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by bbor 629 days ago
I know the aesthetic is part of the “simple” appeal, but it’s just inexcusable to not have a responsive (aka “mobile friendly”) site in 2024. It’s also a great example of why I don’t trust hand-rolled guis like this, if I can avoid it: the standards are standard for a reason.
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yazzku 628 days ago
Why is it inexcusable? And what standards?

This is for serious finance, not for swiping yolo stonks on Robin Hood.

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bbor 628 days ago
Well, the applicable standard in this case would be “Web Development” writ large. Responsiveness is a start, but consistency is one of the most important design principles, and this site seems to disrespect user expectations about layout, menus, and interactable elements, from a glance.

Responsiveness in particular is “inexcusable” to miss because it’s so easy that it’s practically boilerplate these days, and the lack makes it impossible to read on mobile. Will I be convinced by this update to try GnuCash? We’ll never know, because I can’t read the changelog!

I know I’m a zoomer, but zoomers have money too! A little. Sometimes. And for what it’s worth: I’m pretty sure this is an accounting app, not a finance app ;)

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consteval 628 days ago
To be fair it's a desktop-only application. Even if you did read it on mobile you'd have to move to a full fat computer to download it, anyway. Yeah conversions and stuff matter.
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yazzku 626 days ago
I don't know what you mean by "responsiveness". Html/Css/Javascript is dogshit when it comes to latency. I assume you're talking about fluid layouts, which can be accomplished just as well with native GUI libraries like Qt. Note that Qt runs like a champ in embedded devices; I don't think it can possibly get more responsive than that.

> and this site seems to disrespect user expectations about layout, menus, and interactable elements, from a glance.

Why does this matter? GNUCash is a desktop application. The website is not all that relevant. And I have a different opinion about expectations anyway. The website is functional and easy to navigate, unlike the column-style, white space wasteland that "mobile-friendly" websites typically are.

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