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[Show HN] responsive.io - responsive images as a service (beta)

10 points by 14islands 13y ago

ra00l 13y ago
this sounds like a great idea! I also like the copy & presentation... what happens when JS is off? no images?
- 14islands 13y ago
  We recommend you provide a noscript fallback for non-js visitors: https://www.responsive.io/docs#no-js https://www.responsive.io/docs#no-js Thanks for asking!
cinbun8 13y ago
How does one test this before deployment ? I guess using localhost and the data-src tag would still work, but if that is the case why do you ask for a domain on the beta page ? Does the framework only work on one domain per account ? I was wondering if you could do away with that `domain` field and just ask for the email OR ask for the domain when the user enters the site by activating the account.
- 14islands 13y ago
  The path in the data-src attribute needs to be publicly accessible on the internet, so our servers can pick it up. If you are developing on localhost, relative image paths will be ignored. To test responsive.io on localhost we recommend using absolute paths to images pointing to your live server: Works on localhost: http://mydomain.com/img/mypic.png http://mydomain.com/img/mypic.png Ignored: http://localhost/img/mypic.png http://localhost/img/mypic.png Ignored: /img/mypic.png For non-localhost usage we require you to register your domain using the beta signup. You can signup several times with other domains using the same email. Thanks for the feedback!
seferphier 13y ago
1. Can you tell me a bit about pricing in the future? 2. How is this different from your competitors? Thanks
- 14islands 13y ago
  Our goal is to always provide a free plan. We will have paid upgrades which will enable us to scale the service while keeping high quality. As developers of responsive sites we're trying to make the workflow more streamlined. We want the service to be as unobtrusive as possible, i.e. not requiring major changes to your current markup or custom styling. Hopefully we're on the right track. Let us know what you think!

10 points by 14islands 13y ago

ra00l 13y ago

this sounds like a great idea! I also like the copy & presentation... what happens when JS is off? no images?

14islands 13y ago
We recommend you provide a noscript fallback for non-js visitors: https://www.responsive.io/docs#no-js https://www.responsive.io/docs#no-js Thanks for asking!

cinbun8 13y ago

How does one test this before deployment ? I guess using localhost and the data-src tag would still work, but if that is the case why do you ask for a domain on the beta page ? Does the framework only work on one domain per account ? I was wondering if you could do away with that `domain` field and just ask for the email OR ask for the domain when the user enters the site by activating the account.

14islands 13y ago
The path in the data-src attribute needs to be publicly accessible on the internet, so our servers can pick it up. If you are developing on localhost, relative image paths will be ignored. To test responsive.io on localhost we recommend using absolute paths to images pointing to your live server: Works on localhost: http://mydomain.com/img/mypic.png http://mydomain.com/img/mypic.png Ignored: http://localhost/img/mypic.png http://localhost/img/mypic.png Ignored: /img/mypic.png For non-localhost usage we require you to register your domain using the beta signup. You can signup several times with other domains using the same email. Thanks for the feedback!

seferphier 13y ago

1. Can you tell me a bit about pricing in the future? 2. How is this different from your competitors? Thanks

14islands 13y ago
Our goal is to always provide a free plan. We will have paid upgrades which will enable us to scale the service while keeping high quality. As developers of responsive sites we're trying to make the workflow more streamlined. We want the service to be as unobtrusive as possible, i.e. not requiring major changes to your current markup or custom styling. Hopefully we're on the right track. Let us know what you think!