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   by adamschwartz 12y ago

   Thanks for that information re:TrueType! My knowledge of these things tends to end at the browser, but I too hold hope for better type in future OS-s. The fact that Apple decided to tackle this on iOS, an OS used on handheld devices which a
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   by adamschwartz 12y ago

   Thanks for the suggestion. We’ll be taking a crack at descender-heavy links [1], so this may come in handy! [1]: https://github.com/EagerIO/SmartUnderline/issues/1
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   by adamschwartz 12y ago

   I appreciate your feedback. No doubt on some level this comes down to aesthetic preference. I’m curious though, on the before-and-after examples on the homepage [1] do you feel that all of the afters are worse? You and devindotcom did ind
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   by adamschwartz 12y ago

   I appreciate your feedback. There are always ways of improving something, even in the case of Apple’s implementations. Are there particular aspects of this implementation you feel make it worse than Apple’s? Ultimately we see this as an inc
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   by adamschwartz 12y ago

   This choice came down to typographical best practices. Butterick, a well-respected typographer, recommends in Practical Typography not using underlines for stylistic emphasis. [1] [1]: http://practicaltypography.com/underlin
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   by adamschwartz 12y ago

   I think this is a very reasonable criticism, particularly about words like “piggy”—no doubt typography is *ing hard. Like is often the case with design, there are trade-offs. In this case I think the readability improvements to links with d
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   by adamschwartz 12y ago

   iOS8 Safari agrees with you. :) (As do I fwiw.) Unfortunately I imagine this is easier-said-than-done and may have to do more with the underlying typographical engines of OS-s than browsers. (I’m just guessing though.)
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   by adamschwartz 12y ago

   I really like how he applies the styles on hover. I wanted to do something like that with SmartUnderline but unfortunately there is no way to call getComputedStyle with the :hover pseudo-class applied. (This is necessary because SmartUnderl
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   by adamschwartz 12y ago

   Thanks! Ha! Yeah, my co-founder and I debated that one... (he thought I should reverse it). I can see it both ways, but your comment certainly puts another vote in the reverse-it column. Thanks again :)
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    by adamschwartz 12y ago

    No doubt, at a certain point it does come down to aesthetic preference. Using a border-bottom to achieve the look you’re describing is totally a valid preference. One potential advantage to the border-bottom technique is the way it can be u
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    Smarter Link Underlines For Every Website(eager.io)

    113 points by adamschwartz 12y ago|57 comments
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    Smarter CSS underlines for every website(eager.io)

    2 points by adamschwartz 12y ago|1 comments
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    How long do GUIDs really need to be?(eager.io)

    140 points by adamschwartz 12y ago|100 comments
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    Show HN: A marketplace for client-side apps(eager.io)

    75 points by adamschwartz 12y ago|27 comments
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    Learn how the browsers lays out elements(adamschwartz.co)

    2 points by adamschwartz 13y ago|0 comments