I like the site, so it's kind of a shame for me that you called it "Da Button Factory". It just feels childish and cheesy.
Was there a reason for "Da" instead of "The"? Programming isn't "gangsta" rap, after all.
Ask HN: Please review my webapp: Da Button Factory - create shiny buttons
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Re: Ask HN: Please review my webapp: Da Button Factory - create shiny buttons
#52(Web) design is hard. For us programmers, it's a pain in the ass, and when it comes to create UI elements for a (web) app, we are stuck with two choices: 1. create something very basic, or 2. spend countless hours searching the web for Photoshop tutorials on how to create a bubble or depth effect, then spend even-more-countless hours fighting with Photoshop to implement it, and finally, maybe adapt the image with som…
Looks very nice. Note that the preview produced in "CSS Background" mode doesn't seem to work in Opera. (9.6) Niche browser, I'll admit, but good browser support is not asking too much from a service like this.
Re: Ask HN: Please review my webapp: Da Button Factory - create shiny buttons
#53It doesnt work in IE7 (stuck on this browser at the University Library, so no alternative). The progress indicator keeps going.
Sorry, I didn't try with IE7 :-/ I could just put my hands on an old IE6 version to test the render. I'll definitely install a virtual machine or smthg :-) Thanks for the report.
You can also try this http://www.xenocode.com/browsers/ if you don't want to mess up with browser installations
Re: Ask HN: Please review my webapp: Da Button Factory - create shiny buttons
#54You should export as a alpha-transparency PNG-8 not PNG-24. The reason for this is that IE6 won't render any PNG-24 transparency it just makes it all opaque. However with PNG-8 IE6 will make all alpha transparency transparent.
This means IE6 users get a slightly chunky rounded corner and users with better browsers (IE7, FF, Safari, etc) get a smooth alpha transparency.
My good friend, Nicole Sullivan, has a great presentation on this topic (http://www.slideshare.net/stubbornella/designing-fast-websit...) see slide 55 for PNG optimization.
Nicole also worked on a tool with another friend, Stoyan Stephanof, http://smush.it . Smush.it reduces the filesize of your images without losing quality by removing unnecessary bit data, and I think, metadata. For some of your buttons it was carving 14% off the filesize. It might be worth integrating that in for your users.
Re: Ask HN: Please review my webapp: Da Button Factory - create shiny buttons
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sorry, I didn't try with IE7 :-/ I could just put my hands on an old IE6 version to test the render. I'll definitely install a virtual machine or smthg :-) Thanks for the report.
Check out browsershots - http://browsershots.org/ . I think you can submit a job to check how a page renders on a specific OS-browser combination. Otherwise you can download and check it out - it's open source.
Wow, where has that been all my life?
Thanks a lot for that tip - that's going to come in really handy.
Re: Ask HN: Please review my webapp: Da Button Factory - create shiny buttons
#56(Web) design is hard. For us programmers, it's a pain in the ass, and when it comes to create UI elements for a (web) app, we are stuck with two choices: 1. create something very basic, or 2. spend countless hours searching the web for Photoshop tutorials on how to create a bubble or depth effect, then spend even-more-countless hours fighting with Photoshop to implement it, and finally, maybe adapt the image with som…
If you're looking to improve the design of the site, you might be interested to know that the Chinese character for big is 大, pronounced "da4" (fourth or falling tone). The character is simple enough it should be easy to work into any site logo, and the meaning works well with your URL ("Big Button Factory"). Mandarin is also cool.
It's definitely cool and nearly the first thing I noticed as well, but it'll confuse exactly everyone besides those with experience in both english and chinese.
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#57I've been waiting for this for so long...thank you so much.
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#58I like the site, so it's kind of a shame for me that you called it "Da Button Factory". It just feels childish and cheesy. Was there a reason for "Da" instead of "The"? Programming isn't "gangsta" rap, after all.
Cut him some slack; he's French :-)
Re: Ask HN: Please review my webapp: Da Button Factory - create shiny buttons
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you're looking to improve the design of the site, you might be interested to know that the Chinese character for big is 大, pronounced "da4" (fourth or falling tone). The character is simple enough it should be easy to work into any site logo, and the meaning works well with your URL ("Big Button Factory"). Mandarin is also cool.
It's definitely cool and nearly the first thing I noticed as well, but it'll confuse exactly everyone besides those with experience in both english and chinese.
True. Although I hope someday Mandarin will become second nature to lots of Americans, in the same way that Spanish "grande," "hola," etc., can be mixed with English to effect a certain attitude.
Let's start with 厉害. Easy to pronounce and sounds like its meaning (at least to me).
Re: Ask HN: Please review my webapp: Da Button Factory - create shiny buttons
#60I like the site, so it's kind of a shame for me that you called it "Da Button Factory". It just feels childish and cheesy. Was there a reason for "Da" instead of "The"? Programming isn't "gangsta" rap, after all.
Pop off, son!