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I like this one. I had never heard of you so I built Simple Hacker News (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-hacker-news-simple/id563736471?mt=8 https://itun

I like this one. I had never heard of you so I built Simple Hacker News (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-hacker-news-simple/id563736471?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-hacker-news-simple/id...) last year. The big feature I want is I want a way to see what I've already read. I think this is the first app (other than mine) that I know does this. Haven't played around long but I like you can collapse and expand comments. Is there a way to default them all to be expanded? EDIT: You need a way to refresh comments. @Replies: I'm glad you guys like it. Looks like I'll renew my Developer Program membership then. It's due in less than a week.

smackfu 13y ago
This is pretty good. I wish there was a way to go directly to the comments on a post, but I don't know what UI would work for that. A few other thoughts: * Profile > Edit needs a cancel button. The only way to get out is to re-enter your username. Or maybe just make it go back to the old value if you enter blank. * Long usernames tend to make the description line run off the screen and end with "...", which is a bit messy. Maybe a smarter truncation algorithm? * Swiping left to right on a story seems to work inconsistently, but I'm not sure why. * The comment view is just about perfect.
ultimoo 13y ago
I use the one written by you. Nothing to add to the conversation, just wanted to say that I like using it. Thanks.
alariccole 13y ago
Yours is my favorite, btw. I added an interesting feature to go beyond seeing what you've read--it indicates what you've already decided NOT to read. I often find I choose to ignore certain posts but they often stick around so I reread the headlines. Pivit shows an orange indicator on brand new posts. Re comments, I could add a feature to expand all if I get enough requests, but after some use I've found this to be optimal.

smackfu 13y ago

This is pretty good. I wish there was a way to go directly to the comments on a post, but I don't know what UI would work for that. A few other thoughts: * Profile > Edit needs a cancel button. The only way to get out is to re-enter your username. Or maybe just make it go back to the old value if you enter blank. * Long usernames tend to make the description line run off the screen and end with "...", which is a bit messy. Maybe a smarter truncation algorithm? * Swiping left to right on a story seems to work inconsistently, but I'm not sure why. * The comment view is just about perfect.

ultimoo 13y ago

I use the one written by you. Nothing to add to the conversation, just wanted to say that I like using it. Thanks.

alariccole 13y ago

Yours is my favorite, btw. I added an interesting feature to go beyond seeing what you've read--it indicates what you've already decided NOT to read. I often find I choose to ignore certain posts but they often stick around so I reread the headlines. Pivit shows an orange indicator on brand new posts. Re comments, I could add a feature to expand all if I get enough requests, but after some use I've found this to be optimal.