Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL
by afandian on Thursday June 27, 2019 @06:07AM
(#20293070)
This is very similar to hypothes.is, apart from the hashing: https://web.hypothes.is/
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Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL
by comntr on Friday June 28, 2019 @12:30AM
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The idea is very similar, but I can't agree with a few implementation details:
- The extension shouldn't need to have access to the page. Inserting an iframe into the page seems wrong.
- The extension shouldn't own the comments. It should be a window to the comments, not a gatekeeper. It should be possible to implement alternative UIs and alternative extensions and connect them to the same comments.
- The extension should allow to switch the UI and the data server.
I like the inline annotations, but likely it'll need full access to DOM.
Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL
by afandian on Friday June 28, 2019 @06:33AM
(#20303000)
I'm not intimately acquainted with the internal of hypothes.is but there is an open API, based on open standards. So you can build whatever you want with it.
Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL
by mehdix on Thursday June 27, 2019 @09:45AM
(#20294262)
I stopped using it as I moved to Firefox a year ago. More important, they didn't provide a link to download my data at least in that time.
Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL
by comntr on Thursday June 27, 2019 @01:36PM
(#20296662)
All the data here is actually stored in indexedDb and localStorage. I guess I'll implement import/export next time.
Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL
by Anonymous4C54D6 on Thursday June 27, 2019 @08:23AM
(#20293760)
This actually looks a lot cooler than the OP. :)
Edit: oh wait...chrome only
Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL
by afandian on Thursday June 27, 2019 @08:26AM
(#20293784)
I think it's good. It's based on open standards, has a proactive and engaged organisation behind it and, crucially, a community of users.
Not to detract from the OP.
(Edit: It's an open standard. There are plugins for different browsers, a web interface and API)
Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL
by hyperion2010 on Thursday June 27, 2019 @09:07AM
(#20294010)
There is a bookmarklet that works for firefox.