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Suggestion to Improve the Hacker News UI
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.
- colonelxc 16y agoI 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.
- pook 16y agoPG said on many occasions he silently tweaks the backend. Does he do A/B testing?
- charliepark 16y agoReally, all that's necessary is some padding: td.subtext a { padding: 2px 5px; }