AndrewSwift

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   by AndrewSwift 5y ago

   It's definitely in the long term plans, but honestly in the five years I've been working on this, not one person has ever complained about that type of issue. And, the website looks amazing in fullscreen mode on a big monitor, way
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   by AndrewSwift 5y ago

   So far it's been mainly small businesses who just want to put up a cheap website quickly. I can turn a PDF flyer into a website in a couple of hours, and that's been really popular. It's so fast to put up a site that it would
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   by AndrewSwift 5y ago

   I loved Flash, and I think that SVG, if I can create proper tools, has the potential to be as good and maybe to avoid some of the drawbacks. In fact, I wrote Svija because I took a sabbatical from web design. When I came back, Flash was gon
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   by AndrewSwift 5y ago

   Fixed, thanks for mentioning that. I was experimenting with Youtube embeds and since the autoplaying didn't work on my browser, I forgot to take it out.
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   by AndrewSwift 5y ago

   If you read the page called WTF, I talk a lot about accessibility. I totally appreciate the importance of it. But, the fact that I don't a perfect solution right off the bat is not a reason to stop exploring! Also: ALL CAPS.
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   by AndrewSwift 5y ago

   It could work with Inkscape. I'm trying to get some funding to hire a couple of devs, and PC support and Inkscape support are very high on the list of priorities. I have had a lot of difficulty finding out how widely Inkscape is actual
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   by AndrewSwift 5y ago

   There's no obligation to push — you can easily synchronize the site when everything's ready. Also, any modifications take effect after 24 hours, or you can just unpublish a page temporarily — there are several options that permit
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   by AndrewSwift 5y ago

   Accessibility is obviously super important. For now I add accessibility content manually. I'm planning to write a script to automatically convert the Illustrator text to HTML, based on font size and position on the page.
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   by AndrewSwift 5y ago

   Thank you (you'll have to imagine it in all caps).
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    by AndrewSwift 5y ago

    I was getting really frustrated with CSS and HTML (I was originally a print designer), so built a tool for building websites using only SVG content. It's essentially a website builder that uses Adobe Illustrator for creating pages. The
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    Show HN: A tool to build real websites built exclusively in SVG(svija.love)

    197 points by AndrewSwift 5y ago|162 comments
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    by AndrewSwift 5y ago

    I don't have an opinion on the technical merits of the sRGB spec, but I do know fom experience that it's really limiting. Modern screens are capable of an enormous range of colors that just aren't visible on the internet beca
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    by AndrewSwift 5y ago

    We don't right but now we're considering adding it. If you know it well I'd like to ask you a few questions — andrew@svija.love
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    by AndrewSwift 5y ago

    I wonder if we can use it with Svija ( https://svija.love ). We've been building all-SVG websites for six years, and the big hurdle has always been the complexity of creating simple SVG content. For complex content we use Ado
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    by AndrewSwift 5y ago

    It's not just the installation, but how to use the product. Offhand, I'd say that there are about 35 pages "How to do X", and I can write a simple, profesional page in about 20 minutes. I can make an amateur video in les
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    by AndrewSwift 5y ago

    Thanks, I'll look into that. It might be a good way to get going quickly.
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    by AndrewSwift 5y ago

    Thanks, we are planning to do that — it will definitely mean that the pages can be simpler But, it's a lot of work and will take months. And it makes modifying instructions complicated. In the meantime I need to get people up and runni
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    Ask HN: How much detail should I give new users during onboarding?

    3 points by AndrewSwift 5y ago|6 comments
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    by AndrewSwift 6y ago

    Thanks, I really appreciate your comment.
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    by AndrewSwift 6y ago

    Whether or not to obey web standards. I'm building a new project that permits building web pages in SVG instead of HTML (example at https://svija.love ). The initial offering works well but does not obey web standards in sev