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Ask HN: How to update HN post thread display?
- scrum-treats 3y agoWhy is HN designed such that, in the post thread, when we click a HN title, the associated target URL is launched? For me this is confusing and mildly irritating, as I expect the individual post to be displayed, not the target URL. Instead, to get to the individual page of the post item I have to carefully maneuver to the "discuss/comments" section in the subline. For me, design implementation could be improved in two simple ways: (1) include target="_blank" inside the < a > element, so that the URL link opens a new tab (super simple). (2) On the post stream, map the Post Title to the HN URL containing the unique item_id generated by HN (e.g., https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=s% https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=s%), and within the individual post item map the URL provided by the post author to the Post Title (e.g., https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-mathematicians-re-prove-what-they-already-know-20230426 https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-mathematicians-re-prove-w...). Any feedback is welcome. Thanks very much!
- mtmail 3y agoThere won't be a good answer aparts from 'it has always been this way', HN is super conservative when it comes to web design. See if any of the apps https://github.com/cheeaun/awesome-hacker-news https://github.com/cheeaun/awesome-hacker-news use a style of your preference.