Show HN: Foldelight – the iPhone Duo folding effect the MacBook was owed

rriffonio about 4 hours ago 8 commentsRead Article on lufzle.dev

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I know the effect makes more sense on the iPhone Duo because of the dual screen, but I wanted something similar on the MacBook: the lid looks like a portal to the real screen. The only app I found that does this charges for it, so it felt like a good thing to ask Astra to build, and I made it OSS. Visual improvements or feature ideas are welcome.

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leftwinglautus•about 2 hours ago

I don't understand the appeal for this and why people want to bring this to devices where it doesn't make sense. For the Duo it makes sense since you're moving between two panes of glass and they want to show the effect that youre just transitioning to a bigger pane of glass, same content but expanded. Here i dont get it

montagg•about 2 hours ago

Because the person found it fun is a valid reason. It’s kinda cool!

I’m pretty sure Apple will do this in macOS 28, and there are some details to improve (guessing from the animation, haven’t installed it). But, people can and should do things just for fun.

xnx•27 minutes ago

Like virtual glass, water droplets, etc., the effect is mainly just to be flashy and show off. Any usability rationalization is after-the-fact.

cassianoleal•about 2 hours ago

OP probably enjoyed the project and likes how it looks. Why does there have to be an "appeal" other than that?

warpech•about 2 hours ago

I don't know either... But it is the first time I've ever seen the parallax effect adding value to a homepage. Great job in that regard!

lightingthedark•about 2 hours ago

The animation doesn't work for me with Firefox on Android. The laptop is totally missing and instead it just shows a static image of a logon screen. I was very confused until I tried it in Chrome.

thehodge•about 2 hours ago

I like this, very silly :)

swiftcoder•about 2 hours ago

It's a very pretty effect.