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Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

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Post by eps »

rkudeshi wrote: post #57

I can understand why you're redirecting traffic directly to the App Store, but I think it might be doing more harm than good. I vaguely remember seeing something about this app on HN before, but I don't really remember what it does exactly. Based on all the comments here, it sounds like you made a screencast that does a great job of demonstrating the product. Unfortunately, by redirecting the traffic, I can't see tha…

I'm on iPad and even though I tried to see what this app is, I still have no idea.

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

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Post by markchristian »

webwielder wrote: post #25

Were you inspired by the Shelf from NeXTSTEP?

Not directly -- I never had the pleasure of using NeXTSTEP. To be honest, this idea has been in my head for a long time, just waiting for me to come up with a proper interaction modality. I'm my own app's #1 user. :)

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

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Post by carb »

factorialboy wrote: post #43

So, its like doing a 'cut' and then navigating and performing a 'paste'. Did I miss something in the video?

Basically, however when moving files you can't cut then paste. You can only copy/paste/delete. This is pretty intuitive and can be controlled very easily from the trackpad.

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

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Post by markchristian »

eps wrote: post #61
rkudeshi wrote: post #57

I can understand why you're redirecting traffic directly to the App Store, but I think it might be doing more harm than good. I vaguely remember seeing something about this app on HN before, but I don't really remember what it does exactly. Based on all the comments here, it sounds like you made a screencast that does a great job of demonstrating the product. Unfortunately, by redirecting the traffic, I can't see tha…

I'm on iPad and even though I tried to see what this app is, I still have no idea.

I'm sorry, my server metaphorically melted due to the traffic. :( The site's back up now, and here's the screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M0PAiiJLlo

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

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Post by amartya916 »

ynniv wrote: post #38
chime wrote: post #33

Having been a beta-tester of DragonDrop from the start, one thing I'd like to add is how important the concept of user-interaction truly is and how Mark really innovated in this regard. Lots of Mark's friends, including myself, suggested using one of the screen corners as a hot-zone. But since most people usually have other actions associated with the corners and the extra distance required to drag the icon far from…

Reading the description, I felt that waiting for the overloaded page to load was going to be a waste of time. Having seen the video, I am contemplating tossing him some cash. Drag, think... doh! wiggle, store. Dig, dig, find, unstore, drop. That wiggle makes all the difference. Come to think of it, I might unconsciously wiggle things while I'm trying to remember where I meant to drag them to.

Absolutely correct, the wiggle does make it happen. One of those "Why didn't I think of it" interaction technique.

Kudos to the developer. Just a (very) minor change will make it better for me: slightly less opacity for the pop up window. On an 11inch Macbook Air, I think it'll help. I just bought the app, it's fantastic and worth every penny.

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

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Post by markchristian »

steventruong wrote: post #48
markchristian wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you. Believe me, that video was the hardest part: a bad screencast is a terrible thing, but they're damn hard to do well. I think I spent about 4 hours on that sixty second video, and it means the world to me to know that it was well-received. Thank you.

I assume that's your voice on there? Great job

Yeah, that's me — and a very high-end microphone that I managed to borrow from someone. ;) The mic made all the difference.

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

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Post by markchristian »

nsomaru wrote: post #17

I just realised that with the new update to Alfred (it lets you drag out of the results bar), that this could be one of the most useful little utilities that I've invested in. I just hope it works as I expect. Navigating the filesystem is so 2011 :) edit: would be cool if you could post an update here on just how you did after you were fireball'd _and_ HN'd!

I posted a screenshot of my Google Analytics elsewhere on the thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3946765

Anything else you'd like to know about the traffic? Open kimono.

Cheers.

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