Ask HN: Can we make this site less annoying on mobile?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21097462

by verelo • 7 years ago

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The links to comments, posts and the various too nav are super hard to hit accurately on my phone. Would any admin be open to implementing an improved UI for smaller viewports? I’d gladly donate the time to implement it, if that’s of any benefit?

caryd• 7 years ago

I have no problems using the buttons, but they technically aren't accessible.

gtirloni2• 7 years ago

It only reaches 42 in the lighthouse accessibility test (in Chrome DevTools). Yeah, there's a long way to go.

dang• 7 years ago

I'd like to fix that. It's just that there are other things to do which are closer to the task of keeping the site functioning at all. We'll get there eventually. Move slowly and preserve things.

wmf• 7 years ago

It's been that way for many years so, no, the admins won't fix it. Try a HN app or custom CSS.

gtirloni2• 7 years ago

Which is surprising given it's a plain text website. IMHO, it would easily get very high scores in accessibility tests.

duxup• 7 years ago

The nav is the only issue I see, but yeah it is a pain point.

ecesena• 7 years ago

I think your best shot would be to make your own css, find a way to distribute to users, show traction and then propose it get applied by default.

verelo• 7 years ago

I like this plan! I’m going to do exactly this and see what i can come up with.

chrisked• 7 years ago

I have my doubts that any change will be implemented in the near future. Suggest using a HN app. On iOS I started out with MiniHack and recently switched to Octal due to faster updates. Check them out. They improved the experience drastically for me.

luckman212• 7 years ago

Octal is amazingly good.

Ask HN: Can we make this site less annoying on mobile?

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