4 ms·
Functionally this is awesome - we use etherpad a lot for collaborative text editing but having something a bit more structured like this could be very useful.
by avibryant 17y ago
Functionally this is awesome - we use etherpad a lot for collaborative text editing but having something a bit more structured like this could be very useful. The experience of entering a rewrite and having it broken down into several distinct edits is great, and there's lots of thoughtful touches in the UI (like starting off as anonymous and "claiming" vs. having to create an account up front).
Visually there's a lot of work to do - if you can get even a day or two of a great web designer's time it will be very worthwhile. For example, although you describe the two icons as "pen" vs. "pencil" they just look red and yellow to me - and then they both create (different kinds of) red text. Your logo needs to be antialiased.
On the pricing page, it's clear that there's lots missing from the free editing, but it's not clear what the free edition actually does provide. It seems like you can still use it to create private documents, but that's not obvious from the description. You might want to have some more rows on that comparison table that have checkmarks all the way across.
One group I can imagine loving this is lawyers, although they'll hate that it's hosted. You'd probably need to add more features but it would be interesting (if you haven't already) to talk to some and see if there's a custom version you could build with workflow targeted to contracts.
- fatdog789 17y ago"Lawyers...[will] hate that its hosted." More accurately, lawyers will refuse to use this service b/c it's hosted and it raises unsettled issues related to the boundaries of client confidentiality. In many states, this service could even be considered unethical (read: illegal for lawyers) for use with client matters b/c it may either (1) be considered a waiver of confidentiality or (2) be considered a breach of confidentiality which the client has not waived. However, I can imagine that students or nonprofits would love this, since those sorts of issues will not apply.
- Ennis 17y agoI second the "hate that it's hosted" aspect. You'll get the same issue at large companies too. The truth is commenting and reviewing sucks. Even when I was at Microsoft everyone complained about it when they did their specs. I definately see this as a value added add-on. Possibly by wrapping it into a plugin for hosted blog platforms or desktop programs.