Suggestion to Improve the Hacker News UI

3 pointsexperimentor16y ago3 comments

Make the link to comments section for each article more prominent.

The hyperlinked area for comments ('n comments') is too small. I need to point my mouse with more care than what is required for clicking the link to the article in the upper line.

The comments section is a very important attraction of HN. So why not extend the hyperlinked area to the entire second line? ie, clicking anywhere in :

  '308 points by savemylife 9 hours ago | 237 comments'

should take us to the comments page of that article.

3 comments

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colonelxc16y ago

I think what would make a bigger difference would be to make the text taller. If I ever mis-click, it's because I accidentally clicked on the long title above the comments instead.

Your solution also has the side effect of getting rid of the link to the submitter's profile.

pook16y ago

PG said on many occasions he silently tweaks the backend.

Does he do A/B testing?

charliepark16y ago

Really, all that's necessary is some padding: td.subtext a { padding: 2px 5px; }

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