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Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by eddie_the_head » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:11 PM UTC

Looks great nodemaker, have you considered adding the /classic page view?

http://news.ycombinator.com/classic

Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by SteveMorin » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:11 PM UTC

glebche wrote: post #39

SteveMorin wrote: post #22

Added it to the HackerNews Apps list https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqL8kR005z0QdEN...

Can you also add my Hacker News Android app ( https://github.com/glebpopov/Hacker-News-Droid-App ) and API ( https://github.com/glebpopov/Hacker-News-Droid-API ) The API is being by the app but also a few other devs are using it on smaller HN clients/pet projects.

The doc is freely editable, so feel free to add it your self.

Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by ecesena » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:12 PM UTC

farslan wrote: post #37

For me the comments are most valuable. That's why I'm linking and sharing them always (via Twitter). Is there this option where I can share the comment link via Twitter?

[OT] how do you tweet hn posts? the link or the link to hn comments? (sorry, I can't easily find you on twitter)

Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by gxs » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:18 PM UTC

falling wrote: post #40

Incredible the cottage industry of HN clients that sprouted just because the website is stuck in 1998. Goes to show how the community is so important it can trump design.

To you it's a negative, to me it's an absolute positive.

I can load HN from any device and can pretty much count on it loading quickly and rendering correctly.

If you have an iPhone, I can see why you would want an app, however. I don't see how people browse comfortably on that device without word wrap.

On a related note, I wish the Android browser had a feature to override HTML tags that prevent you from zooming in on mobile sites. One of the nice things about HTC Sense is that it ignores these tags all together.

Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by farslan » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:22 PM UTC

ecesena wrote: post #43

farslan wrote: post #37

For me the comments are most valuable. That's why I'm linking and sharing them always (via Twitter). Is there this option where I can share the comment link via Twitter?

[OT] how do you tweet hn posts? the link or the link to hn comments? (sorry, I can't easily find you on twitter)

I tweet the link itself(i.e http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4047264). I just post them on Twitter. But this is difficult when you are using mobile apps. To solve that I'm doing this steps(for iPhone):

1.) Copy link of the comment 2.) Open it with safari 3.) Share it with Safari's "Tweet" button

That's not convenient.

Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by PStamatiou » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:23 PM UTC

I've been a happy use of HackerNode for what seems like two months so far. Well done!

Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by nodemaker » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:54 PM UTC

taylorbuley wrote: post #36

I work at Forbes, so it was cool to see our article page in the screenshot. However I noticed the app appears to be blocking Forbes ads and overlaying its own. I'm perhaps biased in this case, but I would consider that to be bad form.

As the maker of the app, I can assure you that the app is not doing any such thing.

It is just loading the page in a simple iOS webview.The social icons that you see come out when you press the button in the centre and go back in when you press it again.

Also I really liked that article :)

Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by nodemaker » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:58 PM UTC

bretr wrote: post #34

What's with all those social buttons sprinkled on top of the ad?

They come out when you press the red + button and go back in when you press it again!

Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by falling » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:58 PM UTC

gxs wrote: post #44

falling wrote: post #40

Incredible the cottage industry of HN clients that sprouted just because the website is stuck in 1998. Goes to show how the community is so important it can trump design.

To you it's a negative, to me it's an absolute positive. I can load HN from any device and can pretty much count on it loading quickly and rendering correctly. If you have an iPhone, I can see why you would want an app, however. I don't see how people browse comfortably on that device without word wrap. On a related note, I wish the Android browser had a feature to override HTML tags that prevent you from zooming in…

Apps and zooming and reflowing text are just workarounds. I don’t want an app, I want a decent website that can render on a smaller screen. Not hard.

Re: Show HN: My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad

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Post by ecesena » Thu, May 31, 2012, 5:59 PM UTC

farslan wrote: post #45

ecesena wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

[OT] how do you tweet hn posts? the link or the link to hn comments? (sorry, I can't easily find you on twitter)

I tweet the link itself(i.e http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4047264 ). I just post them on Twitter. But this is difficult when you are using mobile apps. To solve that I'm doing this steps(for iPhone): 1.) Copy link of the comment 2.) Open it with safari 3.) Share it with Safari's "Tweet" button That's not convenient.

Thanks