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Ask HN: How do I normalize text width as a client across devices?
I realized recently I find text flow in variable browser sizes very disorienting.
For example: the text on URL X on my phone is a lot easier for me to remember then the same URL on my laptop or desktop browser. This is because I'm always resizing my browser on a desktop or laptop while on my phone, the text is always on the same place when I read it. This is really helpful for remember for some reason.
Is there an extension or some pattern of browsing I can use to make sure my desktop experience is consistent across browsers? Something like "right click, set browser width to 120 ems"?
- sargstuff 5y agoOther than the obvious, "don't use desktop/laptop while on phone", depends. "don't use desktop/latptop while on phone" doesn't solve the dynamic advertisements constantly shifting the text on screen. Really depends on how much want to "do it your self (diy)" or "throw $$ for a solution(s)". ======== A) Attach phone/laptop/desktop to same type display device: 1) Switch to text console & use lynx as browser (key sequence: <ctrl><alt><f1>) (remotely log into phone if want to use phone web browser and/or physically connect phone & forward phone display to laptop/pc) 2) a mini-portable projector for phone/laptop/desktop. set to same resolution/display size for phone/laptop/desktop when using browser, then don't resize screen. 3) external usb led screen would provide for same fixed font experience for phone/desktop/laptop 4) switch to a handheld pc & remotely log into phone/laptop/desktop would provide a consistent font/display size experience. diy ~$165: beaglebone gaming cape: https://bear24rw.blogspot.com/2013/07/beaglebone-gamingcape.html 5) Use a chromcast to send phone,laptop,pc to same display. ======== B) $$ solution: a) Upgrade to something like aya neo next (https://next.ayaneo.com/ ) switch to on-line phone service/cloud computing b) ditch current phone/laptop/desktop c) Use browser to run os : https://ostechnix.com/run-linux-operating-systems-browser/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-classic-operating-systems-can-access-browser/ https://www.os-js.org ======= C) not totally practical ideas: 1) servo plotter: https://hackaday.com/2022/01/05/servo-plotter-needs-nothing-exotic/ 2) external ping-pong display : https://hackaday.com/2022/01/04/modular-design-enables-huge-ping-pong-ball-led-displays/ 3) Add voice command request (alexa?) & have software light up keyboard with numbers to push to type in the url to goto: https://hackaday.com/2021/10/30/a-hackable-keyboard-that-even-has-scr =====