That is my point exactly - technology seems to have created so many avenues of distraction that you cannot even take a dump without the temptation of some distraction!
well done on building this. Sometimes making is its own reward.
Some feedback:
I had no idea what it did and the opening screen about loading config etc was confusing. I would have preferred like a tour with tooltips instead. Though once you get into it and play you soon figure out what it does.
As a fellow maker - I generally have really basic UI and leave menu items visible and learn from these forums what to do with them. So I suggest expanding your menu and have it always available. (like the menu animation though, could be a little faster).
What problem were you trying to fix? Did you try something like Trello.com before you decided to build this? It's cool if you built it just because.
Thanks for the feedback, yeah I was happy to get something done that I am happy to use and share. My idea has been to create something easy enough for people to use and customize and make their own.
Yeah the loading config modal seems to have thrown a couple, that was another comment that was made. Someone also suggested maybe ditching the intro modal and just letting people discover for themselves.
as per the menu, thank you for that, that's been brought up and I'm thinking based on other feedback of moving the menu items into the header so you don't have to open and close it. the tab was something else I created as a UI component and I guess I just wanted to have a go at using it in real world environment.
I had used trello quite some time ago but couldn't remember it and I guess the thing I like with tyto is that I don't need an account and its just a simple UI. My main thing was to implement whilst learning and brushing up on some tech using templating languages like handlebars.
Thanks again for the feedback and I'll look at moving the menu.
@codez: the intro modal had me confused as well so I realigned a few of the elements - http://imgur.com/a/FQkUm - to make it more self explanatory...yup, having a slow day at work :)
That's awesome, thanks for that, it actually does look much better like that. I may change the template to fit in with that structure if you're ok with that. Some people have expressed not having the modal at all so I may change the default behaviour to not show it on load (this is just an option in the config).
Thanks again for the feedback! it's really appreciated and good work!
> My idea has been to create something easy enough for people to use and customize and make their own.
> ... the thing I like with tyto is that I don't need an account and its just a simple UI
power to the people. I like Trello and while this is lacking features, it's already miles better because now I can fork it and self host it and others can do the same. I dislike how the web has become service orientated and wish I had more time to spend building alternatives to popular services that were Free and open source.
well done!
also, checklists. I would love love love to have checklists.
Thanks for the feedback, it's really appreciated. This is my aim, I want people to be more in power and control of the tools they use. With tyto, you could make it completely your own and behave as you wish without worrying about the backend part of it. All I ask is that if people do come up with something cool or host their own version they just share the link in the README. This is purely because it's really interesting to me to see how people are using it or what ideas they have come up with.
Checklists? Do you mean checklists on the actual cards themselves? This would be a really easy change. You could change the template for items and have that up and running pretty quick I think. It might require some changes to how the email template works and how json is generated but I can't see it being too major.
Thanks again for the feedback it's really appreciated, I'll see if I can take a look at how checklists would work or if you happen to have a go, let me know, I'd be happy to help or hear about it.
Great feedback and thanks for trying the Café. To be honest the 'its free' was put on as an after- thought and I hadn't thought how prominent it needs to be.
This whole thing is a learning experience and this is a key lesson - be clear with the message.
Thanks for giving it a try and for taking the time to comment. Google hangouts is a temporary place for this - but I accept that it may catch some people off-guard. Would it help to note on the button that it is a google hangout?
Thanks for taking the time to comment. This is very much an itch I need scratching. :-)
Actually I did trial it and got some good feedback and great learning. But was constrained by the trial limits of the off the shelf stuff I was using, plus this time I want to do a better job of getting the message out.
I plan to do it again with different off the shelf. With the folk who respond to the signup.
Thanks again and if more comments come to mind, I'd love to hear them.
I found this post mildly amusing. It is a terribly simplified and mildly offensive comparison of two sets of objectives. Neither of which are actually right.
Startup is a phase - not a stereotype.
Teams are not essential to either a startup or what you term a PIH. The skills needed for the challenge are. Not the number of people.
Not all startups need nor want outside investment.
Not all startups have an idea that will change the world.
Not all startups need, want or are suitable for accelerators, incubators or other similar vehicles.
Startup is neither better nor worse than a single person building something to improve their livelihood.
Best I can tell, the author equates a startup to what is popular in the press. Young geeks, big rounds of capital raising, buzzwords galore, huge acquisitions and all the hype that goes with it.
I think bunkum like this devalues the efforts of entrepreneurs everywhere and demonstrates such a closed mind in a space where openness is increasingly important.
That is my point exactly - technology seems to have created so many avenues of distraction that you cannot even take a dump without the temptation of some distraction!