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Re: Hacker News has native mobile view

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Post by pudquick »

bitserf wrote: post #40
Lifebot wrote: post #33

PG should just buy the design from this guy (or hire him): http://hn.premii.com/ Previously discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6178534

Works even better when you pin that to the home screen as a faux app.

... unless it's iOS 6 and you try to use the 'open in a new window' links (javascript window.open with a target of _blank) for the articles.

When pinned as a Web Clip, the site opens up fullscreen and addressbar-less and without tabs / as a single window. The attempts to 'open in a new window' just replace the HN mobile view altogether with the article and then strand you there without gestures or controls to move Back.

Re: Hacker News has native mobile view

#42

Post by jevinskie »

bitserf wrote: post #40
Lifebot wrote: post #33

PG should just buy the design from this guy (or hire him): http://hn.premii.com/ Previously discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6178534

Works even better when you pin that to the home screen as a faux app.

How do you return to the HN UI after clicking a story when there isn't any browser chrome / back button? That is the only downside that I have seen from adding it to the home screen.

Re: Hacker News has native mobile view

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Post by cabacon »

I just wanted to say "Thanks!" for the mobile view. I have found HN to be difficult to read on my ipod touch, and I'm glad you're working on fixing it up. I have nothing to say about the million-and-one suggestions about how it might be EVEN BETTER than what you've chosen to try for now, but I'm glad it's getting some attention.

Re: Hacker News has native mobile view

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Post by digitalmaster »

furyofantares wrote: post #24
AndyKelley wrote: post #21

This is a joke right? I just curled and diffed / and /?native_mobile and the result was empty.

The query param in the submission is probably just to get around the duplicate submission rule, I think it uses user agent to determine which page to serve

look like a joke to me

Re: Hacker News has native mobile view

#47

Post by bmj »

jevinskie wrote: post #42
bitserf wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Works even better when you pin that to the home screen as a faux app.

How do you return to the HN UI after clicking a story when there isn't any browser chrome / back button? That is the only downside that I have seen from adding it to the home screen.

I simply hit the home button, then restart the Web Clip.
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