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Zooming UIs in 2026: Prezi, impress.js, and why I built something different

101 points·by tinchox6·3 bulan yang lalu·44 comments

Show HN: Zumly – a library for building zooming user interfaces

github.com
5 points·by tinchox6·3 bulan yang lalu·3 comments

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1 points·by tinchox6·tahun lalu·0 comments

Show HN: I created snapDOM to capture DOM nodes as images with exceptional speed

github.com
120 points·by tinchox6·tahun lalu·43 comments

Ask HN: Building a Non-AI tool feels surprisingly refreshing for me

7 points·by tinchox6·tahun lalu·3 comments

Show HN: I recreated a circular timer with Orbit

zumerlab.github.io
3 points·by tinchox6·tahun lalu·2 comments

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tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
You can use driver none to avoid transitions. And I’m working on reduce motion
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I turn of scroll events except on home assistant. You can enable or disable depending on your needs
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Thank you!!
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Good catch on forward navigation. Architecturally I don't keep a history of already-visited views, so forward has nowhere to go. It's something worth tackling though, especially for programmatic navigation flows. Open in new tab is on my radar too.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Thanks! Both the depth indicator and the zoomable affordance are things I'm actively working on. Glad the spatial navigation idea resonates.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Firefox issues are real and I want to fix them. On the "why", fair to be skeptical, it's not for every UI. But I do think it makes sense when hierarchy needs to feel spatial.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Good call, hash routing was the quick path. History API is on the list.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Ha, noted. Pinch conflicts are a known pain point on touch devices, need to sort that out.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Yeah the scroll expectation comes up a lot. Scale of the Universe was scijs I think, different beast but a great example of zoom done right.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Fair point. No visual cue for what's zoomable is a real gap. Thinking about how to handle that without cluttering the UI.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
That means a lot, thanks. The iOS back gesture thing is tricky but would be really sweet to pull off.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Glad you liked it! That one was fun to build.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Thanks! Yeah, immersive demos and dashboards are where it seems to click best.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Thanks! The a11y angle is something I want to tackle properly. Noted the bugs too, the car one is a known issue.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Appreciate it! Breadcrumbs and back navigation are definitely on my radar.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Thanks! Speed was a big focus, glad it comes through. Your app looks really cool btw.
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Thanks! Ive tried using HA API to get all the information and then parse it and render using this UI, but it was just an experiment. I dindt try using custom cards
tinchox6
·3 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Hey! I made Zumly. The idea is offering an alternative to traditional page navigation using zooming. You mark an element as zoomable, point it to a view, and Zumly handles the transition and inserts new views. That's basically it.

I started Zumly in 2020 after leaving behind Zircle UI (a Vue zooming library), trying to take what I learned further. Framework-agnostic, focused just on the zoom part. Since then I've rewritten the engine several times, changed the approach more than once. Only now I'm actually happy with how it feels.

The landing page is built with Zumly itself so you can get the feel before touching any code.

Still rough edges ahead. Would love to hear what you think about the interaction model and if the API makes sense.

Landing page: https://zumerlab.github.io/zumly
tinchox6
·tahun lalu·discuss
All isues fixed https://github.com/zumerlab/snapdom/releases/tag/v0.9.2
tinchox6
·tahun lalu·discuss
If interested I solved almost all issues you pointed out (speedy and accuracy).

https://github.com/zumerlab/snapdom/issues/3