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Re: Show HN: Hacker News Android Application

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Post by glebche »

codeslush wrote: post #7

I downloaded it. Nice. Some quick feedback: 1. It looks like you are querying out real-time to bring back the list of stories. Why the need to modify/delete SD card content? 2. The default action, when clicking on a news item, is to take you to the website of the article (or here, for ask). You have to long press to see the comments. I hate to say this, but I often read through the comments BEFORE going to the outsid…

Thanks. Good feedback. Re: store/delete SD card: I need storage for image caching and also for the Save feature. You can save stories and then read later. Definitely will add preferences- good idea

Re: Show HN: Hacker News Android Application

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Post by glebche »

codeslush wrote: post #8
codeslush wrote: post #7

I downloaded it. Nice. Some quick feedback: 1. It looks like you are querying out real-time to bring back the list of stories. Why the need to modify/delete SD card content? 2. The default action, when clicking on a news item, is to take you to the website of the article (or here, for ask). You have to long press to see the comments. I hate to say this, but I often read through the comments BEFORE going to the outsid…

Also, if it is an "Ask" entry (or any non-external url entry), pull down the contents with the result set and just show it inline, or query out for the item and show inside your app, instead of launching hn in a separate browser.

Interesting. I can probably handle all HN content within the app itself

Re: Show HN: Hacker News Android Application

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Post by joebadmo »

glebche wrote: post #9
1880 wrote: post #6

Hm. I get changing background colors when scrolling, maybe because the cache color hint is set to white? You should disable it if you use a non uniform background.

What device are you using?

I have a Droix X, CM7GB and see the same behavior.

Re: Show HN: Hacker News Android Application

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Post by joebadmo »

glebche wrote: post #11
codeslush wrote: post #7

I downloaded it. Nice. Some quick feedback: 1. It looks like you are querying out real-time to bring back the list of stories. Why the need to modify/delete SD card content? 2. The default action, when clicking on a news item, is to take you to the website of the article (or here, for ask). You have to long press to see the comments. I hate to say this, but I often read through the comments BEFORE going to the outsid…

Thanks. Good feedback. Re: store/delete SD card: I need storage for image caching and also for the Save feature. You can save stories and then read later. Definitely will add preferences- good idea

I agree with the GP that the long-press is annoying. But I I think it would be just as annoying the other way. Seems to me there's plenty of space for a button to go to the comments.

Also, I understand there's not a lot of room on a phone screen, but no indication for comment nesting at all?

Minor nitpicks. Overall, looks great!

Re: Show HN: Hacker News Android Application

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Post by azal »

Great App, just tried it on my HTC Evo.

1 thing I noticed is that if its a new post, there is text 'discuss' or 'x comments' following the submitter, which when clicked taked u to the actual site posted and not the comments.

*to get to comments, depress the post for 2 seconds

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