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SHOW HN2019

260points
74comments
#128of 2,195 in 2019
Top 6%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

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

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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 HN
    • 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
    • I 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 HN
    • 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

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 HN
    • I 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 HN
    • The 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 HN
    • The 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 HN
    • This 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 HN
    • Multiple 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 HN
    • I'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

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