The UI future is colourful and dimensional
(flarup.email)
Flat design is over. The future is colourful and dimensional.
Flat design is over. The future is colourful and dimensional.
Every wondered how Facebook spoofs Gmail message list snippet text?
(ycombinator.com)
E.g. Gmail inbox shows a message contains "XXX tagged you on Facebook. Take a look about what she said on you."<p>But when you open the message, there's no "Take a look about what she said on you."<p>Answer. The text is present but hidden:<p><span style=3D"color:#FFFFFF;font-size:1px;opacity:0;">Take a look at what she said about you.</span><p>And unsurprisingly whenever I do click through, I find she hasn't said anything about me.
E.g. Gmail inbox shows a message contains "XXX tagged you on Facebook. Take a look about what she said on you."<p>But when you open the message, there's no "Take a look about what she said on you."<p>Answer. The text is present but hidden:<p><span style=3D"color:#FFFFFF;font-size:1px;opacity:0;">Take a look at what she said about you.</span><p>And unsurprisingly whenever I do click through, I find she hasn't said anything about me.
Show HN: Web Apps for Python Devs with Auto-Generated UI
(davia.ai)
Davia transforms your Python code into fully-functional tools with intuitive interfaces automatically. No more spending days on UI development or wrestling with frontend frameworks.
Davia transforms your Python code into fully-functional tools with intuitive interfaces automatically. No more spending days on UI development or wrestling with frontend frameworks.
Show HN: hcker.news – an ergonomic, timeline-based Hacker News front page
(hcker.news)
hcker.news | Hacker News Timeline
hcker.news | Hacker News Timeline
To improve CarPlay Ultra, Apple needs to fix CarPlay
(sixcolors.com)
Here’s the problem with CarPlay Ultra: It’s still CarPlay.
Here’s the problem with CarPlay Ultra: It’s still CarPlay.
Building (Open Source) Custom Dashboards Is Harder Than You Think
(langfuse.com)
On Day 3 of Langfuse Launch Week 3, we introduce customizable dashboards (docs): a powerful way to visualize LLM usage directly within the Langfuse UI.
On Day 3 of Langfuse Launch Week 3, we introduce customizable dashboards (docs): a powerful way to visualize LLM usage directly within the Langfuse UI.
Launch HN: SIM Studio (YC X25) – Figma-Like Canvas for Agent Workflows
(ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! We're Emir and Waleed from Sim Studio (https://simstudio.ai). We did a Show HN a few weeks ago about our open-source project (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43823096). Today, we’re launching our hosted platform—a collaborative interface to build and deploy agent workflows. We just removed the waitlist (with 5,000+ people) and you can sign up and access it at: https://simstudio.ai
Hey HN! We're Emir and Waleed from Sim Studio (https://simstudio.ai). We did a Show HN a few weeks ago about our open-source project (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43823096). Today, we’re launching our hosted platform—a collaborative interface to build and deploy agent workflows. We just removed the waitlist (with 5,000+ people) and you can sign up and access it at: https://simstudio.ai
The Decline of Usability: Revisited (2023)
(datagubbe.se)
Three years ago, I wrote a rant about the problems of our current UI paradigm.
Three years ago, I wrote a rant about the problems of our current UI paradigm.
Ask HN: Where to find UX design resources?
(ycombinator.com)
We’re a bootstrapped company short on resources. We need to design our app and although one of us is a front-end engineer, we’re not designers.
We’re a bootstrapped company short on resources. We need to design our app and although one of us is a front-end engineer, we’re not designers.
Single RGB camera turns your palm into a keyboard for mixed reality interaction
(arduino.cc)
Interactions in mixed reality are a challenge. Nobody wants to hold bulky controllers and type by clicking on big virtual keys one at a time. But people also don’t want to carry around dedicated physical keyboard devices just to type every now and then. That’s why a team of computer scientists from China’s Tsinghua University developed interaction technology called Palmpad that enables typing with just a single RGB camera and an Arduino.
Interactions in mixed reality are a challenge. Nobody wants to hold bulky controllers and type by clicking on big virtual keys one at a time. But people also don’t want to carry around dedicated physical keyboard devices just to type every now and then. That’s why a team of computer scientists from China’s Tsinghua University developed interaction technology called Palmpad that enables typing with just a single RGB camera and an Arduino.
Show HN: Inconveniently operating my computer with voice and hand gestures
(twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Just Fucking Use React
(justfuckingusereact.com)
This is about acknowledging that sometimes, complexity is not a choice, it's a fucking requirement. And when that complexity hits, trying to wrangle it with document.getElementById and a prayer is like trying to build a goddamn space shuttle with fucking popsicle sticks and glue. You might get something that looks vaguely shuttle-shaped, but it'll be a wobbly, unmaintainable, terrifying piece of shit that explodes on the launchpad.
This is about acknowledging that sometimes, complexity is not a choice, it's a fucking requirement. And when that complexity hits, trying to wrangle it with document.getElementById and a prayer is like trying to build a goddamn space shuttle with fucking popsicle sticks and glue. You might get something that looks vaguely shuttle-shaped, but it'll be a wobbly, unmaintainable, terrifying piece of shit that explodes on the launchpad.
Mousemaster: Efficiently control your mouse with keyboard inputs
(github.com/petoncle)
mousemaster allows you to control your mouse cursor using only your keyboard. It provides multiple navigation methods:
mousemaster allows you to control your mouse cursor using only your keyboard. It provides multiple navigation methods:
Android and Wear OS are getting a redesign
(google)
Material 3 Expressive is making using your phone and watch more fluid, personal and glanceable.
Material 3 Expressive is making using your phone and watch more fluid, personal and glanceable.
Google is building its own DeX: First look at Android's Desktop Mode
(androidauthority.com)
Google is developing its own DeX-like desktop mode for Android, and we got an early look at the unfinished feature on a Pixel phone.
Google is developing its own DeX-like desktop mode for Android, and we got an early look at the unfinished feature on a Pixel phone.
Why do Saturation and Luminance go all the way to 240, but Hue goes only to 239
(microsoft.com)
If you open the common Color Picker dialog, the custom color picker lets you specify the color in one of three ways.
If you open the common Color Picker dialog, the custom color picker lets you specify the color in one of three ways.
Ask HN: Cursor or Windsurf?
(ycombinator.com)
Things are changing so fast with these vscode forks I m barely able to keep up. Which one are you guys using currently? How does the autocomplete etc, compare between the two?
Things are changing so fast with these vscode forks I m barely able to keep up. Which one are you guys using currently? How does the autocomplete etc, compare between the two?
Progress towards universal Copy/Paste shortcuts on Linux
(stosberg.com)
On Linux, Control-C and Control-V don't work for copying and pasting in terminals. The Control modifier is used for its original purpose of inserting control codes. Instead, terminal apps require an extra Shift modifier, like Control+Shift+C.
On Linux, Control-C and Control-V don't work for copying and pasting in terminals. The Control modifier is used for its original purpose of inserting control codes. Instead, terminal apps require an extra Shift modifier, like Control+Shift+C.
Policy of Transience
(greenend.org.uk)
I have several habits in my computer usage which are unusual by many people’s standards (although some more so than others), and which all kind of point in the same direction.
I have several habits in my computer usage which are unusual by many people’s standards (although some more so than others), and which all kind of point in the same direction.
A brief history of the numeric keypad
(doc.cc)
Picture the keypad of a telephone and calculator side by side. Can you see the subtle difference between the two without resorting to your smartphone? Don’t worry if you can’t recall the design. Most of us are so used to accepting the common interfaces that we tend to overlook the calculator’s inverted key sequence. A calculator has the 7–8–9 buttons at the top whereas a phone uses the 1–2–3 format.
Picture the keypad of a telephone and calculator side by side. Can you see the subtle difference between the two without resorting to your smartphone? Don’t worry if you can’t recall the design. Most of us are so used to accepting the common interfaces that we tend to overlook the calculator’s inverted key sequence. A calculator has the 7–8–9 buttons at the top whereas a phone uses the 1–2–3 format.
Show HN: Clippy – 90s UI for local LLMs
(felixrieseberg.github.io)
Clippy lets you run a variety of large language models (LLMs) locally on your computer while sticking with a user interface of the 1990s.
Clippy lets you run a variety of large language models (LLMs) locally on your computer while sticking with a user interface of the 1990s.
Google accidentally reveals material design 3 - expressive version
(arstechnica.com)
Google published and then deleted details of the new Material 3 Expressive theme.
Google published and then deleted details of the new Material 3 Expressive theme.
Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
(wired.com)
Automakers that nest key controls deep in touchscreen menus—forcing motorists to drive eyes-down rather than concentrate on the road ahead—may have their non-US safety ratings clipped next year.
Automakers that nest key controls deep in touchscreen menus—forcing motorists to drive eyes-down rather than concentrate on the road ahead—may have their non-US safety ratings clipped next year.
Just redesigned my personal site with a TTY-style interface
(abdisa.me)
Welcome to abdisa.me 1.0.0 LTS ( ) - tty7*
Welcome to abdisa.me 1.0.0 LTS ( ) - tty7*
The worst volume control UI in the world (2017)
(uxdesign.cc)
A group of bored developers and designers has decided to start a thread on reddit to figure out who can come up with the worst volume control interface in the world:
A group of bored developers and designers has decided to start a thread on reddit to figure out who can come up with the worst volume control interface in the world:
Show HN: Rad Type - Can we make gamepad typing fast?
(tyleo.com)
Gamepad text input is fascinating. It's been over 40 years since the NES launched, yet we've seen little improvement beyond selecting characters from a QWERTY keyboard with directional input. This page introduces Rad Type: a new kind of gamepad keyboard with a hardware-centric design. Despite the brand new UX, I'd wager that most users can pick it up immediately and type many times faster than any other gamepad keyboard interface.
Gamepad text input is fascinating. It's been over 40 years since the NES launched, yet we've seen little improvement beyond selecting characters from a QWERTY keyboard with directional input. This page introduces Rad Type: a new kind of gamepad keyboard with a hardware-centric design. Despite the brand new UX, I'd wager that most users can pick it up immediately and type many times faster than any other gamepad keyboard interface.