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Ask HN: Can we make this site less annoying on mobile?
The links to comments, posts and the various too nav are super hard to hit accurately on my phone. Would any admin be open to implementing an improved UI for smaller viewports? I’d gladly donate the time to implement it, if that’s of any benefit?
- caryd 7y agoI have no problems using the buttons, but they technically aren't accessible.
- gtirloni 7y agoIt only reaches 42 in the lighthouse accessibility test (in Chrome DevTools). Yeah, there's a long way to go.
- dang 7y agoI'd like to fix that. It's just that there are other things to do which are closer to the task of keeping the site functioning at all. We'll get there eventually. Move slowly and preserve things.
- wmf 7y agoIt's been that way for many years so, no, the admins won't fix it. Try a HN app or custom CSS.
- gtirloni 7y agoWhich is surprising given it's a plain text website. IMHO, it would easily get very high scores in accessibility tests.
- duxup 7y agoThe nav is the only issue I see, but yeah it is a pain point.
- ecesena 7y agoI think your best shot would be to make your own css, find a way to distribute to users, show traction and then propose it get applied by default.
- verelo 7y agoI like this plan! I’m going to do exactly this and see what i can come up with.
- chrisked 7y agoI have my doubts that any change will be implemented in the near future. Suggest using a HN app. On iOS I started out with MiniHack and recently switched to Octal due to faster updates. Check them out. They improved the experience drastically for me.
- luckman212 7y agoOctal is amazingly good.