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Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by uo21tp5hoyg on Thursday September 08, 2022 @02:12PM (#32769524)
I really like the current simple design of HN, my only issue with it is how ridiculously zoomed out it is by default. I've been viewing HN at 150% zoom for as long as I can remember.
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by theonething on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:56PM (#32772589)
I apparently set HN to 150% so long ago and had gotten so used to it I didn't even realize that I had until reading this comment.

Just tried 100% out of curiosity and you're right, it's ridiculous.

Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by capitainenemo on Thursday September 08, 2022 @06:17PM (#32772776)
Hm, dunno. Just tried out zoomed in to 150% and switched it back. I like having more text on the page without scrolling. Esp given how wordy people get get here, and as the nesting grows.

But I guess to each their own. +1 for loving simplicity of current design though.

Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by Akronymus on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:24PM (#32772286)
For me, I dislike that it is not in dark mode without some userscript
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by tsol on Friday September 09, 2022 @12:27PM (#32781287)
A toggle switch would be very nice for night time reading.
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by pbasista on Thursday September 08, 2022 @03:54PM (#32771137)
I am viewing the standard version of HN at 270% on a 4K screen. The main reason is not the font size but the layout.

Only at that zoom level would the page span the entire width of the screen and wrap the text around.

Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by thirdsun on Friday September 09, 2022 @02:17AM (#32775888)
120% here. I suddenly feel very young.
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by krossitalk on Thursday September 08, 2022 @04:08PM (#32771345)
Hah, I have particularly bad eyesight and HN and Terminal are both around 175% normal (12pt) zoom levels.
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by sshine on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:14PM (#32772174)
I only have an average bad eyesight, but I still prefer ridiculously zoomed text. My focus simply is always on very little code or text at a time, so I don’t see the point of not utilising my screens fully.
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by DavideNL on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:29PM (#32772331)
Same here.

Firefox on iPhone/iOS can't zoom text (a long time open request.) Therefor it's impossible to this website with it. Kind of ridiculous.

Is it really so hard to create a proper default layout? Text size seems so basic...

Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by mmcnl on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:31PM (#32772360)
The current design is simple but lacking imo. Font size is small, not touch friendly. Also annoying that a single new line doesn't do anything, you need to have two. Doesn't make sense at all.
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by ggorlen on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:41PM (#32772458)
> Also annoying that a single new line doesn't do anything, you need to have two. Doesn't make sense at all.

This is how markdown works, so it feels natural to me (although then the differences from markdown become apparent...)

Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by victornomad on Thursday September 08, 2022 @03:08PM (#32770493)
I view HN at 200% Getting old :/
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by TakeBlaster16 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @03:37PM (#32770906)
I've always felt bad about 133% and this thread is putting things in perspective for me
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by teejmya on Thursday September 08, 2022 @03:54PM (#32771140)
I use 200% and I'm in my 20s. Nothing wrong with reading comfortably!
Re:Show HN: I made a modern web UI for Hacker News by crispyalmond on Thursday September 08, 2022 @03:54PM (#32771146)
I normally use 160%, I love this site.