I read it using flipboard on my iphone. Works like a charm.
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#32The new version looks much better to me on iPhone 6. No longer do I have to zoom in or use landscape mode to read the titles.
I agree. I do wish that comment voting arrows were as large as homepage voting arrows.
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#33The new version looks much better to me on iPhone 6. No longer do I have to zoom in or use landscape mode to read the titles.
Up and down arrows should be more separated. Ideally up-down should be undoable, I know it's harder to do.
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#34Yes, it's terrible on the 4s.
The menu doesn't fit the viewport and gets jammed if your username is more than a few characters long (or you have many karma points)
You still need to zoom to hit the up/down arrows, so not much is gained.
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#35I second the request. Some things that makes it specially hard to read on iPhone: 1) It wastes a lot of horizontal space with white paddings on both sides. It may be a stylistic decision but takes valuable space that could be used to show more words in a line, leading to less lines 2) There is no right padding in the text lines, the text touches the right side of the inner container. All in all it would be better to…
> "... just for the sake of change and novelty."
I agree with the earlier comments you make (re spacing) but this change isn't happening purely for the sake of it. Folks have been asking for a mobile-friendly HN for a long time. Even though I'm not overjoyed with the version I saw today, I'm glad it's progressing.
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#36I second the request. Some things that makes it specially hard to read on iPhone: 1) It wastes a lot of horizontal space with white paddings on both sides. It may be a stylistic decision but takes valuable space that could be used to show more words in a line, leading to less lines 2) There is no right padding in the text lines, the text touches the right side of the inner container. All in all it would be better to…
>> All in all it would be better to simply serve the Desktop version, maybe with an slightly increased font size so it is more readable.
It is the desktop version with width adjusted.
>> ... new version on their faithful userbase just for the sake of change and novelty. A mobile version of the site has been requested over and over again. So, it is definitely not for the sake of change and novelty.
While it may not be perfect, it is still a better read on my OPO than the earlier desktop version.
Re: Ask HN: Mobile site
#37I made this site for myself: http://www.serializer.io it's linear and takes content from r/programming and product hunt too but it's what I use for reading HN on my phone.
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#38Yes, it's terrible on the 4s. The menu doesn't fit the viewport and gets jammed if your username is more than a few characters long (or you have many karma points) You still need to zoom to hit the up/down arrows, so not much is gained.
Same exact thing on an iPhone 6.
Re: Ask HN: Mobile site
#39Yes, it's terrible on the 4s. The menu doesn't fit the viewport and gets jammed if your username is more than a few characters long (or you have many karma points) You still need to zoom to hit the up/down arrows, so not much is gained.
Looks ++ungood on the 5s too: https://twitter.com/jackgavigan/status/577121192664006657
The menu even wraps on the iPad in landscape orientation: http://i.imgur.com/4ghJIufh.jpg
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#40http://i.imgur.com/qr6MAwK.jpg
This is absolutely awful, how do I fix this?
Edit: I guess that isn't so awful, but before you could see maybe 20% of the links and zoom in as needed. Now it's forcibly zoomed in so much you can only see one link and everything is squashed together.