Interesting. I used Expo recently and loved the development experience. I also built a simple iPhone app with Swift, and it was a decent experience. I have plans of building another iPhone app and was considering Swift again, which would make me miss building an Android app, but maybe Skip would allow me to do it anyways.
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bbx commented on Show HN: ChordsCrush, a free musical chord training game chordscrush.com/... · Posted by u/bbx
Hey bbx,
Nice job! Some feedback:
- Add a toggle that automatically plays the chord when you request a new one
- Consider getting a simple soundfont (guitar, piano) - it'll make the previews/playback a bit more natural sounding
Thanks for the feedback. The toggle should be simple enough actually. Adding a soundfont is also a good idea (I'd never heard the term before).
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bbx commented on Show HN: Picknplace.js, an alternative to drag-and-drop jgthms.com/picknplace.js/... · Posted by u/bbx
This is awesome. I wonder how it would feel if just the selections scrolled, like Apple’s interface for setting alarms and timers.
I especially love it because it leaves open the possibility of interacting with the rest of the screen while an element is picked. Eg you could navigate a directory tree while finding the right place to put a file. Though I guess it’s similar to cut/paste in that respect.
Yes I think on mobile, having only the list scroll would be great. I actually had the Apple alarm interface in mind for a bit but thought implementing it would be more difficult. But you're right, it's probably a better experience.
bbx commented on Show HN: Picknplace.js, an alternative to drag-and-drop jgthms.com/picknplace.js/... · Posted by u/bbx
Brilliant! Its been a while since I've seen a brand new UX patten.
As some others have mentioned, the picked state needs to be a bit more clear.
Some suggestions -
1. As a border around 'Pick' to indicate it as an action
2. Once an item is picked, add a mask on the whole page, with only the picked item in front of the mask. (This is going to be a bit challenging, I'm guessing, to show the gaps between the items as you scroll)
3. Once an item is picked, the 'Cancel' and 'Place' bar should have a background. Sometimes this overlaps the list and is not clearly visible.
4. It should not be possible to scroll way above or below the list.
5. On 'Cancel' scroll back to the item.
Again, congratulations! It's one thing to think of something, quite another to be able to implement it nicely.
Thanks, that's great feedback.
For number 2, that should be possible, since I have the position of each item in the list (and the position of the list itself. Using a <canvas> might be the way to go.
For number 4, my main concern would be that it would feel like "scroll-hijacking". What I did however is prevent the picked item from going beyond the list, in both directions.
Number 5 is a good idea as well, easy to implement.
bbx commented on Show HN: Picknplace.js, an alternative to drag-and-drop jgthms.com/picknplace.js/... · Posted by u/bbx
i was expecting when i click pick, that a "place" button would appear on each other item, or i could click on a row
OR possibly highlighting the spots between rows either with a line, or "place"
i think that's a much more intuitive & reliable ui, and would be an improvement on drag n drop. or a supplement to it
That's a great idea actually. I'd have to find a way to highlight the possible landing spots.
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bbx commented on Show HN: Picknplace.js, an alternative to drag-and-drop jgthms.com/picknplace.js/... · Posted by u/bbx
https://github.com/jgthms/picknplace.js/
Linked in page is 404.
Sorry, it's public now.