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Re:Show HN: I rebuilt Microsoft Comic Chat's layout engine in one HTML... on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @04:12PM (#49089286)
It should be working. Tested for mobile, but... let me know what's going on?

Show HN: I rebuilt Microsoft Comic Chat's layout engine in one HTML file

Posted by ChrisPirillo on Friday July 24, 2026 @07:28PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://arcade.pirillo.com/comic-chatter.html

I used Comic Chat in 1996 and never got over it. So when Microsoft put the source up last week, I wanted it back the way I remembered it: same engine, browser tab, no install, works on a phone.I do not write or read code. I'm the proverbial "product manager." So, I have to thank both GPT 5.6 and Fable 5 / Opus 4.8 (just before they released Opus 5 today). I aimed to stay faithful to the...

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Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @10:18PM (#47318398)
auto generated. ;)
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @10:17PM (#47318397)
Please try again? I fixed a couple of snags. Use your same template?
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @10:17PM (#47318394)
\o/
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @10:17PM (#47318390)
i used to date myself but had to buy myself dinner
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @10:17PM (#47318388)
i'm not quite dead
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @09:40PM (#47318174)
So VERY grateful!
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @09:39PM (#47318173)
You configure that in the Configuration section. ;)
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @09:39PM (#47318170)
Try again? Same template should work (with current fixes in place).
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @09:39PM (#47318167)
Please, try again. I pushed a few fixes out this afternoon.
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @09:38PM (#47318165)
Try it again. Fixed quite a few bugs today.
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @09:38PM (#47318160)
It's not a course.

What I do is free and intended to be workshops for non-technical users to understand the power of technology rather than slamming it in their face.

Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @09:37PM (#47318155)
Try it again. Made some beefy updates earlier today to catch outliers.
Re:Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font on Monday March 09, 2026 @09:35PM (#47318142)
Wow. :D

Thanks for picking this up! More to come. I'm working on adding color support right now.