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A slight side note: this is one of the most difficult parts with using Hacker News on a mobile device. I fat finger upvotes all the time! I wouldn't mind the ab

A slight side note: this is one of the most difficult parts with using Hacker News on a mobile device. I fat finger upvotes all the time! I wouldn't mind the ability to change a downvote to an upvote and vice versa, even if it was time limited so I could correct any incorrectly voted items.

spacemanmatt 11y ago
I use the Android app Materialistic, and don't seem to have ui problems. YMMV.
- cyphar 11y ago
  I use it too. The only problem is that the latest update broke the commenting (it only allows you to type one line). But I filed a bug report and it was fixed, so we just have to wait for the update. This is why I love free software. No begging in app comment sections.
- brynjolf 11y ago
  I love that app so much. It is nearly perfect!
simcop2387 11y ago
Either that, or a way to hide the down vote on mobile. I hardly ever legitimately down vote so when i fat finger it on mobile it just makes me look like a jerk.
- MichaelGG 11y ago
  Except no one can see you did it, so it doesn't make you look like a jerk. A random downvote here and there shouldn't bother anyone. It's probably better off if we just realise this and never talk about it.
  - nostrademons 11y ago
    Depends on context. I'm at +149 right now on the top-level comment, so one upvote that turned into a downvote isn't really a big deal. It could be pretty annoying if you've worked hard on a long comment and then it goes from 0 to -1 instead of +1 because of a fat-fingered downvote.
tetraodonpuffer 11y ago
couldn't this be easily fixed by putting the downvote triangle on the other side of the time? (upvote arrow) name xxx hours ago | parent | flag | (downvote arrow) would make it less fat finger prone and still be pretty straightfoward to use (plus having downvote close to flag IMHO makes sense as well from a context perspective)
- odbol 11y ago
  Could be easily fixed by one line of CSS to make the dang buttons larger, but apparently Hacker News can't be bothered to improve their shitty website. EDIT: great community, shitty website.
- BinaryIdiot 11y ago
  Yup that would work really well

spacemanmatt 11y ago

I use the Android app Materialistic, and don't seem to have ui problems. YMMV.

cyphar 11y ago
I use it too. The only problem is that the latest update broke the commenting (it only allows you to type one line). But I filed a bug report and it was fixed, so we just have to wait for the update. This is why I love free software. No begging in app comment sections.
brynjolf 11y ago
I love that app so much. It is nearly perfect!

simcop2387 11y ago

Either that, or a way to hide the down vote on mobile. I hardly ever legitimately down vote so when i fat finger it on mobile it just makes me look like a jerk.

MichaelGG 11y ago
Except no one can see you did it, so it doesn't make you look like a jerk. A random downvote here and there shouldn't bother anyone. It's probably better off if we just realise this and never talk about it.
- nostrademons 11y ago
  Depends on context. I'm at +149 right now on the top-level comment, so one upvote that turned into a downvote isn't really a big deal. It could be pretty annoying if you've worked hard on a long comment and then it goes from 0 to -1 instead of +1 because of a fat-fingered downvote.

tetraodonpuffer 11y ago

couldn't this be easily fixed by putting the downvote triangle on the other side of the time? (upvote arrow) name xxx hours ago | parent | flag | (downvote arrow) would make it less fat finger prone and still be pretty straightfoward to use (plus having downvote close to flag IMHO makes sense as well from a context perspective)

odbol 11y ago
Could be easily fixed by one line of CSS to make the dang buttons larger, but apparently Hacker News can't be bothered to improve their shitty website. EDIT: great community, shitty website.
BinaryIdiot 11y ago
Yup that would work really well