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On accordions, I'm of the opposite opinion... sort of. I love outliners such as Workflowy and Dynalist. I'd like most textual content to look more like them. I
by throwamon 5y ago
On accordions, I'm of the opposite opinion... sort of.
I love outliners such as Workflowy and Dynalist. I'd like most textual content to look more like them. It's really great being able to expand/collapse/zoom into entire sections, link from one section to another, etc. You can expand everything with a single command and you should also be able to flatten the tree and read it like a normal page if that's how you like it.
Regular pages with accordions are just a poorer version of this. I'd like it to go all the way in that direction.
- franciscop 5y agoCould you point to a specific example please? Or screenshot if those are apps. I'm curious about trying some accordion pattern that people actually _like_.
- throwamon 5y agoSorry, I can't send screenshots right now, but you can easily find some by googling (yes, they're apps). There's nothing much to it, it's just collapsible nested lists. And to be clear, I think most people would be weirded out by a blog post that looked like that. I think making the "flat" view the default one but adding a toggle for a hierarchical view would be the ideal UX for me, but I bet this is a very niche preference and it wouldn't be worth it for a larger audience.
- tasha0663 5y agoWhat if I told you... (sunglasses) We're in one right now?
- franciscop 5y agoYes! I thought about it after writing this comment, HN's collapsible comments are one of the best features! But they work the opposite than when you think about an "accordion", where the default is closed and then you can show more info.