HNCute
Productivity
browser theme
SHOW HN2018
208points
80comments
#168of 2,155 in 2018
Top 8%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
18 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 3 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.
Design: 9 for, 0 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Readable and fun pink design
From 3 comments
I unironically find this much easier to read HN with. Especially with dead or downvoted comments. The hearts are just a bonus.
faitswulff on HNTHIS IS SO GOOD. And readable! But mostly adorable.
andkon on HNI upvoted this like I try to do for most good effort/well-intentioned Show HN's, but I wasn't planning on installing it since I had customized my HN settings to make my HN usage…
danso on HN
Hearts and favicon are cute touches
From 2 comments
At first I thought I wasn't going to like this but I was pleasantly surprised :D The hearts are a nice touch :D Nice work :D
nyxtom on HNalso I appreciate the favicon to match
probinso on HN
Objections
Vote heart hitboxes match the old buttons, causing mis-votes
From 1 comment
So my biggest immediate complaint is that the up/down hearts are misleading. I was a little excited that the uphearts/downhearts appeared to be slightly offset, which would deal…
danso on HN
Some orange and red colors remain
From 1 comment
I like it, there are some colors that are still present like the comments view still has the orange and red colors here and there. I will keep it installed and look for updates…
numbers on HN
Spacing feels too loose
From 1 comment
I like the color theme but dislike how everything seems more spaced out. Also as a female, maybe not very professionnal after all. Rather have people recognize HN on my browser…
hycaria on HN
Requests
Firefox and Edge ports
From 3 comments
While you are at it, have you considered publishing it to the Firefox and Edge extension stores? Supposedly it is pretty easy to convert a Chrome extension to work in Firefox and…
WorldMaker on HNIt'd probably be simpler to do this as a userstyle, since there are many extensions supporting userstyles. Still, if you prefer the WebExtension format that Chrome provides, it's…
jchw on HNHow long will I have to wait for the Firefox port? This extension is yet another way that free software is being shut out of the browser market. And worse, women are being…
labster on HN
Publish on UserStyles or Stylus instead
From 2 comments
I reaaalllyy like this theme! As others have said, it would be great to have it in the UserStyles library.
maddyboo on HNIt'd probably be simpler to do this as a userstyle, since there are many extensions supporting userstyles. Still, if you prefer the WebExtension format that Chrome provides, it's…
jchw on HN
Larger font sizes
From 1 comment
I like it, there are some colors that are still present like the comments view still has the orange and red colors here and there. I will keep it installed and look for updates…
numbers on HN
Configuration panel and variant choices
From 1 comment
So my biggest immediate complaint is that the up/down hearts are misleading. I was a little excited that the uphearts/downhearts appeared to be slightly offset, which would deal…
danso on HN
Questions
Why a Chrome extension instead of plain CSS?
From 1 comment
Why is it a Chrome extension instead of just a bit of CSS in one of the many custom CSS extensions that already abound?
BugsJustFindMe on HN
How to run it on Firefox?
From 2 comments
how on firefox?
nomadiccoder on HNAnyone know of a similar extension for Firefox?
1k2ka on HN
Alternatives named
Stylus and userstyles.org
From 2 comments
Indeed. Appears the "stylish" extension and/or https://userstyles.org would be a natural fit for this?
e12e on HNI don't have any issues with that. But if you do want to learn more, https://userstyles.org is the place to go.
reificator on HN
HackerNew Chrome extension
From 1 comment
Personally I find HackerNew [1] to be quite a sensible addition to the HN theme. [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hackernew/lgoghlndihpmbbgmbpjohilcphbfhddd?hl=en
taspeotis on HN
hn.premii.com dark theme
From 1 comment
I read HN using http://hn.premii.com. You can set a darker theme in the menu.
l_h on HN