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by nl 1739 days ago
> I think the experience is fine

How do you vote without zooming?

Ever tried to touch "comments" on headline and accidentally clicked "hide"?

Ever tried to touch the "Hacker News" menu item and gone to "new"?

Everyone is used to these things, but they are textbook examples of bad mobile design.
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treeman79 1739 days ago
Number of times I’ve logged myself out...
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Filligree 1739 days ago
> How do you vote without zooming?

I press the voting button. Most of the time I vote in the intended direction. I think. If I don't, well, there's no way to know.

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airstrike 1739 days ago
The text next to the timestamp changes to unvote / undown depending on the direction of your vote
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ddingus 1739 days ago
On my android device, it flashes a larger graphic briefly. I look for that to know my vote was the right direction.
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ddingus 1739 days ago
You know, I just quickly zoom with a double tap and nail the UX element.

We have better elements to use, but I must also say those tend to come with costs.

Right now, HN is so lean, fast and clean, I will gladly work a little to vote or do some action in return for what is otherwise one of the best "just read the discussion" presentations on mobile. It's a pleasure.

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