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Re: Launch HN: Pagedraw (YC W18) – Compile UI Mockups to React Code

#41
I'm a designer, so definitely interested in this. But I got a 'Sorry, our editor is optimised for Chrome' message.

I'm using the latest version of Firefox... what features does Chrome have that FF hasn't?

I get it's early stage, so you might have just done a blanket 'If not Chrome show message' check.

If the latest version of FF can support, I would do a more fine grained check.

Will check with Chrome later...

Re: Launch HN: Pagedraw (YC W18) – Compile UI Mockups to React Code

#43

Doesn't work on Firefox

This was tough for us, because we're big believers in the standards-based web. We 100% promise that all the code we generate works across all browsers. Unfortunately, while most of the editor works in all browsers, getting full support is really hard. We're doing a lot of things that get pretty deep in the browser, so we wanted to lock things down as much as possible. We almost were electron-only to ensure consistenc…

> We 100% promise that all the code we generate works across all browsers.

By supporting only Chrome, you're showing that you consider Firefox/Safari/Edge as second class citizens, making it harder to trust that you will keep supporting non-Chrome browsers in your generated code.

Re: Launch HN: Pagedraw (YC W18) – Compile UI Mockups to React Code

#44

I'm a designer, so definitely interested in this. But I got a 'Sorry, our editor is optimised for Chrome' message. I'm using the latest version of Firefox... what features does Chrome have that FF hasn't? I get it's early stage, so you might have just done a blanket 'If not Chrome show message' check. If the latest version of FF can support, I would do a more fine grained check. Will check with Chrome later...

From the site: "Pagedraw generates code guaranteed to work correctly and in all browsers".

So luckily they can fix this issue by re-generating their site, using their site.

Re: Launch HN: Pagedraw (YC W18) – Compile UI Mockups to React Code

#45

I'm a designer, so definitely interested in this. But I got a 'Sorry, our editor is optimised for Chrome' message. I'm using the latest version of Firefox... what features does Chrome have that FF hasn't? I get it's early stage, so you might have just done a blanket 'If not Chrome show message' check. If the latest version of FF can support, I would do a more fine grained check. Will check with Chrome later...

From the site: "Pagedraw generates code guaranteed to work correctly and in all browsers". So luckily they can fix this issue by re-generating their site, using their site.

Actually, yes! All the parts of our site which are made in Pagedraw are fully cross-browser supported. That includes our landing page, dashboard, and parts of our editor.

Based on the feedback in this thread we're going to bump up the priority of this concern. Getting this kind of feedback is why we're doing this launch thread, so we really appreciate it.

Re: Launch HN: Pagedraw (YC W18) – Compile UI Mockups to React Code

#46
post #23

> Sorry, our editor is optimized for Chrome Internet Explorer all over again. ‍️

Hey sorry about that! Could an Electron app work for you instead? We have some betas at https://documentation.pagedraw.io/electron/

My Mac won't open it, is it because I need to change some preference or because its an unregistered app?

Re: Launch HN: Pagedraw (YC W18) – Compile UI Mockups to React Code

#47

Looks really nice. Can I get this on my desktop? (In other words: Can I work on this from a plane?) I don't see anything about pricing in there, so using a web service (and having to log in...) to use this, I'm not super happy about. Balsamiq has a good system: They have both a desktop and a web version, let you import/export between the two, and charge you for licenses and online storage. [edit: And furthermore, if…

seems like you can get an electron app if you're on mac or linux: https://documentation.pagedraw.io/electron/

Re: Launch HN: Pagedraw (YC W18) – Compile UI Mockups to React Code

#48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey sorry about that! Could an Electron app work for you instead? We have some betas at https://documentation.pagedraw.io/electron/

My Mac won't open it, is it because I need to change some preference or because its an unregistered app?

You can open it by right-clicking and then clicking "Open" instead of the regular double click, because it's an unregistered app.

Re: Launch HN: Pagedraw (YC W18) – Compile UI Mockups to React Code

#50
post #7

I work at a shop that has to turn around a lot of simple SPAs very quickly, and a tool like this, if it works as advertised, could be a godsend. I will definitely be trying this out at some point in the next few days.

Awesome! Email us at team@pagedraw.io if you have any questions. Excited to see how it turns out for your SPAs.
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