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Re:Show HN: Interactive guitar scales diagrams by machak on Saturday June 09, 2018 @04:24PM (#17274792)
could you be any more constructive, I mean, which parts are confusing / none intuitive?
Re:Show HN: Interactive guitar scales diagrams by code_duck on Saturday June 09, 2018 @07:24PM (#17275555)
I'm having a hard time looking at the scale and making sense of it without having to orient myself and think about it a lot. I think this could be fixed with a different visual display, such as less or different colors and more contrast.

I also wasn't sure what effect some of the controls were having, but I think it might be because I am on my phone.

Re:Show HN: Interactive guitar scales diagrams by code_duck on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:24PM (#17279092)
A couple issues/questions on desktop:

- the hover effect makes the lighter color buttons seem to disappear, especially once pressed

- I have no idea what the R button does or why

- pentatonic major is an uncommon scale and odd choice for default - pentatonic minor might be better, or just major

Re:Show HN: Interactive guitar scales diagrams by machak on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:38PM (#17279164)
R marks "relative" major/minor, for example: A minor pentatonic is relative to C major pentatonic (contains same notes/shapes, just root note is different). I can/could change defaults, but, all your presets should be saved between the sessions (your next visit). I am in the middle of making some interface changes, hopefully buttons will behave better after it. Thanks for feedback.
Re:Show HN: Interactive guitar scales diagrams by code_duck on Sunday June 10, 2018 @04:14PM (#17279949)
You're welcome, i may have some more feedback.

One thing I want to mention is that tool tips or other onscreen help would be useful.

Re:Show HN: Interactive guitar scales diagrams by machak on Sunday June 10, 2018 @04:49PM (#17280077)
I was thinking about tooltips but those are tricky to implement for mobile devices (although I haven't spend much time making it usable for small screens/devices)
Re:Show HN: Interactive guitar scales diagrams by code_duck on Monday June 11, 2018 @09:13AM (#17283873)
True, i didn't notice the lack of hover tips until I used the desktop. But if it's oriented towards desktop, might as well put them in?