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Re: Hacker News but for independent blogs

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Post by mindtricks »

viermalbe wrote: post #80
janaagaard wrote: post #6

I think the links should open in the same window (like they do here on HN) instead of in a new tab/window. If I want a separate tab, I can Cmd+click and Browsers don't have the reverse option for opening in the same window.

Bubbles dev here, I've heard you loud and clear and follow the discussion closely. I will change the default behaviour to open links in the same tab like on HN or Lobsters soon. But first the HN visitor wave needs to calm down.

So many comments debating the philosophy around this. I like it when these type of sites open a new tab for me. Is there a way to just code in a toggle between the two link opening types?

Re: Hacker News but for independent blogs

#102

Post by mikestew »

TacticalCoder wrote: post #83

Holy smoke the bullshit I see upvoted on that site frontpage mate! Fitness is "white supremacism"!? A few lines from that "the girly wellness aesthetic as a white supremacist dog whistle" frontpage articles (that title, already): > I cannot help but see that “Pinterest clean girl fitness and fruit bowl gua sha yoga mat pilates in the forest” content as covert white supremacy and eugenicist ideals Let people live ffs!…

More of a meta discussion of an aggregator, don’t you think? It would likely be more productive to go complain in the comments of that singular blog.

Re: Hacker News but for independent blogs

#103

Post by moebrowne »

bookofjoe wrote: post #70
janaagaard wrote: post #6

I think the links should open in the same window (like they do here on HN) instead of in a new tab/window. If I want a separate tab, I can Cmd+click and Browsers don't have the reverse option for opening in the same window.

Too bad it's so hard to submit a suggested blog.

Making it too easy invites spam.

Sending a single email seems like a good compromise to me.

Re: Hacker News but for independent blogs

#104

Post by agup792 »

gus_massa wrote: post #77
agup792 wrote: post #73

I like it, but shouldn't this be part of "Show HN"?

For a "Show HN", the OP must be the author. The project has been posted a few times in the last months without look by different persons.

Ah, okay, thanks for your reply. I understand now.

Re: Hacker News but for independent blogs

#105

Post by locknitpicker »

adrithmetiqa wrote: post #43
ffsm8 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And yet we're here, discussing how a developer should change their own application because their preference is wrong If you don't like it, adjust it for yourself with an extension or script.

Exactly. This is a design choice and there’s no right or wrong here.

> Exactly. This is a design choice and there’s no right or wrong here.

I don't agree. If your design choice forces a user flow that is surprising, awkward, and redundant then it's definitely the wrong choice. It's still a call to be made by the design team, though.

Re: Hacker News but for independent blogs

#106

Post by locknitpicker »

giancarlostoro wrote: post #78
AbuAssar wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

nope, I prefer open in new tab by default

I'd rather have an icon next to the link that implies "Open in new Tab" like one of these with the arrow: https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/new-tab

> I'd rather have an icon next to the link that implies "Open in new Tab" like one of these with the arrow:

That is a valid option for detachable UI elements seen in desktop apps.

Opening links in a separate tab or window is not that thought. That is a first class user flow in web design.

Re: Hacker News but for independent blogs

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Post by locknitpicker »

AbuAssar wrote: post #12
exitnode wrote: post #4

Very cool but I would like to be able to create an account with my mail address instead of using a Mastodon account because I am trying to avoid social media.

I'm curios why you are avoiding social media?

> I'm curios why you are avoiding social media?

You make it sound as if that's undesirable.

Re: Hacker News but for independent blogs

#110

Post by bookofjoe »

moebrowne wrote: post #103
bookofjoe wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Too bad it's so hard to submit a suggested blog.

Making it too easy invites spam. Sending a single email seems like a good compromise to me.

I agree, that would be a good compromise and I would do it in a heartbeat, but that's NOT the procedure. More is required:

>Participating

>You log in with a Fediverse account (Mastodon, Pixelfed, GoToSocial, and others). If you don't have one, mastodon.social is free and takes two minutes.

For non-techies like me, Fediverse accounts and mastodon.social are non-starters.

Too bad.

A single email WOULD be great, as you point out.

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