claviska
This wasn't what the experiment was about at all.
I'm Pulling ColorCopy from the macOS App Store
I wrote about this here [1], and even called out some of the most common disabilities that clearly benefit from it.
They also don’t allow microphone access from keyboard extensions in iOS, which prevented me from shipping an iPhone target (that I really wanted for myself tbh).
It’s a shame and I can only assume they’re trying to protect their built-in dictation, which historically has been laughably bad.
Show HN: TongueType – Local, privacy-focused Whisper dictation for macOS
Hi HN,I'm a longtime web dev, but this is my first macOS app. Feedback is very welcome <3I built TongueType because every dictation app I tried failed at least one of three things: it sent my audio to someone's cloud, it charged me monthly fee, or it felt clunky or enterprisy. The cloud thing kills it for anything sensitive. The subscription thing is insulting for what amounts to "Whisper +...
Quiet UI is now open source
It prioritizes accessibility, longevity, performance, and simplicity.
With the autoloader, one script tag loads components dynamically without downloading the entire library. (npm also available.)
Theming uses color-mix() and OKLAB to create uniform color palettes from a single CSS property. Adaptive palettes are used for dark mode.
All form controls are form-associated via ElementInternals and work with native validation APIs (required, pattern, etc.).
Dialogs, popovers, tooltips, etc. use Popover API for top-layer access without having to portal or hoist.
Some of the more fun components include: Joystick, Stamp, Mesh Gradient, Flip Card, Random Content, Intersection Observer, Typewriter, Lorem Ipsum, Slide Activator
The library is free for personal, educational, non-profit use. Commercial use requires a license.
Quiet UI – My Creative Outlet
The theming layers are completely different. Web Awesome's theming system is more robust, with over a dozen pro themes already available with interchangeable, professionally-curated palettes. In contrast, Quiet has just one theme with a palette that's generated with color-mix().
I’ve been quietly working on this for the last two years. It started as a creative outlet and a way to discover and learn modern Web APIs. It ended up as an addiction.
I built Quiet from scratch to improve my design skills. To learn new APIs. To try different approaches that may or may not in my main focus, which is Web Awesome.
I learned so many new things building it. It let me explore newer APIs such as `color-mix()`, the Popover API, and Element Internals. It let me use newer CSS features such as `:has()` and nesting before they were baseline. It taught me about color, especially OKLAB and OKLCH, which is still a mysterious box of wonder, but slightly less intimidating now.
Quiet has given me the freedom to explore ideas that make me a better developer and designer, many of which would be out of scope for a more established product.
I’d love to hear what you think, and I'm happy to answer any questions!
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Show HN: Font Awesome 7 launches with new icon packs
I work at Font Awesome (YC 2015) and we recently launched Font Awesome 7, including hundreds of new icons, a fresh visual redesign, and better perf.Fun fact: Font Awesome icons are viewed 6–8 TRILLION times per month, so we have a pretty good idea which ones are used the most! Armed with this knowledge, we added seven entirely new icon packs, each with 200+ of the most frequently used icons in...
Firefox bug gets fixed after 25 years
Teamwork makes the cream work.
Show HN: Color.surf – a fun tool to access your favorite Tailwind colors
Per Dan’s comment [1], they began rolling out the flag to test support at Meta in February and, barring any major problems, they’re still targeting 19.
0: https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/11347
1: https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/11347#issuecomment-...