated in Bret Victor’s videos is _significantly_…
secure on HN
FUSE/ramdisk unnecessary; inotify or FSEvents would do
From 2 comments
I don't get the point of using FUSE/ramdisk. Why not just use FSEvents/inotify to listen for updates? See for example https://github.com/ggreer/fsevents-tools
vgrichina on HNMy thoughts exactly
commented on HN
Color change hard to see for color-blind users
From 1 comment
I like this a lot. One thing I noticed is that on the video, the first change is on the background from green to red. As a deuteranomalous (color-blind) person, I really couldn't…
pcmonk on HN
Requests
Use colorblind-safe colors or brightness in the demo
From 2 comments
Changing brightness is good. Also, tritanomaly (or tritanopia) is very rare (about 0.01% for either males or females vs 6% males and 0.4% females for dueteronomaly), so changing…
pcmonk on HNhttp://colorbrewer2.org/js/ Check "diverging" and "colorblind safe"
Sprint on HN
Questions
Why use FUSE/ramdisk instead of FSEvents/inotify
From 1 comment
I don't get the point of using FUSE/ramdisk. Why not just use FSEvents/inotify to listen for updates? See for example https://github.com/ggreer/fsevents-tools
vgrichina on HN
Alternatives named
latexmk -pvc
From 1 comment
I don’t want to sound overly negative, but latexmk already supports this workflow with its -pvc option (i.e. watching files for modifications and updating the preview). The…
secure on HN
whizzytex
From 1 comment
I don’t want to sound overly negative, but latexmk already supports this workflow with its -pvc option (i.e. watching files for modifications and updating the preview). The…
secure on HN
Gummi
From 1 comment
The LaTeX demo reminds me of Gummi[0]. Gummi has a similar two-paned interface with LaTeX on the left and the preview/build log on the right. This project seems a little too…
techwizrd on HN
Gliimpse
From 1 comment
The latex mode somehow reminds me of Gliimpse http://www.aviz.fr/gliimpse/, although it doesn't have exactly the same purpose.
daureg on HN