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Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Re: Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Post by mrexroad »

rhizome wrote: post #58
ndarilek wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No worries, I get that we're probably not a demographic you've considered, and like I said, I don't even know if in the end this tool will work for me. To give you an idea of what I'm thinking of, I've looked into https://github.com/dennybritz/neal-react (unfortunately the hosted demo appears to no longer be up.) I'm sure this will bring out the "JavaScript shouldn't be abused like this!" haters, and I'm not the bigg…

It's a common sentiment on HN that degradability and accessiblity are time and money wasters that have no real value since screenreaders can handle JavaScript now.

Examples?

Re: Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Post by astronautjones »

ndarilek wrote: post #33
cameronrohani wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you for this enlightening comment, and apologies that our website isn't more accessible. We'll be looking in to this through out the day and will try to add some better html to accommodate for anyone who may be in a similar boat to you. I'm really sorry we didn't think about this stuff up front, and will do my best to from here on out.

No worries, I get that we're probably not a demographic you've considered, and like I said, I don't even know if in the end this tool will work for me. To give you an idea of what I'm thinking of, I've looked into https://github.com/dennybritz/neal-react (unfortunately the hosted demo appears to no longer be up.) I'm sure this will bring out the "JavaScript shouldn't be abused like this!" haters, and I'm not the bigg…

This probably sounds idiotic, but I am so wildly inspired by how much more coherent your presence, even here on HN is, as opposed to people who can see. Big up and I hope you have all the success you seek

Re: Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Post by jlgaddis »

beardog wrote: post #120

Doesn't load at all without JavaScript :)

The problem is not that the site doesn't load without JavaScript. The problem is that a very small vocal minority mistakenly think that anyone else gives a damn that they can't surf the Internet with JavaScript turned off.

Re: Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Post by marclave »

aaronm14 wrote: post #15

Really awesome. Surprised by how much time I spent on there. I noticed when I tried to download it in Safari, it didn't work because I don't think fetch is supported. Would have been good to get a notice about that earlier on. Would also be nice to see what exactly the download button is going to provide (just a zip of HTML/css/JS files I assume?) Thanks for sharing, will probably come back to this. Happy to sign up…

Refresh your page! Just released a fix for safari :D

Re: Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Post by bagels »

wingerlang wrote: post #119
enraged_camel wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>>Really fantastic UI. And I LOVE party parrot at the end. Made me smile. Agreed. Really nice touch.

Just to get all view points in. I hated it, made the site feel unprofessional at a crucial moment.

Completely agree. Went from moderately professional to childish meme unexpectedly. Made me question whether there would be party parrot easter eggs in the download.

Re: Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Post by pmulv »

soneca wrote: post #27

Asking for my email after letting me download my template?? I'm not sure if it is the most effective way to collect emails, but it sure is a good UX. As a reward, I included my email :)

Although it pleases me that they asked for the email after download instead of before, it bothered me that I couldn't navigate back to the page if I didn't want to include my email without refreshing the page altogether.

Re: Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Post by webtechgal »

codingdave wrote: post #70

Once I figured out what was going on, I liked it. But at first, I thought you were really trying to sell me domains the whole time. I thought it was a big marketing page for a hosting/domain service, and did not realize it was actually all editable. You really need to make it clear what is going on if you want to open this to a larger audience.

>...and did not realize it was actually all editable.

This. Speaking for myself, at a pinch I thought this was just a sign-up page, and that the actual designer/editor was not available.

Perhaps, adding something like 'Just click any element to edit' somewhere in the header would make it immediately apparent that its all working and ready to go.

Re: Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Post by bkgunby »

dqv wrote: post #126
ndarilek wrote: post #19

This is interesting. I'm blind, and while I can think of ideas for products/side projects, designing a nice-looking website is such a huge momentum-killer. I mean, I know that I could just focus on features, keep the site design simple, and build a good design later. Then I visit , and half the comments are about how some UI element or other breaks on some combination of browser or other, and the last thing I want is…

>designing a nice-looking website is such a huge momentum-killer I agree. The simplest designs are the most visually appealing ones. I can honestly say that using a website that has better accessibility is nicer than one that is "pretty". Is there a way for you to print out your designs on a 3D medium so you can feel them? The spacing is way more important to the appeal than color. >I don't even know where to begin w…

I would personally stay away from most of the colors in material design. They're very bright and distracts the user from the actual content. My eyes still have to adjust whenever I see the conspicuous red navbar in the new gmail app.

But do take a close look at the text and background section. It's extremely useful for almost anything you design.

Re: Launchaco – Instantly generate a responsive, free, website

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Post by webtechgal »

marclave wrote: post #12
wzy wrote: post #10

I was pleasantly surprised this worked as well as it did, without the need for me signing up or providing an email.

We hate having to sign up for things ,we firmly believe you should only ever be on boarded after you get to try out the product and love it :)!

Bravo!!!
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