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Re: Show HN: “OK Google” – Explore Google Now voice commands

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Post by Gracana »

jenscow wrote: post #36
nl wrote: post #29

I think this is great, and at the same time highlights a usability problem with conversational interfaces: we don't know how to make them discoverable. Google attempts to do this by letting you stumble upon commands, but I don't think that is good enough. I don't think tutorials are either, but I don't have any solid alternatives.

How about, when you perform an action manually it says "by the way, in future you can just tell me to ..."

Like how google apps tell you to use the keyboard every time you try to copy/paste with your mouse? I hate that so much!

Re: Show HN: “OK Google” – Explore Google Now voice commands

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Post by ntpeters »

puddintane wrote: post #39
jenscow wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How about, when you perform an action manually it says "by the way, in future you can just tell me to ..."

I have a plugin for IntelliJ's Webstorm/Phpstorm that does just this and it's amazing - whenever I use an item that has a shortcut it pops open that short cut so I can slowly learn them. If I also use something that doesn't have a shortcut 3 times within the programs running then it asks me if I want to set a shortcut for that action. I think as time goes on Google will eventually be on this route considering how wel…

What plugin is that? Sounds like that'd actually come in pretty handy!

Re: Show HN: “OK Google” – Explore Google Now voice commands

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Post by bad_login »

zeroxfe wrote: post #25
ivanca wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also DNS, Apache, CloudFlare, Linux, images, Fail2Ban, Ethernet, the server's CPU/Memory/Motherboard, the phone network. All this for a static list, he could have just faxed us all this list instead like in the good old times.

Fax!?? This is exactly what chisels and stone tablets were made for.

Real hipster used a the service of a professional Griot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griot

Re: Show HN: “OK Google” – Explore Google Now voice commands

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Post by ryanmonroe »

Donzo wrote: post #27

I used to love using the "remind me to" command. It was a fast and convenient way to set alarms. Recently, when I attempted to use it on iOS, I was hit with an alert that "reminders have been moved to the Calendar app," where it is far less convenient to set up a reminder. Instead of just setting the alarm with my voice and then confirming it, I have to use a click wheel to set the time, and it takes like three more…

Siri gave me the same response for a few days but apparently they've reverted that change because it has since started working normally again.

Re: Show HN: “OK Google” – Explore Google Now voice commands

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Post by 10dpd »

paradite wrote: post #31
10dpd wrote: post #9

Technologies used for a static list (!): react redux reselect aphrodite material-ui stylz redux-form react-helmet webpack faker lodash moment

It also features a toggleable sidebar, an inline interactive search/filter bar and a modern UI with good visual feedback. Not as trivial as plain li and ul.

Interactive search/filter bar: Alt+F

Re: Show HN: “OK Google” – Explore Google Now voice commands

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Post by [deleted] »

[deleted] wrote: post #38
Donzo wrote: post #27

I used to love using the "remind me to" command. It was a fast and convenient way to set alarms. Recently, when I attempted to use it on iOS, I was hit with an alert that "reminders have been moved to the Calendar app," where it is far less convenient to set up a reminder. Instead of just setting the alarm with my voice and then confirming it, I have to use a click wheel to set the time, and it takes like three more…

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Re: Show HN: “OK Google” – Explore Google Now voice commands

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Post by Donzo »

ryanmonroe wrote: post #44
Donzo wrote: post #27

I used to love using the "remind me to" command. It was a fast and convenient way to set alarms. Recently, when I attempted to use it on iOS, I was hit with an alert that "reminders have been moved to the Calendar app," where it is far less convenient to set up a reminder. Instead of just setting the alarm with my voice and then confirming it, I have to use a click wheel to set the time, and it takes like three more…

Siri gave me the same response for a few days but apparently they've reverted that change because it has since started working normally again.

I am referring to the Google Now app.

Re: Show HN: “OK Google” – Explore Google Now voice commands

#48

Post by wldcordeiro »

jenscow wrote: post #36
nl wrote: post #29

I think this is great, and at the same time highlights a usability problem with conversational interfaces: we don't know how to make them discoverable. Google attempts to do this by letting you stumble upon commands, but I don't think that is good enough. I don't think tutorials are either, but I don't have any solid alternatives.

How about, when you perform an action manually it says "by the way, in future you can just tell me to ..."

Using the search predictions and history as cues, if you're doing something that has a voice command would work too. Like if you start typing out "weather near" have a tooltip of the voice button with a caption like "Try with voice?" that you can tap and it would then turn on the mic and give you a karaoke style prompt with blanks for you to fill.

Re: Show HN: “OK Google” – Explore Google Now voice commands

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Post by puddintane »

ntpeters wrote: post #42
puddintane wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a plugin for IntelliJ's Webstorm/Phpstorm that does just this and it's amazing - whenever I use an item that has a shortcut it pops open that short cut so I can slowly learn them. If I also use something that doesn't have a shortcut 3 times within the programs running then it asks me if I want to set a shortcut for that action. I think as time goes on Google will eventually be on this route considering how wel…

What plugin is that? Sounds like that'd actually come in pretty handy!

It's amazing and I will link the phpStorm/webStorm but as I am looking I am pretty sure it has been ported to all the IntelliJ products and even more.

The only down side is it's not great on looks but honestly it's a popup to tell you a shortcut so it fits well for the purpose

"Key promoter"

https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/4455

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