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Wow - it actually made "new" look interesting to me. When I look at "new" on classic HN, the "0 point 0 comments" and expectation of low quality means I rarely

Wow - it actually made "new" look interesting to me. When I look at "new" on classic HN, the "0 point 0 comments" and expectation of low quality means I rarely click anything. This drew me into interesting articles I would not otherwise read. Great - very valuable! The title is nearly always visible on the rendered page. The overlayed title adds a lot of extra noise that is spoiling the browsing experience for me. Can you make it optional or on-hover please? I also don't want points/comment prejudicing my judgement of whether a story is worth reading. I feel the unique value this brings for "new" is to get you closer to the content "pre-click" and help you evaluate a page/story on its own merits. I still prefer classic HN for "top" where I'm interested in the discussion more than the stories. The relayout mid-scroll was really annoying. I have a refresh button, let me control it please!

valentinvieriu 10y ago
Thank you for the feedback. Noted down the feedback. I agree with you regarding the extra information. I will probably make it on hover. The title might be necessary, because it's not always visible in the screenshot. Regarding the refresh topic i want to have it for the people that want to keep the tab open, and always get the new news, but would be a good idea to have it optional. If you wan to contribute, you can use the https://github.com/valentinvieriu/visual-hacker-news https://github.com/valentinvieriu/visual-hacker-news ( still old version there ) Thank you
- duncanawoods 10y ago
  > The title might be necessary, because it's not always visible in the screenshot. That was my first assumption but I am now tempted to say you should fully invest in your concept. Drive a complete behaviour change from choosing stories based on the title to choosing stories based on the actual content, its design and being able to skim the first few paragraphs which lets you judge writing quality and intent more than a title. If the title isn't visible on the page, so what? It clearly wasn't important to the designer. The focus on titles is perhaps a weakness of HN, not a strength. This means you should be delighted to get rid of the title and anything else that becomes an obstruction to skimming real content presented as the designer intended.

valentinvieriu 10y ago

Thank you for the feedback. Noted down the feedback. I agree with you regarding the extra information. I will probably make it on hover. The title might be necessary, because it's not always visible in the screenshot. Regarding the refresh topic i want to have it for the people that want to keep the tab open, and always get the new news, but would be a good idea to have it optional. If you wan to contribute, you can use the https://github.com/valentinvieriu/visual-hacker-news https://github.com/valentinvieriu/visual-hacker-news ( still old version there ) Thank you

duncanawoods 10y ago
> The title might be necessary, because it's not always visible in the screenshot. That was my first assumption but I am now tempted to say you should fully invest in your concept. Drive a complete behaviour change from choosing stories based on the title to choosing stories based on the actual content, its design and being able to skim the first few paragraphs which lets you judge writing quality and intent more than a title. If the title isn't visible on the page, so what? It clearly wasn't important to the designer. The focus on titles is perhaps a weakness of HN, not a strength. This means you should be delighted to get rid of the title and anything else that becomes an obstruction to skimming real content presented as the designer intended.