Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
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Re: Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
#2After getting such useful feedback on HN for typd.in this week (special thanks to huhtenberg/LogicHoleFlaw/ken), I thought I'd put our next project out there to get some more ideas.
textpanda is a simple bookmarklet that lets you define shortcuts for any text input on the web (think really simple emacs bindings). Since it's more of a quick proof of concept than anything, we're not quite sure what to add next (functions and other dynamic replacement? real user authentication? subscriptions to other users' macros?) and would love to hear what you guys think.
Re: Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
#3I'd pay you and you're not charging me...
Simple doesn't have to be free, I'd gladly pay 5 bucks a month to have this, so why not start charging?
Re: Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
#4I like the idea and interface a lot. It'd be nice if there was browser extensions to turn this on by default rather than to have to click a bookmarklet to have it enabled.
Re: Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
#5I'd pay you and you're not charging me... Simple doesn't have to be free, I'd gladly pay 5 bucks a month to have this, so why not start charging?
I pay $10 a month to use a cell phone, and you'd happily pay $5 for a keyboard shortcut?
Re: Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
#6Re: Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
#7Excellent execution. It's earned a place on my toolbar. +1 User
Re: Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
I pay $10 a month to use a cell phone, and you'd happily pay $5 for a keyboard shortcut?
i agree nice service, but not chargeable ....
I agree. It's not monetizable in its current state, but I'm curious what features you think would get it closer, such as:
* more rich replacement (including functions/regex) * dynamic content like stock prices * ability to chain expansions quasi-recursively * SSL / privacy
As a reference point, TextExpander (http://www.smileonmymac.com/TextExpander/) is an OS X app that offers similar functionality, and it's $30.
Re: Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
#9no lol?
Re: Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)
#10Very cool. Will be using this regularly.
Only problem I see is that the panda attaches to the very bottom right of text areas and can be oscured by scrollbars