tyto

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179points
122comments
#86of 1,739 in 2013
Top 5%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

17 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 15 critical, out of 54 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.

Design: 5 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 8 againstIdea: 5 for, 2 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Simple, no-account UI

    From 2 comments
    • hey mhsutton, Thanks for the feedback, yeah I was happy to get something done that I am happy to use and share. My idea has been to create something easy enough for people to use…
      codez on HN
    • Hey Kiro, Thanks for the feedback it's much appreciated. Ah yes trello! I was having trouble remembering that name. It's been a couple of years since I briefly used that. Has it…
      codez on HN
  • Compared favourably to Trello

    From 2 comments
    • Hey Kiro, Thanks for the feedback it's much appreciated. Ah yes trello! I was having trouble remembering that name. It's been a couple of years since I briefly used that. Has it…
      codez on HN
    • Hey bromagosa! I do take a massive compliment when people are mentioning Trello :) Using it locally allows you to do whatever you want with it too! ... columns draggable... Now…
      codez on HN

Objections

  • Add-card icon placement is unclear

    From 2 comments
    • hey sambeau! the positioning of the new card button has been a piece of feedback that has come up a fair bit it seems and I'm really happy people have brought it up. I wasn't too…
      codez on HN
    • hey sambeau! thanks for getting back to me. Where would you prefer to see this? or how? I like the way the icon is now as it isn't intrusive although some people claim they want…
      codez on HN
  • Menu hidden in dropdowns is hard to find

    From 2 comments
    • Hey bbx. Thanks very much for the feedback. Yeah the menu is a strange one, because I wasn't sure whether people would like something tucked away or something they could see but…
      codez on HN
    • hey quarterto! Ahh thanks for that! I obviously had overlooked it. Although it looks like I may get rid of the modals altogether and opt for menu actions within the header and…
      codez on HN
  • Intro modal confusing and may cause load bugs

    From 2 comments
    • Hey jalada, Yeah I had this issue once or twice when developing it but I made the assumption that maybe grunt-watch wasn't catching up or something but someone else has said the…
      codez on HN
    • Yeah this is strange, I am going to look into this and maybe if the intro modal disappears then this bug may disappear too hopefully. Thanks again for your feedback, it's much…
      codez on HN
  • Drag and drop reordering is limited

    From 1 comment
    • hey darklegend! Thanks very much for the feedback, it's really appreciated. Hmm yeah that would seem to be the ideal behaviour for sure. I just gave it a go and it seems you can…
      codez on HN

Requests

  • Save or export via localStorage or cloud storage like Google Drive or Dropbox

    From 3 comments
    • hey untothebreach! Yeah export actually sounds much more fitting and the correct wording. localStorage is certainly something I am going to be looking into to add to this.…
      codez on HN
    • This is something I would like to provide but whilst keeping it disconnected from a database. Integrating with google drive or the likes is what appeals to me most at the moment.
      codez on HN
    • hey wiresurfer! Thanks for your input, it's much appreciated. I am very interested in getting this part of tyto working. Do you think personally that dropbox is the best option…
      codez on HN
  • Undo support

    From 1 comment
    • her erre, Yeah I noticed I made that mistake too lol. Thanks for the feedback! it's super appreciated as I can take all of this on board. google drive is certainly something that…
      codez on HN
  • Draggable columns

    From 1 comment
    • Hey bromagosa! I do take a massive compliment when people are mentioning Trello :) Using it locally allows you to do whatever you want with it too! ... columns draggable... Now…
      codez on HN
  • Checklists on cards

    From 1 comment
    • hey ish! Thanks for the feedback, it's really appreciated. This is my aim, I want people to be more in power and control of the tools they use. With tyto, you could make it…
      codez on HN

Questions

  • Where should the add-card control live

    From 2 comments
    • hey sambeau! thanks for getting back to me. there are some good points you make there. A button or switch to go into column edit mode would be most appealing to me I think…
      codez on HN
    • hey sambeau! thanks for getting back to me. Where would you prefer to see this? or how? I like the way the icon is now as it isn't intrusive although some people claim they want…
      codez on HN
  • Whether to keep the intro modal or default config

    From 2 comments
    • Don't worry I won't take it the wrong way. I am looking for criticism, suggestions and feedback. This was a personal project and a tool I kinda build for myself but then people…
      codez on HN
    • hey mhsutton, Thanks for the feedback, yeah I was happy to get something done that I am happy to use and share. My idea has been to create something easy enough for people to use…
      codez on HN

Alternatives named

  • Trello

    From 3 comments
    • hey alistairjcbrown! Thanks for the feedback!, it's much appreciated. I am certainly going to take a look into this, many people have mentioned trello. Thanks again!
      codez on HN
    • Hey Kiro, Thanks for the feedback it's much appreciated. Ah yes trello! I was having trouble remembering that name. It's been a couple of years since I briefly used that. Has it…
      codez on HN
    • hey mhsutton, Thanks for the feedback, yeah I was happy to get something done that I am happy to use and share. My idea has been to create something easy enough for people to use…
      codez on HN

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