Show HN: Names

#1

Post by jstjnsn » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 8:43 PM UTC

Re: Show HN: Names

#2

Post by jstjnsn » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 8:43 PM UTC

"Names" is a programmatic visualisation of letters in a word, based on their position in the alphabet. Try typing a word yourself in the box below!

Re: Show HN: Names

#3

Post by azeemba » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 9:07 PM UTC

jstjnsn wrote: post #2

"Names" is a programmatic visualisation of letters in a word, based on their position in the alphabet. Try typing a word yourself in the box below!

So I just typed each letter to see what the pattern was. Is there a reason you had the pattern rotate the other way after `m`?

Re: Show HN: Names

#4

Post by alphabet9000 » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 9:07 PM UTC

araazaaazaataazhataaamazzazawzkaazzzaaazaazawaazgagkgagaaaaraagagaadlbbeaabeaabeaabeaabeaabeaabeadaabaadadaaadaacgaacgaacgaaadaacaaeaebecaaebaaeaaaeabaeabaeaaaabbbbbabacaaeac

Re: Show HN: Names

#5

Post by boffinism » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 9:11 PM UTC

azeemba wrote: post #3

jstjnsn wrote: post #2

"Names" is a programmatic visualisation of letters in a word, based on their position in the alphabet. Try typing a word yourself in the box below!

So I just typed each letter to see what the pattern was. Is there a reason you had the pattern rotate the other way after `m`?

I tried aabbccdd... to make a spiral and it broke at m.

Re: Show HN: Names

#6

Post by simlevesque » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 9:17 PM UTC

alphabet9000 wrote: post #4

araazaaazaataazhataaamazzazawzkaazzzaaazaazawaazgagkgagaaaaraagagaadlbbeaabeaabeaabeaabeaabeaabeadaabaadadaaadaacgaacgaacgaaadaacaaeaebecaaebaaeaaaeabaeabaeaaaabbbbbabacaaeac

You blew my mind.

Re: Show HN: Names

#7

Post by Turing_Machine » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 9:21 PM UTC

tarquinfintimlinbinwhinbustopftangftangolebiscuitbarrel quickly runs off the edge of the world. Maybe connect opposite edges to form a toroidal geometry to avoid this?

Re: Show HN: Names

#8

Post by JoeOfTexas » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 9:22 PM UTC

heheleeq

Re: Show HN: Names

#9

Post by GMoromisato » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 9:23 PM UTC

azeemba wrote: post #3

jstjnsn wrote: post #2

"Names" is a programmatic visualisation of letters in a word, based on their position in the alphabet. Try typing a word yourself in the box below!

So I just typed each letter to see what the pattern was. Is there a reason you had the pattern rotate the other way after `m`?

Looks like a bug to me.

Re: Show HN: Names

#10

Post by sirl1on » Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 9:24 PM UTC

boffinism wrote: post #5

azeemba wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So I just typed each letter to see what the pattern was. Is there a reason you had the pattern rotate the other way after `m`?

I tried aabbccdd... to make a spiral and it broke at m.

tried zzzyyyxxx... so infuriating