zpusmani's comments

On: Show HN: DeckBuilder Single-file HTML slide editor (750KB, no build step)

[zpusmani]

I built this because I got tired of the LLM-to-PowerPoint friction.

The workflow: Ask Claude/GPT to generate slides in HTML -> Paste into DeckBuilder -> Drag/drop to fix layout -> Export PDF.

Why single-file HTML?

No install, runs in browser

Works offline & Local-first

Git-friendly (clean HTML/CSS diffs)

~750KB total payload

The AI does the drafting; this gives you the finishing control locally.

Feedback welcome, particularly on the drag-and-drop feel and how the PDF export handles complex layouts!

On: Show HN: RenderCV – Open-source CV/resume generator, YAML to PDF

[zpusmani]

I really love tools that treat documents as code. I have been trying to move my workflows away from binary formats (like PPT & Word) to text based ones I can more easily version control.

Does this support custom CSS for the layout or is it bound to the YAML templates?

[sinaatalay → zpusmani]

It’s completely flexible. However, it's not done through CSS. We use Typst to generate PDFs, and we template Typst files using Jinja2 from YAML. You can override the built-in Typst templates; see the guide here: https://docs.rendercv.com/user_guide/how_to/override_default...

[zpusmani → sinaatalay]

Ah makes sense, using Typst under the hood for strict layout control compared to CSS. Thanks for the link to the override guide and I'll check it out.