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Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by markchristian » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:20 AM UTC

jpettersson wrote: post #12

Great work! This will be my first attempt at a timer based approach to task management. I've been meaning to give it a try for a while and this UI was just too neat to not try.

Thank you! I'd love to hear how it ends up working out. Drop me a line sometime — m@rkchristian.ca or @shinypb.

Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by markchristian » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:20 AM UTC

pyvek wrote: post #4

Very clever use of the menubar to show timer progress. Blends in nicely without any distraction.

Thank you!

Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by miles_matthias » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:22 AM UTC

This is a pretty neat idea and I can definitely appreciate the time you've put into it! The only reason I didn't pull the trigger to buy it is because I'm a heavy full screen user, so I hardly ever see my menu bar while working. I suppose I'm not your target user, but feedback nonetheless.

Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by amartya916 » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:25 AM UTC

Indeed the UI is quite nice; liked the snooze button too. Do you know if iOS supports anything similar? I know that it allows for app specific colours for the status bar, but perhaps this sort of control is impossible...because I'd like this on an iPad too :).

Off topic: Does DragonDrop (your/your company's other app) still under dev/support? It stopped working for me after Mountain Lion hit and I miss it.

Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by rbchv » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:27 AM UTC

A video would be useful. I skim read too much to actually get how the animation is supposed to look like.

Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by thenduks » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:34 AM UTC

miles_matthias wrote: post #23

This is a pretty neat idea and I can definitely appreciate the time you've put into it! The only reason I didn't pull the trigger to buy it is because I'm a heavy full screen user, so I hardly ever see my menu bar while working. I suppose I'm not your target user, but feedback nonetheless.

The app handles full screen mode (3rd of 4 screenshots on the app store).

Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by markchristian » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:34 AM UTC

amartya916 wrote: post #24

Indeed the UI is quite nice; liked the snooze button too. Do you know if iOS supports anything similar? I know that it allows for app specific colours for the status bar, but perhaps this sort of control is impossible...because I'd like this on an iPad too :). Off topic: Does DragonDrop (your/your company's other app) still under dev/support? It stopped working for me after Mountain Lion hit and I miss it.

Yes, definitely still under development and support! It supports Mountain Lion. Can you email me so we can troubleshoot it? m@rkchristian.ca

First pass at support: do you have any other mouse-related software installed? Some Microsoft Intellimouse support software has been particularly troublesome.

Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by pazimzadeh » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:36 AM UTC

miles_matthias wrote: post #23

This is a pretty neat idea and I can definitely appreciate the time you've put into it! The only reason I didn't pull the trigger to buy it is because I'm a heavy full screen user, so I hardly ever see my menu bar while working. I suppose I'm not your target user, but feedback nonetheless.

It looks like it works in full screen mode: http://a1859.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/100/Purple/v4/f9/29/a...

Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by markchristian » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:36 AM UTC

thenduks wrote: post #26

miles_matthias wrote: post #23

This is a pretty neat idea and I can definitely appreciate the time you've put into it! The only reason I didn't pull the trigger to buy it is because I'm a heavy full screen user, so I hardly ever see my menu bar while working. I suppose I'm not your target user, but feedback nonetheless.

The app handles full screen mode (3rd of 4 screenshots on the app store).

Yes sir, the full screen support was actually the longest part of my development! :) I ended up open sourcing a little bit of code from Timebar — code to detect when the user is switching to/from a full screen app. https://github.com/shinypb/FullScreenDetector

Re: Show HN: my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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Post by markchristian » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 4:37 AM UTC

rbchv wrote: post #25

A video would be useful. I skim read too much to actually get how the animation is supposed to look like.

Fair enough. I've been trying to think of a good way to do present it — you really need to see the full screen to get how subtle and delightful the effect can be. I am still iterating; thanks for the vote towards a video.