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Re: Show HN: Script – A text editor for digitally interconnected documents

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Post by kevintouati »

detuur wrote: post #38
mattkevan wrote: post #29

I love a text editor app and I’m always happy to try out new ones, especially one that looks like it might be useful in extracting meaning from text or linking ideas and relationships between documents. I also like the cleanness of the design and the illustrations are fun - definitely a cut above the usual Corporate Memphis. However, and this was the deal-breaker for me, there was no mention of the cost or licensing…

Also missing: an "about us" page. You'd think that this is irrelevant but before I commit myself to changing my company's workflow over to a new piece of software, I want to know about the people behind it. I want to know: - Where they're based - are they in the EU? - are they from a stable country? - what's the time zone difference? - How many people they employ - Whether they're owned by a larger, more established…

Agreed! Will get to that soon. The project is UK-based and government backed (through R&D grants) and founders are EU, US & Israel nationals. I'll leave it to you to make a determination as to the stability of the region(s).. :)

Re: Show HN: Script – A text editor for digitally interconnected documents

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Post by kevintouati »

mkl wrote: post #26

It seems pretty crazy to handicap yourself with an unsearchable name like "Script", especially when it's not an editor for scripts (drama or programming). The site has no scrollbar for some reason, so it's hard to navigate. The HN title talks about interconnected documents, as if it's a wiki or something, but the site doesn't seem to mention that. We've been working with truly digital documents for decades now, and i…

Thanks for this! We'll add the scroll bar shortly. Hopefully this will help navigation.

What do you mean by proprietary lock-in? We've put in a lot of effort into making sure the system isn't opinionated and remain fully compatible with the incumbents office suite (ie. .docx, pdf, etc.)

We are still trying to figure out pricing, which we expect to be in line with with other b2b tools of like nature and value.

Re: Show HN: Script – A text editor for digitally interconnected documents

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Post by kevintouati »

teaearlgraycold wrote: post #16
esafak wrote: post #10

Your positioning could be tightened. Revise your tagline to state your product differentiation. Why shouldn't I use an established product like Notion, Coda, or Obsidian? Don't make users think. If they have to, they'll go with the status quo, not you. I also picked up the lawyer vibe and I think you should lean right into it. You could say Script: the text editor for lawyers , then explain how your UX support lawyer…

Exactly. I saw this and my only reaction was “eh, I’d just use Notion”.

We very much look up to Notion for what they build, our angle is more towards the world of formal business and industrial processes (ie. legal contracts, technical specifications, operation manuals, etc.).

We also came up with a way to embed dynamic values seamlessly into text through simple in-line annotation and linked databases, which I don't believe is offered elsewhere.

Re: Show HN: Script – A text editor for digitally interconnected documents

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Post by kevintouati »

nativeit wrote: post #24
esafak wrote: post #10

Your positioning could be tightened. Revise your tagline to state your product differentiation. Why shouldn't I use an established product like Notion, Coda, or Obsidian? Don't make users think. If they have to, they'll go with the status quo, not you. I also picked up the lawyer vibe and I think you should lean right into it. You could say Script: the text editor for lawyers , then explain how your UX support lawyer…

I learned pretty quickly when I struck out as an entrepreneur that a narrow audience is exponentially easier to succeed with than trying to generalize. It does seem this is rather tailor made for lawyerly document writing, and that is a perfectly suitable niche to target with particular circumstances that could be quite favorable for developing a sales pitch—their time is worth quite a lot of money, and their need to…

Agreed! Whilst we aim to be a generalist business tool for formal business language, the main focus initially is legal & transactional documents for now.

We will work on making the message clearer. Thank you!

Re: Show HN: Script – A text editor for digitally interconnected documents

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Post by kevintouati »

dvt wrote: post #18

Boy oh boy, HN loves their note-taking apps. I guarantee I'd hit the front page by just using the title "Show HN: Markdown note-taking app written in Rust." More to the point, is there any reason you're hijacking the browser scrollbar (Windows 11, Brave) or is that a bug on my end? And to be completely honest here, the app looks completely uninspiring. It looks clinical (in a bad way) and lacks any sort of identity o…

Truly digital.. As opposed to static, standalone files designed to be printed on paper (ie. MS Word, Google Docs, PDF, etc.), which still remains the norm in the industry.

Happy to hear your thoughts on what would make a business tool built for formal industrial processes more 'inspiring' or 'playful'.

No ChatGPT was used in our choice of words. Feel free to suggest any alternative wording would be happier with.

Re: Show HN: Script – A text editor for digitally interconnected documents

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Post by kevintouati »

bckr wrote: post #2

Truly digital? I don’t know what that means Typewriter? What do you mean by that? Proprietary syntax highlighting? Why would I want that? Integrates with… file types? Why the cartoon people?

Truly digital.. As opposed to static, standalone files designed to be printed on paper (ie. MS Word, Google Docs, PDF, etc.), which still remains the norm in the industry.

Syntax highlighted has proven to make complex syntax more readable in other industries, like programming.

We use it to make complex business language more understandable and accessible to those with reading & writing disabilities.

Re: Show HN: Script – A text editor for digitally interconnected documents

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Post by kevintouati »

chews wrote: post #7

I like the direction you are thinking Kevin, clearly you have a background in law and it's noticeable in what you're launching with script. I agree the drafting process for legal documents has fundamentally not improved while IDEs for software code supportive tooling has gotten much better. I've kicked the tires on the editor and like some of your ideas a whole lot, it would be wonderful though if there was some sort…

Thanks for the helpful feedback! We're definitely thinking about ways to introduce logic and conditional statements so you could for example manage payroll with single clicks across your entire workforce, only from the content of interconnected employment contracts.

Re: Show HN: Script – A text editor for digitally interconnected documents

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tqwhite wrote: post #17

There is no information about the pricing after trying it for free. I never, ever invest time if I don't know what it costs. Maybe others feel that way, too.

We are still trying to work out pricing which we intend to be fair and inline with other tools in the industry. We'll be on the website soon.

Re: Show HN: Script – A text editor for digitally interconnected documents

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jatins wrote: post #14

I love to try every authoring platform out there however this one seems to require login even before I can type first word. Would be great to drop that requirement so that one can try the editing experience without a login wall

We are working on an in-browser version, at which point, we will offer a playground for everyone to experiment with pre-login.
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