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   by michelle_ 14y ago

   In the post you're replying to I said: "I also live with a software developer who helped bail me out from time to time", and I linked to the html5helicopter.com page which links to that blog post. I wasn't trying to hide anything and didn't
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   by michelle_ 14y ago

   I've had some thought on this. The issue that I see with auto-focusing is people who use backspace to go back in the browser. If I steal focus then they're just stuck there, mashing on backspace. As a compromise I implemented arrow key func
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   by michelle_ 14y ago

   I had it like that for a while, but ran into problems once I introduced the double-click-to-edit functionality. Thanks for the suggestion though; I'm still working on improving the user experience. :)
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   by michelle_ 14y ago

   Not quite zero. This past semester I took a course in MATLAB which was fairly unrelated, but definitely helped me get comfortable with programming a real project (we did bridge design in the course). I also live with a software developer wh
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   by michelle_ 14y ago

   Haha I originally added that as a joke but it grew on me. I'm glad you liked it! I appreciate your kind comment, and I've always felt the same way about to-do lists: they never get done. I hope that my app can help people be productive. :)
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   by michelle_ 14y ago

   I am at a loss for words. Thanks so much for your kind comment; it is inspiring and motivating. When I posted this on HN I really wasn't expecting such overwhelmingly positive feedback from so many great people! In a few short weeks I've fo
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   by michelle_ 14y ago

   Hah, I hadn't thought of that. I agree though, it needs to be much more obvious if I'm expecting people to actually find it! I'll play around with it, thanks :)
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   by michelle_ 14y ago

   That's a really good point - I'd like to add that. For now, today should be faintly highlighted on the calendar popup, but I agree that a more obvious "today" button would make it easier. You can also carry forward all unfinished tasks to t
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   by michelle_ 14y ago

   Thanks, I'll take these suggestions into consideration. One of the hardest parts about putting together the app was finding a balance between power usage and first impressions. Having used it for the past few days while developing it, I've
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    by michelle_ 14y ago

    Thank you :)
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    by michelle_ 14y ago

    Thanks! The design started as a themeforest template, but at this point it has been very heavily modified. I used PHP and MySQL for the backend, and jQuery for the UI interaction. I'm a chemistry major spending the summer learning to code,
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    by michelle_ 14y ago

    Thanks for the suggestion, I'll definitely keep it in mind.
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    by michelle_ 14y ago

    Thank you! I used PHP and MySQL for the backend and jQuery for the front. :)
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    Show HN: My first web app, DailyDo.it(dailydo.it)

    142 points by michelle_ 14y ago|56 comments
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    by michelle_ 14y ago

    I'm currently trying to keep the app simple and clutter-free, so it's been a challenge not to pack it full of every feature that comes to mind. Sublists would definitely make it onto the feature-list; I think they're handy and my first prot
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    by michelle_ 14y ago

    Thanks! And yes, after much deliberation I decided on the underscore.
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    by michelle_ 14y ago

    Thanks so much for your kind words :)
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    by michelle_ 14y ago

    Thanks for taking the time to check out the app and give feedback! Tasks should have persisted across sessions, but when I changed from the "beta" to "live" URL I forgot to update the cookie settings. It should work now. I had thought about
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    Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

    20 points by michelle_ 14y ago|12 comments