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While HN uses 90% of the screen width each individual comment is capped to a fairly reasonable width. So the only long text is the title but in that case it is
by kevincox 3y ago
While HN uses 90% of the screen width each individual comment is capped to a fairly reasonable width. So the only long text is the title but in that case it is probably also fine because reading one long line is fine and titles very rarely wrap. So I think HN actually does a good job here. It just allows more space for comment nesting.
- ceejayoz 3y agoThe HN width for a top-level (or fairly close) comment is far, far too wide for good readability. (The font is also way too small; I have to read at 133% or higher.) Folks on HN know how to deal with this; Gov.uk users largely don't.