Hacker News with Generative AI: User Interface

Firefox's vertical tabs came to life with a little help from our community (mozilla.org)
If you’ve ever had more tabs open than you can count, you know the struggle: tiny, unreadable tab titles, constant scrolling, and that moment of panic when you close the wrong one. Enter vertical tabs, a long-requested Firefox feature designed to make tab management and multitasking easier.
Firefox, Web Browsers, User Interface, Community, Productivity
4 points by HieronymusBosch 9 hours ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Aperture -Flip your phone case for a less distracting minimal interface (specialprojects.studio)
Mobile Devices, User Interface, Design, Productivity
6 points by cheesetoastie 10 hours ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Why do text posts have such low contrast? (ycombinator.com)
I'm curious why this color was chosen.
User Interface, Design, Hacker News
9 points by Buildstarted 1 day ago | 5 comments
Microsoft redesigns BSOD, drops QR code, frowning face, blue colour (windowslatest.com)
Microsoft is killing off the Blue Screen of Death… and replacing it with Black Screen of Death. It’s also dropping the frowning face for some reason, and I am not sure I like it because the updated screen doesn’t have enough information. Let me show how it’s changing in newer builds of Windows 11 24H2 and what it means for the IT admins.
Windows 11, Microsoft, Operating Systems, User Interface, Technology
20 points by vo2maxer 2 days ago | 4 comments
Open-source browser-use/CUA equivalent for androids: mobile-use (github.com/runablehq)
Use AI to control your mobile.
Open-source, Android, Mobile Development, User Interface
8 points by Umesh110 4 days ago | 0 comments
Meta debuts Friends tab, Mark Zuckerberg pushes 'throwback to OG Facebook' (cnbc.com)
Social Media, Facebook, Meta, Nostalgia, User Interface
13 points by koolba 6 days ago | 17 comments
Links copied from project READMEs now add "?tab=readme-ov-file" query parameter (github.com/orgs)
Anchor links copied from project READMEs now add a `?tab=readme-ov-file` query parameter, making them harder to read
GitHub, User Interface, Web Development, Features, Accessibility
4 points by susam 12 days ago | 2 comments
This Week in Plasma: 6.4 Improvements (blogs.kde.org)
This week Plasma 6.4 continued to take shape, with a number of additional user-visible modernizations and improvements — in particular some nice progress on the topics of keyboard navigation, accessibility, and customizing apps' presentation in launcher menus.
Software, Linux, User Interface, Accessibility
4 points by TangerineDream 12 days ago | 0 comments
Why didn't Win 95 setup use a miniature version of Win 95 as its fallback GUI? (microsoft.com)
One of the reactions to my discussion of why Windows 95 setup used three operating systems (and oh there were many) was my explanation that a miniature version of Windows 3.1 was used to get MS-DOS customers upgrading to Windows 95. But why not use a miniature version of Windows 95?
Operating Systems, Windows 95, History, Software Development, User Interface
50 points by soheilpro 15 days ago | 6 comments
Nginx Rejects Dark Mode Support for Error Pages (phoronix.com)
A pull request was opened last week for adding web browser dark mode support for Nginx error pages. Unfortunate for those who prefer browsing in dark mode and then shocked when hitting Nginx-served 404 error pages or similar, the change has been rejected.
Nginx, Web Development, User Interface, Open Source
6 points by speckx 16 days ago | 1 comments
Apple Readies Dramatic Software Overhaul for iPhone, iPad and Mac (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. is preparing one of the most dramatic software overhauls in the company’s history, aiming to transform the interface of the iPhone, iPad and Mac for a new generation of users.
Apple, Software Updates, User Interface, Mobile Devices
11 points by mfiguiere 23 days ago | 3 comments
Open-UI: Maintain an open standard for UI and promote its adherence and adoption (github.com/openui)
It's time to modernize HTML once again, and standardize the underlying technology needed by web developers to create the most common patterns of form and website-level UI controls.
Web Development, Open Source, Standards, HTML, User Interface
347 points by ksec 25 days ago | 102 comments
The program is the database is the interface (scattered-thoughts.net)
I do my accounts each year with a simple script. Something like this:
Programming, Databases, User Interface
204 points by tosh 25 days ago | 61 comments
Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions (autocar.co.uk)
All future Volkswagen models will feature physical controls for the most important functions, design chief Andreas Mindt has said.
Automotive, User Interface, Design
611 points by zfg 26 days ago | 379 comments
No one asked for this: Google is testing round keys in Gboard (arstechnica.com)
A lot of Gboard beta users are suddenly remembering they joined the beta.
Software, Mobile Devices, Google, User Interface, User Experience
21 points by Tomte 26 days ago | 16 comments
Great software design looks underwhelming (seangoedecke.com)
Years ago I spent a lot of time reviewing coding challenges. The challenge itself was very straightforward - building a CLI tool that hit an API and allowed the user to page through and inspect the data. We allowed any language, so I saw all kinds of approaches1. At one point I came across a challenge I thought was literally perfect.
Software Design, User Interface, Programming, Coding Challenges, API
102 points by pierremenard 26 days ago | 15 comments
Vibe-Coded Games (vibey.dev)
Games, Web Development, User Interface
4 points by memalign 27 days ago | 1 comments
Firefox: Use the sidebar to access tools and vertical tabs (mozilla.org)
Firefox, Web Browsers, User Interface, Productivity Tools
4 points by narpaldhillon 29 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Free boring character counter but with modern UI (charactercounterpro.com)
Count characters, words, sentences and more as you type
Web Development, User Interface, Productivity Tools
13 points by MajorBaguette 29 days ago | 23 comments
Firefox 136 Desktop gets Vertical Tabs (mozilla.org)
Release Notes tell you what’s new in Firefox. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can also file a bug in Bugzilla or see the system requirements of this release.
Firefox, Web Browsers, Software, User Interface
31 points by clumsysmurf 29 days ago | 18 comments
How Clay's UI Layout Algorithm Works [video] (youtube.com)
User Interface, Algorithms, Video, Design
19 points by ibobev 30 days ago | 1 comments
Made a scroll bar buddy that walks down the page when you scroll (focusfurnace.com)
Instead of a boring scrollbar thought it would be fun to have an animated stick figure that walks up and down the side of your page when you scroll.
Web Development, User Interface, Animation, Creative Projects
626 points by hello12343214 31 days ago | 191 comments
How to get rid of the new Apple Mail redesign (techcrunch.com)
There are three inevitabilities in life: death, taxes, and tech platforms making design changes that are universally disliked.
Apple Mail, User Interface, Design, Tech
6 points by cf100clunk 32 days ago | 2 comments
Reimagining Fluid Typography (oddbird.net)
Are we responding to the right inputs?
Typography, Design, User Interface
68 points by BaudouinVH 33 days ago | 25 comments
Ask HN: What's Your Cursor Setup? (ycombinator.com)
What’s your Cursor setup? I'm curious, what tweaks or integrations have you set up to make your coding flow smoother? Custom prompts, rules, MCP servers etc.
Programming, Productivity, User Interface, Developer Tools
23 points by cloudking 36 days ago | 1 comments
Hyperspace (hypercritical.co)
My interest in file systems started when I discovered how type and creator codes1 and resource forks contributed to the fantastic user interface on my original Macintosh in 1984.
File Systems, Macintosh, History, User Interface, Operating Systems
849 points by tobr 36 days ago | 456 comments
See the submissions you have flagged (maybe accidentally) (ycombinator.com)
Please log in.
Hacker News, User Interface, Flagging, Moderation
98 points by superasn 38 days ago | 80 comments
Ask HN: Why is it taking so long to build computer controlling agents? (ycombinator.com)
I'm not a PhD but I assume training computer controlling agents is a straightforward problem as we can define clear tasks (e.g. schedule appointment with details xyz or buy product xyz) on real or generated websites and just let the models figure our where to click (through vlm) and learn through RL.
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science, User Interface
10 points by louisfialho 39 days ago | 23 comments
In Defense of Text Labels (chrbutler.com)
I’m a firm believer in text labels.
User Interface, Design, Web Development
243 points by delaugust 39 days ago | 155 comments
Customizable HTML Select (chrome.com)
Styling form controls like the <select> element has been reported as a top developer pain point for years, and we've been working on a solution.
Web Development, HTML, Chrome, User Interface, Accessibility
230 points by dsego 42 days ago | 148 comments