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Re: New Hacker News

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Post by mtgx » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 10:48 AM UTC

Too bright?

A little off-topic, but I've just discovered Hacker News 2 [1] for Android, and I love pretty much everything about it (except its icon perhaps). I love its sidebar menu, that some of Google's apps use, too, and I hope it becomes a default way to do menus in Android. And I also prefer its "greyish" background, which I think is much better for the eyes than simply a white background. I strongly recommend everyone with Android tries it. It even has a "night mode":

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airlocksof...

Re: New Hacker News

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Post by samholmes » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 10:54 AM UTC

pestaa wrote: post #16

jpswade wrote: post #4

Comments don't load.

This is a redesign of the front page, not a functional clone.

True. I need a good API to hook into in order for it to be functional. Maybe that could be another project, if anyone wants to help with that. :)

Re: New Hacker News

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Post by samholmes » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 10:55 AM UTC

EugeneOZ wrote: post #7

Not faster than old. At least less ugly.

It's slower because it hooks into an unofficial API. YCHN has no API I can use, so I had to use what some other sites were able to scrap.

Re: New Hacker News

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Post by obeattie » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 10:58 AM UTC

softbuilder wrote: post #12

Biggest problem that I wish someone would address is usability for mobile. About 1/3 of my time on the site is with my phone. Trying to select the Comments link instead of the article link is like playing Operation. Same for upvoting.

I use HackerWeb. It's read-only (you can't comment/vote) but it does work well http://hackerwebapp.com/

Re: New Hacker News

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Post by vansteen » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 11:02 AM UTC

First impression:

1/ You cannot visualize which link has been previously visited. Important for me!

2/ It's harder to read. Too much white spaces maybe.

Re: New Hacker News

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Post by drpancake » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 11:03 AM UTC

softbuilder wrote: post #12

Biggest problem that I wish someone would address is usability for mobile. About 1/3 of my time on the site is with my phone. Trying to select the Comments link instead of the article link is like playing Operation. Same for upvoting.

I've used this site for years: http://ihackernews.com

Re: New Hacker News

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Post by lukeholder » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 11:08 AM UTC

softbuilder wrote: post #12

Biggest problem that I wish someone would address is usability for mobile. About 1/3 of my time on the site is with my phone. Trying to select the Comments link instead of the article link is like playing Operation. Same for upvoting.

if your on iOS I highly recommend HackerNode App.

Re: New Hacker News

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Post by Blahah » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 11:09 AM UTC

mynameisvlad wrote: post #10

I hate hate hate the Arial Narrow. It's too jarring of a difference between the header and the content. I'd keep it at non-narrow.

Completely agree - it looks cramped and distracting.

Re: New Hacker News

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Post by neeee » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 11:09 AM UTC

drpancake wrote: post #36

softbuilder wrote: post #12

Biggest problem that I wish someone would address is usability for mobile. About 1/3 of my time on the site is with my phone. Trying to select the Comments link instead of the article link is like playing Operation. Same for upvoting.

I've used this site for years: http://ihackernews.com

OPs site seems to it's API.

Re: New Hacker News

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Post by k-mcgrady » Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 11:11 AM UTC

I've never been too fond of how HN looks, but the more attempts I see to improve it the more I realise how good the current design is. It may not look pretty but it works very, very well.