New ask Hacker News story: Tell HN: Setting reader view as default will vastly improve your web experience
Tell HN: Setting reader view as default will vastly improve your web experience
3 by carlosjobim | 5 comments on Hacker News.
A lot has been said about the shabby state of the modern web - especially the user-hostile design and littering of advertisements. But there is a solution built into the browser, that's called reader view. Maybe some of you use it sometimes, but I'm here to say that it should be set as standard in your browser for all websites. Every article loads with the article right there, in a font and format that's suitable to read and no distractions. If an article has images, they're perfectly inserted in the reader view. If an article has YouTube videos, they're perfectly inserted in the reader view. Bright or dark mode under your control, as well as font and font size. If you feel like you're missing anything by using reader mode - you're not missing anything. It's like switching from watching movies with ad-breaks to using streaming. The first few days you might feel like you're missing something when there's only content and no distractions, but you quickly get used. Yes, you will have to except a few sites who are not suitable for reader view. It's easy and seamless. Especially on mobile, reader view is a must-have. The modern internet is almost unusable on phones due to bad design and sticky headers. Reader view makes the web a first class experience on mobile again. Now, I'd also like to ask: Is there any movement to continue this kind of branch and make a web browser a true user agent instead of an agent for the pages you visit? If you have reader mode, pretty much all that's missing is standardized navigation, and you cover the needs of most users. I've seen the Gemini protocol and browsers such as Kristall and Spacewalk as something interesting in this direction, but why change the protocol instead of just taking back control of the HTML?
3 by carlosjobim | 5 comments on Hacker News.
A lot has been said about the shabby state of the modern web - especially the user-hostile design and littering of advertisements. But there is a solution built into the browser, that's called reader view. Maybe some of you use it sometimes, but I'm here to say that it should be set as standard in your browser for all websites. Every article loads with the article right there, in a font and format that's suitable to read and no distractions. If an article has images, they're perfectly inserted in the reader view. If an article has YouTube videos, they're perfectly inserted in the reader view. Bright or dark mode under your control, as well as font and font size. If you feel like you're missing anything by using reader mode - you're not missing anything. It's like switching from watching movies with ad-breaks to using streaming. The first few days you might feel like you're missing something when there's only content and no distractions, but you quickly get used. Yes, you will have to except a few sites who are not suitable for reader view. It's easy and seamless. Especially on mobile, reader view is a must-have. The modern internet is almost unusable on phones due to bad design and sticky headers. Reader view makes the web a first class experience on mobile again. Now, I'd also like to ask: Is there any movement to continue this kind of branch and make a web browser a true user agent instead of an agent for the pages you visit? If you have reader mode, pretty much all that's missing is standardized navigation, and you cover the needs of most users. I've seen the Gemini protocol and browsers such as Kristall and Spacewalk as something interesting in this direction, but why change the protocol instead of just taking back control of the HTML?
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