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Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

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Post by nicklovescode » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 4:55 AM UTC

bilalq wrote: post #4

benaiah wrote: post #2

It thinks "false" is two syllables, which seems to be just a dictionary problem. For something like this, those need to be very diligently squashed if you plan to make something commercial out of it. The editor is way too small - this is a really simple fix. Finally, I'm not sure why this is all in PHP - it seems like this would be much easier to use self-hosted or otherwise packaged if it was client-side only PHP an…

1.) Yeah, there're still some bugs that we need to work out. We also need to come up with a more scalable solution of finding rhymes if we go commercial. 2.) Yeah, you're right. We just wanted something that would look good on the projector during our demo. This needs to be tweaked. 3.) You're right for the most part. We didn't really know how we'd be implementing it at the beginning. We thought we'd need to do a lot…

Not sure if this would be helpful, but I built http://nickcammarata.com/haiku/ a while ago, which has some code for calculating syllables. http://nickcammarata.com/haiku/haiku.coffee (or .js)

Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

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Post by jchavez » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 4:56 AM UTC

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write. Here you go. Hmmm, first time, adult content?

Pimp done forgot

that he was once able to rhyme a lot

He had the time to slip and slide

and if he was lucky, he got to go for a ride.

These days ain't nuttin' but foolin'

Dealin' in tricks and he hopes it's just retoolin'

Fixing himself up with money,

So one day he can taste that sweet sweet honey.

The truth is that he forgot that the street don't

Ain't no convincing the street you'll come out on top, you just won't

Better to play the slots boy

and pray that you don't get a visit from that ol' Rob Roy

Better cut your losses quick

If you see something brown and sticky, likely to be a stick

Be smart boy and get back to rhymin'

Ain't no facin' death if you xxxx up the timin'.

Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

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Post by JesseAldridge » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 4:59 AM UTC

    What is this I see?
    This I don't understand.
    Near matches, you say?
    I am at your command.
    But the matches don't match!
    The rhymes, they are off!
    What am I to do?
    My brain is too soft.

    Yet now I move boldly
    Into a new verse
    The fucking matches don't work.
    Fuck this bullshit. 

    I could try to understand.
    Study like I'm in school.
    The numbers on the left.
    They seem kind of cool.
    But my attention can't hold.
    The wide internet looms.
    If I am your target,
    your product is doomed.

Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

#34

Post by feniv » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 5:02 AM UTC

This is wonderful!

What API/dataset are you using for the rhymes?

Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

#35

Post by TravisLS » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 5:08 AM UTC

This is great. Thanks for posting it. I had some trouble with the syllable counts, but this is really useful for, well, quickly writing rhyming poetry. Good work.

Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

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Post by oulipian » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 5:16 AM UTC

If you're looking for suggestions: If you really want people to use this as a writing tool, make the interface itself more tranquil - the "Tranquillity" title is distracting, and the poem title typeface is awful. Not everyone who writes poetry is into that kind of frilly aesthetic. Find a few well-designed poetry books to use as design examples. A full-screen mode would be easy to implement and super useful.

Similarly, the rhyming tools are interesting, but make them hideable for anyone who is not using them. I would use a thesaurus a thousand times more often than a rhyming dictionary.

I actually like the fixed-width font but suspect many wouldn't. Maybe an option to switch between fixed-width and not. Also, I expect to be able to use the tab key to indent, but it doesn't work here.

Saving and revision control would be great.

Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 5:16 AM UTC

anqo wrote: post #8

It went and went Like a sent Pequot; For at wit's end Lied St. Bernard; Clothe me master Welcome the foe To them that desire To supper at the broth; Oh majesty, the flock, The dismembered joint, What captured Lemeaux! - Dean Rykicz 1903

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Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 5:29 AM UTC

JesseAldridge wrote: post #33

What is this I see? This I don't understand. Near matches, you say? I am at your command. But the matches don't match! The rhymes, they are off! What am I to do? My brain is too soft. Yet now I move boldly Into a new verse The fucking matches don't work. Fuck this bullshit. I could try to understand. Study like I'm in school. The numbers on the left. They seem kind of cool. But my attention can't hold. The wide inter…

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Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

#39

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 5:32 AM UTC

JesseAldridge wrote: post #33

What is this I see? This I don't understand. Near matches, you say? I am at your command. But the matches don't match! The rhymes, they are off! What am I to do? My brain is too soft. Yet now I move boldly Into a new verse The fucking matches don't work. Fuck this bullshit. I could try to understand. Study like I'm in school. The numbers on the left. They seem kind of cool. But my attention can't hold. The wide inter…

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Re: Show HN: An IDE for poets

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 5:32 AM UTC

JesseAldridge wrote: post #33

What is this I see? This I don't understand. Near matches, you say? I am at your command. But the matches don't match! The rhymes, they are off! What am I to do? My brain is too soft. Yet now I move boldly Into a new verse The fucking matches don't work. Fuck this bullshit. I could try to understand. Study like I'm in school. The numbers on the left. They seem kind of cool. But my attention can't hold. The wide inter…

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