I like big fonts like in http://www.hackerblogs.com
Unofficial alternative UI of hackernews
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Re: Unofficial alternative UI of hackernews
#22I like it, but can we get a font with slightly less fiddly tiny details? They don’t work so well on a low-resolution computer display.
Agreed. Decent flow, find a cleaner font, it wont take long ;)
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#23Hoped this would be for the comments page -- would love one that didn't reorder the comments as they are rated.
I find it desperately hard to find what's new when revisiting a comment thread, unless I've posted in it and can go in via "threads".
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#25Apparently there's another one on http://hckrn.ws/ . What's with the HN redesigns?
I figured that pg has kept HN feature and design limited so that the users can hack and chop it how they want it (eg. I have simple email thread alerts)
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#26Hoped this would be for the comments page -- would love one that didn't reorder the comments as they are rated. I find it desperately hard to find what's new when revisiting a comment thread, unless I've posted in it and can go in via "threads".
The browser extension found on the about page highlights new comments.
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#27Overall, I dislike it. On the plus side there are more stories to scroll through and the hover effect is nice. But I don't think that makes up for the font. Plus, when you scroll down there's no way to tell which column is comments and which is points.
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#28I don't think this is a good idea. As a somewhat loose comparison I wouldn't make a newyrktimes.com with an alternative layout either. There must be endless other ways of spending one's spare time, e.g. by making something you can charge for. I know this sounds harsh and I don't mean to rip on the author personally, but in general I think there are too many derivative-of-derivative services out there.
Re: Unofficial alternative UI of hackernews
#29I don't think this is a good idea. As a somewhat loose comparison I wouldn't make a newyrktimes.com with an alternative layout either. There must be endless other ways of spending one's spare time, e.g. by making something you can charge for. I know this sounds harsh and I don't mean to rip on the author personally, but in general I think there are too many derivative-of-derivative services out there.
I think it is a great exercise to reimagine your favorite websites. Build junk. Because it is fun. Because it teaches you. Because no one expects it to be awesome so you can be free to play.
You have to sharpen the saw somehow and by taking an existing site you can focus entirely on the interface and not on requirements capturing or brand establishment since those have been provided for you.
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#30A better exercise would be to redesign HN in HTML5. Instead of font tags and tables it needs an urgent injection of CSS.