tr4nslator

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by tr4nslator 18y ago
I agree. It's not monetizable in its current state, but I'm curious what features you think would get it closer, such as: * more rich replacement (including functions/regex) * dynamic content like stock prices * ability to chain expansion
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by tr4nslator 18y ago
After getting such useful feedback on HN for typd.in this week (special thanks to huhtenberg/LogicHoleFlaw/ken), I thought I'd put our next project out there to get some more ideas. textpanda is a simple bookmarklet that lets you define sho
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Ask HN: Review our app, textpanda (web-based input shortcuts for the lazy)(textpanda.com)
17 points by tr4nslator 18y ago|15 comments
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by tr4nslator 18y ago
Thanks for the good feedback. I think we'll need to move the indicator to the left side and pad the input to offset it, so that it's more visible. Correcting scrolling is less trivial, and will have to wait for v2.
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by tr4nslator 18y ago
One of the trade-offs of using an unobtrusive approach (no DOM insertion) to maximize compatibility is that we're limited to the decoration offered by a vanilla text control. Otherwise, the flow of insertion/deletion/selection was based on
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by tr4nslator 18y ago
Technically, it's a misspelling for こんぴゅーたー (konpyu-ta-), which converts correctly into katakana. But I really got a kick out of seeing someone use the tool itself to give us feedback...
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by tr4nslator 18y ago
This is exactly what we had in mind. The latency of hitting the server for each kanji conversion would make it difficult to compete with a native implementation, but this is just a hack to fill in the holes when no such implementation exist
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by tr4nslator 18y ago
Before kicking off work together on a startup, my cofounder and I have built two test projects to make sure that we have a good technical fit. If there are any Japanese typers out there, we'd love you to check out our first project: typd.in
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Ask HN: Review our app, typd.in (a web-based Japanese IME)(typd.in)
34 points by tr4nslator 18y ago|37 comments
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by tr4nslator 18y ago
see you guys there.
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by tr4nslator 18y ago
I'd be interested in an afternoon/evening event in SF.