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SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
9 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 15 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.
Design: 5 for, 15 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean typography and side notes work well
From 3 comments
I have to say it is refreshing to see someone actually thinking about things like line length when it comes to how their content is portrayed. To me, this is not just being…
ordinaryradical on HNNice! I really like Tufte CSS. It makes using side notes really easy, even on mobile. And it gives a very crisp look to the text. I put together a project to be able to make new…
jez on HNI really like the Tufte CSS style, so much so that I adapted it for my own blog. In my opinion it suits the longer, more thoughtful posts that I was trying to create. Tufte-style…
AndrewStephens on HN
Attractive, minimalist design
From 2 comments
I guess I assumed this was a blog engine or SSG of some like kind. After reading the article I guess I gather that I assumed incorrectly. Good article though and nice looking…
indigodaddy on HNNice article and a very pretty blog :) I've found https://outline.com/ to be great for reading content on the net regardless of the original layout, as it basically extracts the…
jacobedawson on HN
Objections
Margin notes hidden on mobile are not clearly clickable
From 2 comments
Love the Tufte style. One real limitation, however, is the "mobile view" in which the margin notes collapse into clickable superscript numbers. I don't think it's clear to most…
gjstein on HNI wouldn't have guessed that those circles were clickable annotations on mobile had I not looked at desktop view and wondered where they'd. I like it as a principle but it's…
weego on HN
Text column too narrow or line length issues on wide screens
From 3 comments
My display is only 1900 wide, and it annoys me to scroll 80-character columns. Especially when they blow up to 30+ points, and I need to resize the browser window. If WP for DOS…
mirimir on HN> The In both typography- and computer-speak, a character is an individual letter or typographic mark. optimal width of a paragraph of text is anywhere from 50–80 characters per…
lazyjones on HNThe text measure / line length argument probably makes sense for paperback books, and that would likely extend out to mobile/tablet as well. But perhaps it doesn't make sense…
fouc on HN
Blockquotes and font sizes need work
From 2 comments
I love minimalist design, but have never understood the point of Tufte CSS. I find it baroque, without a clear design idea (just look at all those font sizes, combined with their…
Tomte on HNThe lead ins are really hard to read: different font-size + capitals + not clear how they are chosen. I would just remove them. h3 seems to similar to body text. Maybe because…
laszlokorte on HN
Requests
Better mobile handling of margin notes
From 2 comments
Love the Tufte style. One real limitation, however, is the "mobile view" in which the margin notes collapse into clickable superscript numbers. I don't think it's clear to most…
gjstein on HNThis is a solid point, thank you. I'll see if I can think of a better way of delineating the mobile margin notes. Maybe Stratechery or Wikipedia have good examples of this.
Eiriksmal on HN
Multi-column or horizontal scrolling for wide displays
From 2 comments
> Why doesn’t this website fill 100% of your 1080p or 4K monitor’s screen with text? There’s a very specific reason, and that is text measure. >> A block of text or paragraph has…
mirimir on HNMultiple columns don't work well for vertical scrolling. They should work fine if you horizontally scroll to see more columns (for example to the right for writing in English).…
fian on HN
Questions
Whether multi-column layouts suit wide screens
From 2 comments
> Why doesn’t this website fill 100% of your 1080p or 4K monitor’s screen with text? There’s a very specific reason, and that is text measure. >> A block of text or paragraph has…
mirimir on HNI've been thinking that through today, actually. Newspapers don't choose multi-column layouts because it's the easiest to read--it's to make the most of an expensive resource…
Eiriksmal on HN
Alternatives named
Athena Tufte-based Jekyll theme
From 1 comment
A similar idea is Athena[1], also based on Tufte CSS. It's a static generator like Jekyll with a minimalist look. Pretty easy to set up and get going, and integrates well with…
lordgrenville on HN
Outline reader
From 1 comment
Nice article and a very pretty blog :) I've found https://outline.com/ to be great for reading content on the net regardless of the original layout, as it basically extracts the…
jacobedawson on HN
tufte-pandoc-css
From 1 comment
Nice! I really like Tufte CSS. It makes using side notes really easy, even on mobile. And it gives a very crisp look to the text. I put together a project to be able to make new…
jez on HN