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Re:Two HN Announcements by dang on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @03:39PM (#10298985)
We're working on it and it's coming. No one will be happier than I am when it's out, though I'm worried that it will be impossible to please everyone, because the specific requests we get are disparate and even contradictory. We'll have a considerable period of testing and feedback though.
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Re:Two HN Announcements by logn on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @09:58PM (#10301266)
If Digg and Slashdot are any guide, it might be wise to just do a slight enhancement to improve mobile proportions and sizing, rather than any re-design.
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Re:Two HN Announcements by ars on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @12:28PM (#10305080)
> because the specific requests we get are disparate and even contradictory.

The typical solution to that is to give the users a setting page where they can pick between the two contradictory options.

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Re:Two HN Announcements by dang on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @02:54PM (#10306219)
The typical solution leads to a combinatorial explosion of complexity, which is no less worrying.
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Re:Two HN Announcements by ars on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @05:53PM (#10307656)
It can I know, but it doesn't have to.

With some careful design, and not overdoing it on options you can please most (but not all) people.

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