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Developers, please give us more visibility options. (feddit.uk)
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The aim of a streamlined user interface is appreciated, but the current trend towards extreme minimalism can be counterproductive. It often leads to a cumbersome experience where accessing common features or information requires unnecessary navigation.

Take, for instance, the display of the author's name and instance. Certain Lemmy applications deem the instance trivial and choose to hide it, while others omit the author's details from the main feed entirely, necessitating extra steps to uncover them.

Another example is the ability to view upvotes and downvotes as distinct figures. While some may only want the aggregate score, the absence of this feature overlooks the preferences of users who value this detail.

Implementing optional features like displaying author names, instances, or separate up/downvote counts gives users more control over their app experience. This way, those who prefer a clean interface can keep it that way, while those who value specific details can have them readily available.

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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Hmm. Interesting. That did not occur to me. Not sure how I feel about it, personally, but I could probably make it an option and let the users decide.

Basically have a section in the user options for overflowing titles:

  • Truncate
  • Scroll
  • Wrap (default)

Edit:

Also, not to be rude but I'd have to wonder about how many desktop users actually want an app/program for something perfectly functional in a web browser, especially when userscripts and custom css theming tools like stylish exist that could theoretically cover any extra functionality that an app could offer.

Uh, I do, lol. I hate having to bolt on a bunch of extra stuff to make the application behave like I feel it already should. Then there's the fact that I use multiple browsers on multiple devices and would have to keep my scripts and plugins in sync - plus, most mobile browsers don't support those (FF mobile is the only one I'm aware of that might/would).

That's just...too much for me.