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I've been working on and off on this for a little while, the extension focusses on improved usability rather than design. I can almost guarantee that after a da

by tommoor 14y ago

I've been working on and off on this for a little while, the extension focusses on improved usability rather than design. I can almost guarantee that after a day you won't want to go back to regular Hacker News. Give it a try, features include: - Improved readability - Quick inline replies from comments page - Quick profiles with social network info when hovering over usernames - Filtering of stories based on terms and phrases / domain or user (try filtering out negativity!) - Endless scrolling - Collapsible comment threads - Social sharing for Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Buffer Forks, improvements and comments always welcome: https://github.com/tommoor/HackerNew https://github.com/tommoor/HackerNew

Jimmie 14y ago
I've been playing with something like this too. What I really want brought over from the Reddit Enhancement Suite is the ability to hide posts and to see updated comment counts.
dwhly 14y ago
"I can almost guarantee that after a day you won't want to go back..." Unfortunately I probably won't make it to a day or two. What you really strive for as a designer is more like "I can guarantee that after 30 seconds you won't be going back". I can tell you that I'm already uninstalling it. Don't change the styling-- or at least leave the information density that we've got w/ HN now.
SoftwareMaven 14y ago
I don't mind the idea of changing HN's styling if it is easier to read. Unfortunately, something in the contrast with the plugin makes it much, much harder to read. If I could choose different styles (including a "native" option), I would be happier. I agree with another poster that the share link should not be on the right side of the links below a story: that is memory wired to be the place to click for the comments (either that, or give me a good reason to change that memory). I like everything else and would use it, notwithstanding the contrast issue. I'll leave it installed and enable it every once in a while to see how it progresses.

by tommoor 14y ago

Jimmie 14y ago

I've been playing with something like this too. What I really want brought over from the Reddit Enhancement Suite is the ability to hide posts and to see updated comment counts.

dwhly 14y ago

"I can almost guarantee that after a day you won't want to go back..." Unfortunately I probably won't make it to a day or two. What you really strive for as a designer is more like "I can guarantee that after 30 seconds you won't be going back". I can tell you that I'm already uninstalling it. Don't change the styling-- or at least leave the information density that we've got w/ HN now.

SoftwareMaven 14y ago

I don't mind the idea of changing HN's styling if it is easier to read. Unfortunately, something in the contrast with the plugin makes it much, much harder to read. If I could choose different styles (including a "native" option), I would be happier. I agree with another poster that the share link should not be on the right side of the links below a story: that is memory wired to be the place to click for the comments (either that, or give me a good reason to change that memory). I like everything else and would use it, notwithstanding the contrast issue. I'll leave it installed and enable it every once in a while to see how it progresses.