custom cursor
Web and SaaS
website widget
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 27 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.78.
Idea: 1 for, 17 againstExecution: 0 for, 6 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Revives an old idea with practical use cases such as shopping cart cursors
From 2 comments
Reimagined an old idea for practical usecases
abpai on HNThere's obviously a lot of opportunity for abuse in this kind of thing - I'm reminded of custom scrollbars - but I think their shopping cart example is pretty compelling. As with…
colinramsay on HN
Objections
Seen as hurting usability and accessibility, and as a gimmick
From 4 comments
Yeah... no. What about users that use high visibility cursors? Think accessibility, people.
Raphmedia on HNDefying users' expectations about standard browser features is the polar opposite of a UX improvement. "I was on the fence about paying these guys $200/mo for their SaaS product,…
RickS on HNNot an improvement at all. Highly annoying.
jpetersonmn on HNIs there anything to suggest this actually improves user experience rather than just making it different? This was an annoying javascript trick back in the 2000s, it still makes…
forgottenpass on HN
Laggy cursor performance on some machines
From 2 comments
I'm not sure if it is my oldish (2010) MacBook pro, but the coursor is very laggy. And I'm not sure if this really improves your UX, it feels annoying just like scrolljacking. Do…
thesimon on HNAlso (very slightly) laggy on my 2014 MBP, even when forcing it to use the discrete gpu.
jmhain on HN
Native CSS cursor property can do this more simply
From 1 comment
Firstly, don't do this. Secondly, if you insist on doing it, don't pay 5 bucks for it. It's just cursor: url(...); https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/cursor
Sir_Cmpwn on HN
Checkout buttons and cursor disappearing bugs in some browsers
From 2 comments
The "Pay With Card" and "Pay With Paypal" buttons simply don't work for me. Chrome 39.
Someone1234 on HNThis causes my cursor to disappear when I mouse outside the window, which makes this DOA.
minimaxir on HN
Requests
Provide evidence of conversion gains
From 1 comment
I'm not sure if it is my oldish (2010) MacBook pro, but the coursor is very laggy. And I'm not sure if this really improves your UX, it feels annoying just like scrolljacking. Do…
thesimon on HN
Show cursor before script loads
From 1 comment
I had no cursor at all before it loaded, you should fix that before getting money from people.
methyl on HN
Questions
Is this a joke or serious product?
From 2 comments
I see a lot of comments taking this seriously. Is it actually serious? It looks like they're accepting real money, but I still have trouble believing it's meant to be taken…
rcthompson on HNI really hope that this is a joke. I figured that clicking "Buy Now" would go to a page admitting that this was a joke, but it did not. We knew that this was a bad idea in 2002,…
monokrome on HN
Does it actually improve user experience?
From 2 comments
Is there anything to suggest this actually improves user experience rather than just making it different? This was an annoying javascript trick back in the 2000s, it still makes…
forgottenpass on HNI don't even know in which universe this can be called “UX improvement”.
lelf on HN
Alternatives named
Plain CSS cursor url property
From 1 comment
Firstly, don't do this. Secondly, if you insist on doing it, don't pay 5 bucks for it. It's just cursor: url(...); https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/cursor
Sir_Cmpwn on HN
Dynamic Drive custom cursor script
From 1 comment
15 years ago? http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex11/customcursor.htm
hodgesmr on HN
Comet Cursor
From 1 comment
Somehow reminds me of Comet Cursor. :)
mmagin on HN