Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
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Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
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Re: Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
#2Nice UI and nicely formatted output.
Why does it return .zip that needs to be unpacked? To save bandwidth your could just use gzip 'Content-Encoding' end return the format requested by the user, which would be unpacked by the browser.
Returned file name is [documentcyborg.com].zip, it would be nicer if the domain of the requested document was used instead.
Re: Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
#3Nice UI and nicely formatted output. Why does it return .zip that needs to be unpacked? To save bandwidth your could just use gzip 'Content-Encoding' end return the format requested by the user, which would be unpacked by the browser. Returned file name is [documentcyborg.com].zip, it would be nicer if the domain of the requested document was used instead.
For zip file it is not just to save bandwidth, it is also to save disk space as we don't know yet how many user will use it, we preferred to be cautious but in the future you are right we can give straight the file once we know how much disk space will be needed to sustain it.
For the returned document name, this is up to discussion if a lot of user ask for it we will change it.
Thanks for using the apps and for your comment.
Re: Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
#4Nice UI and nicely formatted output. Why does it return .zip that needs to be unpacked? To save bandwidth your could just use gzip 'Content-Encoding' end return the format requested by the user, which would be unpacked by the browser. Returned file name is [documentcyborg.com].zip, it would be nicer if the domain of the requested document was used instead.
For zip file it is not just to save bandwidth, it is also to save disk space as we don't know yet how many user will use it, we preferred to be cautious but in the future you are right we can give straight the file once we know how much disk space will be needed to sustain it. For the returned document name, this is up to discussion if a lot of user ask for it we will change it. Thanks for using the apps and for your…
You can store it gziped on your disks, just add 'Content-Encoding' and 'Content-Type' headers while returning it and remove .zip extension.
Re: Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
#5I tried it on this webpage : https://www.rt.com/news/357833-france-coca-cola-cocaine/
Not bad but the title of the article is missing.
The tweet is missing too but I can't decide if it's a good or a bad thing.
There should be options to remove pictures too I think.
Honestly I'd be interested by a standalone product like this. I don't like the fact that you know everything I store.
Re: Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
#6Interestingly, the webpage itself cannot be turned into a document.
>We couldn't find any text for creating the document. Please send us the problematic link : https://documentcyborg.com/ via our contactus form.
This was the first page I thought to try it on, so you might want to consider adding more text to your landing page so that it will work.
Re: Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
#7I tried it on this webpage : https://www.rt.com/news/357833-france-coca-cola-cocaine/ Not bad but the title of the article is missing. The tweet is missing too but I can't decide if it's a good or a bad thing. There should be options to remove pictures too I think. Honestly I'd be interested by a standalone product like this. I don't like the fact that you know everything I store.
The title of the article is the name of document, we understand that this is misleading so we can add it at the top of the document.
For the Tweet, this is up for discussion for the moment our parser remove Media Card, we could add an option to enable or disable Media Card.
For the picture this is an improvement we could do easily.
Actually we do not know what document you generate, but I understand the need for end to end privacy for such product.
Thanks for your comment and for using the app.
Re: Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
#8Interestingly, the webpage itself cannot be turned into a document. >We couldn't find any text for creating the document. Please send us the problematic link : https://documentcyborg.com/ via our contactus form. This was the first page I thought to try it on, so you might want to consider adding more text to your landing page so that it will work.
:) This would defeat the whole point of the apps, think of it like editable "instapaper", would you put documentcyborg.com in your instapaper? But otherwise smart choice of URL:)
Re: Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
#9I can't put down a person for effort, but this tool doesn't work at all. Over half the pages I tried are missing content entirely.
Re: Show HN: Transform any web page into a document
#10Nice UI and nicely formatted output. Why does it return .zip that needs to be unpacked? To save bandwidth your could just use gzip 'Content-Encoding' end return the format requested by the user, which would be unpacked by the browser. Returned file name is [documentcyborg.com].zip, it would be nicer if the domain of the requested document was used instead.
For zip file it is not just to save bandwidth, it is also to save disk space as we don't know yet how many user will use it, we preferred to be cautious but in the future you are right we can give straight the file once we know how much disk space will be needed to sustain it. For the returned document name, this is up to discussion if a lot of user ask for it we will change it. Thanks for using the apps and for your…
As a user, if I ask for a DOC I want a DOC. If your service gives me a zip, it's not what I asked for. As a programmer, this is quite simple to solve as others have said how (store gzipped and serve with correct headers).