Re:Java developer says he built, launched basic open source ...
by abbyroad9191 on Sunday May 26, 2013 @01:11PM
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Yeah cheers to that guy who built the office suite. Why is there so much negative feedback towards said hacker?
Re:Java developer says he built, launched basic open source ...
by yareally on Sunday May 26, 2013 @02:40PM
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I couldn't agree more. While it may not be a "show hn" project, the developer may still be a member of the hn community. If one is going to criticise the project, they should at least do so constructively so they can improve it. I don't think any of us would really want snarky remarks as the feedback to something we poured our free time in and shared with the community to garner feedback.
Treat other developers in the same way we would want to be treated if in a similar position :)
Re:Java developer says he built, launched basic open source ...
by qwerta on Sunday May 26, 2013 @02:48PM
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Writing word processor is simple with proper components. Not everything is written in JS.
Re:Java developer says he built, launched basic open source ...
by rossjudson on Sunday May 26, 2013 @06:23PM
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Swing contains a fairly sophisticated rich text editor component that can easily server as the basis for a word processor for many cases.
It has nice style support.
I did a neat little screenplay-writing program with it one weekend...I simply created styles that matched to common screenplay formats (like dialog, scene descriptions, etc), assigned hotkeys to the styles, then wrote a little smart method to figure out the next probable style when you hit the return key.
Re:Java developer says he built, launched basic open source ...
by eropple on Sunday May 26, 2013 @06:30PM
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> It has nice style support.
Aside from the normal terror of using Swing, I agree with this--with one caveat. As JetBrains has learned, Swing's text editing controls and modern Linux look, regardless of style, like crap.
Less of a big deal for a word processor, but a pretty big deal for them. :(
Re:Java developer says he built, launched basic open source ...
by markbernard on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @11:22PM
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I have never had a problem getting Swing to do what I want it to. People who bash usually haven't tried to actually learn it.
This shows that it is possible to make a minimum viable product with one person with persistence and skill. Thank you for sharing!