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I know the aesthetic is part of the “simple” appeal, but it’s just inexcusable to not have a responsive (aka “mobile friendly”) site in 2024. It’s also a great

by bbor 2y ago

I know the aesthetic is part of the “simple” appeal, but it’s just inexcusable to not have a responsive (aka “mobile friendly”) site in 2024. It’s also a great example of why I don’t trust hand-rolled guis like this, if I can avoid it: the standards are standard for a reason.

yazzku 2y ago
Why is it inexcusable? And what standards? This is for serious finance, not for swiping yolo stonks on Robin Hood.
- bbor 2y ago
  Well, the applicable standard in this case would be “Web Development” writ large. Responsiveness is a start, but consistency is one of the most important design principles, and this site seems to disrespect user expectations about layout, menus, and interactable elements, from a glance. Responsiveness in particular is “inexcusable” to miss because it’s so easy that it’s practically boilerplate these days, and the lack makes it impossible to read on mobile. Will I be convinced by this update to try GnuCash? We’ll never know, because I can’t read the changelog! I know I’m a zoomer, but zoomers have money too! A little. Sometimes. And for what it’s worth: I’m pretty sure this is an accounting app, not a finance app ;)
  - consteval 2y ago
    To be fair it's a desktop-only application. Even if you did read it on mobile you'd have to move to a full fat computer to download it, anyway. Yeah conversions and stuff matter.
  - yazzku 2y ago
    I don't know what you mean by "responsiveness". Html/Css/Javascript is dogshit when it comes to latency. I assume you're talking about fluid layouts, which can be accomplished just as well with native GUI libraries like Qt. Note that Qt runs like a champ in embedded devices; I don't think it can possibly get more responsive than that. > and this site seems to disrespect user expectations about layout, menus, and interactable elements, from a glance. Why does this matter? GNUCash is a desktop application. The website is not all that relevant. And I have a different opinion about expectations anyway. The website is functional and easy to navigate, unlike the column-style, white space wasteland that "mobile-friendly" websites typically are.

by bbor 2y ago

yazzku 2y ago

Why is it inexcusable? And what standards? This is for serious finance, not for swiping yolo stonks on Robin Hood.

bbor 2y ago
Well, the applicable standard in this case would be “Web Development” writ large. Responsiveness is a start, but consistency is one of the most important design principles, and this site seems to disrespect user expectations about layout, menus, and interactable elements, from a glance. Responsiveness in particular is “inexcusable” to miss because it’s so easy that it’s practically boilerplate these days, and the lack makes it impossible to read on mobile. Will I be convinced by this update to try GnuCash? We’ll never know, because I can’t read the changelog! I know I’m a zoomer, but zoomers have money too! A little. Sometimes. And for what it’s worth: I’m pretty sure this is an accounting app, not a finance app ;)
- consteval 2y ago
  To be fair it's a desktop-only application. Even if you did read it on mobile you'd have to move to a full fat computer to download it, anyway. Yeah conversions and stuff matter.
- yazzku 2y ago
  I don't know what you mean by "responsiveness". Html/Css/Javascript is dogshit when it comes to latency. I assume you're talking about fluid layouts, which can be accomplished just as well with native GUI libraries like Qt. Note that Qt runs like a champ in embedded devices; I don't think it can possibly get more responsive than that. > and this site seems to disrespect user expectations about layout, menus, and interactable elements, from a glance. Why does this matter? GNUCash is a desktop application. The website is not all that relevant. And I have a different opinion about expectations anyway. The website is functional and easy to navigate, unlike the column-style, white space wasteland that "mobile-friendly" websites typically are.