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Re: If this then that

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Post by chetan51 »

utexaspunk wrote: post #5

Really cool idea, and nice site design except for one glaring thing- the size of everything! What the hell!? Is this designed for the legally blind? There isn't even an option in the settings to make things normal-sized... Fix it!

I actually love the site design.

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Post by sbierwagen » 

  
  
  
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Heh.

Also, when did chrome stop antialiasing text? If I somehow checked a box labeled "make text look worse", then someone please enlighten me. http://bbot.org/etc/aliasing.png

EDIT: Ha ha, Windows, you card, always with the case-insensitive file systems. Got me again! Link should work now.

Re: If this then that

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Post by brendino »

What an incredible idea! This can become even more valuable if ifttt can open its platform to enable outside developers to create and distribute custom action blocks and triggers for end users (like an app store of ifttt triggers and action blocks).

Furthermore, I can see this transitioning into "phsyical" applications (think "The Internet of Things"). For example, OnStar can connect car sensors to send a text message when your car leaves your garage.

Re: If this then that

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Post by jtwb »

linden wrote: post #9
utexaspunk wrote: post #5

Really cool idea, and nice site design except for one glaring thing- the size of everything! What the hell!? Is this designed for the legally blind? There isn't even an option in the settings to make things normal-sized... Fix it!

Thanks for the feedback, will work on tightening the UI a bit and getting a bit more on the screen.

On the contrary, I feel that the large representation of a Recipe conveys a sense of accessibility and simplicity. It says, "this is something you can understand, it will not boggle your mind, stress you out, or confuse you."

Compare this with Yahoo Pipes, which provided a similar service with an interface intimidating to non-technical users.

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Post by linden »

pkamb wrote: post #22

What's with the domain name? I see you own ifthisthenthat.com as well, just curious why you choose the abbreviation.

Hoping for something easier to type and say in a sentence, think gift without the g.

Re: If this then that

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Post by maxwin »

This is very innovative. It really inspires me and pushes me to imagine what other automation/computing one can bring to the masses. I wish you good luck and success.

Re: If this then that

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Post by linden »

linden wrote: post #9
utexaspunk wrote: post #5

Really cool idea, and nice site design except for one glaring thing- the size of everything! What the hell!? Is this designed for the legally blind? There isn't even an option in the settings to make things normal-sized... Fix it!

Thanks for the feedback, will work on tightening the UI a bit and getting a bit more on the screen.

Glad to hear some folks like it. Was going for an interface that had a feeling physicality, something that might not look out of place on a kitchen appliance. Size was an easy way to accomplish that, but at the expense of getting lots of info on the screen.

Re: If this then that

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Post by linden »

gxs wrote: post #19

This is the type of service that really brings the benefit of computing to the masses. Sure, everyone consumes on the internet, but something like this lets everyone experience the joy programmers feel when they make a computer do what they want.

Much appreciated. As programmers ourselves it's the exact feeling we were looking to introduce to a wider audience.
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