Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

#1

Post by t3nary » Sun, Apr 24, 2016, 5:30 PM UTC

Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other
florian.github.io

Re: Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

#2

Post by codegeek » Sun, Apr 24, 2016, 10:39 PM UTC

Looks great. Just started playing with Electron and this one wil be good for learning. Bookmarked :)

Re: Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

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Post by cpr » Sun, Apr 24, 2016, 11:18 PM UTC

Please, please add some way to see new comments since you last viewed.

Otherwise, looks awesome!

Re: Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

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Post by t3nary » Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 7:31 AM UTC

cpr wrote: post #3

Please, please add some way to see new comments since you last viewed. Otherwise, looks awesome!

Just to clarify: Do you mean there should be a refresh button for the comments view or should the app memorize what comments were already there the last time you viewed the page and highlight new comments?

Re: Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

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Post by svlasov » Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 7:33 AM UTC

cpr wrote: post #3

Please, please add some way to see new comments since you last viewed. Otherwise, looks awesome!

In case you are using Firefox https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11489556 Might work on Chrome too but not tested.

Re: Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

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Post by ninjabeans » Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 11:23 AM UTC

This should be a website. My ad blocker doesn't work and I can't open links from stories in new tabs.

Re: Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

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Post by t3nary » Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 11:46 AM UTC

ninjabeans wrote: post #6

This should be a website. My ad blocker doesn't work and I can't open links from stories in new tabs.

I wanted it to be a web app originally but it's not possible to do it in a nice way. For security reasons browsers don't allow to embed iframes to different domains or to even make AJAX requests to them.

Re: Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

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Post by ChristianGeek » Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 12:03 PM UTC

t3nary wrote: post #4

cpr wrote: post #3

Please, please add some way to see new comments since you last viewed. Otherwise, looks awesome!

Just to clarify: Do you mean there should be a refresh button for the comments view or should the app memorize what comments were already there the last time you viewed the page and highlight new comments?

Both, ideally.

Re: Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

#9

Post by t3nary » Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 12:28 PM UTC

ChristianGeek wrote: post #8

t3nary wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just to clarify: Do you mean there should be a refresh button for the comments view or should the app memorize what comments were already there the last time you viewed the page and highlight new comments?

Both, ideally.

Alright, I'll put it on my todo list

Re: Show HN: A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other

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Post by hga » Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 1:58 PM UTC

svlasov wrote: post #5

cpr wrote: post #3

Please, please add some way to see new comments since you last viewed. Otherwise, looks awesome!

In case you are using Firefox https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11489556 Might work on Chrome too but not tested.

I use this extension on Chrome, both marks new comments with a vertical orange stripe, and adds expand and collapse thread widgets, including one to collapse the whole thread you're in in the middle of: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hckr-news/mnlaodle...