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Ask HN: Comment tool for web pages, for collaborative editing?
I am looking for a js library that allows readers to add google doc / MS Word style comment bubbles to a sentence or word they highlight. It should work on any web page.
The closest I've found so far is annotator.js [0]. The problem is that, after adding a comment, the text is merely highlighted, and you have to mouse over it to view the comment again. In contrast, Google doc comments are always visible in the sidebar (unless you hide them).
Is there an open source js library that provides similar functionality?
[0] http://annotatorjs.org/
- tedmiston 11y agoIt sounds like the field you're interested in is web annotation [1]. Genius [2] is one option. Note that all annotations are public, not just visible to your friends, and also that they can be changed and edited by moderators, etc. Here's what a news article looks like with annotations: http://genius.it/8344534/www.theverge.com/2015/12/7/9861372/spotify-year-in-review-artist-payment-royalties?filter=annotator:tmist http://genius.it/8344534/www.theverge.com/2015/12/7/9861372/... Hypothesis [3] is another worth looking into. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_annotation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_annotation 2: http://genius.com/web-annotator http://genius.com/web-annotator 3: https://hypothes.is https://hypothes.is
- giulioandreini 11y agoAnother alternative is Pundit Annotator. You can find the Chrome Extension here: http://thepund.it/annotator http://thepund.it/annotator Check it out