cta.js
Creative
animation library
SHOW HN2015
32points
15comments
#870of 2,565 in 2015
Top 34%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
4 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Execution: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Motion for guiding attention, not decoration, is a good idea
From 3 comments
> Carefully choreographed motion design can effectively guide the user’s attention and focus through multiple steps of a process or procedure, avoid confusion when layouts change…
cheriot on HNGreat, yep that's what we need. I prefer to use animation only to guide the user - not for 'oooh-ahhh' Flash-esque nonsense. So a library geared towards just that would save so…
neilellis on HNThis looks nice. It seems to have much of the same functionality as jquery coupled with jquery-ui, right? Or am I missing something? I've used jquery to do all sorts of slide…
softdev12 on HN
Sidebar pop-out effect is nice
From 1 comment
This looks nice. It seems to have much of the same functionality as jquery coupled with jquery-ui, right? Or am I missing something? I've used jquery to do all sorts of slide…
softdev12 on HN
Objections
Only worked in Chrome, not cross-browser
From 3 comments
I tried this and found it to be incredibly poor. Then I discovered by reading the comments that this is because it doesn't work correctly in my browser. Normally, I would advise…
mcherm on HNI like the effects but the fact it only works with Chrome is a no-go for me. I don't see it being be too difficult to get this working in safari, firefox or modern IE..
joshcrowder on HNChrome only makes it hard to use, but I've starred it and if I can somehow squeeze in time, I'd love to fork the project and see if I can help bring it to other browsers.
thebouv on HN
Get Started call to action does not use the library
From 1 comment
It seems a little ironic that the main call to action on the website ("Get Started") doesn't seem to use the library.
jasonlfunk on HN
Requests
Support Safari, Firefox and IE
From 2 comments
I like the effects but the fact it only works with Chrome is a no-go for me. I don't see it being be too difficult to get this working in safari, firefox or modern IE..
joshcrowder on HNChrome only makes it hard to use, but I've starred it and if I can somehow squeeze in time, I'd love to fork the project and see if I can help bring it to other browsers.
thebouv on HN
Provide a jQuery plugin version
From 1 comment
This looks nice. It seems to have much of the same functionality as jquery coupled with jquery-ui, right? Or am I missing something? I've used jquery to do all sorts of slide…
softdev12 on HN
Questions
Why is it Chrome only (Firefox getComputedStyle issue)
From 1 comment
I'm curious, what is it that makes it Chrome only? Looks like only CSS transition and animation is special cased for WebKit but that's been unprefixed in Firefox since years…
Excavator on HN
Alternatives named
jQuery with jQuery UI
From 1 comment
This looks nice. It seems to have much of the same functionality as jquery coupled with jquery-ui, right? Or am I missing something? I've used jquery to do all sorts of slide…
softdev12 on HN