Readable-HN
Productivity
browser extension for reading
SHOW HN2011
28points
17comments
#387of 1,097 in 2011
Top 36%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Design: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean look and good whitespace
From 2 comments
I think it takes a bit more getting used to, but I do genuinely like it. Good job, I love the white space.
illdave on HNcould you put a small settings screen to adjust font size for lazy users like me. love the clean look :)
wippler on HN
Looks very nice
From 1 comment
It looks very nice. Would you port it to greasemonkey script so that it can work on Firefox.
vayn on HN
Objections
Original font and layout read better for some
From 2 comments
I am sorry, but I find the original HN to be more readable than after applying the extension. Maybe that's just me, but I don't consider the bigger gaps between lines to be more…
greyman on HNThis is an amazing experiment I actually liked the new design but I prefer the original one more, maybe due to a habit. I second that the whitespace between the 2 articles is…
amitagrawal on HN
Too much whitespace between articles
From 1 comment
This is an amazing experiment I actually liked the new design but I prefer the original one more, maybe due to a habit. I second that the whitespace between the 2 articles is…
amitagrawal on HN
Upvote button and points too small
From 1 comment
I am going to slug it out and try get use to this app because I do hate the old hacker news but I'm use to it out of habit. What I don't like about this one is how small the…
nodoubt on HN
Requests
Settings screen to adjust font size
From 1 comment
could you put a small settings screen to adjust font size for lazy users like me. love the clean look :)
wippler on HN
Open source code
From 1 comment
Would you be willing to open source this? It'd be cool to play around with styles myself, or modify for other websites.
cullend on HN
Ports for Firefox and Safari
From 2 comments
It looks very nice. Would you port it to greasemonkey script so that it can work on Firefox.
vayn on HNJust submitted the app in the Chrome Store. Here is the HN link: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2410195 Will do a port for Safari and Firefox soon! Hope you guys like it!
tuhin on HN
Alternatives named
Stylebot
From 1 comment
I prefer the flexibility of Stylebot (on Chrome, or Stylish in firefox). Right now the style I have applied is this one: http://stylebot.me/styles/223 I would like to do…
joakin on HN
Stylish
From 1 comment
I prefer the flexibility of Stylebot (on Chrome, or Stylish in firefox). Right now the style I have applied is this one: http://stylebot.me/styles/223 I would like to do…
joakin on HN