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Show HN: MackerNews – Beautiful Readable HN Articles

22 points by harisamin 12y ago

wickedOne 12y ago
there's somewhat of an issue going on with your site: all slide overlays are showing when using firefox, safari only shows half slides and chrome isn't able to load the website at all…
- harisamin 12y ago
  Wow definitely didn’t test the site in firefox or safari and its definitely messed up there. It’s working on chrome for me though…hmm
- harisamin 12y ago
  ok fixed the slides thanks for reporting that :)
austenito 12y ago
I love the design! Great job!
- ribeto 12y ago
  It’s so nice to have a functional hacker news mac app
  - elanmiller 12y ago
    agreed!
trymas 12y ago
IMHO, you cannot charge 5$ for, what I would call, "a dedicated HN browser". Do people charge 5$ for reddit clients? BTW, in your webpage, slides are broken.
- Hates_ 12y ago
  AlienBlue was a paid purchase until it was acquired by Reddit. I believe they'll soon start charging for the Pro version at some point in the near future again.
- harisamin 12y ago
  So I priced it according to other clients that I’ve seen in the MAS which were a buck or two cheaper with no actual client capabilities (login/voting/posting etc). Other than the readable article here everything is native. Really was scratching my own itch. Also thanks for reporting the slideshow on the site. That’s fixed now :)
- chaghalibaghali 12y ago
  For an app that a lot of people here would use every day, $5 really isn't that much if it offers them usability or aesthetic benefits versus the website.
  - fishnchips 12y ago
    Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. IMHO the app's layout needs more work before I'd consider buying it for aesthetic benefits.
  - debaserab2 12y ago
    There's s lot of aesthetic issues going on with this app though. Awkward line height, lack of margins, etc. it does not look more readable than the normal HN to me.
- Retra 12y ago
  IMHO, a programmer's time is valuable, and $5 is not enough of a fee to object to.
SalimoS 12y ago
it's so (Github for windows/metre apps) style :S
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raquelh 12y ago
Pretty awesome app! I always wanted a hacker news dedicated mac client! I love that you can read, share, comment and vote. Also the real time extension is great!
SalimoS 12y ago
It's so Github for windows[0] style [0]:https://windows.github.com/ https://windows.github.com/
- SalimoS 12y ago
  i am an OS X user so stop being an with all those downvote it's so clear that it's just the same style so instead show me how i'm wrong -__-"
omaranto 12y ago
I'd suggest sticking "Mac only" somewhere in the submission title, to save a lot of people a little bit of time.
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- makzan 12y ago
  Agree the title should indicate this is for a Mac.
kolev 12y ago
I still find Hacky [0] better, although it's been abandoned for a while. [0] http://www.hackyapp.com/ http://www.hackyapp.com/
rebelshrug 12y ago
Great job! When will comment voting be implemented? Also, in comments - would be great if links were clickable, and if the user could highlight and copy text.
- harisamin 12y ago
  Definitely in the works. Will submit an update soon to address those issues. Thanks for your feedback :)
thomasfl 12y ago
Great design. Especially the use of icons that's lacking in most other HN clients. Normally is simply use Google Chrome with this extension that makes HN looks pretty http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/hn-special/ http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/hn-special/ I can also recommend this alternative site http://hn.premii.com/ http://hn.premii.com/
- nicoritschel 12y ago
  Ooh that's nice
davis_m 12y ago
Is it just me, or do a number of these comments seem... manufactured? Almost all of the positive comments come from accounts with < 10 karma. Just from reading the comments, I was expecting a nice looking app. However, when I actually saw the screenshots I was greatly disappointed. Nonexistent margins, line height issues, and more make for a client that is worse than the original HN. Then, to learn that it isn't even feature complete (no comment voting) and the author is charging $5?
- harisamin 12y ago
  Comment voting is on the way. Screenshots on app store are better than the site. But agreed there are some issues, App Store submissions are a pain but just wanted to get this out. Will be updating it rest assured :)
rgbrgb 12y ago
At width 1000px to 1200px, "Secure Login via Keychain Access!" overlaps the graphic.
xasos 12y ago
This looks awesome! Premii's HN client[1] is probably my favorite so far. [1] http://hn.premii.com/ http://hn.premii.com/
math0ne 12y ago
Way too much whitespace bro...
Cyclenerd 12y ago
The app looks great. I think the name is not that great. Macker means in German "old man" or "boy friend" (http://www.dict.cc/?s=macker http://www.dict.cc/?s=macker). So I (as German) had to smile a little with the combination.
- harisamin 12y ago
  Lol. That's hilarious. My puns get me in trouble :)

22 points by harisamin 12y ago

there's somewhat of an issue going on with your site: all slide overlays are showing when using firefox, safari only shows half slides and chrome isn't able to load the website at all…

harisamin 12y ago
Wow definitely didn’t test the site in firefox or safari and its definitely messed up there. It’s working on chrome for me though…hmm
harisamin 12y ago
ok fixed the slides thanks for reporting that :)

austenito 12y ago

I love the design! Great job!

ribeto 12y ago
It’s so nice to have a functional hacker news mac app
- elanmiller 12y ago
  agreed!

trymas 12y ago

IMHO, you cannot charge 5$ for, what I would call, "a dedicated HN browser". Do people charge 5$ for reddit clients? BTW, in your webpage, slides are broken.

Hates_ 12y ago
AlienBlue was a paid purchase until it was acquired by Reddit. I believe they'll soon start charging for the Pro version at some point in the near future again.
harisamin 12y ago
So I priced it according to other clients that I’ve seen in the MAS which were a buck or two cheaper with no actual client capabilities (login/voting/posting etc). Other than the readable article here everything is native. Really was scratching my own itch. Also thanks for reporting the slideshow on the site. That’s fixed now :)
chaghalibaghali 12y ago
For an app that a lot of people here would use every day, $5 really isn't that much if it offers them usability or aesthetic benefits versus the website.
- fishnchips 12y ago
  Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. IMHO the app's layout needs more work before I'd consider buying it for aesthetic benefits.
- debaserab2 12y ago
  There's s lot of aesthetic issues going on with this app though. Awkward line height, lack of margins, etc. it does not look more readable than the normal HN to me.
Retra 12y ago
IMHO, a programmer's time is valuable, and $5 is not enough of a fee to object to.

SalimoS 12y ago

it's so (Github for windows/metre apps) style :S

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raquelh 12y ago

Pretty awesome app! I always wanted a hacker news dedicated mac client! I love that you can read, share, comment and vote. Also the real time extension is great!

SalimoS 12y ago

It's so Github for windows[0] style [0]:https://windows.github.com/ https://windows.github.com/

SalimoS 12y ago
i am an OS X user so stop being an with all those downvote it's so clear that it's just the same style so instead show me how i'm wrong -__-"

omaranto 12y ago

I'd suggest sticking "Mac only" somewhere in the submission title, to save a lot of people a little bit of time.

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makzan 12y ago
Agree the title should indicate this is for a Mac.

kolev 12y ago

I still find Hacky [0] better, although it's been abandoned for a while. [0] http://www.hackyapp.com/ http://www.hackyapp.com/

rebelshrug 12y ago

Great job! When will comment voting be implemented? Also, in comments - would be great if links were clickable, and if the user could highlight and copy text.

harisamin 12y ago
Definitely in the works. Will submit an update soon to address those issues. Thanks for your feedback :)

thomasfl 12y ago

Great design. Especially the use of icons that's lacking in most other HN clients. Normally is simply use Google Chrome with this extension that makes HN looks pretty http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/hn-special/ http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/hn-special/ I can also recommend this alternative site http://hn.premii.com/ http://hn.premii.com/

nicoritschel 12y ago
Ooh that's nice

davis_m 12y ago

Is it just me, or do a number of these comments seem... manufactured? Almost all of the positive comments come from accounts with < 10 karma. Just from reading the comments, I was expecting a nice looking app. However, when I actually saw the screenshots I was greatly disappointed. Nonexistent margins, line height issues, and more make for a client that is worse than the original HN. Then, to learn that it isn't even feature complete (no comment voting) and the author is charging $5?

harisamin 12y ago
Comment voting is on the way. Screenshots on app store are better than the site. But agreed there are some issues, App Store submissions are a pain but just wanted to get this out. Will be updating it rest assured :)

rgbrgb 12y ago

At width 1000px to 1200px, "Secure Login via Keychain Access!" overlaps the graphic.

xasos 12y ago

This looks awesome! Premii's HN client[1] is probably my favorite so far. [1] http://hn.premii.com/ http://hn.premii.com/

math0ne 12y ago

Way too much whitespace bro...

Cyclenerd 12y ago

The app looks great. I think the name is not that great. Macker means in German "old man" or "boy friend" (http://www.dict.cc/?s=macker http://www.dict.cc/?s=macker). So I (as German) had to smile a little with the combination.

harisamin 12y ago
Lol. That's hilarious. My puns get me in trouble :)