Hacker News with Generative AI: User Interface

Ask HN: Google forcibly enabled Gemini in our Corp Org. How to disable? (ycombinator.com)
Google is playing strong arm tactics trying to get ahead of their competition. Our users logged in yesterday to see Gemini enabled in Gmail.
Google, Corporate IT, Gemini, User Interface, Privacy
30 points by exabrial 14 hours ago | 16 comments
AWS Management Console supports simultaneous sign-in for multiple AWS accounts (amazon.com)
Today, AWS announces multi-session support, which enables AWS customers to access multiple AWS accounts simultaneously in the AWS Console.
AWS, Cloud Computing, Security, User Interface, Software
7 points by dbaupp 1 day ago | 0 comments
Apple starts pushing AirPods owners into Transparency mode, with no easy opt out (keydiscussions.com)
A couple of weeks ago I noticed my pair of AirPods Pro 2 aggressively switching me into Transparency mode. It seemed like a bug. Again and again I would have to manually switch back out of Transparency mode. Annoying.
Apple, AirPods, Audio, User Interface, Technology
68 points by spenvo 3 days ago | 40 comments
Show HN: macOS dock pissed me off and I extended it (extradock.app)
A simple, lightweight way to create multiple floating docks on your macOS.
macOS, Productivity, User Interface, Open Source, Software
18 points by imfrankkarro 9 days ago | 8 comments
Microsoft disguises Bing as Google to fool inattentive searchers (pcworld.com)
Microsoft would really, really, really like you to use Bing, its self-branded search engine that competes against Google’s monopoly. Not only is it hardwired into much of Windows and other Microsoft products like the Edge browser, it also employs a lot of sneaky visual tricks to steer you away from Google itself. But the company’s latest trick is more, well, tricky — in fact, it’s just straight-up Google camouflage.
Search Engines, Microsoft, Google, User Interface, Competitive Strategy
302 points by ungut 10 days ago | 215 comments
I live my life a quarter century at a time (tla.systems)
So, we are coming up on a little anniversary for me this weekend. On the 5th of January 2000, Steve Jobs unveiled the new Aqua user interface of Mac OS X to the world at Macworld Expo.
Apple, User Interface, Anniversary
308 points by CharlesW 11 days ago | 182 comments
Microsoft Bing is trying to spoof Google UI when people search Google.com (windowslatest.com)
Microsoft seems to have rolled out a pretty interesting yet controversial change that spoofs Google.com UI when you try to find Google when using Bing.com.
Search Engines, User Interface, Microsoft Bing, Google
18 points by xnx 12 days ago | 3 comments
The evolution of a structural code editor (crowdhailer.me)
I'm building EYG an experiment in a building better languages and tools; for some measure of better.
Programming, Software Development, Tools, User Interface, Experimentation
242 points by crowdhailer 12 days ago | 110 comments
We're All in 'Dark Mode' Now (theatlantic.com)
The sun is setting on computers. In October, Google finally—finally—rolled out a new black-background view for its Calendar app. This is just the latest in a string of recent software darkenings. In July, Wikipedia went light-on-dark. And a few years before that, we got dark-theme Google Search. Since 2017, night has fallen on Slack, Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, and mobile Gmail too. Even Microsoft went dark.
User Interface, Design, Technology, Software
17 points by rainhacker 13 days ago | 8 comments
Show HN: I worked on a feature that allows you to preview fonts side by side (foxcraft.tech)
Texts makes up 80% of your UI. The right font doesn't just display information—it shapes perception. Choose the perfect font, and turn casual visitors into loyal customers.
Web Development, User Interface, Typography, Design
14 points by pauls_freeman 14 days ago | 5 comments
New Front-End Features for Designers in 2025 (smashingmagazine.com)
Searching for the most flexible front-end workflows and toolkits, it’s easy to forget how powerful some of the fundamentals on the web have become these days.
Web Development, Front-End Development, Design, User Interface, Trends
5 points by ulrischa 16 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: RSS.Beauty – Make Your RSS Beautiful (rss.beauty)
Transform RSS feeds into beautiful reading formats for a better reading experience.
RSS, Web Development, User Interface, Reading Experience
29 points by ccbikai 18 days ago | 22 comments
The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint (2006) [pdf] (ed.ac.uk)
Cognitive Science, Software, User Interface, Microsoft
132 points by raviisoccupied 19 days ago | 75 comments
Arcan as Operating System Design (2021) (arcan-fe.com)
Arcan is a single-user, user-facing, networked overlay operating system.
Operating Systems, Software Design, User Interface
30 points by Bluestein 22 days ago | 3 comments
Vim is a cast iron skillet (eamoncaddigan.net)
Vim was released as “Vim” in 1991, and is an extended version of vi, which itself has been around since 1976. Its default interface—the one I use daily—is a “text user interface” that’s launched in a terminal emulator (i.e., the “command line”2). Vim has mouse support, but it’s superfluous because everything can be accomplished through commands typed on the keyboard.
Vim, Text Editors, Command Line, Software, User Interface
12 points by ossusermivami 24 days ago | 6 comments
New Google Sheet on half of 13.6" MacBook Air screen is fully covered by popups (imgur.com)
Macbook Air, Google Sheets, Software Bugs, User Interface, Popups
188 points by kaonwarb 26 days ago | 88 comments
Markov Keyboard: keyboard layout that changes by Markov frequency (2019) (github.com/shapr)
keyboard layout that changes by markov frequency
Input Devices, User Interface, Programming, Artificial Intelligence
167 points by dr_kiszonka 30 days ago | 105 comments
Trying to Recreate iOS on the Web (homescreen.app)
Web Development, iOS, User Interface
157 points by plurby 31 days ago | 91 comments
Design Token-Based UI Architecture (martinfowler.com)
Design tokens are design decisions as data and serve as a single source of truth for design and engineering. Utilizing deployment pipelines, they enable automated code generation across platforms, allowing for faster updates and improved consistency in design. Organizing tokens in layers—progressing from available options to tokens that capture how they are applied—ensures scalability and a better developer experience. Keeping option tokens (e.g. color palettes) private reduces file size and supports non-breaking changes.
Design, User Interface, Software Development, Automation, Consistency
177 points by mpweiher 31 days ago | 138 comments
Emacs: Two New Standard Themes (protesilaos.com)
The standard-themes is my third theme-related project. Unlike the modus-themes and the ef-themes, I try to remain in line with the out-of-the-box looks of Emacs, even though I personally dislike them. The purpose of the Standard themes is to provide the missing theme framework of that default aesthetic, so that users can enjoy the customisability and stylistic consistency it brings.
Emacs, Software, User Interface, Customization
6 points by robenkleene 32 days ago | 0 comments
PeerTube v7: offer a complete makeover to your video platform (framablog.org)
With its brand new design, PeerTube‘s new interface isn’t just prettier (although it is). It is also simpler, easier to use and understand and more accessible. Welcome to a new era of this software that empowers creators to get, control and connect their own video platforms.
Open Source, Video Platforms, User Interface, Software Updates
9 points by guerrilla 32 days ago | 1 comments
12 Days of OpenAI: Day 7 – A new way to organize and customize your chats [video] (youtube.com)
OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Video, Chatbots, User Interface
8 points by mfiguiere 35 days ago | 0 comments
Web Origami, for making websites where you can understand how they’re made (weborigami.org)
Origami is a new programming language that complements HTML and CSS for making small- to medium-scale websites.
Programming Languages, Web Development, User Interface
222 points by ayoreis 36 days ago | 69 comments
I think the KDE donation notification works (pointieststick.com)
A few months ago, I blogged about a change for Plasma 6.2 to show a once-a-year system notification asking for a donation, starting on December 1st. Various reasons and justifications were given in that post, so I won’t repeat them here. Instead, since December 1st was yesterday in most of the world, it’s time to check in on the day 1 experience! So let’s get right into it:
KDE, Open Source, Software, User Interface, Linux
17 points by pabs3 40 days ago | 2 comments
<dialog>: The Dialog Element (mozilla.org)
The <dialog> HTML element represents a modal or non-modal dialog box or other interactive component, such as a dismissible alert, inspector, or subwindow.
HTML, Web Development, User Interface, Accessibility
329 points by htunnicliff 42 days ago | 153 comments
Patched AppKit in Mac OS X 10.0 to re-enable the NeXTSTEP interface style (2022) (mastodon.social)
User Interface, Retrocomputing, Operating Systems, Software
10 points by robin_reala 47 days ago | 0 comments
I think the donation notification works (pointieststick.com)
A few months ago, I blogged about a change for Plasma 6.2 to show a once-a-year system notification asking for a donation, starting on December 1st. Various reasons and justifications were given in that post, so I won’t repeat them here. Instead, since December 1st was yesterday in most of the world, it’s time to check in on the day 1 experience! So let’s get right into it:
Software, Open Source, User Interface, Community
4 points by TangerineDream 47 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Feels Like Paper (lukasmoro.com)
Web Development, User Interface, Design, User Experience
265 points by MoroL 51 days ago | 83 comments
Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unlock your phone (play.google.com)
Productivity, Mobile Apps, User Interface, Self-Reflection
817 points by jarko27 52 days ago | 380 comments
This Week in Plasma: Battery Charge Cycles in Info Center (blogs.kde.org)
This week we of course continued the customary bug-fixing, but got some nice new features and UI improvements too!
Plasma, Linux, Open Source, User Interface, Software
4 points by TangerineDream 56 days ago | 0 comments