Show HN: Chalk.ist – Create beautiful images of your source code
Nice job. A couple of UX insights for you to think about:
- Perhaps introduce a bit more spacing between the left-side menu items; it currently feels a tad congested.
- A strategy to consider: identify the most frequently utilized features and present them prominently by default. Many of the nuanced configurations might be better suited behind a collapsible panel. Striking the right equilibrium between primary functionalities for the majority and advanced settings for a minority can significantly enhance the user interface, leading to a more streamlined experience.
tiny tweaks can sometimes make the product 10X faster to use and increase your overall retention. hope it's helpful!
A few questions:
- Some of us are loath to promote macOS, and that includes using it in decorational elements. Any chance that you'll add other window decoration styles?
- There's not a lot of languages listed; I wasn't able to find D (which didn't surprise me) or C++ (which did surprise me). I don't know what you're using now for syntax highlighting, but something like prismjs.com could easily add dozens of languages to your supported list.
I do like the looks of this project; keep it up!
Reminds me of carbon.now.sh
What's the use case for this?
Great website! Congrats.
1. Any chance to make it open-source?
2. Is there an option to build animation of how code is written? Export code animation as GIF?
Very Nice.