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I didn't think that was ever in doubt, was it? HN has always been difficult to use on mobile devices due to all the fixed dimensions forcing the page to render

by nness 11y ago

I didn't think that was ever in doubt, was it? HN has always been difficult to use on mobile devices due to all the fixed dimensions forcing the page to render at an unsuitable size.

golergka 11y ago
Which always surprised me. I know very little about web design (just use bootstrap for prototypes sometimes), but the HN seems to be very minimalistic in design and features (that's what I like about it, actually). So it would seem that making it fit the viewport would be an easy task.
aw3c2 11y ago
Apart from accidental downvoting I never had any problems with it. Get a browser that nicely reflows and that locks horizontal scrolling nicely (not too much, not too little) and it's a breeze to read and participate. I love that I can choose the font-size and zoom level myself, notblindthankyouverymuch.
- thameera 11y ago
  What mobile browser do you use?
  - edent 11y ago
    I use Opera on Android. Reflow text is in the settings menu.
MrSwagga 11y ago
HN doesn't really use fixed dimensions. If you resize desktop browser window you see that is scales well. The width is set to 85%. I assume that most popular mobile web browsers render HN the same. This could mean that there are some standards for mobile devices that make it look as bad as it is. Unless you are someone who really wants to and can change the standard I assume that you start complying with it. :)