Hacker News with Generative AI: User Interface

Ask HN: Can we get a HN background color (dark mode) (ycombinator.com)
Hi there, loving the ability to change my topbar pink, but I also would love to browse my favorite website late at night without the bright flashes.
Hacker News, User Interface, Dark Mode
48 points by tasoeur 2 days ago | 21 comments
Why is there a screen that says "It is now safe to turn off your computer"? (2016) (microsoft.com)
I don’t know whose idea it was, but Windows 95 added a screen that appeared when you shut down Windows.
Windows 95, Operating Systems, User Interface, Technology, Nostalgia
92 points by susam 2 days ago | 93 comments
OmniParser V2 – A simple screen parsing tool towards pure vision based GUI agent (github.com/microsoft)
OmniParser is a comprehensive method for parsing user interface screenshots into structured and easy-to-understand elements, which significantly enhances the ability of GPT-4V to generate actions that can be accurately grounded in the corresponding regions of the interface.
Generative AI, Computer Vision, User Interface, Software, Tools
63 points by punnerud 3 days ago | 4 comments
Designing Bloomberg Terminal color accessibility (bloomberg.com)
We often think we see user interfaces the same way as everyone else. However, for users with color vision deficiencies, certain color combinations can have detrimental effects on their use of the Bloomberg Terminal.
Accessibility, Design, User Interface, Bloomberg Terminal
7 points by myroon5 4 days ago | 0 comments
Flappy Bird game inside the browser favicon (mewtru.com)
Games, Web Development, User Interface
21 points by pompomsheep 5 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: Gemini Cursor – A Multimodal AI Cursor for Your Desktop (Open Source) (github.com/13point5)
A second AI cursor 🖱️ for your desktop that can see your screen, hear you speak, and talk to you.
Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface, Software, Desktop
20 points by 13point5 7 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: Seen – Virtual list rendering with 1M+ notes (vercel.app)
Web Development, Performance Optimization, Virtualization, User Interface
50 points by _bittere 9 days ago | 30 comments
Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement (github.com/wojciech-kulik)
FlashSpace is a blazingly-fast virtual workspace manager for macOS, designed to enhance and replace native macOS Spaces. No more waiting for macOS animations.
macOS, Open Source, Productivity, Software, User Interface
255 points by wojciech-kulik 10 days ago | 104 comments
Show HN: HN as TikTok, welcome to HN hell (hnhell.com)
Social Media, Hacker News, User Interface
170 points by sirobg 13 days ago | 58 comments
Where Poka-Yoke and Cybernetics Meet: Users determine the purpose of any device (syscoi.com)
Today I’m looking at design from a cybernetics viewpoint. My inspirations come from cybernetics and design theorists Ross Ashby, Stafford Beer, Klaus Krippendorff, Paul Pangaro, and Ranulph Glanville. I was curious about how the interface of a device conveys the message to the user on how to interact with it. For example, if you see a button, you are invited to press it. In a similar vein, if you see a dial, you know to twist it.
Human-Computer Interaction, Cybernetics, Design, User Interface
24 points by yamrzou 16 days ago | 0 comments
A Rich Neighbor Named Xerox (1983) (folklore.org)
When Steve Jobs recruited Microsoft to be the first third party applications software developer for the Macintosh, he was already concerned that they might try to copy our ideas into a PC-based user interface.
Apple, Microsoft, History, Operating Systems, User Interface
5 points by crvdgc 16 days ago | 0 comments
Windows dark mode has been embarrassingly incomplete for nearly a decade (windowscentral.com)
Windows, User Interface, Design, Operating Systems
8 points by hexage1814 16 days ago | 1 comments
Tell HN: You can enable "Show Dead" in your profile settings (ycombinator.com)
Posts that are marked "dead" will not be shown to you by default. You can enable a setting in your profile to show dead posts.
Hacker News, User Interface, Hidden Content, Filtering
19 points by mostlysimilar 16 days ago | 8 comments
Show HN: I re-designed interface for HN (unlace.app)
Show HN, User Interface, Hacker News, Redesign
20 points by vednig 17 days ago | 33 comments
Gnome 48 Switches over to "Adwaita Sans" as Default Font (phoronix.com)
As another last minute change for GNOME 48 ahead of its feature freeze this weekend, the default font of the GNOME desktop has changed.
GNOME, Desktop Environments, Fonts, Open Source, User Interface
5 points by ksec 18 days ago | 0 comments
A mouseless tale: trying for a keyboard-driven desktop (lwn.net)
The computer mouse is a wonderful invention, but for the past few months I've been working to use mine as little as possible for productivity and ergonomic reasons.
Productivity, Ergonomics, User Interface, Desktop Environments
158 points by signa11 19 days ago | 108 comments
Any Key (wikipedia.org)
In computing, "Press any key to continue" (or a similar text) was a historically used prompt to the user when it was necessary to pause processing.
Computing, User Interface, History, Legacy Technology
4 points by MrJagil 20 days ago | 0 comments
Mathesar – an intutive spreadsheet-like interface to Postgres data (github.com/mathesar-foundation)
Mathesar is an open source application that makes working with PostgreSQL databases both simple and powerful.
Open Source, Databases, PostgreSQL, User Interface, Data Analysis
323 points by gjvc 20 days ago | 80 comments
Why Gnome 2 Continues to Win the Desktop Popularity Contest (2019) (fossforce.com)
Eight years after the Gnome 2 desktop was replaced by Gnome 3, the older desktop environment remains one of the most used interfaces on desktop Linux.
Desktop Environments, Linux, User Interface, Popularity
10 points by bilegeek 21 days ago | 6 comments
Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color (microsoft.com)
If this article does not answer your question, click this button to pose your question to other community members at Microsoft Community:
Windows, Operating Systems, Performance, User Interface
123 points by ShaneCurran 21 days ago | 117 comments
Ask HN: Why doesn't Microsoft bring Clippy back instead of Copilot? (ycombinator.com)
The Copilot icon is confusing and doesn’t convey anything. I only discovered it was Copilot when I clicked on it out of curiosity.<p>Clippy, on the other hand, is very charismatic.<p>They are focusing in enterprise customers?
Microsoft, Software, User Interface, Artificial Intelligence, Nostalgia
26 points by delduca 23 days ago | 19 comments
Show HN: Apple-like smooth corners for Tailwind CSS (github.com/gtokman)
Adjusts a rounded corner to create a continuous curve. Inspired by Rob.
Tailwind CSS, CSS, Web Development, Design, User Interface
33 points by instagary 24 days ago | 15 comments
Show HN: Turn Figma into working apps without coding (Designer –> Production) (builder.io)
If you’ve ever turned Figma designs into a functional application, you know just how complex that process can be.
Design, Development, Web Development, No-Code, User Interface
11 points by antonoo 27 days ago | 2 comments
Please don't force dark mode (iamvishnu.com)
Please don’t force dark mode on your users.
User Interface, Design, Accessibility
274 points by vishnuharidas 30 days ago | 256 comments
Debugging C++ is a UI nightmare (core-explorer.github.io)
If you are a maintainer or developer of a debugger, don’t be offended, I’m not talking about you or your product.
C++, Debugging, User Interface
39 points by core-explorer 30 days ago | 20 comments
SRCL: Open-source React project to build web apps with terminal aesthetics (sacred.computer)
SRCL is an open-source React component and style repository that helps you build web applications, desktop applications, and static websites with terminal aesthetics.
Open Source, React, Web Development, User Interface, Terminal
183 points by CharlesW 31 days ago | 26 comments
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
35 points by exabrial 32 days ago | 19 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 33 days ago | 0 comments
Pixels Per Degree (qasimk.io)
Use a screen's size and resolution combined with your viewing distance (from your eyes to the screen) to calculate the Pixels Per Degree (PPD).
Display Technology, User Interface, Computer Vision
18 points by yamrzou 34 days ago | 16 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
69 points by spenvo 35 days ago | 40 comments