[HN Gopher] Show HN: The Uncolouring Book
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Show HN: The Uncolouring Book
Author : rpastuszak
Score : 43 points
Date : 2023-08-21 11:54 UTC (11 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (lines.potato.horse)
(TXT) w3m dump (lines.potato.horse)
| rosmax_1337 wrote:
| The remember me end seems broken, ublock was also blocking a url
| there.
| rpastuszak wrote:
| > The remember me end seems broken
|
| hehe, nope, that's by design. The checkbox is a rude bastard
| who's just trying to insult you[1]:
|
| - user: please remember me
|
| - checkbox: no!
|
| > ublock was also blocking a url there.
|
| That's umami.is (privacy-oriented) analytics. Thanks to it I
| know that every users clicks 4-5 times on avg. before giving
| up!
|
| [1] I was going to publish that single page under:
| elonmuskautobiography.com, a rude joke about the yearning of
| ultra-rich tech-bros to be remembered. I'm not very
| sophisticated.
| pithon wrote:
| I sketched something in the first sky and then our started
| putting up blobs with a single word like "sun" and "banana." I
| have no idea what's going on.
| rpastuszak wrote:
| Thanks, let me know if this got better after refreshing the
| page.
|
| My code coverage is so low, there's a tiny chance the web app
| will noclip you into the sunny tropical fruit loop forever.
| entwife wrote:
| Reminds me of the Anti Coloring Book. I had several as a kid.
| https://us.macmillan.com/series/anticoloringbook
| sedatk wrote:
| Is it the same concept?
| lying4fun wrote:
| Wild stuff, I had fun
| rpastuszak wrote:
| I'm conflicted, your name says one thing... then you seem to
| have interest in quantum mechanics: the armchair Youtube
| quantum physicist in me wishes no one had ever read your
| comment, so that it stayed in a permanent state of
| superposition, where sayingtruth4fun had fun and lying4fun had
| a terrible time :(
| pimlottc wrote:
| UI feedback:
|
| - "Tap - to continue"
|
| I'm on desktop, but whatever. I click the arrow in the sentence.
| Nothing happens. Maybe it means hit the right arrow keyboard key?
| Nope. Oh, you mean click the /other/ arrow elsewhere on the
| screen...
|
| It's also unclear when the tutorial ends and the normal app
| begins. I kept clicking the "next" icon for a while think they
| were just examples until I eventually realized I was supposed to
| be drawing already.
| rpastuszak wrote:
| Hey thanks, I was thinking about that yesterday actually. I'll
| make that button clickable.
|
| > It's also unclear when the tutorial ends and the normal app
| begins. I kept clicking the "next" icon for a while think they
| were just examples until I eventually realized I was supposed
| to be drawing already.
|
| The app itself is a bit of an experiment in creating a
| story/narrative, where I'm trying to encourage people to swipe
| till the "plot twist". I haven't figured out the proper UX for
| that yet. I might split it into a "serious" editor and keep
| this version as a joke/toy. I have a terrible habit of
| punishing the users who decided to give me more attention than
| an average Reddit user! e.g. https://meat-gpt.sonnet.io or the
| All Hands Meeting Simulator on https://rafsters.itch.io/all-
| hands (annoying to play, so fun to watch others playing)
|
| Quite interesting to see the feedback on HN (vs. the general
| public or design communities) -- everyone is much more problem-
| oriented, trying to analyse, give actionable feedback. And
| that's 100% fine! I've learned a lot, even in the past 30 m
| here or so.
| xg15 wrote:
| > _I kept clicking the "next" icon for a while think they were
| just examples until I eventually realized I was supposed to be
| drawing already._
|
| My understanding was that "A cloud-filled sky" is the first
| page past the tutorial - at least, it's the first page with no
| pre-drawn outlines. So the distinction seems pretty clear to
| me.
| quickthrower2 wrote:
| Wow I didn't know about that iOS built in color picker
| rpastuszak wrote:
| oh yeah, it's lovely. Haven't tested this on Windows, so not
| 100% sure about the UX there but I generally prefer using
| native inputs over JS controls whenever possible.
| kevincox wrote:
| Native inputs are definitely the way to go. If I never see
| another custom date or colour picker again it will be too
| soon.
| rpastuszak wrote:
| Hehe, true, although I must say I wish the native _Mac_OS
| picker was modal. Sometimes it just stays on the screen
| even after the user has chosen the colour.
| Minor49er wrote:
| Pretty cool demo. I'm not sure if turning it into a vague
| Newgrounds-tier art game towards the end was really necessary
| though. I had some fun drawing on the shapes before it started
| showing vague allusions to some supposed emotional connection
| portrayed through uncleared stock photos that only has
| significance to the site's creator
| rpastuszak wrote:
| She still loves me, she's not a checkbox.
|
| In all seriousness though, I think I will split it into two
| projects.
|
| I'm also planning a physical book, less itch.io/NG in tone,
| more like the illustrations of my articles:
| https://sonnet.io/posts/sit/
| [deleted]
| metal_am wrote:
| It might be a bug, but it's really interesting to draw with two
| or three fingers.
| rpastuszak wrote:
| Yes, it's a bug, 100%. And yes, that's the reason I kept it
| (that's the beauty of making smaller toys instead of serious
| apps: https://sonnet.io/posts/reactive-hole/)
|
| I've been getting some decent traffic from this one, so even if
| I fix it eventually, I might keep this bug enabled as a feature
| under a checkbox somewhere)
| philomath_mn wrote:
| I'm not sure what it is supposed to do?
| groby_b wrote:
| I'd suggest losing that "next" sound. It sounds like a relay
| flipping, a deeply disturbing sound for some of us :)
|
| Also, I have no idea what this is supposed to do or be.
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