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Post by onion2k » Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 10:34 AM UTC

myfonj wrote: post #70

onion2k wrote: post #43

This is fun. One suggestion.. rather than creating a canvas for each user using a querySelectorAll and a loop, I'd use an IntersectionObserver and only create the canvases as they scroll into view. That way the user's device won't need to create hundreds of elements when the code runs. let observer = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry, i) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const p = 2; cons…

Speaking performance/optimisations, interesting choice to destroy canvas when it leaves viewport and recreate it upon each re-entry. Personally I'd leave it created and stop observing the element instead, à la /* … */ if (entry.isIntersecting) { observer.unobserve(entry.target); /* … */ } Do you think (or know) that swapping observed node for canvas (potentially producing many canvases) is more expensive than keeping…

Post by Cthulhu_ » Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 10:40 AM UTC

INTPenis wrote: post #57

Hah! I got a really cool little icon that looks almost like the cassette tape pirate logo of Piratbyrån back in the day. I have old t-shirts with that logo. MAKE. THIS. PERMANENT! On the functional side, this really helps you see who is who in a long threaded discussion. Your eye is much quicker at following the little color icons than their names.

Post by tyingq » Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 10:41 AM UTC

nojs wrote: post #72

How can I try this on mobile?

Post by danuker » Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 10:54 AM UTC

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #73

INTPenis wrote: post #57

Hah! I got a really cool little icon that looks almost like the cassette tape pirate logo of Piratbyrån back in the day. I have old t-shirts with that logo. MAKE. THIS. PERMANENT! On the functional side, this really helps you see who is who in a long threaded discussion. Your eye is much quicker at following the little color icons than their names.

It should be fairly straightforward to turn this into a browser addon, give users a choice and offload the people behind HN.

Post by AussieWog93 » Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 11:03 AM UTC