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Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

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Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#61

Post by teemofeev »

serf wrote: post #38

it's already said in this thread, but wow am I impressed with how many things are working against me on this website. 1) scroll is totally hijacked into discrete intervals, those discrete intervals count as page loads (destroying web history and any chance of using the back button), 2) auto-playing media that isn't default-muted that starts with loud music rather than a soft lead-in or voice, 3) and after you trudge…

Hey, We didn't expect such huge feedback, and the website was made just for fun without any testing. We know that the webpage is ugly. Moreover, we're hosting it on a limited free Firebase tier. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#62

Post by teemofeev »

asguy wrote: post #7

As an aside: this is the first time I’ve seen scrolling the page implemented with history. This feels like an anti-pattern; I had to hit back 4 times to return to HN.

Hey, We didn't expect such huge feedback, and the website was made just for fun without any testing. We know that the webpage is ugly. Moreover, we're hosting it on a limited free Firebase tier. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#63

Post by teemofeev »

rubyn00bie wrote: post #6

Really neat little project! I would have loved to paid more attention but easily the most unusable website I've used in a while. Like seriously, it's awful if you scroll up an down a couple times because you're pushing URL changes. Then because everything animates it starts chugging a long, doing weird shit, like not going back. It's a single page it doesn't need to change the fucking URL or even worse animate those…

Hey, We didn't expect such huge feedback, and the website was made just for fun without any testing. We know that the webpage is clunky. Moreover, we're hosting it on a limited free Firebase tier. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#64

Post by quickthrower2 »

tsomctl wrote: post #18
rubyn00bie wrote: post #6

Really neat little project! I would have loved to paid more attention but easily the most unusable website I've used in a while. Like seriously, it's awful if you scroll up an down a couple times because you're pushing URL changes. Then because everything animates it starts chugging a long, doing weird shit, like not going back. It's a single page it doesn't need to change the fucking URL or even worse animate those…

Not sure what pisses me off more. That, or the music autoplaying.

Thank god for iOS safari. Quiet as a mouse.

Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#65

Post by quickthrower2 »

teemofeev wrote: post #58
Awelton wrote: post #50

Whoever designed this train wreck of a web page should be tarred, feathered, and publicly flogged on national television as a warning to anyone that might be tempted to make something similar.

Hey, We didn't expect such huge feedback, and the website was made just for fun without any testing. We know that the webpage is ugly. Moreover, we're hosting it on a limited free Firebase tier. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I’m sorry your getting such a hard time from HN.

Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#66

Post by quickthrower2 »

Hamuko wrote: post #30
PascLeRasc wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is this even achieved? I've made websites before, but I don't know how you'd even go about hijacking the back button like this.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/History/pus...

It should require a click action in my book. Bad web standards (== bad google)

Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#67

Post by CSSer »

teemofeev wrote: post #63
rubyn00bie wrote: post #6

Really neat little project! I would have loved to paid more attention but easily the most unusable website I've used in a while. Like seriously, it's awful if you scroll up an down a couple times because you're pushing URL changes. Then because everything animates it starts chugging a long, doing weird shit, like not going back. It's a single page it doesn't need to change the fucking URL or even worse animate those…

Hey, We didn't expect such huge feedback, and the website was made just for fun without any testing. We know that the webpage is clunky. Moreover, we're hosting it on a limited free Firebase tier. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I’m sorry the parent comment was so aggressive but I think their sentiment does have merit.

This is particularly true on mobile where trying to use the back buttons once I finished reading became particularly confusing because mobile browsers hide parts of the URL.

If it’s any consolation, you are not the first nor will you be the last person who has ever done this. Directly mutating history has costs that are not always readily apparent. The advice not to do so is not an old wive’s tale.

Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#68

Post by lokedhs »

rubyn00bie wrote: post #6

Really neat little project! I would have loved to paid more attention but easily the most unusable website I've used in a while. Like seriously, it's awful if you scroll up an down a couple times because you're pushing URL changes. Then because everything animates it starts chugging a long, doing weird shit, like not going back. It's a single page it doesn't need to change the fucking URL or even worse animate those…

What about the fact that half the text not only graphic, but also covered by the graphic, so it's impossible to read.

It's a pity the project itself is so neat. Makes me feel bad about referring to it as such a remarkably horrible web experience.

Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#69

Post by teemofeev »

CSSer wrote: post #67
teemofeev wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, We didn't expect such huge feedback, and the website was made just for fun without any testing. We know that the webpage is clunky. Moreover, we're hosting it on a limited free Firebase tier. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I’m sorry the parent comment was so aggressive but I think their sentiment does have merit. This is particularly true on mobile where trying to use the back buttons once I finished reading became particularly confusing because mobile browsers hide parts of the URL. If it’s any consolation, you are not the first nor will you be the last person who has ever done this. Directly mutating history has costs that are not al…

Thank you. We've updated the website. It's a simple landing page now, and I hope it works better now.

Re: Show HN: TheKnob – sound volume control knob made of concrete and RGB lights

#70

Post by teemofeev »

tsomctl wrote: post #18
rubyn00bie wrote: post #6

Really neat little project! I would have loved to paid more attention but easily the most unusable website I've used in a while. Like seriously, it's awful if you scroll up an down a couple times because you're pushing URL changes. Then because everything animates it starts chugging a long, doing weird shit, like not going back. It's a single page it doesn't need to change the fucking URL or even worse animate those…

Not sure what pisses me off more. That, or the music autoplaying.

Hey tsomctl, sorry for the inconvenience. We've updated the website. Removed the autoplay. I hope it works better now.
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