AugusteLef

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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Thank you for taking the time. It really helps us define our value proposition and outline the next steps in product development. As you mentioned, the challenge isn't the inability to produce something in-house but rather other produc
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Street smart! But yes, programmatic merging does get complex, especially with large document sizes. It's a balancing act between functionality and handling those technical challenges!
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
It seems there isn't a solution that satisfies everyone so far, indeed. With concerns about languages supported, functionalities, security, etc., there's certainly a lot of room for improvement in this space to offer a better solu
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
We've updated our pricing, and it can go as low as $0.005 per document. True, you'll still need to work with a third-party vendor, but isn't it worth considering if the features are competitive and the interface is user-frien
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
We've adjusted our pricing based on your comments and advice. It's not 100% free, but it now seems to make more sense to most of you. What do you think?
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
We'll adjust the wording until we have a faster renderer. Also, the playground might take a bit longer to render since there's a queue and it's been heavily used! We're on it, thanks!
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Got it, thanks!
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Thanks! We are looking to extend our set of feature and integration, offering self-storing on S3 could definitely be one of them! Good call
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Exactly. We are aiming at offering a solution to build complex PDF design. Which means having 100% control over the layout (margin, header, footer), the style and also the content. That's why we integrated Tailwind, CharkraUI, Markdo
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
certifications (SOC2 / ISO27001) and offer an on-premise solution! I see there's already a discussion about pricing, so I'll leave that be. However, would an unlimited volume at a fixed cost (and self-host) be an attractive
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Sorry for the misunderstanding, we indeed "meant something more like a viewer for Adobe's PDF format rather than Adobe's viewer for PDFs.". We will make sure to change the wording. Thank you!
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
True. Security is a significant concern, and in our discussions with businesses, we realised that most of them do not want any kind of data leaving their own systems. This is especially true in the biotech/healthcare industry, but also
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Ok very interesting, i'll give it a try! Thanks for sharing
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Never used it actually, is it in between LaTeX and Markdown with the possibility to process JSON input?
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
We do not work with docx and never did it myself but: "DOCX Template API is a tool that allows you to dynamically generate MS Word documents by replacing custom properties using a JSON object that contains your data." I assume thi
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Thanks for the tip, I will take a look at it asap
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Absolutely! It's all about finding the right balance between granting users complete control over the layout and restricting it to ensure specific use cases through templates. As for scaling, indeed, horizontal scaling is an option, bu
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Indeed, speed is an issue (and it's hard to tackle). Additionally, when using Chrome, what you see is not always what you get. The layout often doesn't match expectations, especially with complex elements. It's ok for simple
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
As of today we are building our solution on top of PrinceXML/DocRaptor which is considered "to be the best PDF generation API, giving complete control over the documents you need to create" (cf. another comment). As we start
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Thanks! We're fine-tuning our pricing model and realize we have some work to do in this area hahaha! Indeed, at a certain scale, per-document pricing becomes almost impossible (we're talking about millions of documents generated d
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Indeed it could be a very interesting use case. While we are more "Selling Shovels" it could be interesting to explore this use case and maybe build a simple demo out of it! And yes, as a big fan of LaTeX myself (I used to do all
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
We do not. We are also working on getting SOC2 compliant as soon as possible. More about security here: https://docs.onedoclabs.com/ressources/security (especially how we use temporary buckets). Also, you can chose rat
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
As mentioned in another comment, "Onedoc generates tagged PDFs as long as you add a `title` property to the API call to make the PDF UA/1 compliant."! Hope it helps
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
We spent many hours designing and generating PDFs at our previous venture.. terrible experience. Which is why we're now focused on solving this issue!
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Exactly, that's one of the main reasons we began working on this. We aim to bring the modern web technologies used for website design into the document world. This includes enabling the use of React and, of course, Tailwind, Chakra UI,
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Makes sense. Actually, if you keep the layout/content very simple, aren't constrained by throughput, and don't need to integrate dynamic data or other similar processes, then simple FOSS could indeed get the job done! That&#x
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Editors such as Overleaf, and those offered by MS and Adobe, have been around for a long time. Recently, companies like Pandadoc and Docusign have started offering services around PDFs (generation or other aspects of their lifecycle). It mi
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
We felt the same, and that's precisely why we built this tool! The key, as you mentioned, is fidelity, especially for designing complex layouts. We hope to bring something new and valuable to the table. And yes, documents are central t
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Indeed, we need to give credit to MS for what they did. However, it didn't catch up as you mentioned, maybe due to timing, skepticism toward MS, or the complexity of moving from Adobe to MS for PDF management. I will dig a bit into it
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by AugusteLef 3y ago
Thanks! We try to make our product as accessible as possible for anyone to use (or at least to test). It's good to hear that our efforts have been worthwhile!

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