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Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#11

Post by kosofalla » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:28 PM UTC

CoryMathews wrote: post #8

Great site, Love the idea and super simple interface to figure out. 1 Major problem.. it does not work in Opera.

Opera.. :(

Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#12

Post by Mark_B » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:34 PM UTC

My work's internet firewall just picked up the "side benefit" of your site and blocked it for the following reason:

Your request was denied because of its content categorization: "Proxy Avoidance"

Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#13

Post by flog » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:39 PM UTC

The HTML markup is atrocious and you just seem to be pawning the work off to another existing web service which does exactly the same thing you do (http://pdfmyurl.com/)?

Am I missing something?

Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#14

Post by coffee » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:41 PM UTC

Looks like query strings fail, when dumping in a google search I pdf's the main Google page, not the search result:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=cast+iron+c...

Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#15

Post by NathanKP » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:42 PM UTC

I'm afraid that I didn't find it very accurate for my own URL: http://experimentgarden.blogspot.com

The letter spacing in one of the lines was about 10-15 pixels between each letter. Also it messed up the header.

Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#16

Post by kosofalla » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:45 PM UTC

flog wrote: post #13

The HTML markup is atrocious and you just seem to be pawning the work off to another existing web service which does exactly the same thing you do ( http://pdfmyurl.com/ )? Am I missing something?

I think, my UI is better :)

Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#17

Post by justinchen » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:45 PM UTC

Right now if the webpage is too wide it just cuts off. Is there any way you can resize it to fit?

Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#18

Post by devicenull » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:47 PM UTC

CutePDF (virtual printer that "prints" to a PDF) is usually one of the first things I install to any computer. In my opinion that is an easier solution then going to a website to print another website.

Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#19

Post by iamdave » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:49 PM UTC

It's been said already: we've got plenty of these services. What we really need is a site that does this in reverse on the fly/from a URL so we don't have to wait for PDF downloads just to view a schedule of bus routes.

Re: Ask HN: Please review my mini startup - Web to PDF Converter

#20

Post by envitar » Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 4:50 PM UTC

I like it - may not be the expert user as others though!