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The technical state of Hacker News front-end is an embarrassment.
About "Bookmarklets" (custom javascript one can call on a current page): -- a good starting guide is at https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-are-bookmarklets/ -- it's not clear what could be the best method for calling them with a keyboard shortcut (where relevant/applicable), but a few approaches exist: https://superuser.com/questions/387729/creating-hotkeys-in-f... -- it's not clear how to automate applying one s…
Userscripts with extensions like tampermonkey.
For me the up- and downvote icons are too close together and I always have to pinch zoom to upvote (I don't downvote often). So prefer a bit more spacing between them.
Or just use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simon.harm...
Personally not a fan of using an app to browser something that contains that many links to the web. You're either stuck in the in-app browser (no bookmarks, etc.) or there is a lot of switching between the app and the browser. I have an iOS device. The experience might be better on Android.
It was the starting point of my own HN app, but as usual I never finished it.
I'm typing this comment via it, actually.
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Does mobile Chrome not have extensions? Or you really prefer that solution to uBlock (or whatever)?
It does not. There are alternative mobile. browsers that adblock, however.
The technical state of Hacker News front-end is an embarrassment.
The UX and design could be better, that's true.