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I don't know much about the subject matter, but the minimalist website is so refreshing. The content is front and center, unvarnished and not occluded by variou
by hliyan 3y ago
I don't know much about the subject matter, but the minimalist website is so refreshing. The content is front and center, unvarnished and not occluded by various UI bells and whistles. I miss this version of the web. Navigating between pages actually seem to work as fast (if not faster) than many "modern" single page / progressive web apps.
- renonce 3y agoEverybody using HN probably already loves a minimalist website.
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- taravangian 3y agoWhile I do love minimalist websites, I love minimalist responsive websites and this isn't responsive at all.
- xelia 3y agoUnfortunately the text is too small for me to comfortably read, and the website is incompatible with Safari’s Reader Mode.
- johnklos 3y agoCommand +. Supporting / allowing Reader Mode would be good.
- tgv 3y agoInstall Stylebot. You can set e.g. body { font-size: 125% } for that website.
- KerrAvon 3y agoIf you use a trackpad, you can use the scale gesture (pinch-to-zoom, but outwards) to increase the magnification of most web pages. Very useful for those of us past age 40. On iOS, you can also use the same gesture directly on the screen.
- Izkata 3y ago> If you use a trackpad, you can use the scale gesture (pinch-to-zoom, but outwards) to increase the magnification of most web pages. And if that doesn't work (it doesn't for me), the older method should: Hold control and scroll, up to zoom in and down to zoom out.
- volemo 3y agoOn iOS you can also tap "aA" button in the URL bar to get to the scale settings.
- KineticLensman 3y agoThank you!!! Now I’m really annoyed with myself for not realising this. This insight is up there with the ‘spacebar long press to get a cursor’ thing
- willbush 3y agoFirefox reader doesn't work either which is surprising.
- numpad0 3y agoset default zoom for browser to 120%, I have mine set to 80% because websites keep increasing font sizes
- Solvency 3y agoAnd yet unreadable on mobile. Terrible font choice. Very little basic formatting and hierarchy.
- rebolek 3y agoI just read it on mobile and it looked nice and clean.
- roelschroeven 3y agoThe website doesn't have a font choice, other than "sans-serif". It follows your preference; if you don't like it, choose another default Sans Serif font in your browser's settings.
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- antiframe 3y agoI think you should be more specific than "mobile". It looks fine on mobile for me. I'm using Firefox.
- cozzyd 3y agoReads fine to me with Firefox Mobile on my phone (Pixel 8).
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- adaboese 3y agoIs that an actual minimalist website or is this website just actually 20 years old?
- TheRealPomax 3y agoIt's HTML4.01 with an actual dtd in the doctype, so "the latter".
- geraldhh 3y agoit works very well indeed
- jmbwell 3y agoWelcome to the default mailman archive template It’s sorta like a “theme” without the styles, or just the HTML part of a “framework”
- annoyingnoob 3y agoI like it because there is no nonsense, it is a pretty simple page that gets what it needs from browser standards without external libraries. The simplicity helps make it small and fast. Even without external libraries there are lots of design choices that could change and perhaps improve the look of the page.
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- liveoneggs 3y agoYet you feel compelled to comment. Strange.