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I am not a css hacker but please HN change your css. smartphone experience suck

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Re: I am not a css hacker but please HN change your css. smartphone experience suck

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Post by dubcanada »

tunnuz wrote: post #43
Ives wrote: post #24

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Doesn't appear to work on my lumia 800. Just says "Loading..." infinitely.

Same here :/ however typically stuff loads weirdly on Internet Explorer for Windows Phone (on WP7 at least).

It doesn't work for IE9. The author built it with HTML5 stuff, so sadly the IE9 WP7 won't work.

But you should be used to that for mobile websites, people kinda just build for WebKit on mobile.

Re: I am not a css hacker but please HN change your css. smartphone experience suck

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Post by topac »

bliker wrote: post #48

I suggest to do what 4chan has done some time ago. Rewrite the css & html in modern fashion optimized for all devices but keep the style the same.

I'm checking the mobile version right now. The "4chan-feeling" is conserved and the site is simple and readable without the need to zoom or scroll r/l

Re: I am not a css hacker but please HN change your css. smartphone experience suck

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Post by dubcanada »

ciucanu wrote: post #5

Have you tried any mobile app? There are a lot of great apps for HackerNews. I use HackerNews2 for my Android device and HackerNode for my iPhone.

There is a app called "MiniHack" that is actually extremely nice. It has commenting, replying, login, voting, readability, etc. And it looks beautiful.

Re: I am not a css hacker but please HN change your css. smartphone experience suck

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Post by c2prods »

iSnow wrote: post #39
c2prods wrote: post #34

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I think this "ugly design" as you say is resistant because it is a good design. It's functionnal and as such, I don't see any reason why it should change. A good design is a design we can read easily and use easily. For instance, I find Designer News far less easy to read than HN. HN's design might be ugly but it's convenient and it's all what matters. I agree that HN could have a better mobile experience. But the cu…

>A good design is a design we can read easily and use easily HN on mobile achives neither.

I agree, I was talking about the desktop version. I just wanted to say that the so-called "ugliness" of HN's design has nothing to do with the fact it's not convenient on mobile.
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