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What I really would like to have would be to collapse comment threads via a column that runs the length of the comment thread and is indented like its respective comment. This way I don't have to scroll to find the comment to collapse its thread, and clicking the column is easier. This is used in some subreddits in the old Reddit style, e.g. /r/de as can be seen here: https://old.reddit.com/r/de/comments/rcc9us/exper…
Don't use points, use em or rem. Otherwise it won't render well for people with unusual screen formats.
12pt = 1em, so how would using em be different?
I for one value the HN limited aesthetic. From a ui perspective its not ideal, but keeping the site extremely simple and a little coarse surely disincentivizes mass and mob adoption.
What I really would like to have would be to collapse comment threads via a column that runs the length of the comment thread and is indented like its respective comment. This way I don't have to scroll to find the comment to collapse its thread, and clicking the column is easier. This is used in some subreddits in the old Reddit style, e.g. /r/de as can be seen here: https://old.reddit.com/r/de/comments/rcc9us/exper…
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.
I don't see a downvote button...?
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12pt = 1em, so how would using em be different?
no he's right, pt is an absolute unit unlike rem/em, see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Building_...
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Tables for layout. The tag. Special spacer elements. HN is ridden with anti-patterns.
Wow jesus. Opened HN with my accessibility checker. No recognisable structure. 33 spacers on the main page alone. 200+ contrast errors.
I thought it was bad but it is actually worse. Maybe accessibility is the argument to make, because my prayers always fell upon deaf ears.