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 HN
    • could 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 HN
    • 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
  • 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 HN
    • Just 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

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