Show HN: Experimental Mac app for reading HN

20 pointsby albertogh15 anni fa6 comments

Yesterday I decided I wanted to experiment with different ways of reading HN. After considering a few options, I settled on a Mac app and spent a couple of hours planning/sketching on paper.

This morning I fired up Xcode and spent 4 hours hacking away and I must say I'm liking how it's looking. Since the project is in its very early stages, I though that it could be a very good time to get some feedback.

I've posted a few screenshots at http://imgur.com/a/rCbVN and uploaded a binary at http://abra.rm-fr.net/~fiam/HackerNews.zip

If you have some free time, give a try and let me know what you think about. I'll really appreciate that.

4 comments

c_t_montgomery15 anni fa

I'm very impressed thus far. One thing - its a bit slow for me (loading in a post and starting up in general). However, that may just be my internet connection.

I would love to help with this in any way possible. Let me know (email is in profile).

albertogh15 anni fa

Clickable links: http://imgur.com/a/rCbVN http://abra.rm-fr.net/~fiam/HackerNews.zip

vgrichina15 anni fa

Would be cool if it can show comments page in a split view below article.

Maybe it is already possible but not visible in screenshots?

albertogh15 anni fa

There's currently a segmented control in the top left of the article to switch between article an comments, but your suggestion sounds interesting.

wh-uws15 anni fa

would like to give it a shot but it won't run on 10.6.8 and I only have a work mac im not sure I can upgrade to test on

albertogh15 anni fa

I'm using view based tableviews, which are only available in 10.7. Thanks for trying though :-)