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Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

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Post by brettcvz »

sosuke wrote: post #10

"Doesn't currently support Internet Explorer" Is this considered okay again? Best Viewed in [Netscape 3.0] or [Internet Explorer]

I wouldn't say we consider it ok by any means. But we'd rather get the feedback earlier than later, so we said screw it and sent it out

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

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Post by brettcvz »

jenius wrote: post #9

This is a good concept but needs a lot of work. 1. I don't want things opening in a new window on my site 2. I don't want someone else's branded module opening on my site 3. This is designed using bootstrap If you hired a real designer, made it a script that could open a modal on my site, and gave the option to pay some small fee to get rid of your branding and give it a few color theming options, I would be totally…

1. Good to know. It'd be interesting to know how the community feels about windows vs iframes. We felt like windows were more analogous to system dialogs, but iframes are easier for message passing 2. Would you pay for custom branding? 3. I defer to other articles re. bootstrap. We figured if we wanted to match the styling of other sites in the best possible way, bootstrap is a decent choice

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

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Post by brettcvz »

adelevie wrote: post #13

I'm not a js guru, and am having trouble understanding the example code. Could you post a more thorough example?

To save on copy-pasting, check out our demo app, the source for the landing page: http://filepicker.io/static/js/demo-app.js

Make sure you put the imports in too. Hope you like it, and let us know if you need a hand

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#16

Post by brettcvz »

true_religion wrote: post #7
brettcvz wrote: post #3

With more and more of user's content on the web, we decided it should be far easier for users to work with that content on websites. Hope you like it! It's rough, but we wanted to get feedback as we work on it.

It sounds like Imgur with an Aviary plug in attatched to it. The only additional places you're pulling from are dropbox and facebook. Do you have plans to pull from more locations? Also, do you have plans to allow website owners to integrate this with their own site (much like Aviary allows you to integrate the editor you're using)?

Yup, we're planning on supporting a whole bunch, including fancier things like gmail attachments, evernote, etc. Are their clients you'd like?

And yeah, you can use it on your site right now. Grab a key and you're good to go

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

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Post by gramsey »

science_robot wrote: post #15

Why are 4 CS geniuses from MIT using their talents to build pretty file uploading UI? Pretty file upload UI is easy!

Secondly, when building a simple fun tool to be used on websites, is a four-image team bio with MIT written in capital letters all over it necessary?

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

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Post by gramsey »

brettcvz wrote: post #11
sosuke wrote: post #10

"Doesn't currently support Internet Explorer" Is this considered okay again? Best Viewed in [Netscape 3.0] or [Internet Explorer]

I wouldn't say we consider it ok by any means. But we'd rather get the feedback earlier than later, so we said screw it and sent it out

I don't have a problem with it. It's a MVP so the people trying it out won't be using IE either.

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

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Post by true_religion »

brettcvz wrote: post #16
true_religion wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It sounds like Imgur with an Aviary plug in attatched to it. The only additional places you're pulling from are dropbox and facebook. Do you have plans to pull from more locations? Also, do you have plans to allow website owners to integrate this with their own site (much like Aviary allows you to integrate the editor you're using)?

Yup, we're planning on supporting a whole bunch, including fancier things like gmail attachments, evernote, etc. Are their clients you'd like? And yeah, you can use it on your site right now. Grab a key and you're good to go

Hmmm, I'd want a client capable of seeking out images stored as a background image or underneath a invisible div that some site owners use to protect their image. But that's probably impossible.
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