[HN Gopher] Show HN: FaviconHelper
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       Show HN: FaviconHelper
        
       Favicon Helper is an ai superpowered icon generator that can
       generate stunning favicons in seconds. First "real" project lmk if
       it sucks!
        
       Author : idhant
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2024-03-23 11:29 UTC (2 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.faviconhelper.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.faviconhelper.com)
        
       | darajava wrote:
       | Nice project, congrats! Several usability issues:
       | 
       | Page doesn't really load/slow to load.
       | 
       | Bootstrap is a very dated look now.
       | 
       | Regenerate button shouldn't be there at the start since it does
       | nothing.
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       | Not sure why there is an ascii image of an actress? That's not a
       | good favicon and doesn't seem to be a reason for it being there
       | 
       | when i asked for a favicon it gave me a tiled list of 25 favicons
       | (update i see the point now. you allow the user to manually crop?
       | why not just return 25 separate favicons?)
       | 
       | it takes an unreasonably long time to generate
       | 
       | The loading spinner stopped and i was faced with a black screen
       | for about 20 seconds, thinking it was broken
       | 
       | Step 2 "crop and resize shows a tab with no favicon, and then put
       | the (25) favicons in the wrong place, over "ipsum". This section
       | could be called "Preview" and should only show when needed.
       | 
       | refresh canvas button should be automatic, no need for a button
       | 
       | create favicon should just say download favicon (it's very laggy
       | too)
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       | upgrade to pro takes me to some weird error page
       | 
       | the favicon you chose for the site isn't good or readable
       | 
       | I hope these aren't too harsh! I think if you fix these it will
       | help a lot with your skills. This actually helped me a lot giving
       | me a new idea for a logo! The two main things you should focus on
       | are speed of the site and a cohesive UX flow. Good luck with your
       | mission!
        
         | llmblockchain wrote:
         | There's nothing wrong with Bootstrap, but the page was poorly
         | laid out and lacks consistency between pages.
        
       | sigmonsays wrote:
       | doesn't load..
        
       | taknil wrote:
       | aditionally, I'd like to get one free favicon, as to ensure I
       | actually get a favicon, properly formated .ico file (which are
       | way more different from .png files than just the .ico extention)
        
         | netsharc wrote:
         | According to this[1], browsers support all the common image
         | formats as favicon. But other than maybe SVG, the ICO file
         | format has the advantage of being able to offer multiple
         | dimensions and colors, so one doesn't need need to rely on the
         | browser's resizing algorithm...
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         | [1] https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_favicon.asp [2]
         | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICO_(file_format)
        
       | AlienRobot wrote:
       | The favicon doesn't align to the tab for me.
       | 
       | I think you forgot { position: relative; } on .manipulation2
       | 
       | I like that it actually shows on the tab what the favicon would
       | look like, but on my screen resolution the tab looks
       | HUUUUUUUUUGEEE. Also I don't know if you know this but a single
       | favicon.ico file may contain multiple different resolutions.
       | Perhaps support that?
        
       | janalsncm wrote:
       | Pretty decent. I think I would use this. My main feedback is it's
       | a bit hard to use on mobile, but then again my dev work would be
       | on a desktop. Also, it would be great if you would automatically
       | split the grid for me and just let me download any of the 25
       | options rather than manual cropping.
        
       | jdthedisciple wrote:
       | Related:
       | 
       | https://favicomatic.com/
        
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