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Show HN: Leaflet.pub – a web app for creating and sharing rich documents
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#42Nice, I really like it. The embedded elements like POSTS and RSVPs creates a nice shared space feel to it.
Also interesting to see that you chose WhatsApp for the RSVP element. Did you use Twilio for the integration and what was the level of effort needed?
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#43It seems an advanced version of https://txt.fyi. The balance between simplicity and experience is great. I hope you can continue with the project
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#44I do love it when someone does an original take on what a "document" means. I love the intellectual exploration of it. Kudos, genuinely.
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#45Still playing around with it but I have to say, I absolutely adore the side-scrolling feature!
Reminds me of https://gingkowriter.com/ ... Side scrolling and spatial notetaking was the two reasons to stick with it. Perhaps it's time to switch to Leaflet. Thanks for sharing <3
It felt familiar but yes I totally forgot about this! I used gingko for the trial period years and years ago because I was looking for a lighter Scrivener alternative.
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#46Just as an FYI: "leaflet" is the name of a popular web mapping JS library. https://leafletjs.com/ May or may not be relevant for you (and is definitely a very different field/product), but if you're releasing client libraries/SDKs of any sort, it might be good to be aware of. There's a large ecosystem of plugin libraries named "leaflet-foo" or "foo-leaflet" etc in addition to the "main" one. If you start releasing an…
Have you noticed the rampant appropriation of common words of late in HN references to products? Engine. Leaflet. Bayleaf. On and on I’ve forgotten how many I’ve seen but it’s ridiculous to think that in time, they’ll all be trademarked in the US. In short, I find it an issue with no remedy at present, yet to say it’s all well and good would be a sign of ignorance.
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#47I love this a lot. I have spent a great deal of time considering digital document writing. The hybrid of document and canvas is a must and is commonly found in PKMs now (obsidian, logseq, affine). Collaboration features are also a must imo, but not often found due to it being difficult to implement and scale. Looking forward to tracking this project! Is there a community one could join to get updates?
(Leaflet cofounder here) - thanks! It's been a lot of fun trying to strike the right balance between "just docs" and things like canvas, outliner, and more interactive social blocks, as well as minimalism vs. customizability etc.
Yes, for updates we have a newsletter here…so far sending alpha updates every week or two; may have to move it to 'beta' soon! https://buttondown.com/leaflet
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#48Nice, I really like it. The embedded elements like POSTS and RSVPs creates a nice shared space feel to it. Also interesting to see that you chose WhatsApp for the RSVP element. Did you use Twilio for the integration and what was the level of effort needed?
(Leaflet cofounder here) - much appreciated; we spent a lot of time iterating building different versions of apps before Leaflet that were more explicitly around shared social spaces and communities for learning and collaborative projects, which informed some of our aims in making Leaflets both simple docs and shared spaces (lots we can improve there e.g. bringing in live presence features!)
For the RSVP block, yes we're using Twilio - right now it automatically uses SMS for US/Canada numbers and WhatsApp for int'l, bit more cost effective…I think it wasn't a huge lift technically, though took longer than expected mainly b/c we had to wait a while / re-submit some documentation etc. for approval.
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#49I really love the ui exploration! I wish canvases had edges connecting nodes
(Leaflet cofounder here) - thanks, and good idea! Yeah right now canvases are quite minimal, lots we can improve both with basics like selection/drag, and more types of canvas-specific blocks. We'd love to get some kind of freeform sketch block at some point too, though more complex, a few more frequently requested things we want to get to first, like simple tables and font options!
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#50The Make with Leaflet page is good dive into some possibilities https://make.leaflet.pub/
(Leaflet cofounder here) - thanks for sharing that, actually just finished drafting this week! It was fun to make all the different pages with different examples / themes…and also I think a nice demo of our custom domains feature :)
Btw some parts still incomplete e.g. I want to eventually fill out more detail on each page re: how Leaflet compares to other tools, and add more examples and templates. If anyone makes good ones they'd like to share publicly, glad to add!