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Re: Show HN: Iorad - the tutorial builder

#21
I really like this. Makes explaining things very easy. One critique, the first step allows me to click on the main screen to advance, but from there I have to move to the navigation bar below. Is this configurable? I only went through the linked example.

EDIT: I didn't catch that you could actually execute the actions laid out to move forward. This wasn't clear, but makes sense now that I've seen it.

Re: Show HN: Iorad - the tutorial builder

#24
post #21

I really like this. Makes explaining things very easy. One critique, the first step allows me to click on the main screen to advance, but from there I have to move to the navigation bar below. Is this configurable? I only went through the linked example. EDIT: I didn't catch that you could actually execute the actions laid out to move forward. This wasn't clear, but makes sense now that I've seen it.

yes i guess my example is a bit confusing, you actually have to follow the directions in the caption, if it says click login you have to click login...its interactive

Re: Show HN: Iorad - the tutorial builder

#25
post #11

It looks really cool, but clicking on one of the newly created projects[1] gives me a 500 error and a coldfusion stacktrace, you might want to turn those off. [1] http://www.iorad.com/?a=app.htmlplayer&accessCode=GUEST&...

yeh thats an older module..we'll have to fix this...thanks for pointing it out

Re: Show HN: Iorad - the tutorial builder

#27
post #9

The instructional dialogue windows dominate the screen visually so it distracts the user from what's actually happening on the website. They won't know where to focus their eyes, and the amount of time it takes for them to orient themselves for each dialogue could make it more cumbersome than a "regular" screencast.

Yeah maybe all instructions should be at the bottom , not on top of the screenshot.

Re: Show HN: Iorad - the tutorial builder

#28
post #7

I think people who hate screencasts would also be annoyed at the slow animations between each step. Is it just me, or are they more than a second long?

Agreed - though without the slow animations I think you might be on to something. I know a lot of people who hate video/screencasts.

we're working on that to speed it up, would you prefer a mode with no animations?
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