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I mostly read HN on my phone and I think the experience is fine. So maybe there’s just not enough demand on that front.

by Cederfjard 5y ago

kevin_thibedeau 5y ago
People have been clamoring for mobile friendly blockquote for a while.
- quietbritishjim 5y ago
  People abuse the code formatting for block quote. It looks bad on mobile, but it also looks bad on desktop because it's a fixed width Font, which is not what you want for a quote. The solution is not to change the style – it's for people to stop using code style for quotes! (The style does actually seem to have changed on mobile in the last year or so: I think it wraps now, whereas I think it used to have a horizontal scroll bar.) To quote something else, manually insert a greater than symbol at the start of every quoted paragraph, > Like this Which obviously doesn't indent nicely but is perfectly clear, and works well with HN's low formatting style.
- azalemeth 5y ago
  I personally really like the Android app -- it's an excellent reader, and is my preferred way to interact on mobile.
  - kevin_thibedeau 5y ago
    Think for a moment why an app should ever be considered necessary to render a web site. Especially one with little in the way of demanding UX requirements.
nl 5y ago
> I think the experience is fine How do you vote without zooming? Ever tried to touch "comments" on headline and accidentally clicked "hide"? Ever tried to touch the "Hacker News" menu item and gone to "new"? Everyone is used to these things, but they are textbook examples of bad mobile design.
- treeman79 5y ago
  Number of times I’ve logged myself out...
- Filligree 5y ago
  > How do you vote without zooming? I press the voting button. Most of the time I vote in the intended direction. I think. If I don't, well, there's no way to know.
  - ddingus 5y ago
    On my android device, it flashes a larger graphic briefly. I look for that to know my vote was the right direction.
  - airstrike 5y ago
    The text next to the timestamp changes to unvote / undown depending on the direction of your vote
- ddingus 5y ago
  You know, I just quickly zoom with a double tap and nail the UX element. We have better elements to use, but I must also say those tend to come with costs. Right now, HN is so lean, fast and clean, I will gladly work a little to vote or do some action in return for what is otherwise one of the best "just read the discussion" presentations on mobile. It's a pleasure.

I mostly read HN on my phone and I think the experience is fine. So maybe there’s just not enough demand on that front.

kevin_thibedeau 5y ago

People have been clamoring for mobile friendly blockquote for a while.

quietbritishjim 5y ago
People abuse the code formatting for block quote. It looks bad on mobile, but it also looks bad on desktop because it's a fixed width Font, which is not what you want for a quote. The solution is not to change the style – it's for people to stop using code style for quotes! (The style does actually seem to have changed on mobile in the last year or so: I think it wraps now, whereas I think it used to have a horizontal scroll bar.) To quote something else, manually insert a greater than symbol at the start of every quoted paragraph, > Like this Which obviously doesn't indent nicely but is perfectly clear, and works well with HN's low formatting style.
azalemeth 5y ago
I personally really like the Android app -- it's an excellent reader, and is my preferred way to interact on mobile.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y ago
  Think for a moment why an app should ever be considered necessary to render a web site. Especially one with little in the way of demanding UX requirements.

nl 5y ago

> I think the experience is fine How do you vote without zooming? Ever tried to touch "comments" on headline and accidentally clicked "hide"? Ever tried to touch the "Hacker News" menu item and gone to "new"? Everyone is used to these things, but they are textbook examples of bad mobile design.

treeman79 5y ago
Number of times I’ve logged myself out...
Filligree 5y ago
> How do you vote without zooming? I press the voting button. Most of the time I vote in the intended direction. I think. If I don't, well, there's no way to know.
- ddingus 5y ago
  On my android device, it flashes a larger graphic briefly. I look for that to know my vote was the right direction.
- airstrike 5y ago
  The text next to the timestamp changes to unvote / undown depending on the direction of your vote
ddingus 5y ago
You know, I just quickly zoom with a double tap and nail the UX element. We have better elements to use, but I must also say those tend to come with costs. Right now, HN is so lean, fast and clean, I will gladly work a little to vote or do some action in return for what is otherwise one of the best "just read the discussion" presentations on mobile. It's a pleasure.