A similar site exists for all dot files (configuration files under unix,) which might be helpful: http://www.dotfiles.org
Regarding the actual site, there are a few design comments:
* Yeah, we get that it's supposed to look like a terminal, but the novelty of harsh fonts/colors wears off very quickly. Either having the ability to change it to something else or making a more pleasant default would be nice.
* Make it possible to increase the number of command lines per page. I doubt it is very tolling to generate and submit the pages, but I find it more convenient to just scroll rather than keep clicking 'next.' The way I use your site as of right now, is just keep going through commands, glazing over those I either know or don't find useful until I find the gems. Clicking next continuously is unproductive.
* The "minimize, maximize, close" buttons over the terminal are, as I see now, just a static image to simulate an actual terminal window. This is very unintuitive as I tried clicking them to, what I thought, will make the terminal either span the entire page or load more commands. Either add functionality to buttons or make it obvious that they aren't buttons.
* Finally, it'd be really nice if you don't have to sign up to vote or submit commands. Sometimes I just have one or two commands I'd like to contribute and would not want making an account in YetAnotherWebsite just to do so. You might be missing a lot of useful contributions by making sign-ups mandatory.
Great feedback - thanks! I've added all these as uservoice items so the non-HN crowd can look and vote. I'll definitely be implementing some of these over the weekend though.
I'm looking forward to reading Google Analytics in the morning.
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Idea and implementation look good.
A similar site exists for all dot files (configuration files under unix,) which might be helpful: http://www.dotfiles.org
Regarding the actual site, there are a few design comments:
* Yeah, we get that it's supposed to look like a terminal, but the novelty of harsh fonts/colors wears off very quickly. Either having the ability to change it to something else or making a more pleasant default would be nice.
* Make it possible to increase the number of command lines per page. I doubt it is very tolling to generate and submit the pages, but I find it more convenient to just scroll rather than keep clicking 'next.' The way I use your site as of right now, is just keep going through commands, glazing over those I either know or don't find useful until I find the gems. Clicking next continuously is unproductive.
* The "minimize, maximize, close" buttons over the terminal are, as I see now, just a static image to simulate an actual terminal window. This is very unintuitive as I tried clicking them to, what I thought, will make the terminal either span the entire page or load more commands. Either add functionality to buttons or make it obvious that they aren't buttons.
* Finally, it'd be really nice if you don't have to sign up to vote or submit commands. Sometimes I just have one or two commands I'd like to contribute and would not want making an account in YetAnotherWebsite just to do so. You might be missing a lot of useful contributions by making sign-ups mandatory.
Otherwise, well done!
You mean http://dotfiles.org
(dotfiles.com hasn't been updated since 2006!)
Er; Updated. Thanks.
Great feedback - thanks! I've added all these as uservoice items so the non-HN crowd can look and vote. I'll definitely be implementing some of these over the weekend though.
I'm looking forward to reading Google Analytics in the morning.