Fucking Color Picker

#1

Post by dosy » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 11:36 AM UTC

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#2

Post by pooya72 » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 11:51 AM UTC

I know some people think Electron is cancer[1], but it is the fastest way to write cross-platform applications. I've been trying to learn to make apps for macOS, and it feels like even Apple doesn't want me write apps for the Mac.

[1]:https://medium.com/commitlog/electron-is-cancer-b066108e6c32

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#3

Post by mizaru » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 11:57 AM UTC

pooya72 wrote: post #2

I know some people think Electron is cancer[1], but it is the fastest way to write cross-platform applications. I've been trying to learn to make apps for macOS, and it feels like even Apple doesn't want me write apps for the Mac. [1]: https://medium.com/commitlog/electron-is-cancer-b066108e6c32

128 MB for something that should be a couple hundred KB at best? Yes, it is cancer.

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#4

Post by IMTDb » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 12:03 PM UTC

mizaru wrote: post #3

pooya72 wrote: post #2

I know some people think Electron is cancer[1], but it is the fastest way to write cross-platform applications. I've been trying to learn to make apps for macOS, and it feels like even Apple doesn't want me write apps for the Mac. [1]: https://medium.com/commitlog/electron-is-cancer-b066108e6c32

128 MB for something that should be a couple hundred KB at best? Yes, it is cancer.

Well now it's 128MB for something that did not exist.

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#5

Post by seba_dos1 » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 12:04 PM UTC

...but does it work on Wayland? ;]

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#6

Post by Drup » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 12:04 PM UTC

If you wonder about linux: gcolor2 (http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/) does the job.

And for size fetishists: it weights 42KB.

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#7

Post by jacobedawson » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 12:05 PM UTC

pooya72 wrote: post #2

I know some people think Electron is cancer[1], but it is the fastest way to write cross-platform applications. I've been trying to learn to make apps for macOS, and it feels like even Apple doesn't want me write apps for the Mac. [1]: https://medium.com/commitlog/electron-is-cancer-b066108e6c32

I'd like for people to drop the whole 'x is cancer' thing since aside from the actual fuckery of cancer most things aren't that bad. A little too flippant imo :)

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#8

Post by aeonflux » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 12:06 PM UTC

Seriously there was no existing color picker app for Windows alraady?

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#9

Post by Ultramanoid » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 12:08 PM UTC

IMTDb wrote: post #4

mizaru wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

128 MB for something that should be a couple hundred KB at best? Yes, it is cancer.

Well now it's 128MB for something that did not exist.

Been using GColor2 forever on Linux. And I believe there are others.

Don't really see how this improves it. I use Mac OS as well but I don't miss the color picker from Mac OS when I'm using Linux, not sure what his problem is. Or the attitude in general, I wouldn't want to be running something showing at all times such a cute name on screen. No thanks.

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Post by stephc_int13 » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 12:10 PM UTC

Wow, this is waaaay too big for my taste.

I'm absolutely sure it is possible to write the same cross-platform app for less than 500KBytes and no dependencies.