Rainbow indentation and opening links in new tabs would be nice although I think rainbow could result in ambiguous colors?. Embedding videos could possibly get me to switch if added, but maybe not, I think the deficiencies of HN are part of what makes it work. Looks good/works good on mobile but not big on the desktop layout, I will probably try it out for abit when browsing on my phone.
Page title is "Create Next App," which is confusing on desktop where I just have tabs with their titles and not thumbnails of the page.
- This API sends all the child items of an item at once
- (However due to aggressive caching, many recent children could be missing)
I would add a max-width to the top nav, too. At 2560x1440, the top nav stretches all the way to the corners, making them hard to reach. (Also looks weird with the max-width of the content.)
Some items have over-sized favicons
- It seems to be the job posts, which all lead to 404s
Perhaps some settings to adjust the font. I find the font too small/light.
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Here are some ideas you may consider taking from my HN frontends (they are both MIT open-source)
Mobile page down: tapping the numbers scrolls that item to the top. I find this more ergonomic than scrolling on mobile.
I reduced items down to two lines to fit more items per screen. I noticed I don't use the poster's id to to decide which items to open so I only show the poster's id on the item page itself.
Items always open comments; the posted URL can be opened from the comments page. (Personally, I always read the comments, and sometimes don't even open the original URL.)
I find highlighting the OP's id useful. I plan to also add toggle highlighting of other specific user ids.
Seeking orange: I highlight items that pass a certain points/comments threshold. First just the icon, then the number, too. Helps more interesting items stand out.
When I re-implement comments, I plan to create a view that focuses on top-level comments and reading a single "thread" at a time.
- So you can choose which conversations to read.
- There will also be a way to expand all the comments for certain users that are more interesting (like the OP).
Infinite scroll should be outlawed.
Rainbow indentation and opening links in new tabs would be nice although I think rainbow could result in ambiguous colors?. Embedding videos could possibly get me to switch if added, but maybe not, I think the deficiencies of HN are part of what makes it work. Looks good/works good on mobile but not big on the desktop layout, I will probably try it out for abit when browsing on my phone.
Page title is "Create Next App," which is confusing on desktop where I just have tabs with their titles and not thumbnails of the page.
Good catch on the page title
Deeply nested comments become nearly unreadable. For example: https://hnplusplus.vercel.app/item/46288491
- comments are pushed all the way to the right side, in a very narrow column
- also must scroll down several screens of just colored stripes
Loading of nested comments could be sped up by using an unofficial API like https://github.com/cheeaun/node-hnapi
- This API sends all the child items of an item at once
- (However due to aggressive caching, many recent children could be missing)
I would add a max-width to the top nav, too. At 2560x1440, the top nav stretches all the way to the corners, making them hard to reach. (Also looks weird with the max-width of the content.)
Some items have over-sized favicons
- It seems to be the job posts, which all lead to 404s
Perhaps some settings to adjust the font. I find the font too small/light.
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Here are some ideas you may consider taking from my HN frontends (they are both MIT open-source)
- Latest version: https://hn.leftium.com
- Still rendering comments from older version: https://hw.leftium.com
- Based on the HN clients I found most readable: https://hackerwebapp.com (with some ideas from https://hckrnews.com)
Mobile page down: tapping the numbers scrolls that item to the top. I find this more ergonomic than scrolling on mobile.
I reduced items down to two lines to fit more items per screen. I noticed I don't use the poster's id to to decide which items to open so I only show the poster's id on the item page itself.
Items always open comments; the posted URL can be opened from the comments page. (Personally, I always read the comments, and sometimes don't even open the original URL.)
I find highlighting the OP's id useful. I plan to also add toggle highlighting of other specific user ids.
Seeking orange: I highlight items that pass a certain points/comments threshold. First just the icon, then the number, too. Helps more interesting items stand out.
When I re-implement comments, I plan to create a view that focuses on top-level comments and reading a single "thread" at a time.
- So you can choose which conversations to read.
- There will also be a way to expand all the comments for certain users that are more interesting (like the OP).